Plucky Dash of Vermont Sharpshooters at Rappahannock
Gen Ripley and the Rutland Light Guard are remembered for a bold Civil War charge. Vermont Riflemen recount a daring advance where Company F led a crossing under heavy fire, demanding surrender and triggering a Confederate collapse as sharpshooters pushed forward.
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Ripley
Vermont
Lincoln
Old
Rutland Light Guard
United States
Thun
Rappahannock
California’s Historic Flag Hidden in Redding Vault
The banner second in California history to the Bear Flag, once unfurled by Gen. Fremont in 1841, is owned by P. M. Reardon of the Bully Bill mine at Delamar. Mrs. Fremont made it. the field features a delicate embroidered eagle with 26 stars beside it. A silk scarf on the reverse reads “Rocky Mountain, 1841,” and the flag remains well preserved.
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California
Redding
Cal
Delamar
Rocky Mountain
What Is Wanted. The Principal Want of Citizens
The snippet argues that the main deficiency among many citizens today is a lack of principle. It emphasizes moral stance as essential for civic virtue and urges readers to cultivate steadfast standards in public life.
Brave Drummer Boy: A Civil War Tale of Duty and Courage
In 1861 a young drummer begs to join Union troops in Pennsylvania. His mother grants permission. he proves brave and steadfast at Bull Run, rising from drummer to musketeer. He remains upright and gallant, the epitome of a good soldier.
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Pennsylvania
Col. Norris
Philadelphia News
Bull Run
Muster roll of Confederate cavalry in Gen Wheeler unit found
A grocer in Indianapolis owns a rare muster roll from company G Ninth Tennessee cavalry commanded by Capt Lipscomb. Dated December 1864, it covers 44 remaining men with 28 hospital or left behind, many unpaid since 1862–63. Of 150 original, 27 present for duty, 20 serviceable horses, 5 unserviceable, 15 in arrest or confinement. The document ties to Brig Gen Wheeler who died recently.
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Benjamin Roberts
Roosevelt Avenue
Rural Street
Indianapolis
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Roberts
Ohio Heavy Artillery
Tennessee
North Carolina
Tennessee Cavalry
A. A. Lipscomb
Ragged contraband Sam tells of being "Sam" only
During the war the Federal lines at Pine Bluff Arkansas receive a ragged contraband who, when asked for his name, insists he has none beyond Sam. He says he is free after Lincoln’s forces, has no master, no family, and that all there is of him is Sam, with no father, mother, siblings, or others.
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Powell Clayton
Pine Binff
Ark
American Tribune
Sam
Sam Watt
Sar
Nebber
Bradder
General Wheeler Popular Across Mason Dixon Line
A fragment notes General Wheeler’s popularity, claiming it was pervasive in scope beyond regional lines and applying to both sides of the Mason-Dixon area.
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Gen. Wheeler
Mason and Dixon
Kentucky Blue Grass Described as Versatile Pasture Favorite
The article details Kentucky blue grass as a long creeping perennial valued for pastures, known by several names such as Green Meadow Grass and June Grass. It grows 30 inches, has narrow leaves, forms a compact sod after several years, tolerates dry and wet soils, and thrives with partial shade. Farmers treasure its durability through cold, flood, and drought, with some pastures exceeding 50 years in Kentucky.
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United States
Kentucky
Tile Drains and Alfalfa From Ohio Farmer Letters
An Ohio farmer writes that alfalfa can be grown with tile drainage and shares field observations. He notes roots extend to tile and pass around, tile flows after wet spells, and many fields show active tile work even with dense root systems. He describes eight acres sown last August with about 400 rods of tile beneath and his willingness to risk future tile issues.
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Ohio
Tam
Planting Corn in Warm Soil
A Kendall county correspondent of the Farmers' Review discusses corn seed importance. He buys seed after January 1 for freshness and tests it in winter, noting sandy loam warms earlier than clay loam. Ground is prepared thoroughly and seed is planted about 1.5 inches deep once soil is warm.
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Kendall County
Farmers’ Review
Navy enlistment and legal anecdote in Chicago print
The article paragraphs describe a Chicago audience testing a late secretary’s fitness with a sharp lawyerly retort. It then lists Navy apprenticeship openings with ages, pay, and obligations, followed by satirical notes on cranks and a humorous football suggestion. It closes with a Nickel Plate Road travel pitch and a stray aphorism.
Middle Life and Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
An extended primer on the change of life for women, listing symptoms such as hot flashes, headaches, and dizziness and warning that neglect can invite disease. It promotes Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to strengthen the nervous system and invites women to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Testimonials from Mrs. Hyland and Mrs. Hinkle claim relief from menstrual and organ-displacement issues after using the product.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Annie E. G. Hyland
Chast Town
Lydia
Pinkham
Salen Ind
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New York
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Jfornia Fig Syrup
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Newyorke WY
Fornia Fig Syrup Co
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