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Showing posts with label Solomon Foot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solomon Foot. Show all posts
Monday, February 12, 2024

Diary of Gideon Welles: Wednesday, March 28, 1866

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The death of Senator Foot has checked excitement. Senators have put off discussing the veto till next week. Many of them are going to Connec...

Diary of Gideon Welles: Thursday, March 29, 1866

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Attended, with the rest of the Cabinet, the President to the Capitol, — the funeral of Senator Foot. Great interest was felt. He was pater s...
Saturday, March 4, 2023

Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, March 30, 1866

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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30, 1866. MY DARLING:— I send you the sermon on Senator Foot's death.* Grandma Webb and Mrs. Davis will read ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Major-General William F. Smith to Senator Solomon Foot, July 30, 1864

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College Point, L. I., July 30, 1864. Hon. S. Foot: Dear Senator: — I am extremely anxious that my friends in my native State should no...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, May 12, 1863

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We have information that Stonewall Jackson, one of the best generals in the Rebel, and, in some respects, perhaps in either, service, is de...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Diary of John Hay: Monday, December 23, 1863

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I took to the Senate to-day the nomination of Schofield as Major General. The President had previously spoken to some of the Senators about...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Diary of Gideon Welles: Saturday, January 24, 1863

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Had a telegram at midnight from Admiral Porter of captures on White River. Senator Foot yesterday resigned his seat on the Naval Commit...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, January 23, 1863

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As I anticipated, continued and increasing abuses and much illicit traffic are going on under the army permits issued by General Dix to pa...