Harper’s Weekly – February 15, 1862

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | February 15, 1862

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

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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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Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier, Edited by A.D. Kirwan

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Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, February 16, 1862 (Meade thinks 2 or 3 more victories could end the war.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/11/brigadier-general-george-g-meade-to_21.html

Brigadier General Simon B. Buckner, February 16, 1862 (Order to take surrender note to Grant.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/04/brigadier-general-simon-b-buckner.html

Commander Benjamin M. Dove to Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote, February 16, 1862 (Captain of the gunboat Louisville reports to F.O. Foote.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/10/commander-benjamin-m-dove-to-flag.html

Major Wilder Dwight: February 16, 1862 (Dwight believes the Confederacy must be thoroughly defeated to achieve a satisfactory peace.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/06/major-wilder-dwight-february-16-1862.html

Captain William Thompson Lusk to Elizabeth Adams Lusk, February 16, 1862 (It appears to be quiet on the Port Royal front.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/09/captain-william-thompson-lusk-to_10.html

Diary of Alexander G. Downing: Sunday, February 16, 1862 (“It is reported that Fort Donelson with several thousand prisoners has been taken by General Grant.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2012/12/diary-of-alexander-g-downing-sunday_9.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Sunday, February 16, 1862 (“But hark! what mean those shouts that come rolling down the line? ‘Fort Donelson is ours!’ The rebel flag has been lowered, and afar we see the white flag waving.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/07/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose_16.html

John L. Motley to Mary Lothrop Motley, February 16, 1862 (The Minister to Austria describes Vienna for his daughter.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/john-l-motley-to-mary-lothrop-motley_29.html

John L. Motley to Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., February 16, 1862 (A wide-ranging letter to Dr. Homes.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/john-l-motley-to-dr-oliver-wendell.html

General Robert E. Lee to One of His Sons, February 16, 1862 (“Our country requires now every one to put forth all his ability, regardless of self”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/11/general-robert-e-lee-to-one-of-his-sons.html

Diary of Judith W. McGuire: Sunday, February 16, 1862 (The funeral of Capt. Wise, in Richmond.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/02/diary-of-judith-w-mcguire-sunday.html

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Today’s posts:

“Team of Rivals,” reply #16
“Grant,” #17
Grant’s memoirs, #18
Lincoln’s letter to Halleck, #19
George B. McClellan, #20
Mary Chesnut, #21
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #22
Johnny Green, #23
Links to 11 items at Civil War Notebook, #24

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Continued from Continued from February 16 (reply #17).

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Continued from February 6 (reply #29.)

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4034410/posts#29

James Harrison Wilson, The Life of General John A. Rawlins

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Continued from February 15 (reply #6)

Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, by Jack Hurst

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

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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

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Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier, Edited by A.D. Kirwan

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Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Elizabeth Budd Smith, February 17, 1862 (The 54th Ohio is heading to Paducah by steamboat.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/03/colonel-thomas-kilby-smith-to-elizabeth_2.html

Colonel Jacob Lauman to his wife Louise D. (Viele) Lauman, February 17, 1862 (Col. Lauman of the 7th Iowa survived the Donelson fight, but some of his comrades did not.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2012/08/colonel-jacob-lauman-to-his-wife-louise.html

Diary of Alexander G. Downing: Monday, February 17, 1862 (“The good news came that Grant has really taken Fort Donelson.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2012/12/diary-of-alexander-g-downing-monday_10.html

Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Brigadier-General Schuyler Hamilton, February 17, 1862 (Some members of the 2nd Iowa Infantry may have misbehaved. Two items.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/governor-samuel-j-kirkwood-to-brigadier.html

Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, February 17, 1862

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/governor-samuel-j-kirkwood-to-major.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Monday, February 17, 1862 (Ambrose lists the7th Illinois Fort Donelson casualties and eulogizes the dead.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/08/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose.html

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Today’s posts:

“Grant,” reply #26
John Rawlins, #27
Nathan Bedford Forrest, #28
George B. McClellan, #29
John Nicolay, #30
George Templeton Strong, #31
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #32
Mary Chesnut, #33
Johnny Green, #34
Links to 6 items at Civil War Notebook, #35

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Continued from February 15 (reply #3).

Bruce Catton, Terrible Swift Sword

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Continued from February 17 (reply #26).

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Continued from February 17 (reply #28)

Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, by Jack Hurst

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