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The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
dness. May God bless them all. We go through the regular routine of company and battalion drill, &c, daily, and are rapidly being prepared for the day of battle May the God of Battles be with us! As our opportunities for collecting news are limited, I have nothing of moment to communicate. The skirmish and its sad result at Fairfax Court-House excites most interest now, the particulars of which will be in your possession before this reaches you. We have rumors of a fight, &c., at Aquia, Norfolk, Harper's Ferry, &c., but nothing reliable. We see but few papers here, and are in a measure cut off from the world. The organization of our Regiment (the 2d) is now nearly complete. Capt. Harrison, of the Black Eagle Rifles, has received the appointment of Major, and an excellent officer he will prove. He has been a most efficient officer in getting up and drilling his company. I have just heard that Gen. Beauregard has arrived here, and from all we can learn it will n
The Daily Dispatch: June 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], The fight at Aquia Creek. (search)
The fight at Aquia Creek. The following supplementary report of the fight at Aquia, from Captain Lynch, shows a most commendable desire to do justice and recognize merit among all who shared with him the battle and the victory: Naval Battery, Aquia Creek. June 9, 1861. Editor Fredericksburg News--Sir: -- sly oni report of our recent contests with the enemy was rendered as brief as possible — embracing only the names of those who were legitimately engaged. But, as there were several instances of individual gallantry by volunteers, some of whom reside in this vicinity, I deem it proper to give publicity to them. To this I am the more impelled, by the slanderous assertion can't upon them by the commander of the enemy's flotilla. Had that officer, whose characteristic traits long since earned for him in his profession the cognomen of "Yankee Ward," for once violated his instincts and been sincere, he would have stated that men were seen running to wards, as
The Daily Dispatch: June 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Smoothing (search)
Smoothing --We learn from the Fredericksburg Herald that a difficulty occurred at a parade at Aquia, Stafford county, in Capt. James Waller's company, on Saturday last, between Lewis Knight and another member whom Knight threatened to shoot. A friend named Ennis remonstrated with Knight, and whilst approaching him the third time, Knight raised his gun and killed Ennis. Knight fled, but was arrested and is now in jail.
The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Five Dollars reward. (search)
rom him, and he found it impossible to reclaim them. He endeared it in the best manner he could, and supplied the deficiency by wagons which he selected in Fredericksburg, and had fashioned to suit his purpose. When the first attack was made at Aquia, Captain Walker formed his company, had his guns and caissons all harnessed up, set out for the field, arrived and fired his first gun in thirty-five minutes after he had received the order to move. Such promptness we believe to be almost unexamthe shells had made a hole in her as large as a large window — that one of them had gone through the upper deck, and that numbers were killed and wounded. Not a casualty occurred among our men. The Purcell battery remained for some weeks at Aquia, during which time they not only fought manfully several times, but did an immense quantity of bodily labor. They were almost all stout, able-bodied young men, perfectly willing to work or fight, as occasion might require; but they felt chagrine
The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1863., [Electronic resource], The War! (search)
hville on the 19th, on the reported approach of Van-Dorn. The ordnance department have issued arm; to all the employees in the quartermaster's department by order of Gen. Recessus. A letter in the New York World, dated before Vicksburg, the 17th, says: "We grieve that we cannot find more words of comfort, but to our eyes the fail of Vicksburg looks further distant than ever. The men are in improved health, but hundreds have died here, hundreds more will ere they reach their homes." Col. Ambrose Thompson, of New York, inspector of the Army of the Potomac at headquarters, has been placed in command of the important post of Aquia, Va. Gen. was several weeks ago ordered to report to Gen. Wright for service in the Pacific Department. There was much excitement in Cincinnati on the 19th, caused by a negro knocking down a crippled soldier. An excited crowd gathered in the locality, and several negroes were badly beaten. Gold was quoted in New York on the
The Daily Dispatch: June 28, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
t them through this week. It is expected that they will all be through by Thursday of next week. The subscriptions to the ten forty loan reported at the Treasury to day amount to only $135,000. Rebel guerrilas have burned the wharf at Aquia creek, and have also attempted to destroy nearly all the wharves a long the north bank of the James river. The latter were smoking yesterday as the mail steamer passed. An effort was made by the crews of the gunboats to extinguish the fire at Aquia, but without success. The President has nominated for judge Advocate General, with the rank of Brigadier, Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, the present incumbent, and for Assistant Judge Advocate General, with rank of Colonel, Maj Wm McKea Dend, of Indians. Gen. Gilmore, who has been relieved of command, and ordered to report at Washington to await further orders, has arrived here. A large quantity of contraband goods was brought in yesterday from Prince William county, Va, where the