War Fifty Years Ago Capt Kilmer recalls 1862 army reorganization
The article traces October 1862 when both sides in Virginia reorganized into permanent fighting units. It covers Lee and Longstreet Jackson formations, McClellan’s command concerns, corps boosts like Ninth Twelfth and Fifth, and the move toward Maryland with Antietam and river campaigns shaping the Army of the Potomac.
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Geo. L. Kilmer
U. S. V.ifty
Virginia
Robert B. Lee
Army of
Northern
Army of the Potomac
Maryland
Washington
Yorktown Peninsula
D. N. Couch
B. V. Sumner
Antietam
Mansfield
Sumner
Old Guard
Manassas
Army of the
Potomac
Peninsula
N. P. Banks
J. K. T. Mansfield
South Mountain
McClellan
Fourth Corps
PD. N. Couch
Sixth Corps
Third Corps
Army
Eleventh Corps
Twelfth Corps
Europe
Franz Sigel
Pearidge
Alexandria
H. W. Slocum
Slocum
Fitz-John Porter
Fifth Corps
W. B. Franklin
Lee
Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Richmond
Yorktown
York River
James Longstreet
T. J
Stonewall
Pope
Longstreet
Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
Stuart
Stamps to Feature San Francisco Exposition of 1915
Post office officials announce new U S postage stamps for the fair to be issued January 1 1913 in 1 2 5 and 10 cent denominations. Designs include Balboa portrait for 1 cent Gatun locks for 2 cents Golden Gate scene for 5 cents and The Discovery of San Francisco Bay painting for 10 cents. Production totals list 8 million 1 cent 150 million 2 cent 8 million 5 cent and 5 million 10 cent stamps.
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Post Office
U. S
San Francisco
Balboa
Gatun
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims
Letters from readers in Cheneyville Louisiana and Chicago Illinois praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for relief from feminine ailments backache and general weakness. Mrs Stanley reports weight gain from 120 to 155 pounds and life extension after use. Mrs M Gary credits renewed strength and reduced back pain after taking the remedy.
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Cheneyville
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. W. STAN+LEY
Chicago
L Pinkham
Confederate and Union Movements Near Washington in 1862
War reports describe McClellan urged to cover Washington with 30 000 troops or risk sending 12 000 to 15 000. Morgan and Ashby skirmished near Harrodsburg Lexington and Winchester while Buell advanced. Morgan then struck Fourth Ohio at Oakland and claimed near 000 casualties as Ohioans fell in battle.
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Washington
War Department
McCiellan
Lee
McClellan
Army of the
Morgan
Kentucky
Perryville
Harrodsburg
Brage
Tennessee
Henry Ashby
Buell
Lesington
Legington
Fourth Ohio Cavalry
Aakland
Henry Clay
Kitted
Fire horse Prince dies after Sioux City race
The veteran fire department horse Prince aged 15, co holder of the world one half mile record, collapsed and died after finishing a fast fire call in Sioux City. Prince and partner Paddy were celebrated for setting a Davenport bank race world record of 1:13 3-5 in 1909.
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Sioux City
Paddy
Prince
Davenport
Typhoid Epidemic Effort Underway in Mason City
Mason City reports a mild typhoid fever epidemic since summer. Physicians organized to stamp out the disease, tracing sources to surface wells near outside closets.
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Mason City
Mothers Friend Preparers for childbirth in modern pregnancy
An advertisement urges expectant mothers to use Mothers Friend to prepare the body for delivery. It claims the remedy supports natural expansion of tissues and keeps the breasts ready, promising a healthier baby and easier labor. The copy invites readers to write for a free guidance book from Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Aplante
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