Harper’s Weekly – November 21, 1863

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | November 21, 1863

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Today’s posts:

“Grant,” reply #15
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #16
“William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” #17
Johnny Green, #18
John Hay, #19
Links to 5 items at Civil War Notebook, #20

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Continued from November 4 (reply #30).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4193437/posts#30

Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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

Continued from November 23 (reply #15).

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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

Continued from November 23 (reply #16).

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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from November 23 (reply #17).

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

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Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier, Edited by A.D. Kirwan

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Continued from November 21 (reply #4).

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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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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Senator James W. Grimes to Elizabeth Nealley Grimes, November 24, 1863 (A visit to the home of Sen. William P. Fessenden, of Maine.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/senator-james-w-grimes-to-elizabeth_26.html

Dr. Seth Rogers to his daughter Dolly, November 24, 1863 (“Today our companies E and K have proved themselves worthy, in a skirmish over the river, of all the praises that have been showered upon them.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/08/dr-seth-rogers-to-his-daughter-dolly_17.html

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Luman Harris Tenney: November 24, 1863 (“Rob came before daylight and got flour for 2nd O. V. C. Hard up for rations seemingly.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/10/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-luman-harris_72.html

Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: November 24, 1863 (“Very cold weather. Four or five men chilled to death last night.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/12/diary-of-1st-sergeant-john-l-ransom_96.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Tuesday, November 24, 1863 (“The regiment will not go to Corinth as intended; only two companies will be sent. This evening they are taken across on a steamer.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/01/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose_1.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: November 24, 1863 (“A letter from Gen. Lee indicates that the Commissary-General has been suggesting that he (the general) should impress supplies for his army.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/09/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-november_26.html

Diary of Margaret Junkin Preston: November 24, 1863 (“Wrote today to my dear father by Flag of Truce. Still suffering with my eyes, so as not to be able to read or write much.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/05/diary-of-margaret-junkin-preston_18.html

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Today’s posts:

“Never Call Retreat,” reply #22
West Point Atlas map, “Grant,” #23
American Battlefield Trust map, “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #24
“William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” #25
Johnny Green, #26
“Lee,” #27
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #28
John Hay, #29
Links to 7 items at Civil War Notebook, #30

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

Continued from November 24 (reply #22).

Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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Continued from November 21 (reply #3).

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

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Continued from October 13 (reply #30)

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4188381/posts#30

Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, by Jack Hurst

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

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John Hay to John G. Nicolay, November 25, 1863 (“Hooker (fighting Joe ) (Fightinger than ever) has done gloriously; carried the north slope of Lookout Mountain and gobbled a thousand prisoners.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/03/john-hay-to-john-g-nicolay-november-25.html

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Luman Harris Tenney: November 25, 1863 (“No move today. Spent the day at the wagons mostly. Read some, pitched a fly and took our ease. Numerous reports as to Burnside.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/10/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-luman-harris_41.html

Major-General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Mead, November 25, 1863 (“I was going to advance to-morrow, and may yet do so, although at present the sky is overcast and threatening.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/08/major-general-george-g-meade-to_12.html

Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: November 25, 1863 (“Lucy and I came up on the Viola.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/04/diary-of-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_96.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, November 25, 1863 (“I write a line, merely to say that the entire army is under marching orders, for daylight to-morrow; the men in high spirits.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_29.html

Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: November 25, 1863 (“They say I can have the first vacancy and as it is impossible for a dozen to remain together long without losing some by sickness, my chances will be good in a few days at fartherest.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/12/diary-of-1st-sergeant-john-l-ransom_27.html

Diary of Private Charles H. Lynch: November 25, 1863 (“Thanksgiving Day. Weather fine. Our second one in the U. S. service. Some of the boys received boxes from home containing good things which they divided with others.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/08/diary-of-private-charles-h-lynch_27.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Wednesday, November 25, 1863 (“This morning a foraging expedition is sent out under the command of Captain Yager, of Company G.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/01/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose_88.html

General Robert E. Lee to Mary Custis Lee, November 25, 1863 (“I am very sorry the weather was so bad that I could not give the President a review. I wanted him to see the troops, and wanted them to see him.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/01/general-robert-e-lee-to-mary-custis-lee_31.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: November 25, 1863 (“We have an unintelligible dispatch from Gen. Bragg, saying he had, yesterday, a prolonged contest with the enemy for the possession of Lookout Mountain”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/09/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-november.html

Diary of Margaret Junkin Preston: November 25, 1863 (“Last night Sister and P. came: Sister does not allude in any way to William, nor have we mentioned his name to her.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/05/diary-of-margaret-junkin-preston_19.html

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Today’s initial posts:

West Point Atlas map, “Never Call Retreat,” reply #32
“Jefferson Davis, American,” #33
“Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography,” #34
George Templeton Strong, #35
Links to 11 items at Civil War Notebook, #36

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

Continued from November 24 (reply #23).

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

Continued from November 24 (reply #24).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

Continued from November 24 (reply #25).

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

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

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

Continued from reply #38.

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

Continued from reply #38.

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