Harper’s Weekly – June 6, 1863

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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/4156917/posts

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Colonel Gierson – 1-2
The Sinews of War – 2
Symptoms of Caving-In – 2
The Lounger – 2-3
Humors of the Day – 3-4
Domestic Intelligence – 4
Foreign News – 4
The Foiled Cracksman – 4
Colonel Grierson’s Raid – 5, 8
Scenes at New Orleans – 6-7, 12
“Very Hard Cash,” by Charles Reade, Ch. X – 9-11
Grant’s March – 11, 14
The Prison at Jackson, Mississippi – 11, 16
The English Pirate “Alexandra” – 11, 15
Clement L. Vallandigham – 11-12, 18
Governor Andrew G. Curtin – 12, 18
Miste, Prince of Fogge – 12-13
The Good-Natured Man with One Eye – 13
Major-General U.S. Grant – 17

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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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Diary of Gideon Welles: Saturday, June 6, 1863 (“Halleck inspires no zeal in the army or among our soldiers. Stanton is actually hated by many officers”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/05/diary-of-gideon-welles-saturday-june-5.html

Lieutenant-Colonel John Rawlins to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, June 6, 1863 – 1 a.m. (“The great solicitude I feel for the safety of this army leads me to mention, what I had hoped never again to do, the subject of your drinking.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/lieutenant-colonel-john-rawlins-to.html

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General John A. McClernand, June 6, 1863 (“I am going up to Mechanicsburg. Cannot be back before to-morrow night. Make all advance possible in approaches during my absence.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/major-general-ulysses-s-grant-to-major_26.html

Major General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, June 6, 1863 (“I should think it would be policy on [Lee’s] part to endeavor to overcome this army before he undertakes any invasion of the North.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/major-general-george-g-meade-to_24.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Osborn H. Oldroyd: June 6, 1863 (Sgt. Oldroyd has no tolerance for deserters.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/09/diary-of-5th-sergeant-osborn-h-oldroyd.html

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Saturday, June 6, 1863 (Passes through Atlanta, where food is distributed by the ladies, and reaches Augusta.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/07/diary-of-sir-arthur-james-lyon_15.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: June 6, 1863 (“Shall we have another great battle on the Rappahannock? I think it a ruse.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-june-6.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: June 6, 1863 (“Twenty miles to-day. We waded Rapidan River, which is forty yards wide, two feet deep and very swift.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/10/diary-of-private-louis-leon-june-6-1863.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: June 6, 1863 (Two interesting anecdotes of life in northern Virginia.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire.html

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Continued from June 3 (reply #24).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4156917/posts#24

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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Continued from June 3 (reply #25).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4156917/posts#25

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume One

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Captain Charles Wright Wills: June 7, 1863 (“We had occupied our very pleasant quarters but two days when an order came for us to pack up for Vicksburg.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/12/captain-charles-wright-wills-june-7-1863.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: June 7, 1863 (“the locality is fine, having a beautiful view of the romantic looking Corinth, and the battle field of October 4th, 1862.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/01/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose-june_14.html

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Sunday, June 7, 1863 (Augusta. Visit to the cannon foundry. Takes train for Charleston. “My car was much crowded with Yankee prisoners.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/07/diary-of-sir-arthur-james-lyon_21.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: June 7, 1863 (“To avoid these calamities, it is possible Lincoln would make peace. Therefore we are so anxious to hear from Vicksburg, the turning-point of the war.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-june-7.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: June 7, 1863 (“We are living in fear of a Yankee raid. They have a large force on York River, and are continually sending parties up the Pamunky and Mattapony Rivers, to devastate the country and annoy the inhabitants.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_2.html

A Woman’s Diary Of The Siege Of Vicksburg: June 7, 1863 (“The churches are a great resort for those who have no caves.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-womans-diary-of-siege-of-vicksburg_6.html

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Today’s posts:

“Lee,” reply #6
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #7
Grant memoirs, #8
Links to 6 items at Civil War Notebook, #9

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Continued from May 12 (reply #12).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4151800/posts#24

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Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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Continued from June 1 (reply #13).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4156917/posts#13

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals

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

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Continued from June 7 (reply #8).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume One

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Monday, June 8, 1863 (“Spoke to the President regarding weekly performances of the Marine Band.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/05/diary-of-gideon-welles-monday-june-8.html

Major General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, June 8, 1863 (“Pleasanton, with a large force of cavalry, will cross above to-day, and push his way towards Culpeper and Gordonsville, to see what they are doing in that direction.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/05/major-general-george-g-meade-to_25.html

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, June 8, 1863 (“Johnston is concentrating a force at Canton, and now has a portion of it west of Big Black River.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/12/major-general-ulysses-s-grant-to-major_29.html

