How Woman's Wit Saved Richmond in Early Days of the Confederacy
A vivid 19th century reminiscence from Washington Post reporting on Confederate era women in Richmond. It recalls Mrs Robert E Lee knitting for soldiers, making coffee substitutes, and spinning lint from scraps, plus Warrenton women crafting cartridges. It weaves in the story of a hospitality filled Eastwood house, Dahlgren’s raid, and a dramatic near-attack on Richmond with women’s aid and courage highlighted throughout.
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Richmond
Washington Post
Norfolk
Efferson Davis
South
Robert BE. Lee
Old Exchange Hotel
Darky
Woman's Relief Society
the Daughters of the Lord
Angela of Charity
Bradley Johnsons Co. 4
Gettysburg
Sheaid
Warrenton
Manassas
Mireenvilles
Beauregard
Spilman
Old Fauquier
Jeff Davis
Ulric Dahlgren
Seddon
James M Morse
Dover
Virginia
Heddon
Louisiana
Mississippi
Eastwood
Plummer Hobson
Gov Henry
Wise Eastwood
Hobson
Tom
America
Henry A Wise
Hastwood
Ben
Mra Majo
Lever
Charleston
Ely
James River
Kanawha
Neahsat
Ephraim
Galt
John
Jimmy
Seddons
Morson
Stanards
Tidewater
Dahlgren
Perth
Pulaski
Jennings Wise
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Roanoke Island
Lucy Washington
Hobsons
Bella Isle
Confederats
Lea
Stanard Place
Wen
John Brown
Gen Wise
Mamimy
Aunt Lou
Lawdy
Charles
Lou
Rebel diplomacy and a nursing mother in Civil War tale
A Civil War-era tale recounts Col Dehlgren visiting Mrs Seddon at a Virginia mansion in July 1863. The encounter involved flirtation, wine, and a ruse to delay Union forces. The narrative leads to Dehlgren dying at Richmond’s parapets while commanding a charge. The account concludes with the era’s romanticized mention of Mary Alice Wade.
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Hagerstown
Col. Dahleren Mraeddon
John A Dehlgren
Mie Canderat
Philadelphia
Mra Seddon
Jis
Virginia
Seddon
Col Daugren
Gen Wise
Hobson
Richmond
Dehlgren
Mary Alice Wade
Saloon Stranger Treats Two Orphaned Boys to Lunch and Drinks
A well dressed man at a liquor saloon near Center Market befriended two knickerbockered boys. He invited them to share the free lunch, provided lemonade, brandy, Belfast beer, and left two nickels as change. The bartender warned against such generosity, while the boys praised the man as a “buster.”
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Fittie
Knickerbockers
Belfast
Tommy
Moon Weather Prophet Sparks Outdoor Warning
Indiana avenue professor proclaims the moon controls weather forecasting. He asserts the satellite’s antics caused recent rain and cool spells, predicting cold through the month and advising overcoats for May Day plans. He describes the moon as flirtatious and often observed through a spyglass to form his opinions.
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Washington
Indiana Avenue
Leson
A Bad Break
A humorous tableau recounts a tiger near a lady missionary in India. She rebukes the beast who playfully pretends to be a man, then shouts for him to scat as the tiger, offended, slinks away.
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Puck
India
Marksmanship Revival Signals New Era in U S Military
Column argues long range rifles and trained marksmen are critical as wars push for 9 000 to 18 000 skilled shooters. Cites Roosevelt support, US Army and National Guard efforts, and famous long range shots in Spanish American and other conflicts. Notes Russians and Japanese use of sharpshooters and impacts on campaigns.
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United States
National Guard
Gen Drain
Sam
Helda
Turkey
Roosevelt
Pingyang
Liaoyang
Port Arthur
Mukden
Ichinoda
Tackagagi
Eni
Santiago
United States Army
Sergt McInerney
Ninth Infantry
Linares
McInerney
Lawton
Phillppines
San Pedro
Lieut Tate
Tatett
Emerson H Ligeom
Tientsin
Thai
Col Ligcom
Iieut Chi la Pointe
Col Igate
Rogemantz
Roggmantz
Yang-tun
Cols la Pointe
Igate
British War Office
Daily News
New International Encyclopaedia
New International
Daniel Coit Gilman
Harry Thurston Peck
Franke Moore Colby
Fate of wrecked ships long lasting wooden hulls outlive iron
A French maritime periodical concludes wooden ships survive longer at the sea bottom than iron or steel. Wood sinks slowly, covered by sand and sediment, while iron corrodes. wrecks become reefs or rusting hulls, with wooden vessels sometimes preserved for centuries and iron vessels corroding into oblivion.
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Bffaira
Soral
Paris Strike Echoes a Tragic Tale of Bread Shortages
In a Paris memory piece, Victorien Sardou recalls a Christmas Day in 1810 when famine loomed and a giantic calf’s head in disguise sparked a morale boost. A vendor exchanged it for twelve francs, but the celebrated dish proved to be a melted gelatin replica, prompting Sardou to vent his feigned fury and the crowd to applaud a clever trick that spread through diners.
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Paris
Victorien Bartley
Sardou
Moulin-Joll
Seine
Argenteuil
Brebant's
Brebants
Mothine
Het
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Ngnar
Wise
Mrs Mayo
Sabot Hill
Mrs Seddon
Srachive
Arbuckle Bros
New York
Cli
Onel Raymond
Witch
Nearly & Mille
Splen Kop
Maj Ferguson
Beafortha
Krugersdorp
Peter Grogan
St. Bet. H and I Sts
M. Sardou
Charles W. Fairbanks
Hana
S. M. Cullom
Tino
Ana
Dodd, Mead & Co, Publishers
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