Harper’s Weekly – May 16, 1863

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | May 16, 1863

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Inside Lincoln’s White House: The Complete War Diary of John Hay, edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Monday, May 18, 1863 (“Sumner called this evening and read to me a letter he had received from Mr. Cobden and also one from Mr. Bright”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/03/diary-of-gideon-welles-monday-may-18.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Osborn H. Oldroyd: May 18, 1863 (Illustration: “Sherman’s men inflating rubber pontoon on which to cross Big Black River”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/05/diary-of-5th-sergeant-osborn-h-oldroyd.html

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Monday, May 18, 1863 (Sir Arthur makes it to Jackson, MS, where he is taken into custody as a suspected spy.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/06/diary-of-sir-arthur-james-lyon_8.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: Monday, May 18, 1863 (“This morning we had the gratification of a short visit from General Lee. He called and breakfasted with us”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/this-morning-we-had-gratification-of.html

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Today’s posts:

“Grant,” reply #18
Grant memoirs, #19
Frederick Douglass, #20
John Hay, #21
Links to 4 items at Civil War Notebook, #22

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Battle Maps of the Civil War: The Western Theater, American Battlefield Trust

Continued from May 17 (reply #10).

Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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Continued from May 18 (reply #18).

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Continued from May 18 (reply #19).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume One

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Continued from May 13 (reply #33).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4151800/posts#33

James Lee McDonough, William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life

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Home Letters of General Sherman, edited by M.A. DeWolfe Howe, 1909

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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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Inside Lincoln’s White House: The Complete War Diary of John Hay, edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, May 19, 1863 (It sounds like Gen. Burnside made a hash of things in the Vallandigham case.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/03/diary-of-gideon-welles-tuesday-may-19.html

New York Democratic Committee to Abraham Lincoln, May 19, 1863 (Presentation of the recent resolutions to the President.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/10/new-york-democratic-committee-to.html

Major General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, May 19, 1863 (“I am sorry to tell you I am at open war with Hooker.” Gory details follow.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/major-general-george-g-meade-to_17.html

Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s Special Orders, No. 134 (Ordering a general assault of the Vicksburg works at 1400 hrs.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/11/major-general-ulysses-s-grants-special.html

Diary of Colonel William F. Bartlett: May 19, 1863 (Suffering badly from typhoid, Col. Bartlett means to march with his regiment tomorrow all the same.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-colonel-william-f-bartlett-may.html

Diary of Sergeant Major Luman Harris Tenney: May 19, 1863 (“Favorable news from Grant, Jackson and Alexandria Banks.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-sergeant-major-luman-harris_20.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Osborn H. Oldroyd: May 19, 1863 (The 20th Ohio stands ready to charge the Vicksburg works, except for one man who would rather not.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/05/diary-of-5th-sergeant-osborn-h-oldroyd_21.html

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Tuesday, May 19, 1863 (With the corps of Gen. States Rights Gist hoping to join up with Gen. Johnston.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/06/diary-of-sir-arthur-james-lyon_9.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 19, 1863 (“a battle has been fought between Pemberton and Grant, between Jackson and Vicksburg, Mississippi, which lasted nine hours. Pemberton was forced back. This is all we know yet.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-19.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 19, 1863 (“Our brigade is transferred to the Army of Northern Virginia.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/08/diary-of-private-louis-leon-may-19-1863.html

Diary of Margaret Junkin Preston: May 19, 1863 (“My birthday. I would record my thankfulness to God for His special favors to me through the past year.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/04/diary-of-margaret-junkin-preston-may-19.html

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Today’s posts:

American Battlefield Trust map, “Never Call Retreat,” reply #24
“Grant,” #25
Grant memoirs, #26
“William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” #27
Sherman letter to Mrs. Sherman, #28
John Jackman, #29
John Hay, #30
Links to 11 items at Civil War Notebook, #31

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Continued from May 10 (reply #13).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4151800/posts#13

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Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

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Continued from May 19 (reply #26).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume One

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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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Inside Lincoln’s White House: The Complete War Diary of John Hay, edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger

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Major General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, May 20, 1863 (“Hooker is safe, I think, from the difficulty of finding a successor, and from the ridiculous appearance we present of changing our generals after each battle.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/major-general-george-g-meade-to_18.html

Colonel Charles Russell Lowell to Josephine Shaw, May 20, 1863 – 9 p.m. (Lowell’s cavalry reviewed by Gen. Casey.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/12/captain-charles-russell-lowell-to_20.html

Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, May 20, 1863 (“We do not know accurately yet what has happened to Hooker. He is repulsed and his movement a failure. I hope he is left relatively as well off as he was before.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/03/colonel-rutherford-b-hayes-to-sardis_21.html

Diary of Colonel William F. Bartlett: Wednesday, May 20, 1863 (Col. Bartlett manages to catch up to his regiment.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-colonel-william-f-bartlett.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Osborn H. Oldroyd: May 20, 1863 (“This day has been busily spent in making cautious advances toward the works of the enemy”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/05/diary-of-5th-sergeant-osborn-h-oldroyd_27.html

Francis Lieber to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, May 20, 1863 (On the need for civilized warfare.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/francis-lieber-to-major-general-henry-w.html

John M. Forbes to Governor John A. Andrew, May 20, 1863 (“I am busy just now trying to see the Quakers, and to bring them up to the mark of doing something for peace, by petitioning for the suppression of ironclads and other Confederate pirates.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/11/john-m-forbes-to-governor-john-andrew.html

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Wednesday, May 20, 1863 (Fremantle reached the HQ of Gen. Johnston, who he briefly profiles.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/06/diary-of-sir-arthur-james-lyon_10.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 20, 1863 (“Something decisive must occur before Vicksburg in a few days.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-20.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: May 20, 1863 (“General Johnston is there; I hope, by the mercy of God, he may be able to keep the enemy out of Vicksburg.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_27.html

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Today’s posts:

“Lee,” reply #34
Grant memoirs, #35
John Hay, #36
Links to 10 items at Civil War Notebook, #37

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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