Harper’s Weekly – June 8, 1861

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | June 8, 1861

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

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Continued from May 4 (reply #3).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3956131/posts#3

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Abraham Lincoln to Simon Cameron (Copy), June 11, 1861 (The President would like to provide a little quid for Gov. Sprague’s quo.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/09/abraham-lincoln-to-simon-cameron-copy.html

Edwin M. Stanton to Major-General John A. Dix, June 11, 1861 (Northern Democrats are not happy with the way the administration is conducting the war.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/edwin-m-stanton-to-major-general-john_19.html

Diary of William Howard Russell: June 11, 1861 (A stop at Baton Rouge, then on to Natchez, where breakfast is hard to come by.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/11/diary-of-william-howard-russell-june-11.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: June 11, 1861 (“A fight has occurred at Bethel, and blood — Yankee blood — has flowed pretty freely.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/02/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-june-11.html

Charlotte Cross Wigfall to Louise Wigfall, June 11, 1861 (“So far all is quiet here and I can yet scarcely realize that we are at war, actually.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/charlotte-cross-wigfall-to-louise_29.html

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Today’s posts:

“The Coming Fury,” reply #20
Lincoln to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, #21
“Grant,” #22
Links to 5 items from Civil War Notebook, #23

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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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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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Major Rutherford B. Hayes to Manning F. Force, June 12, 1861 (Major Hayes tries out some army lingo: “The camp is yet higgledy-piggledy and will require some labor to bring it up.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/06/major-rutherford-b-hayes-to-manning-f.html

Major Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, June 12, 1861 (“We are in Camp Jackson — hot, busy, and jolly.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/06/major-rutherford-b-hayes-to-sardis.html

Francis Lieber to George S. Hillard, June 12, 1861 (“My morning papers have not yet arrived. Is this delay connected with the unsuccessful fight at Newport News?”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/08/francis-lieber-to-george-s-hillard-june.html

John M. Forbes to William H. Seward, June 12, 1861 (“The aristocratic rulers of England do not like us, and the middle classes want cotton . . . “)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/11/john-m-forbes-to-william-h-seward-june.html

Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Hon. Asahel W. Hubbard, June 12, 1861 (The Governor of Iowa seems to be more concerned with hostile Indians than with southern insurrection.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/09/governor-samuel-j-kirkwood-to-hon.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: June 12, 1861 (“Gen. Lee has been or is to be created a full general in the Confederate army, and will be assigned to duty here. He is third on the list, Sydney Johnston being second.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/02/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-june-12.html

Diary of Judith W. McGuire: June 12, 1861 (Ms. McGuire has reached the Shenandoah Valley.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/12/diary-of-judith-w-mcguire-june-12-1861.html

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Today’s posts:

Elisha Hunt Rhodes, reply #25
Mary Boykin Chesnut, #26
George Templeton Strong, #27
Links to 7 items from Civil War Notebook, #28

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Continued from June 10 (reply #14).

Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

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

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Diary of Major Rutherford B. Hayes: Thursday, June 13, 1861 (Major Hayes is pleased with army life so far. Col. Rosecrans is impressive and the Captains in the regiment are a fine set of men.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/07/diary-of-major-rutherford-b-hayes.html

Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Hon. Asahel W. Hubbard, June 13, 1861 (Money is tight for the Iowa troops.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/09/governor-samuel-j-kirkwood-to-hon_5.html

Diary of Private Charles Wright Wills: June 13, 1861 (An expedition from Cairo took down a rebel flag at Columbus. No skirmish ensued.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/04/diary-of-private-charles-wright-wills_8.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: June 13, 1861 (A new staffer begins work at the War Department.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/02/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-june-13.html

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Continued from June 13 (reply #30).

Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

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Continued from August 14, 1860 (reply #5)

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3873309/posts#5

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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Major Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, June 14, 1861 (Maj. Hayes is acting Co-Commander of Camp. Jackson. He needs a horse, and provides the required specs.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/06/major-rutherford-b-hayes-to-sardis_14.html

Diary of William Howard Russell: Friday, June 14, 1861 (Natchez to Vicksburg by steamer, for a symposium, then by train to Jackson, for an interview with Gov. Pettus.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/11/diary-of-william-howard-russell-friday.html

Colonel Thomas J. Jackson to Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, June 14, 1861 (Col. Jackson awaits the order from Gen. Johnston to withdraw from Harper’s Ferry.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/03/colonel-thomas-j-jackson-to-mary-anna_5.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: June 14, 1861 (The situation is grim in the War Department. One of the three staffers is a slacker.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/02/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-june-14.html

Charlotte Cross Wigfall to Louise Wigfall, June 14, 1861 (Mrs. Wigfall and Varina Davis visited an army camp yesterday.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/charlotte-cross-wigfall-to-louise_14.html

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Today’s posts:

“Lee,” reply #33
“Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography,” #34
George Templeton Strong, #35
Links to 5 items at Civil War Notebook, #36