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The Daily Dispatch: March 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], Notes of the War. (search)
back. Colonel Rains is reported to have acted in the most gallant manner, riding along the line of fortifications during the while engagement. It is proper to state that Colonel Rains did not deem it necessary to fire except when the enemy were in force, and then his shot generally scattered them like a flock of frightened sheep. The damage cone to the enemy we had no means of ascertaining. The casualties from our side were-- Fifth Georgia Regiment, Colonel Manghan commanding--Privates Smith and Crowley, each wounded in the thigh with extra large Minnie balls. Col. Morgan's Tennessee Regiment.--Private Grisholm dangerously wounded with a musket ball; shot through the bowels. Third Georgia Battalion, Major Ruder commanding.--Private Spears wounded in his hand by a fragment of shell. Many of our gunners distinguished themselves by their admirable marksmanship whenever the enemy presented themselves in groups sufficiently large to waste powder on; but it wo
The Daily Dispatch: March 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 28 (search)
Rev. P. P. Smith, of Florida, in a letter to the Southern Christian Advocate of Charleston, says that the planters of Florida are hauling their cotton into the open fields, away from their houses, to burn it, if the Yankees should approach. Captain Daniel S. Dickinson, who shot Lieut. Grant, at Jonesville, Lee county, Va. some three months since, was discharged upon the hearing of the case before the examining court. Gen. B. E. Lee writes: "The virtue and fidelity which should chart stern a soldier only be learned from the holy pages of the Bible." The cotton planters of Lowades county, Ala., have taken a decided stand not to plant any more cotton until the blockades is raised. Gen. F. W. Lander, of the Federal army, who died recently, was the husband of the well known notices known as Jean M. Davenport. The church bells of Samr S. O., are to be said into howilgers for a light artillery company recently formed at that place. The ladies of Lynchburg
The Daily Dispatch: March 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], Wendell Phillip's late Speech. (search)
forces, but were strongly reinforced each time and regained their position. Those who were in the fight say the havoc among the enemy was terrible, the distance between the commending fore being not over 75 yards most of the time. From what on hear, this has been a brilliant fight on our part, and is rather to be considered a victory than a defeat — The 27th regiment suffered more severely than any other, being in the advance. They met the 1st bogus, Virginia, and slaughtered them without mercy. One of our boys got the Colonel's horse. In the 27th Colonel Echels had his arm shattered near the Col. Grigsby was wounded slightly in the face; Capt. Robinson was taken prisoner; Captain Hollowsy killed; in the Shriver Gray. (of wheeling,) Robinson and Fredericks were k Lieuts. Lutz, Rice, Snuby, Craclait and Lutz are missing — Lieutenant is Mitchell Wells and Smith are slightly wounded. Captain Shriver had his award shot from his hand. I hear nothing respecting third regiment.