Butler's Night Escape From Camp at Musgrove Mill
Major Butler escapes confinement with John Ramsay's aid in a stealthy night operation near the Enoree River. The plan hinges on sentinel distraction and a tree-to-room ascent, aided by Mary Musgrove and Christopher Shaw, as Butler flees to safety before dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Musgrove
Mary
John
John Ramsay
Pillar
Butler
Macdonald
Cornwallis
Christopher
Ramsay
Fondadieux
Carolinas
Camden
St. Jermyn
Williams
Horse Shoe Robinson
Virginia
Fair Forest
General Sumpter
David Ramsay
Rovers
Christopher Shaw
Allen Musgrove
Miller
Wall Eve
Escape Plot on the Road to Fort Granby
Butler and John Ramsay fleeing with pistols disguise head toward Fair Forest to aid Butler's release. They meet a Tory rider group and a wary militia detachment, narrowly passing through a crowded defile as pursuers close in. Butler uses a horse mate as a distraction while Ramsay keeps the party moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ramsay
Butler
Christopher Shaw
John
Fair Forest
John Ramsay
Williams
Ramsay
Harry Winter
Macdonald
Harry
Fort Granby
Winter
Floyd
Winnsborough
Augusta
Brown
Garrisan
Leutenant
Broadway
Terry, Mon
Maine
New England
Terry
Teacher
Terry Flats
Montana
Risk and Resolve: No Fear Keeps Us From Failure
A compact proverbic reflection notes success requires risk taking and embracing failure, warning that fear inhibits achievement and that nursing grievances hampers progress. The piece frames courage and persistence as essential to progress and personal growth.
How the Dalton Gang Met Defeat at Coffeyville Raid
John J. Kloehr recounts the Dalton gang's October 5 1892 raid on Coffeyville Kansas with vivid detail from his perspective in the livery stable and street firefight outcome. He describes the gang including Grat Dalton Bob Dalton Emmet Dalton and Dick Broadwell escaping after a deadly bank assault and ensuing gunfight with townspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Dalton Gang
Coffeyville
Topeka
John J. Kloehr
Daltons
Youngers
Jameses
Dalton
Bob
Emmet
Gratton
Kansas
Montgomery County
United States
California
Tim Evans
Or Powers
Grat Dalton
Bob Dalton
Emmet Dalton
Dick Broadwell
Indian Territory
Cherokee Nation
Eighth Street
Gratton Dalton
Powers
Condon National Bank
Grat
Frank Connelly
Condon
Condon Bank
George Baldwin
Baldwin
First National
George Cubine
Cubine
Charles Brown
Brown
Union Street
Kitling
Thomas Ayres
First National Bank
Ayres
Broadwell
Kloehr
Istill
Fort Leavenworth
Overcoat costs 15000 with sable lining and wear limits
A New York tailor discusses a $15000 sable overcoat with a secure lining and notes luxury fashions rising as ready made coats reach $75. He explains sable skin costs and explains why such garments resist wear is limited for extreme usage and reflects wealthier tastes. He contrasts lambs wool shell softness with durability and the behavior of wealthy owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chinchilla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Upper Carolina
John P. Kennedy
Musgrove’s Mill
Joanna Batulle
Innis
Charley Gumy
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