War fifty years ago by Captain Kilmer recounts Farragut's river assault
Captain George J. Kilmer details Farragut's midnight April 24 1862 passage past Fort Jackson and Fort Philip on the Mississippi. He describes the wooden fleet with Hartford Brooklyn Cayuga Varuna Oneida Medayuga and others facing heavy Confederate fire and ironclads, the burning Louisiana and dramatic close actions.
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Arragut
A. T
Mississippi River
Fort Jackson
Fort Philip
Farragut
Theodorus Bailey
Hartford
Halley
Fort Medayuga
Varuna
Oneida
Bailey
Joch Dahlgren
Brooklyn
Port Philip
Parragut
Warragut
Broklyn
Louisiana
Battle of the Mississippi and Forts Summary through New Orleans
The narrative recounts Confederate and Federal actions on the Mississippi and at forts near New Orleans. It details the loss of the Brooklyn crew, Farragut’s fleet engagements with Manassas, the Mississippi’s ramming and sinking of the ram, Porter's bombardment of Fort Jackson, the surrender after April 28, and the Moore and Oneida engagements with Kennon heroically rescuing wounded.
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New Orleans
Moore
Beverly Kennen
United States
Louisiana
Brooklyn
Manassas
Governor Moore
Tarragut
Varuna
Kennon
Darragut
Mississippi
T Porter
Porter
Fort Jackson
J. K. Duncan
Duncan
Mansfield Lovell
Harriet Lane
Fort Sumter
Wainwright
Kennan
Oneida
Digestit Promises Instant Relief for Indigestion
A promotional notice claims Digestit relieves upset stomachs and digests food naturally. Lemmons Pharmacy offers full size packages free to a limited number to prove merit, with refund if unsatisfied. Digestit advertised as harmless and non habit forming with nationwide drugstore support at 0c per package.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Lemmon’s
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George J. Kilmer
U.S
Duncan West
The
Review of Reviews Company
David Glasgow Farragut
Tenino OD
ORDE
Deconlerte
the Citizens Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
California
Surf
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Californian
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Titus Ell
H. W. Russell
Washington
S. F. Boyd
Davenport
Iowa
McRae
Gymptome
Visi
Lemmon
Western
Canada
Western Canada
American West
Saskatchewan
Carrot River
Prince Albert
Canadian Northern
Winnipeg
Houghton Lake
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk Pacific
Luse Land & Development Co
Germania Life Building
ST. Paul
Minn
Southwell & McCulley
Southeastern
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