My Dearest Lilla
My Dearest Lilla

Author: Gene Schmiel

Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1621907996

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Jacob D. Cox experienced more facets of the Civil War than most officers: by land and sea, in both Western and Eastern Theaters, among the inner political circles of Ohio and Washington, DC, in territories hostile and friendly, amidst legal conflicts both civilian and military, and in the last campaigns in Tennessee and North Carolina. The Union general capitalized on his experience by penning his two-volume Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, one of the war’s finest memoirs and arguably the best by a nonprofessional soldier, as well as Atlanta and The Battle of Franklin, both definitive studies for nearly a century. In 2012, Gene Schmiel, Cox’s biographer, learned of a cache in the Oberlin College archives of 213 letters Cox wrote to his wife, Helen, during the war. Schmiel recognized these documents as a ready resource for Cox as he wrote his histories, and many stand as first drafts of Cox’s analyses of the military and sociopolitical events of the day. Helen Finney Cox (her husband affectionately referred to her as “Lilla”) was a mother of six and the daughter of Oberlin College president Charles Finney. These intimate and insightful wartime letters show both the fondness Cox had for his spouse and his respect for her as an intellectual equal. To Helen, the stoic, introverted statesman revealed—as he did to no one else—his inner thoughts and concerns, presenting observant, lucid, and informative reports and analyses of the war, his changing life, and his ambitions. This collection illustrates the life of a Gilded Age Renaissance man as he made the transition from untested soldier to respected general and statesman.

Carrying the News of Lee's Surrender to the Army of the Ohio: A Paper Read Before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the
Carrying the News of Lee's Surrender to the Army of the Ohio: A Paper Read Before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the

Author: Augustus J. Ricks

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-03

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9780267659401

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Excerpt from Carrying the News of Lee's Surrender to the Army of the Ohio: A Paper Read Before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, November 2, 1887 Carrying the News of Lee's Surrender tn the Army of the Ohio. The month of April, 1865, was momentous in its events relating to the War of the Rebellion. The vet eran armies of the West and East were marshaling in Virginia and North Carolina for the last great struggle. The Army of the Ohio, transported from the field of its recent victories in Tennessee, had assisted in opening the ports of the Atlantic, so that supplies could be accu mulated at such points as Sherman might find it neces sary to touch, in his march from Savannah through the Carolinas. Having secured Wilmington and moved up the coast to Goldsboro, where food and clothing and munitions of war were sent from Newberne, we heard the thunders of Sherman's guns at Bentonville, and, marching toward the sound of the artillery, effected a junction with the lost army and restored its communi cations With the armies in Virginia and with the National Capital. In quick succession great events were trans piring, and associated with them was an incident with which I was conspicuously connected. Its character is such that I will be pardoned, I am sure, if I use it to night to entertain you for a few moments and enable you to recall with me those stirring scenes connected with the close of our army life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

CARRYING THE NEWS OF LEES SURR
CARRYING THE NEWS OF LEES SURR

Author: Augustus J. 1843-1906 Ricks

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-09-10

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9781360659206

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