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Showing posts with label William L Yancey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William L Yancey. Show all posts
Friday, July 10, 2026

Diary of George Templeton Strong, September 13, 1860

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Dined at New York Club with Charles E. Strong and Henry Fearing. Thereafter we inspected the grand procession of the “Wide-Awakes,” a new no...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Friday, March 21, 1862

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No definite news from Foot yet, the 19 th  he was still bombarding Island N o  10 — people are now waiting again to hear from Gen l  Burnsid...
Saturday, September 21, 2024

Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop: Sunday, May 29, 1864

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The incident at the creek, where I nearly drew the fire of two sentries, led me to inquire as to methods prison authorities have for informi...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop: Saturday, May 7, 1864

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At 1 o'clock last night we were aroused by guards shouting "Get out o'har, you'uns, in five minutes to take ca's for Ri...
Sunday, April 30, 2023

Lieutenant-General William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, September 12, 1867

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HEADQUARTERS, OMAHA, NEB., Sept. 12, 1867. Dear Brother: *          *          *          *          *          *          *          *    ...
Thursday, April 7, 2022

William T. Sherman to John Sherman, June 1860

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. . . Though Lincoln's opinions on slavery are as radical as those of Seward, yet southern men, if they see a chance of his success, wil...