Reinforcements Turned Bloody Tide at Manassas
A detailed pass of the First Battle of Bull Run describes James Ewell Brown Stuart leading cavalry against the 11th New York Zouaves, misidentifications, and the collapse of Union artillery as Confederate reinforcements arrive and force a Confederate victory on the field. The retreat becomes a rout toward Centreville as chaos erupts along Henry Hill and Cub Run bridge.
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James Ewell Brown Stuart
Jeb
Hell Itself
Manassas-Sudley Road
Bull Run
Stuart
11Th
New York Regiment
Charles Griffin
J. B. Ricketts
Jackson
Griffin
Johnston
Cub Run
Warrenton
Centreville
Russell
Virginia
First Bull Run Casualty Toll Shapes Civil War Mood
Washington mourns and soldiers fall as 2,896 Northern and 1,982 Southern casualties mark the First Bull Run battle. The clash stuns the nation, with Southmen glorifying fight and North shocked yet resolved as Lincoln learns of the defeat late at night.
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First Bull Run
Bull Run
Shiloh Church
Gettysburg
Antietam Creek
The
Wilderness
Grant
Lee
Appomattox Court House
North
Civil War Eyewitness Fragments Reflect War's Dark Turn
The account recalls night marches across Long Bridge into Washington as rain fell. Horace Greeley urged peace terms, while Lincoln authorized 500 000 volunteers and McClellan trained over 75 000 troops within a fortnight. John Lothrop Motley warned of a grim winter and a long war as trooper disciplinary cases emerged.
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Long Bridge
Washington
Horace Greeley
Richmond
Lincoln
George B. McClellan
John Lothrop Motley
Europe
Two Nazis Are Sentenced for Assault on Boy
In Arlington Virginia two American Nazi party members, Robert Garber 31 and Richard Braun 26, were sentenced to 12 months on the state road gang for assaulting a 13 year old Jewish boy. The boy Frederick Farber testified he was chased and forced into the headquarters where he was handcuffed. The judge called felonious assault unproved and imposed the maximum misdemeanor sentence.
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Arlington, Va
State Road
George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Washington
Robert Garber
Richard Braun
Frederick
Ricky) Farber
Hugh C. Cregger Jr
Cregger
Braun
Garber
Subtraction trouble at Elmira school prompts witty reply
An Elmira elementary teacher asked a mother to help with her child’s subtraction difficulties. The mother returned the note with a penciled question asking which number to subtract the top or bottom one.
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Elmira
N.Y
PostMeridian Play Sold Before Written
New York AP reports producer Joe Manchester arranged a slate of groups to buy blocks for a yet unwritten show titled Post meridian. Dalton Trumbo is attached with recent film credits Spartacus and Exodus. The drama focuses on a man who loses his job and its impact on his family and associates.
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New York
Joe Manchester
Patil
Apnea
Dalton Trumbo
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Hientzelman
Ricketts
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E. B. C. Cash
E. Kirby Smith
Frederick County
Andrew A. Danko, SR
t/a
Bober
Dan
Teddie R. Hepner
Lucy R. Hepner
Ozias D. Ritter
Lucy R Hepner
Winchester
Fred M. Gordon
Circuit Court
Rouss Avenue
Dabney W. Watts, Esquire
Dabney W. Watts
Battle of Corinth
Miss
Joseph E. Johnston
Ed Starly
Casualty
Battle of
Abraham Lincoln
Official
Coptered O
U.S
Galy
Louvoun St
Anthony EB. Wells
Haearis
Boy
Household Finance Corporation of Winchester
Loudoun St
Investment Advisory Service
White, Weld & Co
John Cussen
N. Cameron Street
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Boston
New Haven
Los Angeles
Virginia Ham
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Jimmy Miches
Wayside
Stephens City
Cadillac
Adler
Chevrolet Sales Company
Loudoun ‘Street
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