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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 6 0 Browse Search
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 0 Browse Search
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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 26. (search)
ect, and I do not expect [that] you can now effect much. Your golden opportunity is gone, and I am distressed immeasurably because of it. Clearly as Mr. Lincoln had sketched and deeply as he felt Meade's fault of omission, so quick was the President's spirit of forgiveness, and so thankful was he for the measure of success which had been gained, that he never signed or sent the letter. Two memorable events are forever linked with the Gettysburg victory: the surrender of Vicksburg to Grant on the same fourth of July, described in the next chapter, and the dedication of the Gettysburg battle-field as a national cemetery for Union soldiers, on November 19, 1863, on which occasion President Lincoln crowned that imposing ceremonial with an address of such literary force, brevity, and beauty, that critics have assigned it a high rank among the world's historic orations. He said: Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 27. (search)
gg Perryville Rosecrans and Murfreesboro Grant's Vicksburg experiments Grant's May battles Grant's May battles siege and surrender of Vicksburg Lincoln to Grant Rosecrans's March to Chattanooga battle ohat Rosecrans was chosen to succeed Buell. Grant had doubtless given much of his enforced leisute these forces against Vicksburg. But before Grant reached Grenada his railroad communications weadded to his force. For the next three months Grant kept his large army and flotilla busy with foung-endured hunger. The splendid victory of Grant brought about a quick and important echo. Aboied by the long and ineffectual experiments of Grant. But from first to last Mr. Lincoln had givennessee River in a short bend to the north. Grant's plan in rough outline was, that Sherman, wit of November 25. All the forenoon of that day Grant waited eagerly to see Sherman making progress Union assault, and fled in panic and retreat. Grant kept up a vigorous pursuit to a distance of tw[9 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 28. (search)
isits Sherman plan of campaigns Lincoln to Grant from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor the movoes my own hearty personal concurrence. General Grant's reply was modest and also very brief: ld the command to any one Grant might prefer. Grant, however, informed Meade that he desired to mac, to execute the personal daily directions of Grant. The two Confederate armies were eight hundrendecisive. No enemy appearing on the seventh, Grant boldly started to Spottsylvania Court House, oadvancing and Lee always retiring. On May 26, Grant reported to Washington: Lee's army is rd nevertheless seized and held City Point, and Grant thus effected an immediate junction with Butleinal defense of Richmond. The plans of General Grant did not neglect so essential a feature of n the afternoon of that day, sent hurriedly by Grant from City Point, saved the Federal capital froailroad, succeeded in practically carrying out Grant's intention of effectually closing the avenue [33 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 29. (search)
oldsboro Junction with Schofield visit to Grant While Grant was making his marches, fightinman had received no specific instructions from Grant, except to fight the enemy and damage the war most available points. As agreed upon with Grant, Sherman began his march on May 5, 1864, the day following that on which Grant entered upon his Wilderness campaign in Virginia. These pages do n's further plans had neither been arranged by Grant nor determined by himself, and for a while rems famous march to the sea. His explanations to Grant were so convincing, that the general-in-chief,ext? I suppose it will be safe if I leave General Grant and yourself to decide. Please make my gred and decided the next step of the campaign. Grant sent him orders to fortify a strong post, leavder was soon revoked, and he was informed that Grant wished the whole matter of your future actionsa brief visit for urgent consultation with General Grant at his headquarters before Richmond and Pe[4 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 31. (search)
meroy circular Cleveland convention- attempt to nominate Grant meeting of Baltimore convention Lincoln's letter to Schmen who considered Mr. Lincoln too radical, to nominate General Grant for President, instead of Fremont; but he had been denovertheless, whatever may tend to strengthen and sustain General Grant and the noble armies now under his direction. My previous high estimate of General Grant has been maintained and heightened by what has occurred in the remarkable campaign he is neting naturally fell into the hands of the Lincoln men. General Grant neither at this time nor at any other, gave the least c the ambitions of Chase, but received warnings to beware of Grant in the same serene manner, answering tranquilly, If he takee, under positive instructions, as the chairman stated, for Grant. But before the result was announced, John F. Hume of Misswn-four hundred and eighty-four for Lincoln, twenty-two for Grant. Missouri then changed its vote, and the secretary read th
