Harper’s Weekly – April 1, 1865

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | April 1, 1865

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Continued from March 31 (reply #60).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4306646/posts?q=1&;page=51#60

James Lee McDonough, William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life

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Continued from March 29 (reply #42)

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4306646/posts#42

William J. Cooper, Jr., Jefferson Davis, American

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Continued from April 1 (reply #8)

Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, by Jack Hurst

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Continued from April 1 (reply #9).

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals

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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher

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The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Sunday, April 2, 1865 (“Sheridan has got west of Petersburg on the South Side Railroad, creeping from the west, at the same time Grant has ordered an advance of our lines.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/01/diary-of-gideon-welles-sunday-april-2.html

Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant to Colonel Theodore S. Bowers (“We are now up, and have a continuous line of troops, and in a few hours will be intrenched from the Appomattox, below Petersburg, to the river above.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/02/lieutenant-general-ulysses-s-grant-to_4.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, April 2, 1865 (“MY DEAR MIMI: - THE REBELLION HAS GONE UP!”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/05/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_14.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Sunday, April 2, 1865 (“Regular camp routine is the order. We had company inspection this morning besides two hours’ drill.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/02/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_71.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: April 2, 1865 (“An intense excitement prevails, at 2 P.M. It pervaded the churches. Dr. Hoge intermitted his services. Gen. Cooper and the President left their respective churches”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2025/03/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-april-2.html

Jefferson Davis to General Robert E. Lee, April 2, 1865 (“To move to-night will involve the loss of many valuables, both for the want of time to pack and of transportation.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/03/jefferson-davis-to-general-robert-e-lee.html

General Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis, April 2, 1865 (“I think it is absolutely necessary that we should abandon our position to-night.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/03/general-robert-e-lee-to-jefferson-davis.html

General Robert E. Lee to John C. Breckinridge, April 2, 1865 (“It is absolutely necessary that we should abandon our position tonight or run the risk of being cut off in the morning.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/general-robert-e-lee-to-john-c_7.html

General Robert E. Lee to John C. Breckinridge, April 2, 1865 (“if I can, I shall withdraw tonight north of the Appomattox, and if possible it will be better to withdraw the whole line tonight from James River”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/general-robert-e-lee-to-john-c_8.html

General Robert E. Lee, April 2, 1865 (Gen. Lee’s orders for the retreat from Petersburg.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/general-robert-e-lee-april-2-1865.html

Lieutenant Colonel Ely S. Parker to Major General George G. Meade, April 2, 1865 (Lt. Col. Parker forwards a dispatch from Gen. Sheridan’s headquarters.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/01/lieutenant-colonel-eli-s-parker-to_23.html

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Today’s posts:

“Never Call Retreat,” reply #16
American Battlefield Trust map, “Grant,” #17
West Point Atlas of War map, “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #18
Map from Shelby Foote’s Civil War Narrative, “Lee,” #19
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #20
“William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” #21
“Jefferson Davis, American,” #22
“Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography,” #23
“Team of Rivals,” #24
Lincoln telegrams, #25
George Templeton Strong, #26
Links to 11 items from Civil War Notebook, #27

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Continued from April 2 (reply #16).

Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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The West Point Atlas of War: The Civil War, Chief Editor, Brigadier General Vincent J. Esposito

Continued from April 2 (reply #18).

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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from April 2 (reply #19).

Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

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All for the Union: The Civil War Diary and Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, edited by Robert Hunt Rhodes

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Continued from April 2 (reply #24).

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Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals

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Continued from March 28 (reply #28).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4306646/posts#28

David Herbert Donald, Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher

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Continued from April 2 (reply #23)

Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, by Jack Hurst

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The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas

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Mary Chesnut’s Civil War, edited by C. Vann Woodward

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Edwin M. Stanton to Abraham Lincoln, April 3, 1865 – 10:30 a.m. (“Commanding generals are in the line of their duty in running such risks; but is the political head of a nation in the same condition?”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/02/edwin-m-stanton-to-abraham-lincoln_4.html

Diary of Gideon Welles: Monday, April 3, 1865 (“Intelligence of the evacuation of Petersburg and the capture of Richmond was received this A.M., and the city has been in an uproar through the day.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/01/diary-of-gideon-welles-monday-april-3.html

Major-General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, April 3, 1865 (“We are now moving after Lee, and if we are successful in striking him another blow before he can rally his troops, I think the Confederacy will be at an end.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/02/major-general-george-g-meade-to_18.html

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Sophia Birchard Hayes, April 3, 1865 (“I am to have a new command in Hancock’s Corps. Either veterans or a brigade of new Ohio troops. I shall probably prefer the latter, as it is not likely to continue a great while.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/04/brigadier-general-rutherford-b-hayes-to_37.html

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lieutenant-Colonel Russell Hastings, April 3, 1865 (“The Twenty-third is in a nice camp near town, doing provost duty. You could enjoy yourself with them as soon as you can hobble about a little.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/04/brigadier-general-rutherford-b-hayes-to_4.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Ely S. Parker to Major-General Andrew A. Humphreys, April 3, 1865 (“You will hereafter report to Major-General Meade, commanding Army of the Potomac, for orders. On the morrow, however, you will follow the route of march designated for you by General Sheridan.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/01/lieutenant-colonel-eli-s-parker-to_24.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, April 3, 1865 (“General Meade, to my great satisfaction, said he would ride in and take a look at the place we so long had seen the steeples of.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/05/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_15.html

Diary of Captain Luman Harris Tenney: Monday, April 3, 1865 (“Wrote the sad news home, also wrote Richard Bail’s people.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/03/diary-of-captain-luman-harris-tenney.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Monday, April 3, 1865 (“We are enjoying our fine camp ground, and to prevent our becoming stale, we have to keep up regular drill for our next campaign.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/02/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_22.html

Diary of Corydon E. Fuller: Monday, April 3, 1865 (“Old men acted like boys, and young men are half crazed with delight.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/08/diary-of-corydon-e-fuller-monday-april.html

Diary of Julia Ward Howe: Monday, April 3, 1865 (“. . . . Richmond was taken this morning. Laus Deo!”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/04/diary-of-julia-ward-howe-monday-april-3.html

General Robert E. Lee to Lieutenant-General Richard S. Ewell, April 3, 1865, 6:30 p.m. (“Notify me of your approach to the bridge and passage of the Appomattox by courier to Amelia Court House or wherever I may be.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/general-robert-e-lee-to-lieutenant.html

Diary of Malvina S. Waring, April 3, 1865 (“We barely escaped with the skin of our teeth! The flight from Richmond was even more hasty and exciting than the exodus from Columbia”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/10/diary-of-malvina-s-waring-april-3-1865.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: April 3, 1865 (“While the sacred elements were being administered, the sexton came in with a note to General Cooper, which was handed him as he walked from the chancel, and he immediately left the church.” Must read entry on the fall of Richmond.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/04/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_21.html

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Today’s posts:

“Never Call Retreat,” reply #29
West Point Atlas of War map, “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #30
“Lee,” #31
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #32
“Team of Rivals,” #33
“Lincoln,” #34
Lincoln telegrams to Sec. Stanton, #35
“Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, #36
George Templeton Strong, #37
Mary B. Chesnut, #38
Links to 14 items at Civil War Notebook, #39