Harper’s Weekly – May 21, 1864

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | May 21, 1864

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

Continued from May 22 (reply #12).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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

Continued from Continued from May 22 (reply #14).

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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Shelby Foote, The Civil War Narrative, Volume Three, Red River to Appomattox

Continued from May 15 (reply #13).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4236199/posts?q=1&;page=51#83

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from May 19 (reply #50 ).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4237730/posts#50

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

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Continued from May 17 (reply #32)

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4237730/posts#32

Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, by Jack Hurst

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

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Monday, May 23, 1864 (“Yet the Administration ought not to be condemned for the misdeeds of one, or at most two, of its members. They would not be if the President was less influenced by them.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/03/diary-of-gideon-welles-monday-may-23.html

Major-General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Mead, May 23, 1864 – 8 a.m. (“I am sorry you will not change your opinion of Grant. I think you expect too much of him. I don’t think he is a very magnanimous man, but I believe he is above any littleness”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/major-general-george-g-meade-to_18.html

Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Monday, May 23, 1864 (“Court martial continues. Prosecution closed yesterday. Defense opens this A. M.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/03/diary-of-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_19.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, May 23, 1864 (Further description of the mule salient at Spotsylvania Courthouse.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/12/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_2.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, May 23, 1864 (“General Meade, who got his pride up at Grant’s rapidity, set off at a rate that soon raised a cloud of dust and left the Lieutenant-General far behind”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/12/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_6.html

Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 23, 1864 (“We have made 21 miles today, and the distance, heat and dust have made it by far the hardest march we have had for a year.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/09/captain-charles-wright-wills-may-23-1864.html

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Monday, May 23, 1864 (“General Longstreet’s Corps is only about three miles ahead of us from which it would seem we are chasing him”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_28.html

Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: May 23, 1864 (“Rains very hard. Seems as if the windows of Heaven had opened up, in fact the windows out all together. It’s a grand good thing for the camp, as it washes away the filth and purifies the air”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/diary-of-1st-sergeant-john-l-ransom-may_8.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: May 23, 1864 (“Instead of sending our men as per promise, Colonel Johnson, C. S. A., sends a squad of Federal soldiers belonging to other regiments whose term of service would soon expire, thus breaking his pledge of faith”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/09/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose-may.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 23, 1864 (“Gen. Johnston, without a defeat, has fallen back to Calhoun, Ga. Gen. Lee, without a defeat, has fallen back to Hanover Junction”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/08/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-23.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 23, 1864 (“We are guarded by negro troops, who are as mean as hell.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/02/diary-of-private-louis-leon-may-23-1864.html

Diary of Margaret Junkin Preston: May 23, 1864 (“At nine o’clock this night my husband returned home, safe, having walked twenty miles owing to a break in the canal.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/06/diary-of-margaret-junkin-preston-may-23.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: May 23, 1864 (A tribute to Gen. J.E.B. Stuart)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/02/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_13.html

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Today’s posts:

American Battlefield Trust Atlas map, “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two” (1), reply #21
West Point Atlas of War map, “Lee,” #22
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #23
Shelby Foote Civil War Narrative map, “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two” (2), reply #24
“William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” #25
“Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography,” #26
John Jackman, #27
George Templeton Strong, #28
Links to 13 items at Civil War Notebook, #29

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5/24 reply #1:

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

Continued from May 23 (reply #21).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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Continued from Continued from May 23 (reply #22).

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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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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Continued from May 5 (reply #55). Jefferson Davis wrote a letter to Gov. Brown countering “Brown’s long, argumentative letters” on this date.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4234614/posts?q=1&;page=51#55

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

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, May 24, 1864 (“Nothing especial at the Cabinet. The condition and position of the armies canvassed. Chase was not present. He seldom attends of late.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/03/diary-of-gideon-welles-tuesday-may-24.html

Senator James W. Grimes to Elizabeth Nealley Grimes, May 24, 1864 (“As you learn by the papers, I made a speech yesterday, but I did not, as they say I did, talk two hours.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/11/senator-james-w-grimes-to-elizabeth_2.html

Major-General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Mead, May 24, 1864 – 9 a.m. (“Yesterday Warren and Hancock both had engagements with them, and were successful.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/major-general-george-g-meade-to_19.html

Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Tuesday, May 24, 1864 (Courts-martial and promotions.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/03/diary-of-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_9.html

Dr. Joseph T. Webb to Marietta Cook Webb, May 24, 1864 (“The more we learn of the Rebels, etc., at Cloyd’s Mountain, the greater was our victory.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/02/dr-joseph-t-webb-to-marietta-cook-webb.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman to Elizabeth Russell Lyman, May 24, 1864 (An anecdote illustrating how Gen. Meade likes to keep his staff officers on their toes.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/12/lieutenant-colonel-theodore-lyman-to_9.html

Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 24, 1864 (“At Van Wirt we turned east on the Atlanta road. Will pass through Dallas to-morrow.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/10/captain-charles-wright-wills-may-24-1864.html

Letter from Adjt. E. H. King (“The men are foot-sore and weary but are in good heart, eager to push to the front and be with Gen. McPherson.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2008/07/letter-from-adjt-e-h-king.html

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Tuesday, May 24, 1864 (“saw General U. S. Grant to-day for the first time, at his mess table under a tent fly; was in his shirtsleeves; good view.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_31.html

Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: May 24, 1864 (“Sherman coming this way, so said, towards Atlanta. It is thought the cavalry will make a break for us, but even if they do they cannot get us north.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/07/diary-of-1st-sergeant-john-l-ransom-may_9.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 24, 1864 (“It is said to-day that Grant threatens the Central Railroad, on Lee’s left. This is regarded as a serious matter. We want men.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/08/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-24.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 24, 1864 (“This negro company was taken away to-day, as there is no telling what even men without arms will do to such devils, although they have got guns.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/02/diary-of-private-louis-leon-may-24-1864.html

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Today’s posts:

American Battlefield Trust Atlas map, “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” reply #31
“Lee,” #32
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #33
John Jackman, #34
John Hay, #35
“Jefferson Davis, American,” #36
Links to 12 items at Civil War Notebook, #37

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Continued from May 21 (reply #3).

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Continued from May 24 (reply #31).

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two