Harper’s Weekly – May 7, 1864

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | May 7, 1864

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

Continued from May 7 (reply #3):

Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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Continued from May 11 (reply #50).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from May 11 (reply #51).

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Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

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Continued from May 10 (reply #42).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from May 9 (reply #30).

Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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Continued from May 9 (reply #31).

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

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

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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, May 12, 1864 (“Late last night, Mr. Byington, a newspaper correspondent, called at my house. He left General Grant’s headquarters at 8 A.M. yesterday. Reports hard fighting on Tuesday, but represents our troops to have had the best of it.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/11/diary-of-gideon-welles-thursday-may-12.html

Edwin M. Stanton to Major-General George G. Meade, May 12, 1864 (“This Department congratulates you and your heroic army, and returns its cordial thanks for their gallant achievements during the last seven days”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/edwin-m-stanton-to-major-general-george.html

Senator James W. Grimes to Elizabeth Nealley Grimes, May 12, 1864 (“Fighting of the most terrific character still goes on only a few miles from us. On our side are not less than forty thousand men hors de combat.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/senator-james-w-grimes-to-elizabeth_31.html

Major-General Andrew A. Humphreys to Major-General Gouverneur K. Warren, May 12, 1864 – 9:15 a.m. (“The order of the major-general commanding is peremptory that you attack at once at all hazards with your whole force, if necessary.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/08/major-general-andrew-humphreys-to-major.html

Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Thursday, May 12, 1864 (“Marched from Blacksburg to Salt Pond Mountain. My brigade had charge of the train. I acted as wagon-master; a long train to keep up. Rode all day in mud and rain back and forth.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/01/diary-of-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_9.html

Colonel William F. Bartlett to Harriet Plummer Bartlett, May 12, 1864 (“When I fell, I wrenched my stump so that it has been very painful, and I am not able to wear my leg. Otherwise I should not have left the regiment.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/08/colonel-william-f-bartlett-to-harriet.html

Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 12, 1864 (“I am beginning to believe that there is no enemy anywhere in the vicinity, and that we are nowhere ourselves, and am sure that the generals do not let the staff of our division know anything.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/07/captain-charles-wright-wills-may-12-1864.html

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant George G. Smith: May 12, 1864 (“In camp all day.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/01/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-george-g-smith_63.html

Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: May 12, 1864 (“he ran inside the dead line claiming protection of the guard. The guard didn’t protect worth a cent, but shot him through the head.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-1st-sergeant-john-l-ransom-may_24.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Thursday, May 12, 1864 (“During the day, squads of rebels make their appearance on the opposite bank of Elk River, who fire a few random shots into our pickets.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/08/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose_75.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: Thursday, May 12, 1864 (“There was a severe cavalry fight yesterday morning, in which our brilliant cavalry leader, General J. E. B. Stuart, was severely wounded.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/02/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_2.html

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Today’s posts, continued:

West Point Atlas map, “Never Call Retreat” (1), reply #61
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two” (1), #62
“Lee,” #63
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two” (2), #64
“Never Call Retreat” (2), #65
“William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” #66
John Jackman, #67
Johnny Green, #68
Lincoln note, #69
George Templeton Strong, #70
Links to 11 items at Civil War Notebook, #71

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Major-General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Mead, May 12, 1864 – 2 P. M. (“A severe battle is raging, with the advantages thus far on our side. The enemy are strongly posted and entrenched, which, with their desperation, makes the struggle stubborn.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/major-general-george-g-meade-to_8.html

[Hebrews 11:6]

As Grant’s commanding general, if I felt I had time amid the heat of battle—with thousands dying—to pen even a brief note to the missus, I hope I would wonder if there might not be a better use of my time and attention.

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

Continued from Reply #60.

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, May 12, 1864 – 6:30 p.m. (“The eighth day of battle closes, leaving between 3,000 and 4,000 prisoners in our hands for the day’s work, including 2 general officers and over 30 pieces of artillery. . . .”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/08/lieutenant-general-ulysses-s-grant-to_65.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, May 12, 1864 (“I fancy this war has furnished no parallel to the desperation shown here by both parties. It must be called, I suppose, the taking of the Salient.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/12/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to.html

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Thursday, May 12, 1864 (“There has been desperate fighting by the Sixth and Second Corps on our left all day at the “Bloody Angle” where they have held the enemy back as well as tried to take its works, but with great loss of life.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_4.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 12, 1864 (“Major-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart was wounded last evening, through the kidney, and now lies in the city, in a dying condition!”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/08/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-12.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 12, 1864 (“We heard our boys’, or, as the Yankees call it, the Rebel yell. We prisoners also gave the Rebel yell. A few minutes after that they brought cannon to bear on us, and we were told to stop, or they would open on us. We stopped.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/02/diary-of-private-louis-leon-may-12-1864.html

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Continued from May 12 (reply #75).

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Continued from May 12 (reply #62).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from Continued from May 12 (reply #63).

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