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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1887
Page
6
An assortment of excerpted notes and reflections cover uniform arms debates, dress distinctions, and troop morale from a North American Review perspective. It mentions uniform standardization, the psychology of regiment pride, and anecdotal musings on tramp bundles and urban schemes in New York, with voices from Alfred Trumbull and others.
A famed Civil War relic a marble topped table once tied to General Grant and General Lee was sold by Mrs Ord and bought by Mr. Gand er a Chicago confectioner for about $1000. The piece, though plain cabinet work, bears a marble top and is said to be the very table where the surrender papers were discussed. Generals Grant and Lee are connected to its history though the exact provenance remains debated.
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