Harper’s Weekly – April 1, 1865

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | April 1, 1865

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Edwin M. Stanton to Abraham Lincoln, April 5, 1865 – 6 p.m. (“About two hours ago Mr Seward was thrown from his carriage his shoulder bone at the head of the joint broken off, his head and face much bruised and he is in my opinion dangerously injured.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/02/edwin-m-stanton-to-abraham-lincoln_3.html

Edwin M. Stanton to Abraham Lincoln, April 5, 1865 (“The Surgeon General reports that Mr Seward is now quite Easy & that there appears no dangerous sy[m]ptom in his Case.”)

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

Diary of Gideon Welles: Wednesday, April 5, 1865 (“he jumped from the vehicle, was taken up badly injured, with his arm and jaw broken, and his head and face badly bruised.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/01/diary-of-gideon-welles-wednesday-april_3.html

Major-General Philip H. Sheridan to Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant, April 5, 1865—3 p.m. (“I send you the inclosed letter, which will give you an idea of the condition of the enemy and their whereabouts.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/03/major-general-philip-h-sheridan-to.html

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, April 5, 1865 (“I am assigned to a new command of cavalry, infantry, and artillery — mostly West Virginia troops.”)

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

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, April 5, 1865 (The road to Appomattox, continued, with another map.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/05/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_18.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Wednesday, April 5, 1865 (“The regimental chaplains are occupying the pulpits of the different churches of Goldsboro and conducting nightly meetings.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/02/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_24.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: April 5, 1865 (“The white citizens felt annoyed that the city should be held mostly by negro troops.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2025/03/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-april-5.html

Colonel W. B. Taylor to Brammia ———, April 5, 1865 (The letter Sheridan enclosed in his dispatch to Grant.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/03/colonel-w-b-taylor-to-brammia-april-5.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: April 5, 1865 (“General Ord is said to be polite and gentlemanly, and seems to do every thing in his power to lessen the horrors of this dire calamity.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/04/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_22.html

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Today’s posts:

“Grant,” reply #50
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #51
“Lee,” #52
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #53
Gen. Sherman letter to Mrs. Sherman, #54
Johnny Green, #55
“Lincoln,” #56
Lincoln letter to John A. Campbell, #57
“Team of Rivals,# #58
George Templeton Strong, #59
Mary B. Chesnut, #60
Links to 10 items at Civil War Notebook, #61

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Battle Maps of the Civil War: The Eastern Theater, American Battlefield Trust

Continued from April 5 (reply #51).

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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from April 5 (reply #52).

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Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

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Continued from April 4 (reply #41).

Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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

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Continued from April 5 (reply #58).

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals

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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: Thursday, April 6, 1865 (“Too few men of that description are sent to Congress. Noisy, blatant, superficial declaimers and mere party intriguers are favorites.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/01/diary-of-gideon-welles-thursday-april-6.html

Major General William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, April 6, 1865 (“The next two months will demonstrate whether we can manœuver Lee out of Richmond and whip him in open battle.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/09/major-general-william-t-sherman-to_4.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, April 6, 1865 (The road to Appomattox, continued.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/05/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_19.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Thursday, April 6, 1865 (“News comes that General Grant has taken Richmond with five thousand prisoners and five hundred pieces of artillery.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/02/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_85.html

Obituary of Private Theodore “Thede” Tenney, Co. H, 2nd Ohio Cavalry, April 6, 1865

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/02/obituary-of-private-theodore-thede.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: April 6, 1865 (“The military authorities are still reticent regarding the fate of those remaining in Richmond. We are at their mercy, and prepared for our fate.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2025/03/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-april-6.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: April 6, 1865 (“Mr. Lincoln has visited our devoted city to-day. His reception was any thing but complimentary.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/04/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_25.html

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Today’s posts:

American Battlefield Trust map, “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” reply #63
“Lee,” #64
“Never Call Retreat,” #65
Lincoln dispatches to Gens. Weitzel and Grant, #66
“Team of Rivals,” #67
George Templeton Strong, #68
Links to 7 items at Civil War Notebook, #69

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Continued from April 5 (reply #50).

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Continued from April 6 (reply #63).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from April 6 (reply #64).

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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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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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Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, April 7, 1865 (“In the closing up of this Rebellion, General Grant has proved himself a man of military talent. Those who have doubted and hesitated must concede him some capacity as a general.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/01/diary-of-gideon-welles-friday-april-7.html

Major-General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, April 7, 1865 (“Richmond is ours, and Lee’s army flying before us, shattered and demoralized.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/02/major-general-george-g-meade-to_19.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, April 7, 1865 (The battle at Sailor’s Run.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/05/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_20.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Friday, April 7, 1865 (“At four P.M. we heard heavy firing across the river from Humphreys, who had gone towards the Lynchburg stage road and had there struck the whole of Lee’s army”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/02/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_35.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: April 7, 1865 (“The ultimatum of President Lincoln was Union, emancipation, disbandment of the Confederate States armies.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2025/03/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-april-7.html

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Today’s posts:

“Grant,” reply #71
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #72
“Lee,” #73
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #74
George Templeton Strong, #75
Mary B. Chesnut, #76
Links to 5 items at Civil War Notebook, #77