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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2, Chapter 45: exchange of prisoners and Andersonville. (search)
ved here, and report quite favorably their treatment by the Rebels. Father Hagan, Chaplain of the Excelsior Regiment, Sickles's brigade, visited the hospitals and found our wounded men receiving the same attention as their own. All the sick in Richmond-our prisoners with the others — are suffering from scarcity of medicines, and the Confederates complain bitterly of the action of our Government in declaring medicines contraband of war. Quinine is worth sixty dollars an ounce in Richmond, in New York five dollars or less. Who, then, took the initiative? Did not the North do so in making quinine contraband of war? Was it not better that twenty socalled traitors and rebels should live than one Northern so-called patriot should be worn out on a bed of anguish for the lack of the drug needful to his recovery? The frantic appeals made by the Exam- iner of Richmond, to hoist the black flag, retaliate on the Yankee prisoners for the starvation and abuse of our prisoners while
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 58: (search)
ding of British troops; the possession of Long Island would give the command of Manhattan Island, which had not as yet accumulated materials for defence. In Queen's county, where a large Chap. LVIII.} 1776. Jan. part of the population was of Dutch descent, and among the English there were churchmen and very many Quakers, the inhabitants, by a vote of more than three to one, refused to send delegates to the provincial congress; and it was only after long delays that the inhabitants of Richmond county made their election. In West Chester, Morris of Morrisania and Van Cortland were unwavering in their patriotism; but the Delanceys and Philipse, who owned vast tracts of land in the county, bent their influence over their tenants in favor of the king with so much effect, that the inhabitants were nearly equally divided. In the city the popular movement was irresistible; but a large part of the wealthy merchants were opposed in any event to a separation from Britain. The colony of New
The Daily Dispatch: October 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Portsmouth. (search)
st., and at Chickonocomac on the 4th and 5th: Lieut. F. M. Peacock, U. S. Navy, Commanding Steamer Fanny. Lieut. Isaac W. Hart, Regimental Quarter master, 20th Indiana Regiment. Corporal J. E. Tuttle, Co. C, 9th Regiment N. Y. Vols., Hudson co., N. Y. Corporal G. Everard, Co. G, 9th Regiment N. Y. Vols., New York City. Privates 9th Regiment N. Y. Volunteers.--J. S. Rowan, Co. C, J. R. Havens, Co. C, W. H. Edsall, Co. G, Hudson county, N. J.; W. H. Cunningham, Co. C, Richmond, N. Y.; D. Dougherty, Co. C, Jos. V. H. Page, Essex co., N. J; John Carson, Jas. Beith, Co. I, Frank Trottes, Co. H, New York city. Twentieth Indiana Regiment.--Sergeant F. M. Bartlett, Co. I, Porter County, New York; Corporal C. W. Keefer, Co. K, Monticello, Indiana. Privates.--John Helson, Co. C, Marshall co., Ind.; J. W. Sparks, Co. I, Indianapolis, Ind.; John H. Andrews, Co. H, Rossville, Ill.; Robt. Inglis, Co. C, Marshall co., Ind.; F. F. B. Persons, Co. H, Hamilton co., Ind.;
The Daily Dispatch: August 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], Destruction of the Arkansas. (search)
Desertion and death of a soldier. --On Wednesday night last, about 9 o'clock, two Confederate soldiers were seen prowling about the plantation of Mr. M. Beasley, on the Meadow Bridge Road, and being questioned by the proprietor, stand that they were soldiers discharged from the Hospital Giving such a lame tale, Mr. Beasley charged them with desertion, and advised them to return to Richmond, after which they went off. On Thursday morning one of them called on Mr. Beasley and told him that his comrade was dead, and acknowledged that both were deserters. Mr. Beasley, with some of his neighbors, had the deceased, whose name was Griffin. H. Rice, from Richmond county, buried. The name of the other soldier was Walderson, from Northumberland. They both belonged to the 40th Virginia regiment. The cause that produced Rice's death could not be ascertained, though inquiry was made to effect that object.
The Daily Dispatch: July 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], The enemy's lines before Washington. (search)
eces of rifled cannon, with carriages and harness, and a cargo of ammunition worth over $1,000,000, at a Confederate port, as the gift of Liverpool merchants, has been stated. Alluding to it, the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says: Perhaps this may be a different version of a somewhat similar statement, recently made to us, or it may be an entirely different thing. The statement which we received was to this effect: A gentleman, now in Glasgow., Scotland, who has a brother residing in Richmond county, learning that there were 80 pieces of artillery in the Crimes belonging to England, and that they were offered for sale at the price of $30,000, conceived the idea of purchasing them and presenting them to the Southern Confederacy. In order to carry out the project, he called upon the merchants of Glasgow who trade with Charleston and in one hour had his subscription list tilled and the required amount complete — the first name on the list being a gentleman 93 years of age, who gave $
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], Two thousand Dollars reward. (search)
Two thousand Dollars reward. --Ran away from the subscriber a bright Mulatto, named Burnett or Bernard, aged twenty- one years. His complexion is very light, but his hair is rather wooly. His front teeth are bad. He is good-looking and well-spoken; is rather above middle height and is slender. Had on blue- grey pantaloons, with vest and soldier's jacket of the same color. Took with him a bundle of clothes; among which was a frock coat, grey in color, with good buttons. Were a felt hat. He left my house at 11 o'clock on Wednesday, the 7th of December, and went with a mulatto servant, named John, two a three years older than Burnett. They were seen in a wagon bound for Richmond county. The above reward will be paid on the delivery of Burnett to me in Richmond. John M. Daniel. --6t