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Document Details


Title: Diary of Gideon Welles, January, 1864
Document type: Diary
Accessibility: Paid Only
Repository: Alexander Street Press
Collection: The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
URL: http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/cwld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S1605-D028
Original Language: English
Time span: 1864
Speaker: Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker date of birth: 01-Jul-1802
Speaker place of birth: Glastonbury, CT; Connecticut; United States; North America
Speaker race: White
Speaker occupation: Editor; Government appointee; Journalist; Politician
Age at speaking: 62
Document location: District of Columbia
Document date: 01-Jan-1864
People discussed: Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883; Charles Sumner; Charles Wilkes; Chase, Salmon Portland, 1808-1873; Clay, Henry, 1777-1852; Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889; Dennison, William, 1815-1882; Henry Clay; Jefferson Finis Davis; Montgomery Blair; Salmon Portland Chase; Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872; Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874; Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877; William Dennison; William Henry Seward
Organizations discussed: U.S. Navy
Topics discussed - ASP terms: Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883; Charles Sumner; Charles Wilkes; Chase, Salmon Portland, 1808-1873; Clay, Henry, 1777-1852; Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889; Dennison, William, 1815-1882; Henry Clay; Jefferson Finis Davis; Montgomery Blair; Salmon Portland Chase; Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872; Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874; U.S. Navy; Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877; William Dennison; William Henry Seward
Topics discussed - Other terms: Agriculture; Chain of command; Character judgment; Congressional committees; Courts-martial; Economics; Election campaigns; Entertainment and recreation; Fugitive slaves; Health; Law; Legislators; Life Styles; Military; Navy ships; New Year's day; Political causes; Political commentary; Political life; Political rivalries; Politics; Searches and seizures; Ships; Social calls; Spies; Transportation
ASP release: 2006-01
Document code: S1605-D028-2998