Harper’s Weekly – May 4, 1861

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | May 4, 1861

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Inside Lincoln’s White House: The Complete War Diary of John Hay, edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger

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

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The Civil War Papers of George B. McClellan: Selected Correspondence 1860-1865, edited by Stephen W. Spears

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Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 7, 1861 (“Col. R. E. Lee, lately of the United States army, has been appointed major-general, and commander-in-chief of the army in Virginia. He is the son of “Light Horse Harry” of the Revolution. The North can boast no such historic names as we, in its army.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/12/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-7-1861.html

Diary of William Howard Russell: May [7]*, 1861 (Russell visits Confederate executive building. Meets with Pres. Davis, War Sec. Porter, A.G. Benjamin. Attends evening reception at Davis home.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/03/diary-of-william-howard-russell-may-7.html

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Today’s posts:

“Team of Rivals,” reply #19
John Nicolay, #20
John Hay, #21
George Templeton Strong, #22
George B. McClellan, #23
Links to 2 items from Civil War Notebook, #24. (Russell’s entry today is a good one.)

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Continued from May 6 (reply #13).

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Bruce Catton, The Coming Fury

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

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Inside Lincoln’s White House: The Complete War Diary of John Hay, edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger

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

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Gideon Welles to Gustavus V. Fox, May 8, 1861 (“You are appointed Chief Clerk of the Navy Department, and I shall be glad to have you enter upon the duties as soon as you conveniently can.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/08/gideon-welles-to-gustavus-v-fox-may-8.html

William T. Sherman to Simon Cameron, May 8, 1861 (Sherman wants to volunteer as a 3-year man, but not as a soldier)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/william-t-sherman-to-simon-cameron-may.html

Adjutant General’s Office of the State of New York, General Orders No. 33, May 8, 1861 (John Dix appointed Major General of New York volunteers.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/adjutant-generals-office-of-state-of.html

Rutherford B. Hayes to Guy M. Bryan, May 8, 1861 (Long letter to an old friend in Texas about the war and the dilemmas posed.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/rutherford-b-hayes-to-guy-m-bryan-may-8.html

Grenville M. Dodge to Colonel Robert Means, May 8, 1861 (On military organization is western Iowa.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/08/grenville-m-dodge-to-colonel-robert.html

Colonel Thomas J. Jackson to Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, May 8, 1861 (Jackson to his wife. I believe his is at Harper’s Ferry.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/02/colonel-thomas-j-jackson-to-mary-anna_28.html

Major General Robert E. Lee to Mary Custis Lee, May 8, 1861 (“When I reflect upon the calamity pending over the country my own sorrows sink into insignificance.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/10/major-general-robert-e-lee-to-mary_5.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 8, 1861 (On proceedings of the Virginia convention.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/01/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-8-1861.html

Diary of William Howard Russell: May 8, 1861 (Another lengthy gem from the London Times correspondent. “I am convinced that the South can only be forced back by such a conquest as that which laid Poland prostrate at the feet of Russia.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/03/diary-of-william-howard-russell-may-8.html

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Today’s posts:

“The Coming Fury,” reply #26
Letter from Lincoln to Chase, #27
John Hay, #28
George Templeton Strong, #29
9 items from Civil War Notebook, #30

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Continued from May 8 (reply #26).

Bruce Catton, The Coming Fury

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Inside Lincoln’s White House: The Complete War Diary of John Hay, edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger

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Mary Chesnut’s Diary, Edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary

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

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The Civil War Papers of George B. McClellan: Selected Correspondence 1860-1865, edited by Stephen W. Spears

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Brevet Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott to Brigadier-General Benjamin F. Butler, May 9, 1861 (Gen. Scott appoints Gen. Butler commander of Annapolis and orders him to maintain rail contact from there to Washington.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/12/brevet-lieutenant-general-winfield.html

Brigadier-General Benjamin F. Butler to Governor John A. Andrew, May 9, 1861 (Butler reports to the Governor of Massachusetts on his actions in Maryland.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/brigadier-general-benjamin-f-butler-to.html

Diary of William Howard Russell: May 9, 1861 (Russell responds to a May 1 NY Times editorial about himself – linked below, then boards a steamer on the Alabama River for Selma and Mobile. Russell pens a priceless description of the first leg of the journey.)

https://www.nytimes.com/1861/05/01/archives/mr-russells-first-letter-to-the-london-times.html?searchResultPosition=1

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/04/diary-of-william-howard-russell-may-8.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 9, 1861 (Jones tells how different Virginia newspapers are covering secession.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/01/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-9-1861.html

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Today’s posts:

“The Coming Fury,” reply #32
John Hay, #33
Mary B. Chesnut, #34
George Templeton Strong, #35
George B. McClellan, #36
Links to 4 items from Civil War Notebook, plus a link to 1 May 1861 NYT editorial related to William H. Russell diary entry from CWNB, #37

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Continued from May 9 (reply #32).

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Bruce Catton, The Coming Fury

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Continued from May 7 (reply #19).

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Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals