Archive for Civil War blog for May 1862
"For God's sake don't let us fail"
David Dixon Porter, May 14, 1862
David Dixon Porter (1813–1891) to Montgomery C. Meigs (1816–1892), May 14, 1862, Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (051.00.00)
"Quiet is very necessary to us"
Mary Todd Lincoln, May 29, 1862
Mary Todd Lincoln to Julia Ann Sprigg, May 29, 1862, Mary Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"In our crushing bereavement"
Mary Todd Lincoln, May 29, 1862
Mary Todd Lincoln to Julia Ann Sprigg, May 29, 1862, Mary Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress