Harper’s Weekly – November 22, 1862

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | November 22, 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/4109216/posts

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Governor Seymour – 1-2
The Recent Elections – 2
The Removal of General M’Clellan – 2
The Lounger – 2-3
Humors of the Day – 3-4
Domestic Intelligence – 4
The Army of the Potomac – 5-9
Foreign News – 9
The Gallows – 9-10
The Prince de Joinville on M’Clellan – 10
Blue Lightening – 10
The Army of the Ohio – 11-12
An Arm for a Heart – 12-13
Mizpah – 13-14
The “Vanderbilt” – 14-15
Brigadier-General Stanley – 14, 16
Admiral David D. Porter – 17
General Thomas – 17
Chief Quartermaster Ingalls – 16
No Name, by Wilkie Collins, Between the Scenes, Ch. I-IX – 18-19
Professor Greeley at Syracuse – 20

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Continued from November 4 (reply #16).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4105170/posts#16

David Herbert Donald, Lincoln

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

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Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, November 22, 1862 (“It rained very hard all day yesterday, rendering the roads in this vicinity nearly impassable. The railroad from Acquia Creek to Fredericksburg will take ten days or two weeks to put in order, if it can be done in that time.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/02/brigadier-general-george-g-meade-to_14.html

Gustavus V. Fox to John M. Forbes, November 22, 1862 (“Washington is reported to have said, ‘In peace, prepare for war.’ We didn’t, and here we are.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/08/gustavus-v-fox-to-john-m-forbes.html

Captain Charles Fessenden Morse, November 22, 1862 (“All my men are now well provided against the cold, and are as comfortable as they can ever expect to be while they are soldiers.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/10/captain-charles-fessenden-morse_4.html

Captain Charles Fessenden Morse, November 22, 1862 (“I had my company formed and marched to my tent, where I read your note, and then I commenced the distribution of the shirts and stockings”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/10/captain-charles-fessenden-morse_51.html

Captain William Thompson Lusk & Elizabeth Adams Lusk, November 22, 1862 (“I must say the attack on Fredericksburg is a thing I greatly dread.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/02/captain-william-thompson-lusk-elizabeth_28.html

[M Kehoe]

CiC president Lincoln in such an elegant way, told the good general to stick the requisition up his ass.

5.56mm

[M Kehoe]

Hi Professor.

Some things to chew on regarding the excerpts...

This one sounds like Biden’s current DoJ and FBI...

And those departments didn’t exist back then.

5.56mm

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Continued from November 21 (reply #29).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4109216/posts#29

Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

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

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Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, November 23, 1862 (“You will see by the papers that the enemy have appeared at Fredericksburg, and evinced a disposition to dispute our crossing the river and occupying that place. I think this is only to gain time, and do not believe they have any very serious intentions of fighting here, as it is decidedly against their interest.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/02/brigadier-general-george-g-meade-to_15.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: November 23, 1862 (“The cars which came in from the North last night brought a great many women, children, and negroes from Fredericksburg and its vicinity.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-november_4.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: November 23, 1862 (“Poor Fredericksburg! The enemy on the Stafford side of the river in force; their cannon planted on the hills. Day before yesterday they demanded the surrender of the town, which was declined by General Lee.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_3.html

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Today’s posts:

“Lee,” reply #8
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #9
George Templeton Strong, #10
Links to 3 items at Civil War Notebook, #11

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

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Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, November 24, 1862 (Gossip among the generals of the AoP. Meade still thinks Lee will not seriously contest their crossing at Fredericksburg.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/02/brigadier-general-george-g-meade-to_16.html

Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Sophia Birchard Hayes: November 24, 1862 (Col. Hayes is trying to get back to the 23rd Ohio, which is once again in western VA.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/lieutenant-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_29.html

Major General John Pope to Abraham Lincoln, November 24, 1862 – 12:20 p.m. (“I apprehend serious trouble with the people of this State [MN], who are much exasperated against the criminal Indians.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/01/major-general-john-pope-to-abraham_19.html

Major General William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, November 24, 1862 (“The North must rule or submit to degradation and insult forevermore. The war must now be fought out.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2012/11/major-general-william-t-sherman-to_25.html

General Robert E. Lee to his Daughter, November 24, 1862 (“General Burnside’s whole army is apparently opposite Fredericksburg, and stretches from the Rappahannock to the Potomac. What his intentions are he has not yet disclosed.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/12/general-robert-e-lee-to-his-daughter.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: November 24, 1862 (“The Northern press says Burnside is determined to force his way, directly from the Rappahannock to Richmond, by virtue of superior numbers. The thing Lee desires him to attempt.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-november_5.html

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Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, November 25, 1862 (“the enemy are said to be concentrating at Fredericksburg, and the impression gains ground that our passage of the river will be disputed, and that they will give us battle here.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/02/brigadier-general-george-g-meade-to_17.html

John L. Motley to Mary Lothrop Motley, November 25, 1862 (“The President’s proclamation was just in time. Had it been delayed it is possible that England would have accepted the invitation of France, and that invitation was in reality to recognize the slaveholders’ Confederacy”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/john-l-motley-to-mary-lothrop-motley_24.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: November 25, 1862 (“Fredericksburg is not shelled yet; and, moreover, the enemy have apologized for the firing at the train containing women and children.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-november_10.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: November 25, 1862 (“General Lee requested last night that the women and children who had not gone should go without delay. This seems to portend hot work.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_4.html

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

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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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Captain William Thompson Lusk & Elizabeth Adams Lusk, November 26, 1862 (“With regard to the intended Army movements we are all utterly in the fog, the time passing and the mud growing deeper, while batteries are being built by the enemy under our very noses.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/03/captain-william-thompson-lusk-elizabeth.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: November 26, 1862 (“What a blunder France and England made in hesitating to espouse our cause! They might have had any commercial advantages.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-november_11.html

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

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Continued from November 23 (reply #8).

Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell