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The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
tained another tremendous slaughter, and here he was reinforced by a portion of Butler's men and forty thousand one-hundred-days' men from Cincinnati.--Finding it uttarter, he subsequently crossed over the river and united his forces to these of Butler. He had had, operating immediately with, first, his own original army, one huone hundred and ten thousand men, and there united his operations with those of Butler, who had with him about twenty thousand men, besides those he had sent to Grant. This brings us to the notice of Butler's operations. We should notice, however, that a Yankee force, under General Siegel, having advanced down the Valley as far th Grant's movements in Spotsylvania, a large land and naval force, under Beast Butler, passed up from Old Point, landed at City Point, took possession of Bermuda Hunak of the capture of Fort Harrison, or the AlmsHouse, or Darbytown, or of Beast Butler and his grand canal at Dutch gap. It is time to turn our eyes elsewhere. T
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
copy of the New York Tribune of Thursday, the 29th instant. The Failure of Butler's expedition — attempts to Conchal it--Fort Fisher taken and Retaken. The Yaf the disembarkation of five thousand colored troops from the transports of General Butler's expedition. Their taking up a strong position and holding it against a vington. The Tribune has the following editorial comment on this disaster to Butler's expedition: Dispatches from Wilmington are contradictory and incompleteington does, in substance, correctly fill that yawning gap. The force under General Butler, which landed on the Fort Fisher peninsula, was notoriously inadequate to cr, it is safe to say he considerably outnumbered the expeditionary corps of General Butler, and we are entitled, if not compelled, to infer that when the first assaule hold on the land which had been gained by the landing of our troops. General Butler's troops did all that such a force could have done. They established thems
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
where he filled her up with powder and perfected all the machinery for blowing her up. General Butler had arrived at the rendezvous before us, and I hastened matters all that I could, so that noresults were is shown in the following correspondence.--There is evidently a row certain between Butler and Porter; General Butler to Admiral Porter. Headquarters Department of Virginiaand NorGeneral Butler to Admiral Porter. Headquarters Department of Virginiaand North Carolina, Dec. 25, 1864. Admiral: Upon landing the troops and making a thorough reconnaissance of Fort Fisher, both General Weitzel and myself are fully of the opinion that the place could noas a defensive work. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. To Rear-Admiral Porter. Admiral Porter to General ButleGeneral Butler. North Atlantic Squadron, United States Flagship Malvern, off New Inlet, North Carolina, Dec. 26, 1864. General: I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date, the subst
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
came in near shore, and was quite as effective in protecting the movement as a large, well-manned fort. Such is the finale of the Christmas campaign of Beast Butler and Admiral Porter. It is not supposed they have wholly abandoned their designs against North and South Carolina; but, for the present, their attack upon Wilminglled with men, blown out of the water; but beyond this we are without information. Weitzel's negro division was not landed, and some of the prisoners report that Butler was at Newbern, while others say he was present before Fort Fisher. We learn from the same authority that the infantry force which assaulted Fort Fisher consisteion. Weitzel's negro division was not landed, and some of the prisoners report that Butler was at Newbern, while others say he was present before Fort Fisher. We learn from the same authority that the infantry force which assaulted Fort Fisher consisted of Ames's division, Twenty-fourth (consolidated) corps, Butler commanding.