Harper’s Weekly – December 24, 1864

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | December 24, 1864

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

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Thursday, December 29, 1864 (“Fox says Grant occasionally gets drunk. I have never mentioned the fact to any one, not even to my wife, who can be trusted with a secret. There were such rumors of him when in the West.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/08/diary-of-gideon-welles-thursday.html

Francis Lieber to Senator Charles Sumner, December 29, 1864 (“You know I am a free-trader, which means nothing more than a non-obstructionist”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/francis-lieber-to-senator-charles_10.html

Diary of 1st Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Thursday, December 29, 1864 (“In my opinion we would look better in the house, and I am sure we should feel better”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/08/diary-of-1st-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_30.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Thursday, December 29, 1864 (“The glorious old Seventeenth Army Corps was reviewed at 9 a. m. by Major-General Sherman.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/10/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_15.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: December 29, 1864 (“Grant is said to be moving troops to the north side of the river again, fearing an attack from us, or intending one himself.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/10/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-december_66.html

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Today’s posts:

John G. Nicolay, #40
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #41
John Jackman, #42
George Templeton Strong, #43
Links to 5 items at Civil War Notebook, #44

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With Lincoln in the White House: Letters, Memoranda, and Other Writings of John G. Nicolay, 1860-1865, edited by Michael Burlingame

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

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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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Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, December 30, 1864 (“President says Stanton readily gives up Butler, but makes a point whether Porter is any better.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/08/diary-of-gideon-welles-friday-december.html

Edwin M. Stanton to Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant, December 30, 1864 – 9 p.m. (“Your dispatch of 12 noon to-day just received, and I am rejoiced at its indications. No living man shall know anything upon the subject from me except the Secretary of the Navy.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/02/edwin-m-stanton-to-lieutenant-general_44.html

Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant to Admiral David D. Porter, December 30, 1864 (“Please hold on where you are for a few days and I will endeavor to be back again with an increased force and without the former commander.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/02/lieutenant-general-ulysses-s-grant-to_22.html

Major-General Henry W. Halleck to Major-General William T. Sherman, December 30, 1864 (“it is of the greatest importance to open outlets by which the slaves can escape into our lines, and Savannah the great place of refuge.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/02/major-general-henry-w-halleck-to-major.html

Brigadier-General Thomas Kilby Smith to Elizabeth Budd Smith, December 30, 1864 (“I shall probably take command of a division made up from my old division and another in Smith’s corps.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/08/brigadier-general-thomas-kilby-smith-to_28.html

Diary of 1st Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Friday, December 30, 1864 (“Worked all day on muster and pay rolls; mild south wind; storm brewing.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/08/diary-of-1st-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_44.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Friday, December 30, 1864 (“Sherman has ordered Savannah to be strongly fortified. Heavy guns will be mounted so that no enemy can get close enough to do any harm with the ordinary field guns.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/10/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_16.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: December 30, 1864 (“Gen. Bragg is credited with the repulse of the enemy at Wilmington.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/10/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-december_1.html

General Robert E. Lee to Mary Custis Lee, December 30, 1864 (“I pray daily and almost hourly to our Heavenly Father to come to the relief of you and our afflicted country. I know He will order all things for our good, and we must be content.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/03/general-robert-e-lee-to-mary-custis-lee_31.html

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Today’s posts:

John G. Nicolay, reply #46
George Templeton Strong, #47
John Jackman, #48
Links to 9 items at Civil War Notebook, #49