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Showing posts with label Godfrey Weitzel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Godfrey Weitzel. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Rutherford B. Hayes to Lieutenant-Colonel Russell Hastings, May 20, 1865

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New CREEK, WEST VIRGINIA, May 20, 1865. DEAR COLONEL:— My wife came here last evening. I have sent in my resignation and asked to be relie...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Diary of Gideon Welles: Sunday, April 23, 1865

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Sunday morning, the papers contained the whole story of Sherman's treaty and our proceedings, with additions, under Stanton's signat...

Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, April 25, 1865

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I find myself unable to get Stanton and McCulloch to the sticking-point on the subject of opening our ports to coast trade. This and Reconst...
Sunday, January 2, 2022

Diary of Gideon Welles: Thursday, April 13, 1865

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Gave the President the case of Stiners, court-martialed and condemned for fraud as a contractor, — similar in principle to the case of the S...
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, December 27, 1864

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Mr. Seward sends me a letter from the British Chargé, stating her Majesty's desire to confer the Order of the Bath on Lieutenant Pearson...

Diary of Gideon Welles: Thursday, December 29, 1864

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I called at the Executive Mansion at precisely ten this A.M. The President was not in. Mr. Attorney-General Speed came in soon after, and, w...
Saturday, February 1, 2020

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, February 12, 1863

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(Private and Confidential) New Orleans , February 12th, 1863. Dear Sir : Enclosed is General Orders No. 14—in part concerning Plantat...
Saturday, January 11, 2020

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, February 8, 1863

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(Private) New Orleans , February 8th, 1863. Dear Sir : I received to-day a letter signed by you, of date Jan. 22nd, whereby I am appo...
Tuesday, June 4, 2019

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, January 16, 1863

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(Private) New Orleans , January 16th, 1863. Dear Sir : I have just been informed by Gen. Banks that the expedition to the Teche under...
Friday, April 26, 2019

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, January 15, 1863

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(Private) New Orleans , January 16th, 1863. Dear Sir : I have just been informed by Gen. Banks that the expedition to the Teche under...
Wednesday, April 3, 2019

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, January 15, 1863

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(Private) New Orleans , January 15th, 1863. Dear Sir : A fight is progressing on Bayou Teche. Gen. Weitzel commands. He crossed Berwi...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, October 27, 1862

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(Private) New Orleans, October 27th, 1862. Dear Sir : Gen. Weitzel left here three days ago, with five Regiments Infantry, four compa...
Thursday, December 13, 2018

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, October 16, 1862

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(Private and Unofficial) New Orleans , October 16th, 1862. Dear Sir : My last letter was in reference to trade with the enemy. ...
Saturday, November 17, 2018

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, October 8, 1862

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(Private) New Orleans , Oct. 8th, 1862. Dear Sir : I send you to-day, a map of lower Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, more reliabl...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, September 30, 1862

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(Private.) New Orleans , Sept. 30th, 1862. Dear Sir : I am informed that six gunboats left this vicinity four days ago, to attack Gal...
Sunday, February 4, 2018

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, April 4, 1865 – 8 a.m.

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CITY POINT, VA., April 4 , 1865 — 8 a.m.* (Received 8 . 45 a.m.) Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War: General Weitzel tel...
Saturday, February 3, 2018

Charles A. Dana to Edwin M. Stanton, April 7, 1865 – 6 p.m.

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AIKEN'S LANDING, April 5 , 1865 — 11 . 30 a.m.    (Received 2 p.m.) Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Little is kno...

Charles A. Dana to Edwin M. Stanton, April 7, 1865 – 6 p.m.

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RICHMOND, VA., April 7 , 1865 — 6 p.m. Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Meeting of five members of the Virginia legislature...
Friday, February 2, 2018

Edwin M. Stanton to Major-General Godfrey Weitzel, April 9, 1865 – 8 p.m.

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WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington, D.C., April 9 , 1865 — 8 p.m. Major-General WEITZEL, Richmond: It has just been reported t...
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Charles A. Dana to Edwin M. Stanton, April 10, 1865 – 4 p.m.

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RICHMOND, VA., April 10 , 1865 — 4 p.m. Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Telegram respecting omission of prayer just rec...