Archive for Civil War blog for 1863
“Lacy House”
Clara Barton, January 1, 1863
Clara Barton (1821-1912). Diary, January-February 1863. Clara Barton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“‘Best army on the planet’ has been demoralized”
Jedediah Hotchkiss, May 10, 1863
Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828-1899) to Sara Hotchkiss, May 10, 1863. Jedediah Hotchkiss Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“They always begin half whipped”
Jedediah Hotchkiss, May 10, 1863
Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828-1899) to Sara Hotchkiss, May 10, 1863. Jedediah Hotchkiss Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“General Jackson has reached his last days”
Jedediah Hotchkiss, May 10, 1863
Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828-1899) to Sara Hotchkiss, May 10, 1863. Jedediah Hotchkiss Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“You should not advise Gen. Pickett to make the charge”
James Longstreet, July 3, 1863
James Longstreet (1821-1904) to Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), July 3, 1863, with annotation of Alexander's reply. Edward Porter Alexander Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“Confirmation of the sad news”
Anna Johnson Sanders, July 5, 1863
Anna Johnson Sanders (ca. 1815-1890). Diary entries for July 1863. George Nicholas Sanders Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“Sweeping all, like an avalanche”
Mary Ann Loughborough, July 9, 1863
Mary Ann Webster Loughborough (1836-1887). My Cave Life in Vicksburg. With Letters of Trial and Travel. By a Lady. New York: D. Appleton, 1864. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
“A mortar shell went crashing through”
Mary Ann Loughborough, July 9, 1863
Mary Ann Webster Loughborough (1836-1887). My Cave Life in Vicksburg. With Letters of Trial and Travel. By a Lady. New York: D. Appleton, 1864. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
“I must bid you farewell should I be killed”
Lewis Henry Douglass, July 20, 1863
Lewis Henry Douglass (1840-1908) to Helen Amelia Loguen, July 20, 1863. Carter G. Woodson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“Amidst that perfect hail of shot and shell”
Lewis Henry Douglass, July 20, 1863
Lewis Henry Douglass (1840-1908) to Helen Amelia Loguen, July 20, 1863. Carter G. Woodson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
“You say you will not fight to free negroes”
Abraham Lincoln, August 26, 1863
Abraham Lincoln to James C. Conkling (1816-1899). Draft letter, August 26, 1863. Abraham Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"Doing our best to keep cool which is an impossibillity"
Charles W. Reed, August 29, 1863
Charles W. Reed (1841–1926) to Roxanna R. Reed, August 29, [1863]. Charles Wellington Reed Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"Principal that the guilty alone should be made to suffer"
John M. Schofield, August 31, 1863
John M. Schofield (1831–1906). “Events in Missouri, 1863” journal, August 31, 1863, entry. John McAllister Schofield Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"The burning of Lawrence, Kansas, and murder of its Citizens"
John M. Schofield, August 31, 1863
John M. Schofield (1831–1906). “Events in Missouri, 1863” journal, August 31, 1863, entry. John McAllister Schofield Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress