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Showing posts with label J E Johnston's Surrender. Show all posts
Showing posts with label J E Johnston's Surrender. Show all posts
Friday, May 12, 2023

Diary of Gideon Welles: Wednesday, December 27, 1865

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Have ordered Raphael Semmes to be arrested. He was, I see by the papers, taken in Mobile, and will soon be here. There are some nice points ...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, April 21, 1865

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On the morning of Friday, the 21st, I went by appointment or agreement to the Capitol at 6 A.M. Stanton had agreed to call for me before six...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General William T. Sherman, April 21, 1865

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HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,                        Washington, D.C. , April 21 , 1865 . Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN, Comma...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Diary of Captain Luman Harris Tenney: April 16, 1865

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Reveille at 4 A. M. with orders to move at 6. Orders countermanded on account of no rations. Went to sutler's and got cheese, buttermil...
Saturday, January 27, 2018

Major-General William T. Sherman to Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant & Edwin M. Stanton, April 15, 1865

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HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,             Raleigh, N. C., April 15 , 1865 . General U.S. GRANT and SECRETARY OF WAR: (...

General Joseph E. Johnston to Major-General William T. Sherman, April 14, 1865

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HEADQUARTERS,    In the Field, April 14 , 1865 .* Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN, Commanding U.S. Forces: GENERAL: The results of the re...

Major-General William T. Sherman to General Joseph E. Johnston, April 14, 1865

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HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,             In the Field, Raleigh, N.C., April 14 , 1865 . General J. E. JOHNSTON, Comma...

Major Henry Hitchcock to Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant, April 20, 1865 – 12 m.

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FORT MONROE, VA., April 20 , 1865 — 12 m.        (Received 2 . 30 p.m.) Lieut. Gen. U.S. GRANT: GENERAL: I have the honor to re...
Friday, January 26, 2018

Major-General William T. Sherman to Lieutent-General Ulysses S. Grant and Major-General Henry W. Halleck, April 18, 1865

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HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI.             In the Field, Raleigh, N. C., April 18 , 1865 . Lieut. Gen. U.S. GRANT, or M...

Memorandum of Major-General William T. Sherman and General Joseph E Johnston, April 18, 1865

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Memorandum or basis of agreement made this 18th day of April, A. D. 1865, near Durham's Station, in the State of North Carolina, by and...

John H. Reagan, April 17, 1865

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As the avowed motive of the Government of the United States for the prosecution of the existing war with the Confederate States is to secur...

John H. Reagan, April 17, 1865

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APRIL 17, 1865 . As the avowed motive of the Government of the United States for the prosecution of the existing war with the Confeder...

Edwin M. Stanton to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, April 22, 1865 – 2:30 p.m.

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WASHINGTON, April 22 , 1865 — 2 . 30 p.m. Major-General HALLECK: Your telegram of this morning indicates that Sherman's agreeme...
Monday, March 6, 2017

Diary of 1st Lieutenant John S. Morgan: Saturday, May 6, 1865

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About 8.30 hear a boat whistle soon after hear loud cheering at the landing Know the news is good. News soon reaches camp that Genl Taylor ...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Diary of 1st Lieutenant John S. Morgan: Wednesday, April 26, 1865

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The Div gets in about 10, A. M. by land, our camp is made permanent & the officers of the Left wing quarter in a double log cabin near ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Diary of 1st Lieutenant John S. Morgan: Monday, April 17, 1865

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Spend most of day writing, at 12. m. a salute of 200 guns fired by order of Genl Canby in honor of the surrender of Genls Lee to Grant ...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: May 4, 1865

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General Johnston surrendered on the 26th of April. “My native land, good-night!” SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire,  Diary of a Southern Refugee...
Friday, March 4, 2016

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Monday, April 24, 1865

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The Seventeenth Army Corps marched to Raleigh this afternoon and was reviewed by Lieutenant-General Grant and Major-General Sherman. Their ...

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Wednesday, April 26, 1865

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The weather is pleasant. We remained in camp all day. Lieutenant-General Grant and Major-General Sherman went to the front early this morni...
Monday, February 29, 2016

Diary of 5th Sergeant Alexander G. Downing: Tuesday, April 18, 1865

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General Sherman went out to the front on the cars, and the two generals agreed upon the terms for the surrender of Johnston's army. Bot...