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From the Vicksburg Evening Post (Vicksburg, Mississippi) September 16, 1886:
A Remarkable Man
"You say that you were in the Union army during the war? 'Yes sir; I was at Gettysburg.' 'At Gettysburg! Well, I suppose you have written a magazine article about the mistakes of the battle?' 'No sir, I have not.' 'Why, my dear sir, you needn't beg. You are the only soldier living who has not written an article on the subject. Why, man alive, you are a freak. You can get $100 a week in a museum.' - Texas Siftings
A Remarkable Man
"You say that you were in the Union army during the war? 'Yes sir; I was at Gettysburg.' 'At Gettysburg! Well, I suppose you have written a magazine article about the mistakes of the battle?' 'No sir, I have not.' 'Why, my dear sir, you needn't beg. You are the only soldier living who has not written an article on the subject. Why, man alive, you are a freak. You can get $100 a week in a museum.' - Texas Siftings
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