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“An Intelligent Man, a Good Fellow and a Brave Soldier”
from the series Tales from Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery... Number 238 in a Series By SUE HUNTER WEIR This quote from the Leavenworth Daily Times sums up the life of Alonzo J. Brown, a Civil War veteran, and may be why, when his life was upended by illness, friends and colleagues came to his aid. During the Civil War, Alonzo Brown enlisted in Company G in the 1st Kansas Infantry attaining the rank of captain. He was wounded and mustered out in 1863, but re-enlisted in the 22nd Veteran Reserve Corps where he performed light duty until the War’s end. Although he served in those two units for five years, Brown considered himself as having performed ten years of military service. The undocumented five years most likely refer to unofficial service during an attack on his hometown Lawrence, Kansas. In 1856, William Quantrill, leader of a band of lawless Confederate raiders, attacked the town, known as an anti-slavery stronghold. They killed more than 180 men and [...]
Eddington (2025)
from the series Movie Corner... 4/5 Stars Drama/Crime/Thriller A24 and Square Peg By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Eddington is a fictional town in New Mexico, but for some reason in my mind it seems like a real place. The movie begins with a homeless man babbling incoherently as he walks into Eddington at sunset. It's May 2020 and the town is under siege from the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) and a barrage of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters. In the midst of these unsettling events Sheriff Joe Cross walks into the local food market, the local bar, and other businesses while refusing to wear a mask even when the managers insist that he respect the protocol. Howard McQuitter II Joe Cross is married to Louise Cross, who is suffering from an unexplained malady. She's mainly a shut-in who spends much of her time making weird-looking dolls that seldom ever produce revenge. However, it won't be long before the governor orders lockdowns for the residents that Joe [...]
