Harper’s Weekly – January 11, 1862

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | January 11, 1862

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Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1861-1865: Seminar and Discussion Forum
The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: May 2025.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

https://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:homerjsimpson/index?tab=articles

To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by reply or freepmail.

Link to previous Harper’s Weekly thread

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4026614/posts

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The Stone Fleet in Charleston Harbor – 1-2, 15-16
The Surrender of the Traitors – 1, 3
Suspension of Specie Payments – 3
The Lounger – 3-4
Humors of the Day – 4
Domestic Intelligence – 4-5
Foreign News – 5
Jonathan on the Mason and Slidell Affair – 5
The Battle of Dranesville – 6, 15
In and About Port Royal, South Carolina – 7
The Defenses of Washington-Fort Lyon, on the Heights of Hunting Creek-The Largest Work on the Line of the Potomac – 8
Our Map of the Mississippi River – 9, 15
Fairy Tales Told by the Little Folks – 10
John Spencer’s Christmas Dinner – 14-15
Stockings and Mittens – 15
Pat on the Mason and Slidell Affair – 16
The War in Kentucky – 17-19
A Glimpse into the Future-John Bull’s Distinguished Reception of his New Friends – 20

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Continued from December 4, 1861 (reply #21).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4016873/posts#21

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Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals

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Continued from December 26, 1861 (reply #24).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4023175/posts#24

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David Herbert Donald, Lincoln

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

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Abraham Lincoln to Simon Cameron, January 11, 1862 (Lincoln to nominate Simon Chase to be Minister to Russia.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/12/abraham-lincoln-to-simon-cameron.html

Simon Cameron to Abraham Lincoln, January 11, 1862 (Letter of resignation.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/12/simon-cameron-to-abraham-lincoln.html

Flag Officer Samuel F. Dupont to Gustavus V. Fox, January 11, 1862 (Report from Port Royal.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/09/flag-officer-samuel-f-dupont-to.html

Colonel James A. Garfield to Capt. J. B. Fry, January 11, 1862 (“I left Paintsville on Thursday noon with 1,100 men, and drove in the enemy’s pickets 2 miles beyond Prestonburg.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/08/colonel-james-garfield-to-capt-j-b-fry.html

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Elizabeth Budd Smith, January 11, 1862 (“There are four Colonels Smith in Ohio alone; one of them is Kirby Smith, a name by which I am not unfrequently known, and by the by, I notice that there is one by that name in the rebel army.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/02/colonel-thomas-kilby-smith-to-elizabeth_28.html

Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Saturday, January 11, 1862 (“A soldier of Company C died last night. Few cases of sickness but very fatal; calls for great care.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-lieutenant-colonel-rutherford_21.html

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: January 11, 1862 (Day tells an amusing story about Gen. Magruder from the Mexican War.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/02/diary-of-corporal-david-l-day-january_61.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: January 11, 1862 (“We have three candidates in the field in this district for Congress: President Tyler, James Lyons, and Wm. H. McFarland. The first will, of course, walk over the track.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-january_19.html

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Today’s posts:

“Team of Rivals,” reply #3
“Lincoln,” #4
Simon Cameron resignation letter, #5
George Templeton Strong, #6
Mary B. Chesnut, #7
Links to 8 items at Civil War Notebook, #8

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Continued from January 11 (reply #3.)

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals

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With Lincoln in the White House: Letters, Memoranda, and Other Writings of John G. Nicolay, 1860-1865, edited by Michael Burlingame

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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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Diary of Salmon P. Chase: January 12, 1862 (The Treasury Secretary writes about his long and eventful day.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/10/diary-of-salmon-p-chase-january-12-1862.html

Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Sunday, January 12, 1862 (“Three of our men died yesterday and today — two of them just recruited.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-lieutenant-colonel-rutherford_84.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, Sunday Morning, January 12, 1862 (Newsy letter to Mrs. Hayes.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/lieutenant-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_21.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Dr. Joseph T. Webb, January 12, 1862 (“Generally healthy; less sickness than ever, but more fatal. Come as soon as you safely can.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/lieutenant-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_24.html

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: January 12, 1862 (“The big expedition, with colors flying and bands playing, sailed this afternoon, leading seaward. No one on board will know our destination until we round Cape Henry, when the seals are to be broken.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/02/diary-of-corporal-david-l-day-january_15.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: January 12, 1862 (The rebels believe the Burnside expedition is headed for Virginia.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-january_21.html

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Today’s posts:

“Team of Rivals,” reply #10
John Nicolay, #11
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #12
Links to 6 items at Civil War Notebook, #13

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Continued from January 10 (reply #25).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4026614/posts#25

Bruce Catton, Terrible Swift Sword

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Continued from January 11 (reply #4).

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David Herbert Donald, Lincoln

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

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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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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 Civil War, edited by C. Vann Woodward