Archive for Civil War blog for July 1863
“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