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Upon This Quiet Life

A blog about Shakespeare, Civil War history, baseball and maybe even a bit of quantum mechanics now and again

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Remembering Commissary Sergeant Henry McNeal

Henry McNeal was born in Alabama in December 1842. He received a commission to the field staff from Colonel Pope on September 16, 1861...

Reds Again Humble Sox’s Premier Twirler

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, October 5, 1919 Breaks Give Reds Victory Over Sox, Asserts Speaker Bad Fielding by Chicago Loses...

Remembering Sergeant Major Daniel G. Spalding

Daniel Spalding was twenty-one years old at the time of his enlistment. A tobacconist by trade, Private Spalding was appointed sergeant...

Tris Speaker on Game 3 of the 1919 World Series

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, October 4, 1919 White Sox Back in Form, Says Speaker; Hustling Playing Sweeps Reds Off Feet If...

Remembering Hospital Steward Samuel E. Ratcliff

Samuel E. Ratcliff was born in Pennsylvania. Twenty-four years old at the time of his enlistment, Ratcliff was 5’3”, with a fair...

Julius Caesar in Louisville

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, March 25, 1888 Many people who have seen the tragedy of “Julius Caesar” are wont to consider Marc...

Reds Win Opener in 1919 World Series

From the Maysville Public Ledger, October 1, 1919 First Game in World Series Taken by Reds Cincinnati Wins Over Chicago White Sox in...

100 Texas Millionaires Enroute to 1919 World Series

From the Owensboro Messenger, October 1, 1919 Dallas – Sept. 30 – Every boy in the United States will wish he owned a Texas oil well when...

Actor James Murdoch in Much Ado About Nothing

(Yep, it's a really obscure Shakespeare pun . . .) From the Louisville Courier-Journal, September 16, 1858 Theater – This evening...

Pittsburg Takes Game 4 of the 1903 World Series

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, October 7, 1903 Pittsburg Wins Another Game Philippe Pitches Third Successive Victory for the...

Pittsburg Wins Game 3 of the 1903 Series

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, October 4, 1903 Great Crowd Is In Attendance Nearly Nineteen Thousand Fans See Pittsubrg Beat Boston...

Macready’s Hamlet

From the Louisville Daily Courier, April 17, 1849 Mr. Macready’s great reputation drew a crowded house to the Theatre last night. We have...

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