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Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley | 30 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865 | 24 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) | 21 | 1 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: may 31, 1861., [Electronic resource] | 20 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: October 26, 1863., [Electronic resource] | 12 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: October 21, 1863., [Electronic resource] | 12 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: October 24, 1863., [Electronic resource] | 12 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: October 9, 1863., [Electronic resource] | 12 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 11 | 1 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: December 22, 1860., [Electronic resource] | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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The Daily Dispatch: August 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], Partition of territory in the Old Union. (search)
Old "Uncle Dick."
--On Tuesday afternoon last a considerable crowd collected on Main street, near 12th, to listen to many interesting incidents of the battle at Manassas, which were being related by an old colored hero named "Dick," who was an active participant in the eventful engagement at that memorable place.
His age, he said, was over sixty years, and every one who saw the venerable, silvery locks which covered the old patriot's head, readily credited the statement.
Having enlisted enthusiastic manner.
He espied one of them somewhat separated from the rest, in the act of cutting stick for Washington, and immediately started in pursuit of him. On coming up with the brave Lincoln soldier, he brought his gun to bear on uncle "Dick; " but this, he said, he had no fear of, and did not halt until he had a fast hold on the Yankee's collar, and lost no time in conducting him where the prisoners had been confined.
On asking the old negro if he intended returning to his army,