The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-15
The Rebellion Register.

We have copy of this valuable reference book
from the compiler Robert Campbell South street.
Chicago The Rebellion Register condensed history of
late giving the of every town. city, and battlefield
connected Herewith and short of every skrmish
fight and battle of the 1t also gives the history
prominent that thrown the urface-and those
showed under the surface weby the terrible upheayngs
the great Rebellion To all Of which is added Citizens
ua containing national documents procamaors statistics
political platforms, Grants report parliamentary rules &c.
all alphabetically arranged.
To those readers who tme inclination to
the written volumes embracing history the
late war; this work will be valuable. If you wish refer to
any of the fights skrmishes dates localities all you have
do is take down this Register and you will find you
want We open the book L and Lexington" turns up
Lexington famous for its defense by Chicago 29d
under Mugan and the other gallant officers many of whom
reside in midst plain, unpretendng citizens.
Lexington No. was, August 80, 1851 attacked by 900
rebels The place defended by $50 men, who successfully
beat off their assailants.
The Confederates General Price, on September Is
the siege of Lexington which post held by
small force of Unonsts under Colonel Mugan The assault
by the Conedeates repused with great loss After
ing out for four day6ynne hours of which the supply
had heen o-and reinforcements failing come
Mugan compelled surrender which he did the
He had previously offered the enemy the open
-four onewhich General Price declined quarter of
million gold fell into the hands of the Confederates The
garrison of Lexington the attacking party 90
600 Union oss 80 killed The Confederate
loss not far from 200 killed and wounded Price held
the place until the 29h when he moved leaving garrison
of 800 This garrison surprised by Major White with
$50 October l6 They threw away their and escaped
The town again occupied by Price, October H. 1864 but
he speedily routed by General Blunt.
We transfer the following scrap specimen of the bio
graphical notices. and also giving description
It written by who Lincoln while
he whitfield law benches for twenty years in Illinois, waiting
until Immortality should him her service:
Mr. Lincoln head long and tall from of the
and from the eyebrowsthe perceptve faculties
head backward his forehead rising ran back at low
angle like Cays and unlike Webstes perpendicular
The size hat measured the block was H. his
head being from ear 81 inche from the front to
the back of the BRAIN inches Thus measured was not
below the medium His forehead narrow but high:
his hair dark almost black and lay floating his
gers wind left it, piled up at random his cheekbone
very HIGH sharp and prominent his eyebrows heavy just
ting jaws long, upcurved and heavy; his nose
large long, and blunt having the tip glowing in red and
little awry the right ye his chin was long, sharp and
upcurved his eyebrows cropped out like huge rock the
brow of hill his face long, saow cadaverous shrunk,
shriveed wrnkled and dry having here and there hair
the surface his cheeks eahe his ears were large and
ran out almost right angles from his head caused by heavy
hats and partly by his lower lip was thick hanging
and curved while his chin reached for the lip upcurved
his neck neat and TRIM his head being on 1T
here was the lower mole the right cheek and Adam sppe
on the throat