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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 32. (search)
Chapter 32. The bogus proclamation the Wade Davis manifesto resignation of Mr. Chase Fessenden Succeeds him the Greeley peace conference Jaquess Gilmore mission letter of Raymond bad outlook for the election Mr. Lincoln on the issues of the campaign President's secret memorandum meeting of Democratic national convention McClellan nominated his letter of acceptance Lincoln reelected his speech on night of election the electoral vote annual message osident Lincoln paid no attention to his request for an interview, and in course of time he returned to his regiment. Nothing daunted, however, a year later he applied for and received permission to repeat his visit, this time in company with J. R. Gilmore, a lecturer and writer, but, as before, expressly without instruction or authority from Mr. Lincoln. They went to Richmond, and had an extended interview with Mr. Davis, during which they proposed to him a plan of adjustment as visionary as
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 16: career of the Anglo-Confederate pirates.--closing of the Port of Mobile — political affairs. (search)
saries wanted. They knew Mr. Lincoln would not consider any other proposition than an unconditional surrender, which they were firmly resolved never to accept voluntarily; At about the time of Mr. Greeley's unofficial mission to Niagara, two other citizens were on a secret peace mission. at Richmond, whither they went clandestinely, without the President's permission, but with his knowledge. The men engaged in the errand were Colonel J. F. Jaques, of the Seventy-third Illinois, and J. R. Gilmore, a civilian, of New York. They were allowed to pass through the Union lines, and at Richmond they obtained an interview, first with Benjamin, Secretary of State, and then with Jefferson Davis. They held a free talk with the latter, who said, after declaring that he had tried to avert the war, Now it must go on till the last man of this generation falls in his tracks, and his children seize his musket and fight our battle, unless you acknowledge our right to self-government. We are not
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 21 (search)
uld come from the great powers of Europe conjointly, and in particular that as little prominence as possible should be given to Great Britain. The State elections of 1863 opened in New Hampshire; March 10. where the Republican party barely escaped defeat; losing one of the three Representatives in Congress for the first time in some years, and saving their Governor through his election by the Legislature; lie not having even a plurality of the popular vote. Eastman, Dem., 32,833; Gilmore, Rep., 29,035; Harriman, Union or War Dem., 4,372: Eastman lacks of a majority, 574. The regular Democratic poll was larger than at any former election. The next State to hold her Election was Rhode Island; April 1. where the Republicans triumphed, election g both Representatives in Congress as well as their State ticket; but by a majority For Governor: Smith, Rep., 10,828; Cozzens, Dem., 7,537. considerably reduced from that exhibited on any clear trial of party strength for some
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxx. Political Mutations and results.—the Presidential canvass of 1864.< (search)
ld make short work of what was left of the Confederacy. Hence, the Spring Elections were scarcely contested by the Opposition: New Hampshire opening them with an overwhelming Republican triumph; Total vote:Republican.Democratic. GovernorGilmore, 37,006Harrington, 31,340 Connecticut following with one equally decided, Total vote:Republican.Democratic. GovernorBuckingham, 39,820O. S. Seymour, 34,162. though her Democratic candidate for Governor was far less obnoxious to War Demur side, however inherently reasonable. But, happily, another negotiation-even more irregular and wholly clandestine — had simultaneously been in progress at Richmond, with a similar result. Rev. Col. James F. Jaques, 73d Illinois, with Mr. J. R. Gilmore, of New York, had, with President Lincoln's knowledge, but without his formal permission, paid a visit to the Confederate capital on a Peace errand; being allowed to pass through the lines of both armies for the purpose. Arrived in Richmon
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 179 (search)
65. a New Yankee Doodle. by J. R. Gilmore. Yankee Doodle came to town, To view “the situation,” And found the world all upside down, A rumpus in the nation; He heard all Europe laugh in scorn, And call him but a noodle; “Laugh on!” he cried, “as sure's you're born, I still am Yankee Doodle.” chorus.--Yankee Doodle, &c. He found the ragged Southern loons, A-training like tarnation, They'd stolen all his silver spoons And rifled his plantation; “I'll wait awhile,” he quietly said, “They may restore the plunder; But if they don't, I'll go ahead, And thrash them well, by thunder!” chorus.--Yankee Doodle, &c. And then the lovely Queen of Spain Told him in honeyed lingo, That she had courted — not in vain-- A darkey in Domingo. “My dear,” said he, “if you will roam With all the male creation, Pray don't come here — I can't, at home, Allow amalgamation.” chorus.--Yankee Doodle, &c. The British lion slyly eyed His bales of Southern cotton-- “Dear Yankee
