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April 4, 1864
The Daily Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Col. Frank Wolford, a gallant Union officer wounded six times in battle, was dishonorably dismissed for publicly criticizing President Lincoln's broken pledges and usurpations, as reported by a Knoxville correspondent.
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The Reward of Valor.—The Knoxville correspondent of the Tribune says of Col. Frank Wolford, who was lately dismissed from the service: "No man has shown more steady devotion to the Union cause, or has been exceeded in self denial and gallantry in the field. He has been seriously wounded six times, and had sixteen horses shot under him in battle." Yet this gallant officer, for presuming to speak in a public address to denounce Mr. ABRAHAM LINCOLN for his broken pledges, and his monstrous usurpations, was dishonorably dismissed from the army!
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Misfortune
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Col Frank Wolford
Union Valor
Army Dismissal
Lincoln Criticism
Civil War Hero
What entities or persons were involved?
Col. Frank Wolford
Abraham Lincoln
Where did it happen?
Knoxville
Story Details
Key Persons
Col. Frank Wolford
Abraham Lincoln
Location
Knoxville
Story Details
Col. Frank Wolford, noted for steady devotion to the Union, self-denial, and gallantry, seriously wounded six times with sixteen horses shot under him, was dishonorably dismissed from the army for denouncing President Abraham Lincoln's broken pledges and usurpations in a public address.