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| 59.1 | Sherman - Johnston | OGOMTS::RICKER | Lest We Forget, 1861 - 1865 | Tue Jan 21 1992 02:44 | 12 |
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Sherman and Joe Johnston were in fact good friends. Johnston
surrendered to Sherman in the Carolinas on April 26, 1865, in
spite of Davis' orders to move south and continue the fighting.
Sherman was blasted by the politicians in Washington for giving
Johnston's army such liberal terms at the surrender.
Sherman and Johnston stayed in contact after the war. Johnston,
ironically, died a few days after Sherman's funeral from pneumonia
contracted, from standing hatless in the rain at the funeral of the
man who had cost him his command.
The Alabama Slammer
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| 59.2 | friends | ELMAGO::WRODGERS | I'm the NRA - Sic Semper Tyrannis | Tue Jan 21 1992 14:31 | 13 |
| Hood and Pap Thomas, both Kentuckians by birth, formed a very close
friendship after the war. It was rather a negatively-inspired
friendship; it was brought about by the conviction of both men that
their governments and former comrades had slighted them. Especially in
the case of Thomas, I think, that feeling was justified.
Lee and Longstreet were very close during and after the war, in spite
of the storm that blew up over Longstreet's analysis of what had gone
wrong at Gettysburg. I believe that Lee and Gordon were fast friends,
too.
Wess
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| 59.3 | Couple more | OGOMTS::RICKER | Lest We Forget, 1861 - 1865 | Wed Jan 22 1992 01:43 | 11 |
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I do believe also that Longstreet and Pickett were very close
friends. Not withstanding the historical story of Longstreet's
reluctance to send forward Pickett's Division after the cannonade,
but, his reluctance to send forward his friends division on such a
suicide charge, he couldn't even speak the order.
There was also a strong mutual respect/friendship between J.E.B.
Stuart and the "gallant Pelham".
The Alabama Slammer
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| 59.4 | Macpherson | MACNAS::TJOYCE | | Wed Jan 22 1992 07:00 | 10 |
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One man who was greatly liked by both sides was General J. Macpherson,
who led the Army of Tennessee and was killed at Atlanta. Sherman
shed tears over the body and on the other side old army friends of
Macpherson greatly regretted the death. One of these was Hood
himself, who recalled how Macpherson had always assisted him in
his studies at West Point. Macpherson had been top of the class,
with Hood occupying the bottom position.
Toby
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| 59.5 | Armstead and Hancock | DKAS::KOLKER | | Thu Apr 30 1992 17:22 | 4 |
| what about Armstead and Win Hancock. Didn't they have dinner on day one
or two of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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| 59.6 | Armistead and Hancock | MACNAS::TJOYCE | | Wed May 27 1992 10:08 | 16 |
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I don't think they had dinner ..... Armistead was killed during
Pickett's Charge, and they would not have had much chance before
that!!
You are probably referring to the last Old Army dinner held in
California in 1861, when both these men attended. They were close
friends, as were many of the officers, and afterwards there were a
few sorrowful partings.
Lee and General John Sedgwick were also close friends, Lee was
particularly close to Sedgwick's wife (with of course no
improper conduct on either side.) Sedgwick was killed at
Spotsylvania.
Toby
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| 59.7 | A sad link .... | MACNAS::TJOYCE | | Wed May 27 1992 10:13 | 25 |
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An odd linkage between Lincoln, Davis, Lee, Sherman and Hardee
occurred to me as I wrote the last note. All had a similar
experience during the war ..... what was it?
All suffered the death of a son or daughter.
Lincoln lost his son Willie to fever.
Davis had a son killed when he fell from a window in the
Southern White House.
Sherman's son Willie Jnr. died of fever in the winter of 1863-64.
Lee lost a beloved daughter.
Hardee's 17-year old son was killed in battle. His was the
only loss to the war.
Grant was luckier because his son Ulysses Jnr fell sick at
the same time as Sherman's son, but survived.
Toby
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