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The Daily Dispatch: March 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], Notes of the War. (search)
Reported engagement on the Tennessee river. --Memphis Under Martial Law. Augusta, March 14.--Passengers report an engagement at Chickasaw, near Eastport, on the Tennessee river, on Wednesday last. Four Federal gunboats attempted to ascend the river, but were repulsed several times by the batteries. It is believed that one of them was disabled. No one on our side was injured. Memphis is under martial law. All cotton, sugar, and molasses has been ordered off, except enough to supply families. A quorum of the Tennessee Legislature has assembled. The Governor in his message says:"Immediately on hearing of the fall of Fort Donelson, I called upon Gen. Johnston to tender him all the resources of the State, which could be made available, with my full co-operation in any and all measures for the defence of our State and capital. Gen. Johnston informed me that under the circumstances, and with the small force under his command, he regarded it his duty to the army
The Daily Dispatch: March 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], Notes of the War. (search)
From Norfolk. Martial Law and music — the people of Norfolk. [special Correspondence of the Dispatch.] Norfolk, March 13, 1862. Martial law has a most marked effect upon affairs in our city. The principal streets are crowded from sight till two o'clock; then the stores are closed, the hum-drum of business is hushed, and the town has quite a Sunday like appearance, or, resembles a place deserted on account of some raging pestilence. The murmurs of returning life and animation recommence at about five; the drilling is over, a few stores re-open, and the gentler sex reappear upon the stage of action, or rather the sidewalks; and our compact, well built, and pleasant city, assumes an air of activity and bustle, while the numbers of soldiers passing about add the military feature to the general appearance of things. The great natural curiosity, Tom, the blind negro pianist, who has astonished the good people of the City of Hills by his exquisite musical perfor