Desiree Reads’s Reviews > The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865 > Status Update
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“Sherman has issued orders allowing ingress and egress for 20 days from Savannah and all those who remain after that time will be compelled to take the oath of allegiance to the U.S.”
(Meaning their belongings are reduced to only what they can haul or carry with them - losing their homes, their businesses., their farms.)
— May 17, 2026 04:44PM
(Meaning their belongings are reduced to only what they can haul or carry with them - losing their homes, their businesses., their farms.)
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The Gresham Family after the Civil War
— May 17, 2026 06:42PM
The Gresham Family after the Civil War
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Wed Dec 10th, 1865
“Vice President Stephens is arrested & thus comes down the iron screw on our powerless necks.”
— May 17, 2026 06:15PM
“Vice President Stephens is arrested & thus comes down the iron screw on our powerless necks.”
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“General Johnston has surrendered his army & the Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida: so we are under the rod as conquered rebels forever.”
— May 17, 2026 06:09PM
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Tue Apr 11, 1865
“The N.Y. Herald reports that the Confederacy was recognized by France on the 3d March”.
— May 17, 2026 05:54PM
“The N.Y. Herald reports that the Confederacy was recognized by France on the 3d March”.
