Veterans of Confederacy Honor Dead in Winchester
Confederate veterans from Winchester and nearby laid flowers on graves in Stonewall Cemetery marking the fortieth annual ceremony. Large crowds, numerous trains and vehicles flowed into town as residents decorated graves of about 3,000 soldiers from southern states.
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Veterans OF Confederacy
Winchester
Ades
Stonewall
Lee
Jackson
Virginia
Stonewall Cemetery
Turner Ashby
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland Valley
Confederate Memorial Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Rene Aime
Colonel Morgan career in war celebrated with details
The article profiles Colonel James Morris Morgan born 1845 New Orleans, who served as a Confederate officer and naval aide de camp. It recounts his escapes, battles from Island No. 40 to Richmond, his blockade running, time aboard the Georgia, later service in Egypt, marriages, and consul appointment in Australia.
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James Morris Morgan
Winchester
Jamesm. Morgan
New Orleans
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
G. N. Hollins
Mississippi
Island No. 40
New Madrid
Richmond
Seven Pines
Drewry's Bluff
Galena
Monitor
Charleston I Harbor
Matthew F. Maury
Dutch Gap
Jefferson ‘Davis
Abbeville
S. C
Georgia
Egypt
Kshedive
Robert EB. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Tin
Frances A. Fincke
New York City
June Sixth Specials at Grove Brothers Department Store
A department store advertises 200 ladies hats at special prices for June sixth. Fractional pricing noted with percent symbol and store layout on Grove Brothers' storefront.
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Grove Brothers’ Department Store
Virginia Forecast Parts: Partly cloudy and scattered showers
Partly cloudy conditions are expected in Virginia with a chance of showers tonight or Sunday. Temperatures are forecast to show little change with modest variation and a generally unsettled weekend pattern.
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Virginia
Memorial Day Address Credits Navy Power Over Confederacy
Colonel Morgan speaks at Winchester Virginia event honoring Confederate dead. He lauds Southern valor, recalls battles near Winchester and Gettysburg, praises women of Virginia, and notes shifting views on war and peace.
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Morgan
United States Navy
Noted Confederate officers visit Winchester for Memorial Day
Brigadier General R. D. Johnston of Alabama and Captain Marmaduke, both surviving Confederate officers, attended Memorial Day events in Winchester. Johnston, who led a brigade in Jubal Early’s division, toured with Mr. and Mrs. James B. Russell and toured Johnston's White Post apple orchard. Johnston last visited after the 1864 Battle of Winchester when Sheridan’s forces forced Early to retreat.
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Winchester
R. D. Johnston
Alabama
Jubal Earry
Marnmduke
Confederate States Navy
Merrimiac
Hampton Roads
Johnston
James B. Russell
South
Washington Street
White Post
Clarke County
M. H. Reardon
Reardon
Gen. Johnston
Sheridan
Jubalarly
Warly
Pegram
Hoke
All Day Vaudeville Show at the Auditorium
A full day of 5 vaudeville acts runs from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Auditorium with continuous performances. A large Southern war picture will be shown in the evening as the show changes.
Automobile Service Linked With Winchester Berryville Bluemont Route
A 12 passenger automobile will run daily from June 3 in cooperation with the Winchester Berryville Bluemont Stage Line. It departs Hotel Jack at 7 30 a m and connects with morning trains in Berryville en route to Bluemont. Round trips run Tue Thu Sat afternoons for Wash D C trains. a new schedule will follow with W O D By Co. Maurice F Castleman.
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Washington and
Old Dominion
Ico
Winchester
Berryville
Bluemont
Wash
D. C
Kelgares to Perform Five Nights at the Auditorium
Kelgares Comedians bring high class comedy drama minstrel and vaudeville to the Auditorium for five nights starting Monday. Gilles and Smith lead singers dancers and comedians with Maybelle Dillingham in singing and dancing. Company guarantees strong business and a regular motion picture program will be shown with shows priced at 10 cents.
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Kelgares
High Claws
Gillis and Smith
Maybelle Dillingham
Day of deep feeling marks Winchester memorial tribute
A long reflective piece recalls Winchester’s memorial day for Civil War veterans. It traces the sacrifice, labor to erect graves and the passing of comrades from 1861 to 1960s, as elegiac taps and memory shape a shared community burden. Nine decades of remembrance bind old soldiers, their families, and new generations.
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Southland
Winchester
Northern Virginia
Army of the ‘Potomac
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