Harper’s Weekly – September 27, 1862

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | September 27, 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/4094688/posts

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Our Army at Cincinnati – 1-2, 9-10
M’Clellan – 2
The Rebel Raid into Maryland – 2-3, 7-8, 12, 15-16
The Tax Law – 3
The Lounger – 3-4
Humors of the Day – 4-5
Domestic Intelligence – 5
Foreign News – 5
The First Virginia Cavalry – 6, 12
Not in Vain – 9
A Guerrilla Raid in the West – 11-12
Laurels – 12-14
No Name, by Wilkie Collins, The Fourth Scene, Ch X – 17-19
A Pictorial Commentary Upon Gen. Lee’s Proclamation to the People of Maryland – 20
The “Invasion” of the North – 21

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David Herbert Donald, Lincoln

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

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Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade, Edited, with an introduction, by William C. Davis

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Saturday, September 27, 1862 (Welles talks politics with Gov. Tod of Ohio.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-gideon-welles-saturday.html

Diary of Salmon P. Chase: Saturday, September 27, 1862 (Chase talks army matters with Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-salmon-p-chase-saturday.html

Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, September 27, 1862 (Meade is most unhappy with his body-servant, who behave badly at 2nd Bull Run.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/01/brigadier-general-george-g-meade-to_25.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 27, 1862 (“This [Emancipation Proclamation] will only intensify the war, and add largely to our numbers in the field.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/06/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-september_4.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: September 27, 1862 (“Up to to-day nothing new, only today is my New Year (the Jewish New Year).”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/12/diary-of-private-louis-leon-september.html

Diary of Sarah Morgan: September 27, 1862 (A tall tale of the spirit world. A true tale of remorse.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/11/diary-of-sarah-morgan-september-27-1862.html

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Today’s posts:

“Lincoln,” reply #3
George Templeton Strong, #4
John Jackman, #5
Links to 6 items at Civil War Notebook, #6

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These were all fascinating
But laughed at Meade whining to his wife
John Beauchamp Jones lamenting no real leaders in the Confederate Congress could have been written yesterday.
Thank you

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Life goes on in the North, fighting a huge war but getting rich in the meantime, an ad for roller skates.

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

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Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade, Edited, with an introduction, by William C. Davis

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Diary of Salmon P. Chase: Sunday, September 28, 1862 (Chase discusses military matters with Sec. Stanton and Gen. Halleck.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-salmon-p-chase-sunday.html

Diary of Sarah Morgan: September 28, 1862 (Visitors bring news of Morgan relatives in the army and navy in the east.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/11/diary-of-sarah-morgan-september-28-1862.html

Brigadier-General Jacob D. Cox’s Special Orders No. 8, September 28, 1862 (Honorable mentions for certain men in IX Corps.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/01/brigadier-general-jacob-d-coxs-special.html

Captain William Thompson Lusk to Elizabeth Adams Lusk, September 28, 1862 (Despite other plans, Lusk is back to being a company commander in the 79th NY.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/01/captain-william-thompson-lusk-to.html

Captain William Thompson Lusk to Horace Barnard, September 28, 1862 (“we believe [McClellan] simply the best general we have got, and do not trust the judgment of old Abe in the selection of a new one.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/01/captain-william-thompson-lusk-to-horace.html

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Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade, Edited, with an introduction, by William C. Davis

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Captain Charles Fessenden Morse, September 29, 1862 (“I rode over to Harper’s Ferry, yesterday afternoon, with Bob Shaw and Charley Whittier (the latter you remember of the Twentieth; he is now on General Sedgwick’s staff).”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/captain-charles-fessenden-morse_17.html

Diary of Gideon Welles: Monday, September 29, 1862 (Welles reassures Seward that the Royal Navy is not about to break the blockade.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-gideon-welles-monday-september.html

Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, September 29, 1862 (“I do wish [Gen. John F.] Reynolds had stayed away, and that I could have had a chance to command a corps in action. Perhaps it may yet occur.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/01/brigadier-general-george-g-meade-to_26.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Monday, September 29, 1862 (“General Rosecrans has command of the forces here. In the evening he visits our camp; seems greatly pleased with our dress parade, and the efficiency of the regiment in the manual of arms.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/06/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose_31.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 29, 1862 (“Buell, it is said, has reached Louisville. We hope to hear soon of active operations in Kentucky. Bragg, and Smith, and Price, and Marshall are there with abundant forces to be striking heavy blows.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/06/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-september_6.html

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General George G. Meade: “I do wish...that I could have had a chance to command a corps in action. Perhaps it may yet occur.”

Ambitious sort, isn't he?! Well, time will tell....

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Continued from September 22 (reply #16).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4094688/posts#16

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume One

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William J. Cooper, Jr., Jefferson Davis, American

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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 a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade, Edited, with an introduction, by William C. Davis

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Memoranda of John M. Forbes: Minor Reforms Needed, September, 1862.

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/03/memoranda-of-john-m-forbes-minor.html

Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, September 30, 1862 (“The President laid before us the address of the loyal Governors who lately met at Altoona.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-gideon-welles-tuesday.html

Diary of Salmon P. Chase: Tuesday, September 30, 1862 (Anecdote of a serious breach of security allowed by Gen. Buell.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-salmon-p-chase-tuesday.html

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, September 30, 1862 (An update on affairs in Louisiana. A naval assault on Galveston planned.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/11/george-s-denison-to-salmon-p-chase.html

Captain Charles Fessenden Morse, September 30, 1862 (“Hasn’t the mortality among our old officers been dreadful? I cannot bear to think of it.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/captain-charles-fessenden-morse_18.html

Captain William Thompson Lusk to Elizabeth Adams Lusk, September 30, 1862 (Lusk named for honorable mention in Gen. Cox’s Special Order #8.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/01/captain-william-thompson-lusk-to_9.html

Charles Eliot Norton to George William Curtis, September 30, 1862 (“It was delightful to exchange congratulations on the Declaration, not of Independence, but of Liberty. The 22d September will be one of our memorable days forever.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/03/charles-eliot-norton-to-george-william_22.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 30, 1862 (“Lincoln’s proclamation was the subject of discussion in the Senate yesterday. Some of the gravest of our senators favor the raising of the black flag, asking and giving no quarter hereafter.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/06/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-september_7.html

Diary of Judith W. McGuire: September 30, 1862 (“My heart sickens at the thought of what our dear soldiers have yet to pass through.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/06/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_18.html

Diary of Sarah Morgan: Tuesday, September 30, 1862 (“This Kentuckian pronunciation grates “hairshly” on my Southern ears.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/11/diary-of-sarah-morgan-tuesday-september.html