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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05052 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Chas P. Stone to Tucker discussing his damaged reputation in the aftermath of the Red River Campaign |
| Date | 4 May 1864 |
| Author | Stone, Chas. P. (Charles Pomeroy) (1824-1887) |
| Recipient | Unknown |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports arriving in Cairo by steamer two days before. Discusses his reputation in the aftermath of the ill-fated Red River Campaign, during which he served as commanding General Nathaniel P. Banks's Chief of Staff. Mentions travelling with Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, who was severely injured during the campaign in the Battle of Sabine Cross Roads. Relates that Ransom's recovery is remarkable. Writes "This Cairo is rather a miserable uncomfortable place... The order reducing me to Colonel met me here. It is rather rough to come back after three years since to point where I started in 1861.. On arriving up river, we found out by the papers that 'the really responsible man for the Red River defeat is 'General Stone of Balls Bluff fame!' Is not that pretty good? and is it not well to have good broad shoulders, wide enough to take on all the defects and defeats that may come along?" Remarks sarcastically that some newspapers blame him and General William Buel Franklin for the Union failure during the Red River Campaign. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Journalism Injury or Wound Battle |
| People | Stone, Charles Pomeroy (1824-1887) Ransom, Thomas Edwin Greenfield (1834-1864) Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss (1816-1894) Franklin, William Buel (1823-1903) |
| Place written | Cairo, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Foreign Affairs; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Stone had previously taken responsibility for the Union disaster in the 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Trans-Mississippi |