02 Mar 1865
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1865
Page
1
Fragmentary entry reads business directory style with names and numbers. It mentions G NORTH LEAVN SOLA and a bul 41 6Ai 705 4.06 in unclear order.
A Confederate loyalist named Mass Joe recounts a raid on Franklinton Louisiana and his family’s ruin after Union forces retook the area. He describes escaping into swamps with his wife and children, the murder of his daughter, the burning of his home, and his vow of vengeance against Union and Confederate adversaries. He reflects on losing his wife and child, the capture of the schoolteacher, and his later joining Union scouts for revenge.
A large crowd at Mount Union College hears Bishop Simpson of Philadelphia deliver a two hour plus oration on the Future of Our Country. He praises education, warns of national peril, and lauds unity, progress, and liberty as Sherman advances and the war nears its end.
The text muses on young women idealizing marriage and fairyland while facing social pressures and religious norms. It pairs aphorisms on charity, will, character, and prudence with scattered anecdotes about society and a note on moral influences shaping public life.
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