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Showing posts with label Frank Blair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Blair. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Diary of Edward Bates, April 27, 1859

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Dined with F. P. Blair Jr 25 — the first [t]ime I was ever in his house — invited specially with Judge Jno. C. Richardson 26 and C Gibson,...
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

General William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, December 4, 1884

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ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 4, 1884. Dear Brother: . . . We have several posts of the Grand Army here, one of which, Frank Blair Post No 1, invit...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Diary of Gideon Welles: Saturday, May 5, 1866

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Senator Morgan says that in the debate on Lewis Campbell's appointment as Minister to Mexico, Wade declared in executive session he inte...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Governor Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, July 14, 1868

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COLUMBUS, July 14, 1868. DEAR UNCLE: Joel Bryan's wife, son, and daughter were here this morning. Had a pleasant time with them. The s...
Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Major-General William T. Sherman: General Orders, No. 44, June 9, 1863

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GENERAL ORDERS, No. 44.} HDQRS. FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,           Walnut Hills, Miss., June 9, 1863. To prevent communication between the enem...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Major-General William T. Sherman to Lieutenant Colonel John A. Rawlins, June 17, 1863

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HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,           Camp on Walnut Hills, June, 17, 1863. Lieut. Col. JOHN A. RAWLINS,           Assistant Adjutan...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant: Special Orders No. 141, May 26 1863

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SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 141.} HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE TENNESSEE,      In Field, near Vicksburg, Miss., May 26, 1863. I. Three brigades will be immed...
Monday, May 3, 2021

Major Charles Wright Wills: March 10, 1865 - 12 p.m.

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Randallsville, N. C., March 10, 1865, 12 p. m. Ten miles to-day, most of which we had to corduroy. Our regiment in rear of the division an...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Abraham Lincoln’s Speech at Leavenworth, Kansas, December 3, 1859

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: You are, as yet, the people of a Territory; but you probably soon will be the people of a State of the Union. Then yo...
Thursday, July 16, 2020

Diary of 5th Sergeant Osborn H. Oldroyd: May 30, 1863

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Moved this morning at four o'clock back again towards Vicksburg—rather an early start, unless some special business awaits us. A few sur...
Monday, June 3, 2019

Diary of Gideon Welles: Thursday, April 28, 1864

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The opinion in regard to General Banks is very unanimous. None speak favorably of him as a military man, and his civil administration is mu...
Monday, October 1, 2018

George L. Stearns to Mary Elizabeth Preston Stearns, May 16, 1861

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[May 16, 1861.] Yesterday afternoon, in furtherance of my plans, I went to Silver Spring to see old Mr. Blair. He received me very cord...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, March 1, 1864

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Very little of importance to-day at the Cabinet. Neither Chase nor Blair was present. Gen. F. Blair made, I am told, a severe speech agains...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Diary of John Hay: December 9, 1863

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. . . . In the evening Judd and Usher, and Nicolay and I were talking politics and blackguarding our friends in the Council Chamber. A grea...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Diary of John Hay: November 1, 1863

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This evening Gen'l Schenck ,accompanied by Gen'l Garfield and Judge Kelley , came in to insist upon some order which would prevent ...
Monday, August 31, 2015

Horace Greeley to James S. Pike, August 13, 1860

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New York , August 13, 1860. Friend Pike : I very cheerfully contribute this $20 toward the Maine election fund, providing that you will...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Eliza Walter Smith, June 27, 1863

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Headquarters Dept. Of The Tenn., Near Vicksburg , June 27, 1863. I mentioned in a former letter having received General Sherman's...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Eliza Walter Smith, April 27, 1863

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Headquarters Second Brigade, Second Div., Fifteenth A. C, Camp Before Vicksburg , April 27, 1863. My Dear Mother: “Man proposes a...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Eliza Walter Smith, April 23, 1863

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Headquarters Second Brig., Second Div., Fifteenth A. C, Young's Point, La., April 23, 1863. My Dear Mother: By the enclosed ...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Eliza Walter Smith, April 3, 1863

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Headquarters Second Brigade, Second Div., Fifteenth Army Corps, Camp Before Vicksburg , April 3, 1863. My Dear Mother: We are ful...