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Confederate States of America.
Bureau of Conscriptions, T. M. D.
Marshall, Texas, April 26th, 1865.
Dear Greene,
Not having heard from you in some time, I suppose my last letter did not reach you. From Capt. McClellan I regret to learn that you still sick. You have a tedious siege; but I hope the worst is over.
I am acting temporarily with Genl Nicholls; shall wind up with him this week. I go with Genl Green. I suppose he will relieve Genl Robertson in a week or two. Unless Genl Smith forbid, his H’d Qrs. will be established at Marshall. Pope & Womack will remain permanently with Gen’l Nicholls – all the rest go with Gen’l Green.
People have been sadly depressed of late. The surrender of Genr’l Lee was like a thunder-clap (not your sort!) in a clear sky. The announcement of Lincoln’s death seemed to change the current of popular thought & to elate almost unduly those who had so recent
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Identifier | MSS0113-b01f05-01 |
| Title | Letter from William Mellen to Captain Richard Greene, Jr., April 26, 1865 |
| Alternate Title | Confederate States: Military Correspondence, 1863-1865 |
| Author | Mellen, William |
| Description | Letter from William Mellen at the Bureau of Conscriptions office of the Confederate States of America, to Captain Richard Greene, Jr., concerning the end of the Civil War, including the reactions of the people in the American South to Abraham Lincoln's assassination and General Robert E. Lee's surrender at the Appomattox Court House. |
| Date Original | April 26, 1865 |
| Source | 1 letter (2 p.) |
| Type | Text |
| Language | English |
| Subject Terms |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination ; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 |
| Geographic Subject Terms | Marshall (Tex.) |
| Era | 1860s |
| Publisher | Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas |
| Collection | MSS0113 Old Vault Collection |
| HPL Location | Old Vault Collection, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library |
| Finding Aid | Finding aid available at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00142/hpub-00142.html |
| Rights | Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Old Vault Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. |
| Date Digital | 2012 |
| Format | |
| Digitization Specifications | 300dpi ; tiff ; Epson Expression 10000Xl flatbed |
| Transcript | Confederate States of America. Bureau of Conscriptions, T. M. D. Marshall, Texas, April 26th, 1865. Dear Greene, Not having heard from you in some time, I suppose my last letter did not reach you. From Capt. McClellan I regret to learn that you still sick. You have a tedious siege; but I hope the worst is over. I am acting temporarily with Genl Nicholls; shall wind up with him this week. I go with Genl Green. I suppose he will relieve Genl Robertson in a week or two. Unless Genl Smith forbid, his H’d Qrs. will be established at Marshall. Pope & Womack will remain permanently with Gen’l Nicholls – all the rest go with Gen’l Green. People have been sadly depressed of late. The surrender of Genr’l Lee was like a thunder-clap (not your sort!) in a clear sky. The announcement of Lincoln’s death seemed to change the current of popular thought & to elate almost unduly those who had so recent [end of page 1] ly been plunged into the depths of despair. The details of Gen’l Lee’s surrender having come to hand, we find the disaster not so great as at first reported & confidence in the cause is being rapidly restored. I have written several times to Dr. Uhlrick, but have never heard from him since the communication which you read while here. I received a letter from New Orleans a few days since. It contained nothing satisfactory or of interest –mentioned none of my friends—except the immediate family from which it came. Ned. Webb, an old Natchez boy, says that a few days ago he saw a New Orleans paper in which the steamer “Mittie Stevens” was advertised as a Natchez & New Orleans Packer with F. A. Sherman (formerly Clerk of the “Natchez”) as Captain J. C. Baker as Clerk. Let me hear from you soon. Truly yours, Wm. Mellen Capt. R. Greene Jr. [end of page 2] |
| Filename | MSS0113-b01f05-01.pdf |
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| Identifier | MSS0113-b01f05-01 |
| Title | Page 1 |
| Transcript | Confederate States of America. Bureau of Conscriptions, T. M. D. Marshall, Texas, April 26th, 1865. Dear Greene, Not having heard from you in some time, I suppose my last letter did not reach you. From Capt. McClellan I regret to learn that you still sick. You have a tedious siege; but I hope the worst is over. I am acting temporarily with Genl Nicholls; shall wind up with him this week. I go with Genl Green. I suppose he will relieve Genl Robertson in a week or two. Unless Genl Smith forbid, his H’d Qrs. will be established at Marshall. Pope & Womack will remain permanently with Gen’l Nicholls – all the rest go with Gen’l Green. People have been sadly depressed of late. The surrender of Genr’l Lee was like a thunder-clap (not your sort!) in a clear sky. The announcement of Lincoln’s death seemed to change the current of popular thought & to elate almost unduly those who had so recent |
| Filename | MSS0113-b01f05-01.pdf |
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