Harper’s Weekly – April 30, 1864

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | April 30, 1864

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Today’s initial posts:

“Never Call Retreat,” reply #50
West Point Atlas of War Map, “Grant,” #51
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #52
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, #53
“Lee,” #54
“Jefferson Davis, American,” #55
More of “Never Call Retreat,” #56
John Hay, #57
John Jackman, #58
Links to 8 items at Civil War Notebook, #59
6 a.m. post - American Battlefield Trust map, “Grant,” #60

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

Continued from reply #60.

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Thursday, May 5, 1864 (Lt. Abbott wounded by an artillery blast but stays with his unit, Co. C of the 10th Vermont Inf.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/09/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_16.html

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

Continued from reply #62.

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Diary of Colonel William F. Bartlett, May 5, 1864 (“To Germanna Ford. Cross Rap. We shall fight to-morrow. I hope I may get through, but hardly expect it. His will be done.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/07/diary-of-colonel-william-f-bartlett-may.html

Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop, Thursday, May 5, 1864 (Corp. Northrop takes part in the first day of Wilderness fighting but late in the afternoon he and his companions are surprised by rebels and made POWs.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/02/diary-of-corporal-john-worrell-northrop.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 5, 1864 (“Six of our regiment, sharpshooters, myself included, went to the right to join our regiment, but were picked up by the Yankees and made prisoners.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/02/diary-of-private-louis-leon-may-5-1864.html

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from May 5 (reply #50).

Bruce Catton, Never Call Retreat

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

Continued from May 5 (reply #64).

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Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Continued from April 27 (reply #33).

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4233090/posts#33

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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

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

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Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, May 6, 1864 (The cabinet deals with the thorny issue of retaliation for rebel atrocities.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/08/diary-of-gideon-welles-friday-may-6-1864.html

Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Friday, May 6, 1864 (“General Crook’s strategy has succeeded perfectly in deceiving the Rebels.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2019/11/diary-of-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_4.html

Major Charles Fessenden Morse: May 6, 1864 (“We are now in position about five miles from Tunnel Hill. Our corps forming the right flank of the army.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/06/major-charles-fessenden-morse-may-6-1864.html

Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 6, 1864 (“It is supposed that we are moving to get in rear of Dalton. No more drumming allowed, so I suppose we are getting in the vicinity of Rebels”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2018/07/captain-charles-wright-wills-may-6-1864.html

Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: May 6, 1864 (“Often wonder if I shall get home again, and come to the conclusion that I shall. My hopeful disposition does more for me than anything else.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-1st-sergeant-john-l-ransom-may_17.html

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: May 6, 1864 (“Flat-boats have been seen floating down the Tennessee, which seems indicative of some hostile movements.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2023/08/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose-may-6.html

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: [May] 6, 1864 (“Thus the plan of the enemy is distinctly pronounced, and the assaults were designed to be made simultaneously. Yet there is no undue excitement.”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/07/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-may-6-1864.html

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: May 6, 1864 (“The Federals are this morning ascending James River, with a fleet of thirty-nine vessels — four monitors among them. The battle between Lee and Grant imminent. God help us!”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/01/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_30.html

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Today’s initial posts:

“Never Call Retreat” (2), reply #66
West Point Atlas of War map, “Grant,” #67
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two,” #68
John Jackman, #69
George Templeton Strong, May 5, #70
George Templeton Strong, May 6, #71
Links to 8 items at Civil War Notebook, #72

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

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

Continued from reply #67.

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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Continued from reply #74.

Jean Edward Smith, Grant

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

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

Continued from reply #75.

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Jean Edward Smith, Grant

Continued from May 5 (reply #52).

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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume Two

All for the Union: The Civil War Diary and Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, edited by Robert Hunt Rhodes

Continued from May 5 (reply #54).

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Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

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Diary of Colonel William F. Bartlett, May 6, 1864 (“I was struck in head about eleven. Carried to rear. Sent to the hospital in rear. Lay there among the wounded and dying till night”)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/07/diary-of-colonel-william-f-bartlett-may_16.html

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Friday, May 6, 1864 (The day in the Wilderness.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/09/diary-of-2nd-lieutenant-lemuel-abbott_27.html

Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop, Friday, May 6, 1864 (POW Northrup witnesses Lee and Longstreet conferring.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/03/diary-of-corporal-john-worrell-northrop.html

Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 6, 1864 (POW Louis Leon is amazed at the resources the Union army brings to the fight.)

https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2024/02/diary-of-private-louis-leon-may-6-1864.html

[rdl6989]

Winfield Hancock, one of my favorites, got rolled up like a wet blanket by Longstreet, another of my favorites.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Nice