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The Daily Dispatch: June 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], Harper's Weekly, (search)
s of the Yankee army are now principally directed against our right, which Sherman hopes either to flank or force back on our centre, thus driving us from the railroad. He cannot succeed. Official information was received this evening that Chalmers, with five thousand cavalry, had marched through Rome, on Calhoun, a distance of only twenty nine miles. He reached there Friday evening, and captured three locomotives and three large trains of cars, laden with army stores. These he burned, anhe direction of Resaca, at which place it was supposed he would burn the bridge. He has also captured many prisoners, and is tearing up the track of the railroad on his march. You will recollect that in one of my previous letters I stated that Chalmers was on the march for the enemy's rear. Another Important item of news reached me this evening. One of our scouts arrived in our lines this evening, and reports that on Wednesday evening, last he witnessed the burning of the bridge at Bridg
The Daily Dispatch: August 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Great Northern conspiracy. (search)
From Alabama. Mobile, August 24. --Fort Morgan is in the enemy's hands. Whether surrendered, or blown up, or evacuated, is unknown. There are conflicting reports, but nothing reliable. A flag-of-truce boat visited the enemy's upper fleet to-day. The Federal exchange agent not having arrived, nothing was accomplished. A special to the Advertiser, from near Aberdeen, on the 24th, says the enemy burned Asheville last night. Their advance force passed through Holly Springs this morning towards La Grange. Their wagon train crossed at Waterford last night. As they were about crossing, Chalmers fired into their infantry force yesterday, and a sharp skirmish took place. He captured three wagons and teams and five prisoners. Our loss, twenty. The pursuit was renewed this morning.
The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
d's command, estimated at four hundred men, had taken possession of Fort Herman the night previous. A battery, masked on the bank, completely commanded the river in each direction. A squad of Forrest's men, who passed through Dresden, stated that an engagement had occurred between a portion of Forrest's force and Colonel Hatch's command last night, in which Forrest was routed with the loss of his ammunition, baggage and many horses. The locality of the fight was not stated. Buford, Chalmers, and Lyon had held a consultation on Friday last. All Forrest's men on furlough, or straggling through the country, are ordered to rendezvous at Jackson, Tennessee. The two other steamers reported captured on the Tennessee river have arrived safely at Paducah. Strong reinforcements of mounted infantry have arrived at Paducah, which fact, it is believed, has changed Forrest's plan of operations. It is now thought that Jacksonville will be the point of attack. Around Richmond.
The Daily Dispatch: November 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
lines will be the result of Sherman's movement. It says: It appears to be pretty well settled that Early's army has been drawn back to Richmond, and it is supposed that Lee will detach as large a force as prudence will permit, and send it to oppose Sherman, and at least cover Savannah. In this event, Grant will have just the opportunity he covets. The War in the Southwest. A dispatch from Cairo, the 19th, says Beauregard is at Corinth and Forrest about to join him there. Chalmers and Longstreet are at Holly Springs, and about four thousand Confederates are at Mount Pleasant, Mississippi. Miscellaneous. The National Intelligencer understands that President Lincoln is about sending peace commissioners to Richmond, offering a basis upon which the rebels can again return to the Union. A private letter from the fleet off Charleston says that recently the steamer Pontiac, sighting a blockade-runner, slipped her cable and gave chase, without effect. Returnin
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