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The Daily Dispatch: May 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], The "Yankee" negroes. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: June 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], A change in the command of the Richmond Department . (search)
From Trans Mississippi. Clinton, La., June 13.
--The remains of Banks's army is on the west side of the river, near Port Hudson.
There is constant skirmishing between them and our forces in the rear.
Point Coupee Parish, by order of the Yankee commander, has been desolated.
The houses, crops, and everything burnt, and the people have to beg provisions from the enemy, or starve.
One lady, Mrs. Catlett, has been killed by the enemy.
The Yankees are demoralized and deserting in large numbers, selling their horses and equipments for whatever they can get.
Three thousand troops have come up from New Orleans to reinforce the enemy, who are constantly dreading an attack.
Failure of the negro soldier Experiment — Melting away of the Corps D'afrique
The following letter from Port Hudson, May 14 to the editor of the Springfield Republican, tells its own story.
It comes from a source friendly to the Administration, and for this reason, we should think, would produce its proper effect on the minds of the Yankees:
Port Hudson, La., May 15, 1864.
The Corps D'Afrique organized and equipped by order of Gen Banks, and intended to include about fifteen thousand men, having their headquarters at this port, has recently been subject to several important changes.
When the order of organization was promulgated, it Gen Uhiman succeeding to the command, and a full and careful inspection of all the works and forces last week by Gen T. W Sherman who lest a leg in the siege of Port Hudson) has given rise to a rumor of a further change of commanders.--What the future of the corps will be depends now upon the question of expediency; will the possib
The Daily Dispatch: June 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], Yankee prisoners to have the Benefit of the shelling of Charleston . (search)
The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Escape of Admiral Porter 's fleet — his Official Narrative. (search)
The capture of Savannah has not yielded the Yankees all the fruits they anticipate from that enterprise.
They believed that Hardee would shut himself up in that city, with fifteen thousand men, and wait the event of a siege, which could not be doubtful since they have the command of the sea. They even anticipated the capture of Beauregard, with his forces; and their journals made themselves quite merry on the occasion.--They expected, in a word, another Vicksburg and Port Hudson affair at Savannah.
But they have been disappointed.
Hardee did not remain to be captured.
He carried off all his men, all his magazines, and all his munitions of war. He left only his siege guns, which were too heavy to be transported, and which were, no doubt, rendered unfit for service.
Every man, well or sick, was transported beyond the reach of Sherman.
The army has been saved, and will add to our troops in the field a force of which they are in much need.--In the Revolutionary war, the Ameri