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The Daily Dispatch: July 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
escaped from my custody, in this city, on the25th July, 1861. James O. Davis, at present on trail at Loura a Court-House on a charge of defrauding Mrs. Mills of two slave. Davis was brought to Richmond on a writ of habeas corpus. He hills from Memphis, Tennessee Davis is about 5 feet 10 inches or 6 feet in height, dark complexion, with black hair and eyes, wears a goatee; very bad teeth. Had gone when last seen, black cloth coat and pants, black , and a black touch hat. It is probably Davis is yet in the city. Allbee reward will be paid for his apprehension and de to me at House, or his con men in any jail so that I can get him Philip T. Hunt. je 28--et Jellay Louise Court-House.
The Daily Dispatch: August 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway Negro. (search)
ubtless understood them, but to the army and general observer they seemed only suspicious.--The chief mystery about them was that troops seemed to be going down and not up, where the real expedition was being fitted out. --This, in fact, was the statement of Northern correspondence and papers; it was heralded even from Norfolk and the Yorktown Peninsula that Fortress Monroe was being largely reinforced. Nevertheless, to observers at various points on the Potomac, near Dumfries, Acoly to Mills, &c., in the vicinity of the Occoquan, these movements did not appear to be precisely what they were said to be. The fleet of steamers on the river frequently carried up more men than they carried down, and not seldom what appeared to be ammunition, stores, artillery, &c. The truth of all this has now come out--Fortress Monroe was never reinforced. On the contrary, everything, both of men, artillery and ammunition, that could be spared therefrom, was all the time being brought up to Wa
The Daily Dispatch: September 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], Our correspondence. (search)
; price 21 Mess Pork--$45. Sugar scarce: common 15a16; prime 18a19.--A cargo is now being sent from this place to Richmond. White Wheat sells here at 60a$1--indicating a great variety of grades; red 60a80--Supply light. Turks Island Salt $1.50 per bushel; G. A. $6 per sack; Blown $7a$8. Flour — Family $6a7; Extra $6; Superfine $5a5.50. Corn meal 70a75 cts. per bushel, showing considerable difference in the price of this article and that of corn. Anderson's City Mills are now working to the extent of their capacity, and contributes greatly towards supplying the local demand for flour and corn meal. A fire broke out this morning in a store on Roanoke Square, formerly occupied by a butter dealer. No great damage was done. The engine companies soon extinguished the flames and prevented great destruction of property, as the wind was blowing a light gale at the time. An incendiary is supposed to have applied the torch. Professor George, a talented
The Daily Dispatch: October 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Mecklenburg. (search)
The engagement near Harper's Ferry. We have information that the enemy evacuated Harper's Ferry on the night of the 16th inst., after burning the foundry at the Gulf Mills, and retreated to the Maryland side.--A volunteer who participated in the late engagement under Colonel Ashby furnishes us the subjoined account of that affair: "On the anniversary of Brown's raid, 16th of October, the gallant and brave Colonel T. Ashby, with about 300 cavalry and 700 militia, (infantry,) and two pieces of artillery, marched down the turnpike to what has been called Moler's hill, (now the School-house hill,) where the enemy had pickets the day before. They fell back if they were there, when a company of cavalry, commanded by Captains Winfield and Baylor, wheeled to the right, and another company wheeled to the left, commanded by Captains Mason and Glenn. A company of infantry, from Rockingham, also went to the right. Thus in order they were to cross a valley about one mile wide, and
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 16 (search)
he Federal Congress. That position he finally attained in 1853, and continued for three sucsuccessive terms to hold it. Affairs in Missouri--reported battle near Ironton — success of the Confederates. The St. Louis Democrat, of January 17, says: Information of a reliable character reached this city last night to the effect that, yesterday, a large body of rebels, numbering about 5,000 men, in command of Jeff Thompson, advanced upon a Federal detachment of 300 troops, under Col. Mills, at a distance of about twenty-three miles from Ironton, and gave them battle. A desperate conflict ensued, resulting in the loss of many killed and wounded on both sides. The Federals, overpowered by numbers, had, at latest accounts, fallen back a distance of eight miles, leaving a quantity of baggage in the hands of the enemy, and were still retreating towards Pilot Knob. At Pilot Knob considerable alarm existed, and Col. Carlin was making every preparation for the impendi
