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J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 22 (search)
ed and wounded is 3000. It is all conjecture. There was heavy skirmishing all day yesterday, and until to-day at noon, when the telegraph operator reports that the firing had ceased. We know not (yet) what this means. We are still sending artillery ammunition to Gen. Lee. Gen. Evans dispatches from Kinston, N. C., that on the 14th, yesterday, he repulsed the enemy, 15,000 strong, and drove them back to their boats in Neuse River. A portion of Gen. R. A. Pryor's command, in Isle of Wight County, was engaged with the enemy's advance the same day. They have also landed at Gloucester Point. This is pronounced a simultaneous attack on our harbors and cities in Virginia and North Carolina. Perhaps we shall have more before night. Our people seem prepared for any event. Another long train of negroes have just passed through the city, singing, to work on the fortifications. December 16 To-day the city is exalted to the skies! Gen. Lee telegraphed that the enemy had di
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, XXXV. February, 1864 (search)
1863, and have become so familiar with horrors that we shall fight with a fearful desperation. But the dispatch: Glorious news! The whole Yankee force, about 150, are our prisoners, and their gun-boat Smith Briggs, destroyed. No one hurt on our side. Four Yankees killed and two or three wounded. The prisoners are now at Broad Water. Send down a train for them to-morrow. We learn that this Yankee force was commissioned to destroy a large factory at Smithfield, in Isle of Wight County. We do not know the size or composition of our command which achieved the results noticed above, but understand that it contained two companies of the Thirty-first North Carolina Regiment. Congress has not yet finally acted on the Tax bill, nor on the new Conscription bill. The Secretary of War said to-day that he would not allow the increased pay to any of his civil officers who were young and able to bear arms-and this after urging Congress to increase their compensation.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 103 (search)
voort, Captain United States Navy. Acting Rear-Admiral S. P. Lee, Commanding N. A. B. Squadron, Newport News, Va. Report of Lieutenant Commander James H. Gillis. United States gunboat Commodore Morris, Newport news, February 1, 1864. sir: I have the honor to make the following report of the part taken by this vessel in an expedition under Brigadier-General Graham, having for its object the capture and breaking up of the camps of a body of rebels on the Chuckatuck Creek, in Isle of Wight county. At the request of General Graham, and after communicating with the senior officer present, I took command yesterday of the forces on Nansemond River, both army and navy, which were to act in conjunction with the forces (under the immediate command of General Graham) from Smithfield, on Pagan Creek. The force placed under my command by General Graham consisted of the army gunboat Smith Briggs and two launches, manned by thirty-four (34) men of the Naval Brigade, under command of Cap
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Virginia, 1864 (search)
Affair, Thoroughfare Mt(No Reports.) Jan. 28-29: Skirmishes, JonesvilleTENNESSEE--11th Cavalry. Union loss, 4 killed, 6 wounded. Total, 10. Jan. 29: Affair, Gloucester Court House(No Reports.) Jan. 29-Feb. 1: Expedition from Norfolk to Isle of Wight CountyNEW YORK--99th Infantry (Detachment). Naval Brigade, Gunboats "General Jessup," "Flora Temple," "Smith Briggs" and "Commodore Morris." Jan. 30: Reconnoissance to Madison Court HouseINDIANA--3d Cavalry. NEW YORK--8th Cavalry (Detachment). NokesvillePENNSYLVANIA--13th Cavalry (Detachment). April 13-15: Reconnoissance from Portsmouth to the BlackwaterPENNSYLVANIA--5th and 11th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--2d Colored Cavalry (Detachments). April 13-15: Expedition from Norfolk to Isle of Wight CountyMASSACHUSETTS--23d and 35th Infantry. NEW JERSEY--9th Infantry. NEW YORK--118th Infantry; U. S. Gunboat "Delaware" and Naval Brigade Gunboats "Brewster," "Jessup," "Reno," "Emma" and "Foster." Union loss, 2 killed, 4 wounded, 1 missing. Tot
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Massachusetts Volunteers. (search)
., October 16-18, and duty there till January 22, 1864. Moved to Portsmouth, Va., January 22. Duty there and at Getty's Station, on Norfolk & Suffolk Railroad, till April 26. Demonstration on Portsmouth March 1-5. Expedition to Isle of Wight County April 13-15. Action at Smithfield, Cherry Grove, April 14. Moved to Yorktown April 26. Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Port Walthal Junction, Chester Station, May 6ort News, Va., October 16-18, thence to Norfolk November 18, and Provost duty there till March 22, 1864. Companies A, D and K at Portsmouth, and F at Norfolk till April 15. Demonstration against Portsmouth March 4-5. Expedition to Isle of Wight County April 13-15. Smithfield, Cherry Grove, April 14. Camp near Julian Creek till April 26. Moved to Yorktown April 26. Butler's operations on south side of the James and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Port Walthal Jun
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, New Jersey Volunteers. (search)
iver June 13-16. At New Berne July 26-August 26, and at Carolina City till October 18. Moved to Newport News, Va., October 18-20, and duty there till January 31, 1864. Regiment Veteranize January 21, 1864, and Veterans on furlough January 31-March 17. Skirmishes on Ballahock or Bear Quarter Road and at Deep Creek February 29-March 1. Ballahock Station, near Dismal Swamp, March 1. Deep Creek March 2. At Portsmouth and Getty's Station till April 26. Expedition to Isle of Wight County April 13-15. Smithfield, Cherry Grove, April 14. Moved to Yorktown April 26. Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Occupation of Bermuda Hundred May 5. Port Walthal Junction May 6-7. Swift Creek May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 16-28. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 28-June 1. Battles about Cold Harbor June
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, New York Volunteers. (search)
une 16. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7. South Anna Bridge July 4. Duty at White House, Yorktown and Gloucester till October, 1863. Expedition from Norfolk to Isle of Wight County January 29-February 1, 1864 (Detachment). Smithfield, N. C., January 31 and February 1 (Detachment). Duty in the Defenses of New Berne, N. C., October, 1863, to July, 1865. Operations about New Berne against Whiting January 18-Febll March, 1864. Wistar's Expedition against Richmond February 6-8, 1864. Ballahoe or Bear Quarter Road and Deep Creek February 29-March 1. Demonstration against Portsmouth March 4-5. Moved to Yorktown March 17. Expedition to Isle of Wight County April 13-15. Smithfield, Cherry Grove, April 14. Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Occupation of Bermuda Hundred and City Point May 5. Port Walthall Junction, Che
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Prison reminiscences. (search)
h the prisoners were allowed to buy without restraint. Boxes of provisions and clothing from friends were permitted. To show the liberality with which these were allowed, I received from my dear brother, Julius O. Thomas, of Four Square, Isle of Wight county, Virginia, a box of tobacco which he had kindly sent as a gift to me, through the lines under the flag of true. It was as good to me as a bill of exchange, and I disposed of it for its money value. This condition continued until the issued no questions. I made no complaint. I concluded that the market would not stand a much larger issue, or the boy would raise the price of his apples. I informed the department that I wished to go to see my brother, Julius O. Thomas, in Isle of Wight county. I was given transportation tickets with coupons to go and return. I went by the Richmond and Danville Railroad to Danville, thence to Raleigh, thence to Weldon and thence to Hicksford. From Hicksford I was to make my way as well as I c
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Yankee gunboat Smith Briggs. from the Times-dispatch, March 18, 1906, and July 15, 1906. (search)
y Rebels. Some interesting war history, with additional particulars in a letter of Mr. B. A. Sowell. The correspondence below would be interesting merely as an exchange of letters. It is doubly interesting in that it brings out some war history that otherwise might be forever lost. This letter is given just as it was received by the head citizen of the town of Smithfield, Va. Philadelphia, Pa., February 22nd, 1906. To the Mayor or Head Citizen of the Town of Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia: Dear Sir,—i am Seeking Information on Something occurred Some 42 years ago if you were not then a Resident of the Town Perhaps Some one to whom you Show this Letter Can help you out with the information That i Desire on the first Day of February 1864 i was taken a Prisoner of War in the town of Smithfield along with 12 New york Calvary and a Detachment of the 99th New york Infantry and Some of my Battery A 3rd Pa. Heavy artillery and some of Battery B 3rd Pa. artillery m
The Daily Dispatch: November 1, 1860., [Electronic resource], Railroad accident. (search)
Railroad accident. --On Tuesday last, the up freight train on the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, with a passenger car attached, ran off the track about six miles this side of Suffolk, and two or three cars were precipitated down an embankment. Ex-Gov. Wise and several other gentlemen were aboard, on their way to a barbecue in Isle of Wight county, but no person sustained any damage. The momentum was so great at the time of the occurrence, that the train ran 800 yards after the breakage took place, striking 300 of the splice joints and tending some of the heavy iron rails. Fortunately, the coupling broke and the passenger can was not injured. The accident caused damage to the extent of about $500.
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