Archive for Civil War blog for 1862
"I could not rest"
Elizabeth Keckley, 1862
Elizabeth Keckley (1818–1907). Behind the Scenes or Forty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. New York: G. W. Carlton, 1868. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
"Came to the capital looking for liberty"
Elizabeth Keckley, 1862
Elizabeth Keckley (1818–1907). Behind the Scenes or Forty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. New York: G. W. Carlton, 1868. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
"Should not I die as well as they?"
James Billingslea Mitchell, February 23, 1862
James Billingslea Mitchell (1844–1891) to his father, February 23, 1862. James B. Mitchell Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"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
"After the battle"
"Stonewall" Jackson, June 11, 1862
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson (1824–1863) to James Shields (1810–1879), June 11, 1862. Julian DeForest Venter Collection of Stonewall Jackson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"More and more of an abolitionist"
John P. Jones, August 24, 1862
John P. Jones to his wife, August 24, 1862. Donald Benham Civil War Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"Near a drawn fight"
James Steptoe Johnston, September 22, 1862
James Steptoe Johnston (1843–1924) to Mary Green, September 22, 1862. Mercer Green Johnston Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“Our house was a hospital”
Betty Herndon Maury, December 28, 1862
Betty Herndon Maury (1835-1903). Diary entry, December 28, 1862. Betty Herndon Maury Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"Their dead were buried in almost every yard"
Betty Herndon Maury, December 28, 1862
Betty Herndon Maury (1835–1903). Diary entry, December 28, 1862. Betty Herndon Maury Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress