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City Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 6
rsburg Express,of yesterday, has the following account of the operations around the city the day before. Yesterday morning early that same old 32 pounder Blakeley of the enemy, which has now become so familiar to the ears of Petersburg people, commenced its daily business, and at the usual intervals of five minutes its reverberating noise would break upon the ear, and elicit the remark from every one, "That Blakeley is about again." This gun is stationed at or near Pace's farm, on the City Point road, and has thrown many shells into the lower part of the city, but so far has caused no destruction of life. On Monday evening one of its missiles fell near the Market House, entering one of the small brick buildings to the west of the market, occupied by Mr. Frank Perkins, cutting a girder in two, and scattering the plastering in all directions. Another scraped the tin roof of the Southside. Depot building. glanced over into the depot yard, ricocheted, and finally brought up at the
Chesterfield (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 6
et House, entering one of the small brick buildings to the west of the market, occupied by Mr. Frank Perkins, cutting a girder in two, and scattering the plastering in all directions. Another scraped the tin roof of the Southside. Depot building. glanced over into the depot yard, ricocheted, and finally brought up at the bottom of the Appomattox. The enemy opened on from the Chesterfield. De. About ten o'clock a couple of our batteries, occupying an advantageous position on She Chesterfield side of the Appomattox, paid their respects to the enemy's guns in the vicinity of Jordan's farm, stopping the thunders of the Blakeley monster for a white, and causing the gunners to leave — at first in twos, and then, as the locally became hotter, in squads of five, eight, ten, and fifteen. Our batteries were supposed to have disarranged matters in that locality considerably, as we did not hear from the Blakeley for several hours. About seven last evening she opened again, and continu
Stonington (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): article 6
d, and after a short but sharp fight, repulsed them handsomely. The enemy's movement was watched by a party of our scouts, who first discovered them about 12 o'clock, near Mr. Richard Williams's farm, in Dinwiddie, a half mile west of the Jerusalem Plankroad, and some three miles from the Weldon road. They consisted of Hancock's 2d corps and a brigade of cavalry. We captured Lieut Col Romer B Stonghton, of the 2d. U. S. Sharpshooters, a Captain, and some ten or twelve privates. Col Stonington was wounded in the Wilderances fights, but has recovered. Arrival of the prisoners. A batch of prisoners, taken near the Weldon railroad yesterday afternoon, were brought to Major Ker's headquarters last night, and by him turned over to Provost Marshal Hawes. They state that they belong to the 2d army corps, (Hancock's) and had been in the trenches around Petersburg up to Monday, night. They were then relieved by a new army corps, the number of which they did not learn. It
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 6
them. Grant's Fortifications in Prince George. A gentleman who left Prince George a day or two since says that Grant has apparently a very large force between the defences of Petersburg and city Point. He is heavily fortified, his line of earthworks extending from the Appomattox, at a point a short distance below Petersburg, to and beyond the farm of Timothy Rives, in Prince George, in a southeasterly direction. Here it unites with another line, which stretches off towards the James river in a northeasterly direction the two forming an acute angle, or, in other words, a very broad letter V, The northeasterly line is of course intended to guard against any movement which may be made to strike the enemy in his flange from the eastern side. Depredations of the enemy. Our informant states that the people of Prince George, as everywhere else where the army of vandals has visited, are suffering greatly from their depredations. crops of wheat, corn, and oats, have been
Weldon, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 6
om the gardens of the Prince George people to keep them from "spilcing." We learned last night that our troops engaged the enemy yesterday afternoon near the Weldon road, and after a short but sharp fight, repulsed them handsomely. The enemy's movement was watched by a party of our scouts, who first discovered them about 12 o'clock, near Mr. Richard Williams's farm, in Dinwiddie, a half mile west of the Jerusalem Plankroad, and some three miles from the Weldon road. They consisted of Hancock's 2d corps and a brigade of cavalry. We captured Lieut Col Romer B Stonghton, of the 2d. U. S. Sharpshooters, a Captain, and some ten or twelve privates. s reported in camp that a very heavy body of cavalry had gone down to the rear of Petersburg, and intended to cut the railroad at some point between this city and Weldon. We give his statement for what it is worth. The privates in this batch are all foreigners, and the most ordinary, literate ragged, dirty, cut throat lookin
Wm (search for this): article 6
locally became hotter, in squads of five, eight, ten, and fifteen. Our batteries were supposed to have disarranged matters in that locality considerably, as we did not hear from the Blakeley for several hours. About seven last evening she opened again, and continued her firing at the usual intervals. The enemy Seeling our right. About 11 o'clock yesterday a movement was made by a portion of Grant's army on our lines near the Jerusalem Plankroad, in the vicinity of the residence of Mr. Wm A Gregory. But his advance guard only drove in our pickets, for he discovered a body of troops which, had they continued their advance, would have administered to them a terrible castigation. This same body, which shall here be nameless, has heady rendered not less than 20,000 of Grant's army wholly unserviceable since the present campaign commenced. A movement on the Weldon Railroad. Nothing now occurred to disturb the equanimity of our brave boys occupying the trenches until two
Jefferson Davis (search for this): article 6
has heady rendered not less than 20,000 of Grant's army wholly unserviceable since the present campaign commenced. A movement on the Weldon Railroad. Nothing now occurred to disturb the equanimity of our brave boys occupying the trenches until two o'clock, when our mounted videttes discovered the enemy in much force moving around towards the Wellion railroad, on a road which crosses the reils at point about two miles from Butter worth's bridge, and in the immediate vicinity of Wm H Davis's place, at the forks of the Halifax and Vaughan roads. The Yankees engaged in this movement were encountered by a body of North Carolina cavalry, who held them in check until reinforcements came up, both of cavalry and of infantry, when the enemy were speedily driven back, the cavalry alone becoming engaged. The fortunes of war are conceded to be very freckle, but we predict for such of Grant's forces as may attempt to sweep around in that direction the most severe drubbing of the camp
Ulysses (search for this): article 6
ieve to be the wishes of the Commanding General, we refrain from mentioning troops by name; but we hope at no distant day to give all the gallant regiments, brigades, and divisions now engaged in the defence of Petersburg their due meed of deserved praise. Baddy Smith crossing the Appomattox. yesterday large bodies of troops, supposed to be attached to Baldy Smith's Eighteenth army corps, were observed crossing the pontoons on the lower Appomattox, and it is not improbable that General Ulysses, chatting under the severe restraint imposed by our well massed lines around the city, will to day repeat his often tried process of hurting larger columns against our entrenchments.--They will be welcomed as they were at Spotsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor Let them come. Our boys are impatient to receive them. Grant's Fortifications in Prince George. A gentleman who left Prince George a day or two since says that Grant has apparently a very large force between the defenc
Frank Perkins (search for this): article 6
ss, and at the usual intervals of five minutes its reverberating noise would break upon the ear, and elicit the remark from every one, "That Blakeley is about again." This gun is stationed at or near Pace's farm, on the City Point road, and has thrown many shells into the lower part of the city, but so far has caused no destruction of life. On Monday evening one of its missiles fell near the Market House, entering one of the small brick buildings to the west of the market, occupied by Mr. Frank Perkins, cutting a girder in two, and scattering the plastering in all directions. Another scraped the tin roof of the Southside. Depot building. glanced over into the depot yard, ricocheted, and finally brought up at the bottom of the Appomattox. The enemy opened on from the Chesterfield. De. About ten o'clock a couple of our batteries, occupying an advantageous position on She Chesterfield side of the Appomattox, paid their respects to the enemy's guns in the vicinity of Jordan's
Timothy Rives (search for this): article 6
-They will be welcomed as they were at Spotsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor Let them come. Our boys are impatient to receive them. Grant's Fortifications in Prince George. A gentleman who left Prince George a day or two since says that Grant has apparently a very large force between the defences of Petersburg and city Point. He is heavily fortified, his line of earthworks extending from the Appomattox, at a point a short distance below Petersburg, to and beyond the farm of Timothy Rives, in Prince George, in a southeasterly direction. Here it unites with another line, which stretches off towards the James river in a northeasterly direction the two forming an acute angle, or, in other words, a very broad letter V, The northeasterly line is of course intended to guard against any movement which may be made to strike the enemy in his flange from the eastern side. Depredations of the enemy. Our informant states that the people of Prince George, as everywhere else
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