. . . it is broadly reported there in financial and political circles that half the rebel debt is held in England, and that if it is not paid eventually, half of the British money-bags will collapse. This is the secret of John Bull’s adherence to the Confederacy.
Our army officers are not too wear straps, buttons, or ornaments in the field, because the rebel sharp shooters pick them off.
The soldiers of Grant’s army, in order to supply themselves with water, have dug wells from 20 to 30 feed deep. The number of wells about Petersburg is said to be at least five hundred.
The man who receives the money must pay for the stamp on the receipt. This is the verdict of the highest financial authorities.
An Irishman being asked how ice creams are made, replied, “Sure, they bake them in a cold oven.”
A young lady from Illinois went to St. Louis a few days ago and sold herself for an army substitute. When the examining surgeon ordered her to strip, the action did not suit her sense of propriety and she backed out.
– Published in The Union Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa, Friday, December 30, 1864
Our army officers are not too wear straps, buttons, or ornaments in the field, because the rebel sharp shooters pick them off.
The soldiers of Grant’s army, in order to supply themselves with water, have dug wells from 20 to 30 feed deep. The number of wells about Petersburg is said to be at least five hundred.
The man who receives the money must pay for the stamp on the receipt. This is the verdict of the highest financial authorities.
An Irishman being asked how ice creams are made, replied, “Sure, they bake them in a cold oven.”
A young lady from Illinois went to St. Louis a few days ago and sold herself for an army substitute. When the examining surgeon ordered her to strip, the action did not suit her sense of propriety and she backed out.
– Published in The Union Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa, Friday, December 30, 1864
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