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June 3, 1861
The Shreveport Weekly News
Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
A New York Times correspondent reports on the rowdy behavior of President Lincoln's Fire Zouave soldiers in Washington, including stealing boots from a store and vandalizing the Capitol building while chasing imagined secessionists.
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Brave soldiers.—A correspondent of the New York Times writing from Washington tells about the conduct of Old Abe's soldiers there:
The Fire Zouaves are continuing their pranks, and expounding to the terrified people of this city their very free and easy ideas about property. Yesterday a squad went into a boot store, cast off their old brogans, selected the best and walked off, telling the tradesman that the Government would make it all right. To-day they have been ransacking the Capitol like so many rats, breaking open doors, ripping cushions, and tearing up carpets, knocking down the guards, and chasing imaginary Secessionists through the streets—jumping on coaches, and going it pellmell.
The Fire Zouaves are continuing their pranks, and expounding to the terrified people of this city their very free and easy ideas about property. Yesterday a squad went into a boot store, cast off their old brogans, selected the best and walked off, telling the tradesman that the Government would make it all right. To-day they have been ransacking the Capitol like so many rats, breaking open doors, ripping cushions, and tearing up carpets, knocking down the guards, and chasing imaginary Secessionists through the streets—jumping on coaches, and going it pellmell.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Fire Zouaves
Soldier Pranks
Washington Vandalism
Civil War Soldiers
Secessionists
What entities or persons were involved?
Fire Zouaves
Old Abe's Soldiers
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
Fire Zouaves
Old Abe's Soldiers
Location
Washington
Story Details
Fire Zouave soldiers engage in pranks, stealing boots from a store by claiming government compensation and vandalizing the Capitol by breaking doors, ripping cushions, tearing carpets, knocking down guards, and chasing imaginary secessionists through streets while jumping on coaches.