Harper’s Weekly – May 13, 1865

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | May 13, 1865

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Continued from May 11 (reply #32).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4315314/posts#32

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

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

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Wednesday, May 17, 1865 (“The Stonewall has gone to Havana. Seward promises to have Tassara posted. Is confident the Spaniards will exclude her from their ports”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/04/diary-of-gideon-welles-wednesday-may-17.html

Brigadier-General Thomas Kilby Smith to Elizabeth Budd Smith, May 17, 1865 (“I have been for a few days past, and still am, a very favored guest of Madame Octavia Walton LeVert”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/09/brigadier-general-thomas-kilby-smith-to_88.html

Major Charles Wright Wills: May 17, 1865 (“We passed over the whole line of Burnside’s battle ground this morning. (It was no fight, only a Yankee slaughter.) Through Fredericksburg, the most shelled town I ever saw”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/08/major-charles-wright-wills-may-17-1865.html

Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: May 17, 1865 (“we arrive at Alexandria and go into camp two miles from the city, and from or camp we can behold the Union’s capital this evening.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/08/diary-of-1st-lieutenant-daniel-l_40.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Wednesday, May 17, 1865 (“We started at 4 o’clock this morning and marched thirty miles today. It was very hot and a great many of the boys gave out.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/03/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_46.html

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Today’s posts:

“William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life,” reply #21
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #22
George Templeton Strong, #23
Links to 5 items at Civil War Notebook, #24

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Continued from May 13 (reply #4)

Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, by Jack Hurst

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

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Mary Chesnut’s Civil War, edited by C. Vann Woodward

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Thursday, May 18, 1865 (“Notice is given to-day of a grand parade of the armies of the Potomac, of the Tennessee, and Georgia, etc., etc., to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday next.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/05/diary-of-gideon-welles-thursday-may-18.html

Major-General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, May 18, 1865 (“the Army of the Potomac, consisting of the cavalry, Ninth, Fifth and Second Corps, will, under my command, march through Washington and be reviewed by the President.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/03/major-general-george-g-meade-to_6.html

Major Charles Wright Wills: May 18, 1865 (“Heavy rain and thunder storm commenced ten minutes before our wagons got in, and then the wind blew so hard that we could not get our tent up for an hour, and everybody got thoroughly soaked.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/08/major-charles-wright-wills-may-18-1865.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Thursday, May 18, 1865 (“We marched fifteen miles and went into bivouac after crossing the Acon river, wading it just below the mouth of Bull Run creek”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/03/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_21.html

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Today’s posts:

“Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography,” reply #26
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #27
George Templeton Strong, #28
Mary B. Chesnut, #29
Links to 4 items at Civil War Notebook, #30

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

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, May 19, 1865 (“Stanton is mercurial, - arbitrary and apprehensive, violent and fearful, rough and impulsive, — yet possessed of ability and energy.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/05/diary-of-gideon-welles-friday-may-19.html

Major-General William T. Sherman to Brevet Major-General John A. Rawlins, May 19, 1865 (“let some newspaper know that the vandal Sherman is encamped near the canal bridge. Though in disgrace he is untamed and unconquered.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/01/major-general-william-t-sherman-to_25.html

Major Charles Wright Wills: May 19, 1865 (“Thus closes this diary of one of the most memorable year’s campaigns in the history of modern times.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/08/major-charles-wright-wills-may-19-1865.html

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Friday, May 19, 1865 (“Sherman’s entire army arrived today and all, including the artillery, which we kept with the infantry all the way, are in camp near Alexandria.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/03/diary-of-5th-sergeant-alexander-g_82.html