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 32. (search)
rk Journal of commerce and New York World, in May, 1864, for publishing a forged proclamation calling for four hundred thousand more troops, had caused great excitement among the critics of Mr. Lincoln's administration. The terrible slaughter of Grant's opening campaign against Richmond rendered the country painfully sensitive to such news at the moment; and the forgery, which proved to be the work of two young Bohemians of the press, accomplished its purpose of raising the price of gold, and n the hope that something in the chapter of accidents might arise to the advantage of the opposition. It appeared for a while as if this maneuver were to be successful. The military situation was far from satisfactory. The terrible fighting of Grant's army in Virginia had profoundly shocked and depressed the country; and its movement upon Petersburg, so far without decisive results, had contributed little hope or encouragement. The campaign of Sherman in Georgia gave as yet no positive ass
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 33. (search)
s, go south and return, as his only credential, set out for Richmond. From General Grant's camp he forwarded two letters to Jefferson Davis: one, a brief request tod admission, in accordance with an understanding claimed to exist with Lieutenant-General Grant. Mr. Lincoln, being apprised of the application, promptly despatched ntime reconsidered the form of their application and addressed a new one to General Grant which met the requirements, were provisionally conveyed to Grant's headquarGrant's headquarters; and on January 31 the President commissioned Secretary Seward to meet them, saying in his written instructions: You will make known to them that three tFebruary i, and simultaneously with his departure the President repeated to General Grant, the monition already sent him two days before: Let nothing which is transpcretary Seward by telegraph, when he was shown a confidential despatch from General Grant to the Secretary of War, stating his belief that the intention of the commi
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 34. (search)
aling the fire and dignity of the old Hebrew prophecies, may, without violent inference, be interpreted to foreshadow an intention to renew at a fitting moment the brotherly good — will gift to the South which has already been treated of. Such an inference finds strong corroboration in the sentences which closed the last public address he ever made. On Tuesday evening, April 11, a considerable assemblage of citizens of Washington gathered at the Executive Mansion to celebrate the victory of Grant over Lee. The rather long and careful speech which Mr. Lincoln made on that occasion was, however, less about the past than the future. It discussed the subject of reconstruction as illustrated in the case of Louisiana, showing also how that issue was related to the questions of emancipation, the condition of the freedmen, the welfare of the South, and the ratification of the constitutional amendment. So new and unprecedented is the whole case, he concluded, that no exclusive and inflex
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 35. (search)
te money in the South. At every advance of Grant's lines a new alarm was manifested in Richmondad been informed that General Ord had said General Grant would not decline an interview with a viewion army in the struggle of the next week. Grant's chief anxiety for some time had been lest Leeloped in the officers. In command of all was Grant, the most extraordinary military temperament th as to require the close attention of Parke. Grant, anticipating an early retirement of Lee from advantage he had gained, and sent a request to Grant to hurry up the required infantry support; sayuld break through while he himself was amusing Grant with platonic discussions in the rear. But ono cease hostilities, and wrote another note to Grant, asking an interview for the purpose of surrenis army was in a starving condition, and asked Grant to provide them with subsistence and forage; tee how considerable an Army Lee commanded when Grant started out gunning. With these brief and s[34 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 36. (search)
s course, that President Lincoln's despatch to Grant of March 3, which expressly forbade Grant to dGrant to decide, discuss, or to confer upon any political question, had never been communicated to Sherman; while the very liberality of Grant's terms led him to believe that he was acting in accordance with ok up its southward flight. The moment General Grant read the agreement he saw it was entirely , and Mr. Lincoln's instructions of March 3 to Grant were repeated to Sherman-somewhat tardily, it illustrious captains of the age. They ordered Grant to proceed at once to Sherman's headquarters, ting him, and made him declare, in a report to Grant, that he would have maintained his truce at anad been nullified by Johnston's surrender, and Grant, suggesting that this outburst was uncalled foing his readiness to obey all future orders of Grant and the President. So far as Johnston was d Lee at Appomattox; Sherman supplying, as did Grant, rations for the beaten army. Thirty-seven th[1 more...]
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