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nutshell happiness

The Richmond Dispatch still observed the Christian Sabbath back in 1864, so its January 2nd issue looked back on 1864 and ahead to 1865. The defiance seems muted in this Monday morning editorial as the writer could not even wish … Continue reading

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Like the Murmurings at Meribah

The Dispatch philosophizes about the price of southern freedom from northern oppression – it didn’t take long for the Hebrews to forget about their Red Sea experience. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch May 2, 1862: Human nature. –For the benefit … Continue reading

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