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The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
They want to learn, and thus encourage their instructors to bend every effort to teach them. I saw batteries drilled yesterday by men who never saw a heavy gun until a few weeks since, and they managed them as well as I have seen men do the same work after six months of daily drills. So much for the water; now for the land If ever we get the Doodles entangled in our swamps and marshes, we will give you a Flemish account of them. They evidently want to land in the neighborhood of Burwell's Bay, and try to cut off our railroad. Well, may be they can do it, but we don't think they can. All the country thereabouts is well cut up and marshy. The roads pass through heavy woods, and you know we are good hands at cutting down trees about them, and I rather guess they will find it hard to move their artillery over our big trees with several thousands of tip-top riflemen close at hand, who will shoot horses and officers in particular, and Yankees in general. Besides, we have batteri
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
go, to the cause of the Confederate States, in a manner at once most acceptable and becoming. He ceased all labor on his farm for the day, and devoted his energies and those of his servants and teams in behalf of the gallant men stationed at Burwell's Bay in defence of the liberty and honor of the State. All his wagons and carte — several of each — were packed and loaded down with the good things of life — hams, (which he cures so nicely,) bread, flour, vegetables, and numberless delicacies which we cannot mention; his horses were hitched, and his negroes drove down to Burwell's Bay, and the astonished soldiers made to receive (not unwillingly, we reckon,) the large and acceptable contributions. Among the items on the list, we almost forgot to mention the important once of eight hundred chickens and an infinite number of eggs. Such devotion as this to the comfort of our soldiers and the service of our cause, speak for its-if. Language faits in commending it, and gratitude is una<
The Daily Dispatch: October 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], Story of a Zouave. (search)
or officer and a most excellent disciplinarian. When the foe comes he, and those under his command, will be found ready. Considerable excitement has prevailed in this place, and the country surrounding, for several weeks, in expectation of an attack from the enemy at Old Point. The number of war steamers, gunboats and barges continue to increase; but up to this time it is unknown at what point they are to operate.--Many suppose the attack will be in the vicinity of Smith field, or Burwell's Bay, with a view of getting possession of the Seaboard and Norfolk and Petersburg Railroads at or near this town. The future must reveal their intentions. The Christian Conference is to commence on Wednesday next at Carrsville, 13 miles above Suffolk, on the Seaboard Railroad. This denomination is numerous in this part of the State, and a large gathering is anticipated. The Methodist Protestant Conference is to meet next week at Chuckatuck, 10 miles from Suffolk. At this place,
The Daily Dispatch: April 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Retirement of the enemy from the Blackwater region. (search)
section they committed the usual depredations which attend their raids, and carried off and destroyed a considerable amount of property. While at Smithfield, Isle of Wight county, they entered the residence of Mr. Frederick Cowper, and stole the library of his brother, R. C. P. Cowper, who is now the Lieutenant Governor of the Pierpont Government.--They also carried of from this place about one hundred negroes. On Thursday morning a fight occurred on the farm of Mr. Wronn, near Burwell's Bay, between a force of the Yankees numbering some 300 or 400, who had landed at the latter point, and a few Confederates who had been gathered together by Major Milligan, of the Signal Corps, and Capt. Causey, of the In this engagement we had one man wounded and one (Capt. Chas. Spruill) taken prisoner. The enemy had five or six killed and from fifteen to twenty wounded. A Yankee officer was killed in attempting to cause Pag in Creek in a barge, with a view of communicating with General G