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Tag Archives: Alfred Howe Terry
peanut prophecy
From the July 16, 1870 issue of Harper’s Weekly: PEA-NUTS. OUR illustration on this page represents a scene which is perfectly familiar to those who have visited our Southern cities; and we dare say some of our readers who have … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Month, Aftermath, Postbellum Society, Reconstruction, Southern Society
Tagged Alfred Howe Terry, Bowery Theatre, food bias, George Washington Carver, Georgia, Hôtel de Bavière, John Bankhead Magruder, Ku Klux Klan, peanuts, Savannah Georgia, Thaddeus Stevens
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Alexander meets Andrew
After being paroled, ex-CSA Vice President Alexander H. Stephens had a rather leisurely trip back to confinement in his home state of Georgia. He had stops in Boston, New York, And Washington D.C. 150 years ago today met with US … Continue reading
American intrepidity
and pertinacity Here are some examples of Northern newspaper reaction to the Union capture of Fort Fisher. A local paper in upstate New York thought the price was way too high if the port of Wilmington was not totally sealed … Continue reading
