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The Daily Dispatch: May 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], The News. (search)
nd four hundred negro women and children, who had been taken from their legal owners, were recaptured at Plymouth. The men were either killed in battle, or made their way to the swamps and forests. Many of the latter will no doubt be taken. A Yankee lieutenant, who was in command of the negro forces, has, by order of Gen. Hoke, been confined with the negro women and children. Intelligence has been received in Mobile that on the 14th and 15th inst. Gen Banks lost 1,500 prisoners at Grand Ecore, just above Natchitoches, and retreated to Fort DeRussey, below Alexandria. It is not known where his help is to come from. The enemy had abandoned the Yazoo River country Banks's dead are reported at 800. At last accounts there were only three regiments left in garrison at New Orleans.--Is not the way open for a demonstration on that city? Banks would have to return to protect, and Gen. Dick Taylor would be at liberty to dispose of Gen. Stecle, and thus recover Arkansas as well a
The Daily Dispatch: May 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], The News. (search)
s and such shouting and yelling. I never heard. Our poor guards' faces were greatly elongated, but we were unmolested for the rest of the day, and anchored at Grand Ecore for the night.--The next day I went over to see the boys, who frankly admitted being whipped, and say they lost about five thousand killed, wounded, and prisoned took fifteen hundred prisoners, but did not however, retake their wagons. They were obliged to leave their wounded in charge of the surgeons and fall back to Grand Ecore for supplies. Instead of being disheartened the boys are in excellent spirits, and determined to put the matter through next time. A force of five thousand was sent up to assist the fleet, which reached Grand Ecore riddled with shot and shell yet not materially injured. They had to fight their way through with a loss of several killed and wounded; but Porter was with them, and backed by his iron-clads, they fought their way stubbornly, step by step, and got in without the loss of a
The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Confederate notes (search)
ers, 18 guns, 160 wagons, and a large supply of provisions, and so forth, besides driving our army back 15 miles to Pleasant Hill. The enemy attacked Banks on the second day at Pleasant Hill and was defeated, but our army has retreated to Grand Ecore, and the rebels are just outside the town. Our army is now in a state of demoralization. All the troops are in town, and seem afraid to go out of it. Officers and men blame each other, and unite in saying time it was a most miserable and criling figures (says the N. York Times) and facts; but we greatly fear that ten thousand is not an under estimate of the losses we have suffered by these small, desultory, indecisive and unproductive operations. The losses of Gen Banks alone at Grand Ecore are now known to have been over five thousand. It was certainly high time for the new military policy of concentration of forces and unity of action to be applied. Rebels reported to be moving out of North Carolina. A Washington tele
The Daily Dispatch: May 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], The movement on Richmond--two more Repulses of the enemy by Gen Lee — affairs on the Southside — feint at Drewry's Bluff — fight expected near Petersburg Today — the Central Railroad Tapped, &c, &c. (search)
ery and one thousand prisoners. Later accounts say that Steele's expedition to Shreveport has been abandoned. The latest intelligence from him represents him as retreating upon Little Rock, closely pursued by Price and Marmaduke, and continually harassed. A battle had been fought at Sabine Forks, in which the loss is said to have been "about equal on both sides." It was supposed to be the intention of Price and Marmaduke to attack Little Rock. Gen Banks, whilst retreating from Grand Ecore to Alexandria, was again attacked by the Confederates in force at Cane river, and suffered heavily. It is also asserted that thirteen transports and guns were blown up by his order to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy. The correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, writing from Jacksonville, states that the expedition to Florida has been abandoned, all the Federal forces having been withdrawn from that State with the exception of the garrison at Jacksonville. S
The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Escape of Admiral Porter's fleet — his Official Narrative. (search)
the dam was promised to be finished in ten days or the army would have to leave us. I was doubtful about the time, but had no doubt about the ultimate success, if time would only permit. Gen Banks placed at the disposal of Col Balley all the force he required, of some three thousand men and two or three dred wagons. At the neighboring were down for material, tow of three regiments of Maine men were set to work felling trees, and on the second day after my arrival in Alexandria from Grand Ecore, the work had fairly begun. Trees were failing with great rapidity, teams were moving in all directions, bringing in brick and stone; quarries were opened; flat boats were built to bring stone down from above, and every man seemed to be working with a vigor I have seldom seen equalled, while perhaps not one in fifty believed in the success of the undertaking. These falls are about a mile in length, filled with rugged rocks, over which at the present stage of water it seemed to be imposs
The Daily Dispatch: August 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], Burning of Alexandria, Louisiana. (search)
ery instance! Among those who applied was a Mr. Parker, a lawyer of feeble health, who had been quite prominent making speeches since the Union occupation in favor of the emancipation, unconditional Union, and the suppression of the rebellion. Permission to go on a transport was refused him. He could not stay, and hence, feeble as he was, he went afoot with the army. Among the prominent citizens who took the oath was John K. Elgee, of Alexandria. Before the return of the army from Grand Ecore, Judge Elgee went to New Orleans, leaving his family behind, expecting to return. He was not able to do so before the evacuation of Alexandria. Judge Elgee is one of the most accomplished and able men of the South. A lawyer by profession, he occupied a prominent position, both politically and socially, and had immense influence. So great stress was placed upon his taking the oath that one of our bands serenaded him at his residence, and General Grover and General Banks honored him in
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