Major-General John A. McClernand to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, June, 8, 1863 (“Johnston is concentrating a force at Canton, and now has a portion of it west of Big Black River.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/11/major-general-john-mcclernand-to-major.html

Lieutenant-Colonel John A. Rawlins to Major-General John A. McClernand, June 8, 1863 (“You will direct Col Whitney to send over and ascertain, if there would be any danger in the Negroes marching across to Youngs Point, and if there would be none, send them there without delay”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/11/lieutenant-colonel-john-rawlins-to_5.html

Major-General John A. McClernand to Lieutenant-Colonel John A. Rawlins, June 8, 1863 (“The one hundred & Eighth 108 Ill Infy & twenty third 23 Iowa are still at youngs point & have not reported to their Commands.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/11/major-general-john-mcclernand-to.html

Diary of Sergeant Major Luman Harris Tenney: June 8, 1863 (“Conflicting reports about a battle on the Potomac. Hooker whipped! Richmond taken! etc. All very anxious to get reliable news.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/diary-of-sergeant-major-luman-harris_14.html

Diary of Sergeant George G. Smith: June 8, 1863 (“Conflicting reports about a battle on the Potomac. Hooker whipped! Richmond taken! etc. All very anxious to get reliable news.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/11/diary-of-sergeant-george-g-smith-june-8.html

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Monday, June 8, 1863 (“I then called on General [Roswell S.] Ripley, who commands the garrison and forts of Charleston.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/07/diary-of-sir-arthur-james-lyon_22.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: June 8, (“Well, the enemy have thrown another column over the Rappahannock, below Fredericksburg. This is probably a manoeuvre to arrest Lee’s advance in Culpepper County. But it won’t do”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-june-8.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: June 8, 1863 (“Stayed here all day.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/10/diary-of-private-louis-leon-june-8-1863.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: June 8, 1863 (“We have had a cavalry fight near Culpeper Court-House. We drove the enemy back, but I am afraid that our men won no laurels, for we were certainly surprised most shamefully.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_74.html

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Today’s posts:

“Never Call Retreat,” reply #11
“Team of Rivals,” #12
Lincoln note to Samuel Curtis, #13
Grant memoirs, #14
Links to 12 items at Civil War Notebook, #15

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

The West Point Atlas of War: The Civil War, Chief Editor, Brigadier General Vincent J. Esposito

Continued from June 7 (reply #6).

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

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, June 9, 1863 (“Admiral Foote arrived this A.M. Is ardent and earnest for his new duties. Is fully possessed of my views.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/05/diary-of-gideon-welles-tuesday-june-3.html

Gideon Welles to William H. Seward, June 9, 1863 (“The navigation of the Rio Grande must be left unobstructed and until the left bank of the river shall be occupied by our troops”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/gideon-welles-to-william-h-seward-june.html

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant to Julia Dent Grant, June 9, 1863 (Gen. Grant calls his wife to Vicksburg.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/12/major-general-ulysses-s-grant-to-julia.html

Major-General William T. Sherman: General Orders, No. 44, June 9, 1863 (Sentinels to prevent communications to or from Vicksburg.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/12/major-general-william-t-sherman-general.html

Mrs. Fanny Kemble to John M. Forbes, before June 9, 1863 (Apparently the London Times is not a friend of the North.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/01/mrs-fanny-kemble-to-john-m-forbes.html

John M. Forbes to Anne Howell Forbes, June 9, 1863

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/01/john-m-forbes-to-anne-howell-forbes.html

John M. Forbes, writing from London, after June 9, 1863 (Forbes traveling in Germany.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/01/john-m-forbes-writing-from-london-after.html

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Tuesday, June 9, 1863 (A visit to Fort Sumter and surrounding area.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/07/diary-of-sir-arthur-james-lyon_28.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: June 9, 1863 (“Lee is “marching on,” Northward, utterly regardless of the demonstrations of Hooker on the Lower Rappahannock.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-june-9.html

General Robert E. Lee to Mary Custis Lee, June 9, 1863 (“I reviewed the cavalry of this section yesterday. It was a splendid sight. The men and horses looked well. They had recuperated since last fall. Stuart was in all his glory.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2013/12/general-robert-e-lee-to-mary-custis-lee_22.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: June 9, 1863 (“We were ordered to Beverly Ford, to support Gen. Jeb Stewart, who is engaging the Yankees, and they are having a very hard cavalry fight”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/10/diary-of-private-louis-leon-june-9-1863.html

Diary of Sarah Morgan: Tuesday, June 9, 1863 (“There are no Southern young men left in town, and those who remain would hardly be received with civility by Miriam and myself.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/04/diary-of-sarah-morgan-tuesday-june-9.html