The Daily Dispatch: February 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Norfolk. (search)
but fire movement unquestionably spread through the enemy's ranks a sense of insecurity and danger from an attack by that route on their rear at Centreville, which served to the extraordinary panic which we know disbanded the entire Federal army for the time. This is evident from the fact that Colonel Davies, the immediate adversary's commander, in his official report, was induced to magnify one small company of any cavalry, which accompanied the brigade, into a force of 2,000 men, and Colonel Mills, its commander of the Federal reserve at Centreville; says the movement painful apprehensions for the infantry at their army. General occupying for the time the right of the lines of Bull Run at Union Mills Force after the militarizing of my orders for his advance upon Centreville, in the afternoon was ordered by Gen. Johnston to bring up his brigade into battle then raging on the left flank. Promptly executed as this movement was, the brigade, after a severe march, reached
The Daily Dispatch: March 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the Peninsula. (search)
Congressional. In the Senate, on Saturday, but little was done in open session, hardly enough of importance to warrant giving the proceedings tu extense A. P. Hall and J. J. Pettigrew both of North Carolina, were confirmed as Brigadier-Generals. Resolutions were adopted unanimously declaring that, until the enemy be expelled from the Confederacy, no peace propositions, excluding any portion of our soil, shall be entertained. In the House, Mr. Mills, chairman of the Military Committee, reported a bill appointing an officer Commanding-General of the Confederate Army during the war. It is believed the bill will pass. The House soon went into secret session.
The Daily Dispatch: April 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
ommittee on Claims. Mr. Clapp, of Miss., offered a series of joint resolutions with reference to the prosecution of the war and other matters, which he presented as a substitute for the series of resolutions offered by Mr. Foote several days since. Laid on the table. Mr. Smith, of N. C., gave notice that he should move to take up the report of the Committee on Elections, in the contested election cats between A. H. Garland and J. B. Johnson, of Ark., to morrow at 1 o'clock. Mr. Mills of S. C., submitted a communication from the Quartermaster-General, which he moved to have printed and referred to the Military Committee. Motion agreed to. Also, a communication from the Chief of Ordnance in reference to an increase of pay of Chief Armorer. Referred. Also, a resolution that the Committees on Military and Naval Affairs have the privilege of reporting at any time during the sessions. Upon this resolution a point of order was raised, which was sustained by the Cha
The Daily Dispatch: April 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle of Kernstown. (search)
dead alone. We have not as yet been able to get an accurate account of the enemy's loss in the engagement, but from several reports that have reached us from quite reliable sources, it does not amount to less than 1,500 killed, wounded, and missing, while ours does not exceed 500. The enemy are still advancing up the Valley. Gen. Jackson has fallen back within two miles of Newmarket, where he seems to be making every preparation to give them another warm reception at their next arrival. Mills. Twenty-Third Virginia Regiment. Newmarket, Shenandoah, Va., April 3, 1862. Having seen in your issue of the 1st a statement that a list of those killed, wounded, and missing in the battle of the 23d of March had not been furnished for publication, I send you below a list of those from our regiment, (23d Va:) Capt. J. E. Parkinson's company (B)--Wounded — J. E. Foster. Missing — Geo. L. Sanderson, Thomas B. Hall, W. A. Dearing. Capt. A. V. Scott's company, (C)--Wound
The Daily Dispatch: May 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], For hire (search)
and on the centre. General Hancock's brigade, consisting of the 5th Wisconsin volunteers, Col. Cool; 49th Pennsylvania, Col. Erwin; 434 New York, Col. Vinton; and 6th Maine, Colonel Burnham, were stationed on the right. General Brooks, with his Vermont troops, commanded the centre, while the left was commanded by General Hooker. The attack was first commenced on the extreme left by General Hooker, with his first brigade Gen Grover, consisting of the First Massachusetts regiment, Lieut. Col. Mills; Sixteenth Massachusetts, Col Blaisdell; Twenty-sixth Massachusetts, Col. Small, and Second New Hampshire, Col. Marston; but the firing soon became general along the whole line. The enemy fought with great bravery, and with a force equal to any that we had engaged. They threw a great force against the left, and succeeded in capturing a battery of five guns from Lieut. Bramhall, of the New York artillery; but they were retaken by our men. The heaviest loss that was sustained during th
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