Posted on 05/07/2024 6:33:48 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
John Hay to Charles Edward Hay: May 8, 1864 (Younger brother Charlie Hay has become engaged to an Illinois girl, Mary Ridgely.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/john-hay-to-charles-edward-hay-may-8.html
Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Sunday, May 8, 1864 (“Rocky Gap to Poplar Hill (Sharmon’s), twenty-four miles. — Ten from Giles; ten and one-half from Dublin. Rebels probably ahead of us getting ready.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/11/diary-of-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes.html
Diary of Colonel William F. Bartlett, May 8, 1864 “Ambulances moved to Chancellorsville . . . The loss in my regiment is great. Nearly two hundred killed and wounded. I am satisfied with their conduct.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/07/diary-of-colonel-william-f-bartlett-may_29.html
Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 8, 1864, 1:30 a.m. (“Have about given up the train before daylight, so will curl down and take a cool snooze, minus blankets. Made 11 miles to-day.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/07/captain-charles-wright-wills-may-8-1864_20.html
Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 8, 1864 (“Dispatch came to Sherman this p. m. that Grant had whipped Lee three successive days. Our fight will come off to-morrow.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/07/captain-charles-wright-wills-may-8-1864.html
Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Sunday, May 8, 1864 (“when reminded by a wag that he (Meade) was in a dangerous place, he replied: “It’s safe enough behind a Vermont regiment anywhere!” Which was a clever thing to say to the men and they appreciated it.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/09/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_29.html
Diary of 2nd Lieutenant George G. Smith: May 8, 1864 (“Crossed Red river on the dam. Four gun boats below the dam, and two turreted monitors below the upper falls.” With illustration.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/01/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-george-g-smith_4.html
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: May 8, 1864 (“About 3,500 have died since I came here, which is a good many, come to think of it”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-1st-sergeant-john-l-ransom-may_19.html
Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop: [Sunday], May 8, 1864 (Northrup’s POW train passes through Charlottesville, where they are derided by local girls.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/04/diary-of-corporal-john-worrell-northrop.html
Francis Lieber to Senator Charles Sumner, May 8, 1864 (Lieber strongly urges Sen. Sumner to pass an English publication to President Lincoln.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/francis-lieber-to-senator-charles_22.html
Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 8, 1864 (“Grant remained where he had been driven, in the “Wilderness,” behind his breastworks, completely checked in his “On to Richmond.” He may be badly hurt, and perhaps his men object to being led to the slaughter again.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/07/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-8-1864.html
Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 8, 1864 (“We left this place at dark last night, but only got a distance of two miles, and it took us until 9 in the morning of the 9th.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/02/diary-of-private-louis-leon-may-8-1864.html
Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: Sunday, May 8, 1864 (“At this moment Yankee prisoners are passing by. I do not know where they were captured. Those taken at the battle of “The Wilderness” were sent South.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/01/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_31.html
Today’s posts:
“Grant,” reply #13
West Point Atlas of War map, “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” (1), #14
“Lee,” #15
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #16
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” (2), #17
American Battlefield Trust maps, “William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” #18
John Jackman, #19
John G. Nicolay, #20
George Templeton Strong, #21
Mary B. Chesnut, #22
Links to 13 items at Civil War Notebook, #23
Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell
All for the Union: The Civil War Diary and Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, edited by Robert Hunt Rhodes
Battle Maps of the Civil War: The Western Theater, American Battlefield Trust
Continued from May 5 (reply #56).
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4234614/posts?q=1&;page=51#56
Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat
James Lee McDonough, William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life
Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade, Edited, with an introduction, by William C. Davis
Inside Lincoln’s White House: The Complete War Diary of John Hay, edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger
Edwin M. Stanton to Major-General Benjamin F. Butler, May 9, 1864 — 3:20 p.m. (Sec. Stanton updates Gen. Butler on war news.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/08/edwin-m-stanton-to-major-general_13.html
Edwin M. Stanton to Major-General Benjamin F. Butler, May 9, 1864 — 4 p.m. (“A dispatch from General Grant has just been received. He is on the march with his whole army to form a junction with you”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/08/edwin-m-stanton-to-major-general.html
Diary of Gideon Welles: Monday, May 9, 1864 (“The misfortunes are attributed entirely and exclusively to the incapacity of General Banks.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/08/diary-of-gideon-welles-monday-may-9-1864.html
Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: May 9, 1864 (“Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain, or as Rebs call it “Cloyd Farm.” Lasted one hour and a half.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cloyd%27s_Mountain)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/01/diary-of-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes-may.html
Diary of Colonel William F. Bartlett, May 9, 1864 (“Moved into Fredericksburg this morning at sunrise, in a brick house here. Lived in ambulance three days and nights.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/08/diary-of-colonel-william-f-bartlett-may.html
Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 9, 1864 (“A regiment of Kentucky cavalry (Rebel) slipped in between ours and the division ahead of us, trying to capture a train.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/07/captain-charles-wright-wills-may-9-1864.html
Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Monday, May 9, 1864 (“General Hancock occupies the right followed by General Warren, Generals Sedgwick and Burnside in the order mentioned.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/09/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_30.html
Diary of 2nd Lieutenant George G. Smith: May 9, 1864 (“Dam broke away and two ironclads run through. Two gunboats reported destroyed near Fort De Russey.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/01/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-george-g-smith_5.html
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: May 9, 1864 (“Men are continually going up to the dead line and getting shot. They do not get much sympathy, as they should know better.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-1st-sergeant-john-l-ransom-may_20.html
Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May [9], 1864 (“yesterday the advance of our army encountered his right wing at Spottsylvania Court House, and repulsed it ‘with great slaughter.’ Strong language for Lee.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/07/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-9-1864.html
Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 9, 1864 (“We passed a brigade of negro troops. They gave us a terrible cursing, and hollered “Fort Pillow” at us.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/02/diary-of-private-louis-leon-may-9-1864.html
A Letter from Charlottesville: May 9, 1864 (“There are thousands of rumors and we are satisfied with knowing we have been victorious thus far.” – Louise Wigfall.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-letter-from-charlottesville-may-9-1864.html
Today’s posts:
“Grant,” reply #25
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #26
“Lee,” #27
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #28
“Never Call Retreat” (1), #29
American Battlefield Trust map, “Never Call Retreat” (2), #30
“William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” #31
John Jackman, #32
Lincoln response to a serenade, #33
John Hay, #34
George Templeton Strong, #35
Links to 12 items at Civil War Notebook, #36
The West Point Atlas of War: The Civil War, Chief Editor, Brigadier General Vincent J. Esposito
Continued from May 9 (reply #25).
Jean Edward Smith, Grant
Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell
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