Grant's Life Memoirs Set to Publish Two-Volume Work
The forthcoming two volume memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, written by Grant, will total about 1000 pages with 500 pages per volume. The first volume covers his early life and family genealogy, while the second focuses on the Civil War campaigns from Belmont to the Appomattox surrender. The work includes detailed maps and plans, with extracts describing Grant's first Civil War actions and reflections on battles such as Shiloh and Vicksburg, and provides authentic legends like the apple tree tale and Lee's sword.
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Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Battle of the
Wilderness
Atlanta
Sherman
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Five Forks
App
Galena
L. Thomas
Washington, D. C
West Point
Springfield
U. S. Grant
Gen. Grant
Harris
Illinois
Harr S
Belmont
National Army
Battle of
Shiloh
William Preston Johnston
Tennessee River
Century Magazine
A. McD. McCook
Buell
Badeau
McCook
Tennnessee
Vicksburg
Port Hudson
New Orleans
Gen. Lee
McLean
Court House
Gen. Babcock
Lee
Scott
Gen Lee
Virginia
Col. Mar Hall
Jefferson Davis
Grant recounts Vicksburg campaign and Lincoln meeting
Grant details his 1863 Op plan from Grand Gulf to Vicksburg with encirclement, Jackson fall, and siege. He recalls appointment as Lieutenant General in 1864, meeting Meade, Lincoln, and Sherman's role, and reflects on Wilderness battles, Lee’s surrender, and the Chattanooga moment.
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Grand Gulf
Vicksburg
Bank
Port Hudson
Jackson
Gen. Grant
Gen. Meade
Brandy Station
Napidan
Meade
Anothier
West
Sherman
Gen Grant
Lincoln
Dlinois
Douglas
United States Senate
Missouri
Congress
Lee
Warren
Grant
Amusing Civil War Anecdote About Bragg and Grant
The narrative recounts a story told by Grant about Bragg who, while acting post commander and quartermaster, tried to requisition from himself and faced a comical standoff with the Quartermaster. The Army’s post commander quips that Bragg has quarrelled with every officer and now with himself. Longstreet described as a very different man.
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Rosecrans
Washington
Thomas
Chattanooga
Bragg
Grant
Comany
Brage
Methodist Visitation Plan for Fall Conferences Adopted
The Board of Bishops at St. Louis approves a detailed visitation plan for fall conferences across multiple states and regions. Dates span July to December with many destinations including Park City Utah and Spokane Washington, listing bishops such as Walden, Ninde, Fowler, and Harris coordinating travel to communities from Colorado Pueblo to Des Moines Iowa and beyond.
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Board of Bishops At
St. Louis
Bishop
Utah
Park City
Warren Montana
Dillon
M.T
Walden
Columbia
Efallaw
Idaho
Canyon City
Ore
Puget Sound Taacoma
Walden Colorado Pueblo
Col
Andrews Bik Hills
Fowler
Indiana
Spencer
Ind
Harris
Oregon
Roseburg
Japan
Tohio
Bowman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harris Erie
Sharon
Merrill W
Kearney
Ninde
California
Stockton
Cal
Cambridge
Wis
Columbus
Louis
Foss Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Santa Barbara
Powler
Chicago
Manitowoc
Fostoria
Barnesville
Foster
Pittsburgh
Allegheny City
Merrill
Nebraska
Seward, Neb
Andrews Michigan
Krap
Des Moines
Foss
Illinois
Rushville
N. Dak
Wahpeton
W. Wiscon
Dodgeville
Brookville
Delaware
Virszinia
Harleston
W.wasept
Merrill N
Germ
al le Seuer
Minn
Andrews Con Iinois
Fairbury
Ill
Warren
Iowa
Stormlake
S. Illinois
Dwardsville
Nide
N.m.mis
Peralta
N. M
Wisconsin
Waukesha
Kentucky
Covington
Minnesota
Rochester
Andrews
Blue Ridge Gastonia
N.C
Mattalien
China
Kiukiang
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Hurst
Gallatin
Mallalien
German
SanAntonio Tex
South India
Bombay
India
Georgia
Ellijay
Mallalieu
Texas
Houston
Lex
Alabama
Edwardsville
Austin
Savannah
Denton
Ala
Mobile
William M. Harris
Upper Iowa
Toledo
Arizona
Mis
Tuckoon
Ariz
Mis Pekin
Genesee
Lima
N.Y
Hurat
A Moment With A Meteor
A meteor of remarkable size was seen near midnight moving southwest. The sky lit up briefly then a loud explosion like heavy artillery followed, with a shock and distant thunder rumbling. It appeared as large as a flour barrel and was also seen in McKinney thirty five miles away where a hissing sound alarmed people returning from a prayer meeting.
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Sherman
Texas
McKinney
Miners Slain by Apaches Near Mine in May
Tombstone dispatch reports three American miners killed by Apaches on May 27. Fred Huntington, Peter McCarton, and Peter Palmer died at a mine with McCarton and Palmer found in a dump box and Huntington at the shaft bottom. Two other men were killed on the Opoto trail about a week earlier.
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Tombstone
Arizona
T. Nightingale
Macasori
Sonora
Mexico
Fred Huntington
Peter McCarton
Peter Palmer
McCarton
Palmer
Huntington
Opoto
Hazing at Annapolis Naval Academy Nears End
Representative Thomas of Illinois who visited Annapolis says hazing is practically abolished at the academy and that its morale is better than at any previous period. He notes improvement since the Board of Naval Visitors tour.
