Harper’s Weekly – January 31, 1863

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | January 31, 1863

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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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Diary of Gideon Welles: Thursday, February 5, 1863 (The Navy Secretary has a disagreement with the Secretary of State.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/01/diary-of-gideon-welles-thursday.html

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, February 5, 1863 (“Notwithstanding my personal regard for Gen. Banks, I repeat the conviction so often expressed before, that he is not the man for this important place. Gen. Butler is the only man who is equal to the situation, and he ought to come back.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/10/george-s-denison-to-salmon-p-chase.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: February 5, 1863 (“A dispatch from Gen. Beauregard says sixty sail of the enemy have left Beaufort, N. C., for Charleston.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/01/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-february_27.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: February 5, 1863 (“We went to sleep in our wet clothing, with a cup of coffee as our supper. It rained and snowed all night.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/03/diary-of-private-louis-leon-february-5.html

Diary of Sarah Morgan: Thursday Night, February 5, 1863 (Letter from Lavinia in California. I don’t know who Lavinia is.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/02/diary-of-sarah-morgan-thursday-night.html

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Today’s posts:

“Team of Rivals,” reply #20
Lincoln letter to Gen. Sigel, #21
George Templeton Strong, #22
Links to 5 items at Civil War Notebook, #23

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, February 6, 1863 (Welles is still annoyed with Sec. Seward.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/01/diary-of-gideon-welles-friday-february.html

Major General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, February 6, 1863 (“To-day an order is issued abolishing grand divisions and returning to the system of corps. I am announced as in command of the Fifth Corps.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/03/major-general-george-g-meade-to_17.html

Dr. Seth Rogers to his daughter Dolly, February 6, 1863 (“We are just now through with the hardest and coldest north east storm that we have had since I came to the Department of the South.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/01/dr-seth-rogers-to-his-daughter-dolly_75.html

George William Curtis to Charles Eliot Norton, February 6, 1863 (Concern about the future of the Republican Party.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/12/george-william-curtis-to-charles-eliot_25.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: February 6, 1863 (“Gen. Lee thinks Charleston will be assailed, and suggests that all the troops in North Carolina be concentrated near Wilmington”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/01/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-february_28.html

General Robert E. Lee to Eleanor Agnes Lee, February 6, 1863 (“Our horses and mules suffer the most. They have to bear the cold and rain, tug through the mud, and suffer all the time with hunger.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/12/general-robert-e-lee-to-eleanor-agnes_5.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: February 6, 1863 (Pvt. Leon and 2 companions forage for food. Get caught stealing chickens.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/03/diary-of-private-louis-leon-february-6.html