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 39 (search)
Doc. 15. visit of Messrs. Gilmore and Jaquess to Richmond, Va. On the sixteenth of July, 1864, J. R. Gilmore, a well-known author, and Colonel James F. Jaquess, of the Seventy-third Illinois volunteers, obtained a pass through the rebel lines, and visited Jefferson Davis at Richmond. This visit, in many respects, was one of the most extraordinary incidents of the war. With no safe conduct, and no official authority, these gentlemen passed the lines of two hostile armies, gained access toway in safety; bringing with them information which was of great importance at the time, and proved of vast service to the Union cause in the election which soon followed. As it will be matter of history, we condense from the Atlantic Monthly Mr. Gilmore's account of this singular and most successful enterprise: When the far-away Boston bells were sounding nine on the morning of Saturday, the sixteenth teenth day of July, we took our glorious Massachusetts general by the hand, and said to h
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 100 (search)
s of cavalry, had, under orders from Washington, as I am officially advised, joined Averill. The town of Chambersburg was held until daylight by the small force under General Couch, during which the Government stores and train were saved. Two batteries were then planted by the enemy, commanding the town, and it was invested by the whole command of Johnson and McCausland. At seven A. M. six companies of dismounted men, commanded by Sweeny, entered the town, followed by mounted men under Gilmore. The main force was in line of battle, and a demand was made for one hundred thousand dollars in gold, or five hundred thousand dollars in Government funds, as ransom, and a number of citizens were arrested and held as hostages for its payment. No offer of money was made by the citizens of the town; and even if they had any intention of paying a ransom, no time was allowed, as the rebels commenced immediately to burn and pillage the town, disregarding the appeals of women and children
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 104 (search)
esting as early an answer to this communication as you may find it convenient to make, I subscribe myself, Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General U. S. A. On the reference of this letter to the President, he authorized Colonel Ould to meet the persons named in General Grant's letter; and Colonel Ould, after seeing them, returned to Richmond and reported to the President, in the presence of the Secretary of War and myself, that Messrs. Jaques and Gilmore had not said anything to him about his duties as commissioner for exchange of prisoners, but that they asked permission to come to Richmond for the purpose of seeing the President; that they came with the knowledge and approval of President Lincoln, and under his pass; that they were informal messengers, sent with a view of paving the way for a meeting of formal commissioners authorized to negotiate for peace, and desired to communicate to President Davis the views of Mr. Lincoln, and to ob
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Scouting in East Tennessee. (search)
Scouting in East Tennessee. Edmund Kirke (Mr. J. R. Gilmore), who has explored extensively the regions desolated by the war, thus narrates one )f the adventures of a Union East Tennessean, who had been acting as a scout for General Rosecrans, in his little volume Down in Tennessee: I was dreaming of home, and of certain flaxen-haired juveniles who are accustomed to call me Mister Papa, when a heavy hand was laid on my shoulder, and a gruff voice said: Doan't want ter 'sturb yer, stranger, but thar haint nary nother sittina — place in the whole kear. I drew in my extremities, and he seated himself before me. He was a spare, muscular man of about forty, a little above the medium height, with thick, sandy hair and beard, and a full, clear, gray eye. There was nothing about him to attract particular attention except his clothing, but that was so out of all keeping with the place and the occasion, that I opened my eyes to their fullest extent, and scanned him from head to
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Bible Smith, the East Tennessee scout and spy. (search)
and had had very little education; hi; wife, who, as was often the case with the class to which she belonged, was of somewhat higher social position than her husband, and better educated, had taught him to read. He was a man of very strong affections, and was deeply attached to his wife, whom he regarded as almost a superior being. Next to her his most ardent love was bestowed on the flag of his country. For it and the cause it represented he would dare any thing and every thing. Mr. J. R. Gilmore ( Edmund Kirke ) gives an admirable history of Smith's experiences in connection with the war and as a scout, from which we quote the following: Seated after dinner on the piazza of the hospitable Southern lady, Bible told me his story. He had been stripped of all his property, his wife and children had been driven from their home, his house had been burned to the ground, and he himself hunted through the woods like a wild beast, because he had remained true to what he called dem
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