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Washington
Representative Thomas
Illinois
Board of
Naval Visitors
Annapolis
Thomas
Academy
Lent Lines and Miscellany From The News Page
Items note the rapid Lent season with many fast days, a Victor Hugo funeral crown noted as shamrock, Secretary Whitney seen laughing with spectacles intact, a five pound two month old baby in Los Angeles, John McLean called Cincinnati’s richest man at six million, Bayard aging ten years after State Dept duty, Elmwood house in Cambridge likely to stay with the OLE BULLs, and Deacon Jabez McCall at eighty three learning about eagles in Williantic Connecticut.
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Victor Hugo
Whitney
Los Angeles
Cal
Cleveland Leader
John McLean
Cincinnati
Bayard Ou
State Department
Ole Bull
Elmwood
Lowells
Cambridge
Jabez McCall
Lebanon
Willimantic (Conn
Miss Elizabeth Cleveland Replies on Total Abstinence
The New York Sun prints Elizabeth Cleveland's letter replying to Rev. Crosby on temperance. She argues against banning alcohol while condemning knives and mad dogs as dangerous metaphors, cites motherly defense, and invokes the Hungarian king and Marie Therese to frame woman’s rights and temperance as natural.
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New York Sun
Elizabeth Cleveland
Cleveland
Howard Crosby
Crosby
Miss Cleveland
Nelson
Arangelois
Bishop Butler
Cohol
Betta
Austria
Hungary
Marie Thera
Maria Theresa
Louis XIV
Israel
Gen Morgan Escape Chronicle From Ohio Prison
Capt Hines describes in detail the Morgan escape from the Ohio penitentiary, including tunneling with knives, rope setup, and staged cell sleeping, followed by a train ride to Cincinnati and passage through Kentucky to freedom. The narrative recounts the convoy through Dayton, encounters with guards, and the Cincinnati newspaper reporting the escape.
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Hiness
Gen. Morgan
Ohio
Livoune
Vic
Hugo
Dean Valjean
Hines
Bac
Express
Cincinnati
Capt
Taylor
N. Merion
Castle Merion
Rhomas J. Hines
Captan
C.S A
Elf
Morgan
Dayton
Ar Ward
Cincinati
Ludeby
Ohio River
Dirry
Kentucky
Tennessee
New Liberty
Owen County
New Castle
Henry County
Pollard
Pollad
Capt. Hines
Ohio State Matters and Ironton furnace sale
Aina furnace at Ironton, the largest in the United States, is sold to a syndicate of Eastern investors. The Toledo Art Association annual art exhibition schedule shifts from June 15 to June 22 due to Chicago collection delays, with artists from Cincinnati New York Detroit Chicago and foreign shores. Knox County gold excitement prompts a prospecting push for eastern territory development. Two claimants Chas Richtel and Aaron Laveridge report gold bearing quartz with secret locality and plans to secure leases next week.
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Ina
Ironton
Aina
United States
Toledo Art Association
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Detroit
Knox County
Chas, Richtel
Aaron Laveridge
Secur Ng
Editor Claims Angels Are Blondes Suspected of Marriage
A Southern editor asserts angels are blondes while it is suspected he married a brunette, as noted in the San Francisco News Letter.
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San Francisco News-Letter
Redskin Encounter: Big Bear Defies Canadian Mounted Force
Winnipeg dispatches recount Capt. Steele’s 70 mounted Canadians clashing with Chief Big Bear’s band south of Fort Pitt at Two Isles. After initial success and heavy fire, Steele retreated as reinforcements arrived. he announced pursuit of Big Bear, while an interpreter’s parley failed. Casualties listed on both sides and Middleton vows continued pursuit.
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Winnipeg
Big Bear
Steele
Fort Pitt
Sounding Lake
Middleton
Capt
Strange
Two Isles
Steel
McKee
Capt. Steele
Maj
Fury
William West
Fisk
Portrait of Gen Middleton Leader of Northwest Forces
Portrait of Gen. Francis Middleton presented as commander in chief of the forces operating against Indians and half-breeds in the British Northwest.
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Francis Middleton
British Northwest Territory
Tragic SkiffCapsizes Near Suspension Bridge
A pleasure trip ends in tragedy when a skiff capsizes near the suspension bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Dawless sink before rescuers reach them. Mr. and Mrs. St Clair are rescued from the river but their companions drown. The accident unfolds soon after departure from shore.
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George Dawless
John St. Clair
Tribe in Paraguay Reports Tail Bearing Indians Found
The Revue Bibliographique cites a Paraguayan discovery of a tribe of Indians with tails. A Guaycuros child aged eight was captured showing a tail about a foot long.
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Revue Bibliographique
Paraguay
Stanton to Engage Anthony in Joint Suffrage Work
Elizabeth Cady Stanton will join Susan B. Anthony this summer to work on their collaborative woman suffrage books, pairing two leading suffragists in a shared publishing effort.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Osborn Likely to Join Century Company in New York
Boston papers speculate that James R. Osborn may connect with the Century Company in New York, signaling a possible career move. The reports hinge on unnamed sources and timing remains unclear.
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Boston
James R. Osborn
Century Company
New York
Ben Butler’s Favorite Flower For This Season
Ben Butler favors a fragrant pink bloom this season and wears its scent as a daily boutonniere. Louisa M Alcott’s books have surpassed 500000 copies in sales, signaling strong popular demand.
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Ben Butler
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Methodist Episcopal Visitation
Annapolis Naval Academy
Hi Card Crosby
Ohio State Matters
Redskins
Gen. Middleton
Louisa M. Alccott
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