Views of War and Union Soldiers at Readyville Camp
A Civil War era letter from a veteran at Camp Readyville March 19 1863 defends Union policy and Lincoln's Proclamation. The writer contrasts peace advocates with loyal soldiers, cites morale in the Army of the Cumberland, and refutes negrophobia while praising leaders at Iuka Corinth and Stone River.
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Heapy
Readyville
Eorror
Wayte County Democrat
120Th O. V. I
Eason
North
The
Mississippi
Neice
Murfreesboro
Republican
Army of the
Tye
Chattanooga
Company ‘C
Capt. Wiley’s Co
Lincoln
Letter from 102d Ohio soldier criticizes Northern Democrats
In a Clarksville Tenn dispatch dated March 9 1863 a Union soldier writes of treasonable Democracy and Copperhead Peace rhetoric. He defends Jeffersonian heritage and laments divided Northern Democrats while noting regiment health and morale.
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Jefferson
Jackson
Clarksville
Tenn
Copperhead Peace Democracy
Holmes County
Great Union Speech by a Michigan Democrat
A Detroit Advertiser and Tribune report from February details Hon. B. M. Williams of the Michigan Legislature urging loyalty to the Union. He denounces Democratic disloyalty, attacks Copperhead rhetoric, praises the Administration, and argues war aims must crush rebellion while preserving the Constitution and federal authority.
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Michigan
Detroit
Lullock
Bugil
McClellan
Pope
Fitz Johu Porter
Stone
Rosecrans
Butler
Burnside
Lhooker
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Mexico
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Wool
Bragg
Pillow
Jeff Davis
Twiggs
Franklin Pierce
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Scott
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Jimson
Staton
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Indiana
Howe
Republican Party
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Poe
Cason
Ingalas
Hair splitting ad and old jokes in a column
A historical newspaper fragment mixes a satirical advertisement about hair parting with moral reflections on life and love. It recalls a Roman poet and an Aberdonian saying about schooling and manners, weaving humor, philosophy, and social foibles.
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