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head fru de window, and says she, 'Oncle, is you come to stay?'" "Dara old rip knowed we didn't 'come to stay' when that was free or four gorillas in de house, and l'd frod away my gun and run for de gunboat." Notwithstanding this defeat, disgraceful and discouraging the Yankee officers maintained that the negroes would fight well, and Adj't Gen Thomas when he reviewed them in our presence said that he was once a slaveholder, but was proud to see them free and shake them by the hand. At Port Hudson and Milliken's Bend they had fought desperately, and only a few days since 400 had whipped For rest at Paducah. But then Thomas may have changed his mind since the affair of Fort Pillow. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday we remained on the Island, kindly treated by the Yankees, insolently by the negroes, with the dazzling light of the sun reflected from the glaring sand scorching out our eyes, the eternal, never ceasing whistle of the shrill file, and the rubidy dub dub dub of the drum co
, via Summit, May 19th. --The news from Alexandria is up to-day before yesterday. Banks has been there fourteen days, cut off from all communication. It is supposed that he will attempt to cut his way through by way of Marksville. A large flotilla of gunboats went up Red River yesterday morning. Heavy firing was soon after heard in the direction of our batteries in Fort De Russey. The result is not known. Steele has retreated with the remnant of his army to Little Rock, pursued by Price and Marmsduke. Col. Scott attacked the transport Mississippi yesterday opposite the mouth of Red River, striking her twelve times. A gunboat was shelling our forces at the time.--The damage done is unknown, but there was great confusion on board. A cavalry dash was made on Sunday into a plantation adjoining Port Hudson, capturing a stockade fort garrisoned by negroes. Sixty-five mules, some horses and clothes were captured, a mill burnt, and twenty of the garrison killed.
d its proceedings to the next session of the Senate. Miscellaneous. Tuesday, May 31, gold was quoted in New York at 187¾ @188, a decline of three per cent on the day before. Chase was again in the market. The New York Times thinks "there will be but little more campaigning in Louisiana or west of the Mississippi for some time to come. The role assigned to our army will probably be simply to hold New Orleans and the country as far west as Brashear, and to hold Baton Rouge, Port Hudson, and the Mississippi river." The Department of Missouri is assigned to the military division of West Mississippi, under the control of Gen Canby, Banks's successor. The friends of McClellan are indulging their wit over Grant for sliding down, after all he has said, on McClellan's lines. The supporters of the Administration evince annoyance at "the vaporing of the McClellanites." A man named Baxter has presented his "credentials" as Senator elect from Arkansas to the U. S.
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, itGen 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)
hours, when the gunboat Lafayette came up, and Col. Scott withdrew. Last night the engagement was renewed, and the Bragg was towed off with three shots through her. There is much moving of Yankee transports up and down the river between Port Hudson and New Orleans. [Second Dispatch.] Clinton, La., June 18. --The steamer Progress, loaded with 1,300 bales of cotton, has been burned on the Mississippi. No lives were lost. Ex-Mayor French, of New Orleans, died on the 14th. loaded with 1,300 bales of cotton, has been burned on the Mississippi. No lives were lost. Ex-Mayor French, of New Orleans, died on the 14th. On Thursday night our batteries attacked the steamer Landus and another transport, loaded with troops, and struck her ten times. Three shells exploded on her deck, when she whistled a signal of distress, and a gunboat came up and towed her off. The Yankee cavalry from Port Hudson pursued our batteries, but a few shells drove them off.
The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Escape of Admiral Porter's fleet — his Official Narrative. (search)
advance up the James that the obstructions are dangerous, and that the fite of the forts is too severe, it must then be admitted that iron clad vessels are a failure, and that the immense sums spent in their construction have been thrown away. Early in the war Admiral Dupont silenced shore batteries under a terrible fire with only wooden ships. Admiral went to New Orleans despite obstructions in the river, and perfectly constructed forts. with wooden ships. --He ran the fire of the Port Hudson batteries with wooden ships, and Perter ran past the formidable and well served Vicksburg batteries with even the army transports. If so much more can be done by some commanders with wooden ships than, can be by others with iron ones, we ought either to waste no more money in the construction of iron ships, or we ought to change commanders. We do not object to Admiral Lee because he is a relation of Mr Blair nor yet because he is a Virginian; but we do object to him because he has n
ns takes the place recently occupied by General Maury. General Forrest. We are gratified to learn that this gallant officer, who was wounded in the foot at Tupelo, is in the saddle again, and preparing to meet the enemy advancing from Memphis by way of Holly Springs. General Forrest is in full command for this fight, and the country will expect him to conduct it to a successful result. The Trans-Mississippi. The enemy still hold Merganza, Louisiana, twenty-four miles from Port Hudson, but the garrison (consisting of 5,000 men) is held in check by our companies and squads which hover about the vicinity. The Yankees are doing their utmost to ruin and devastate the country in the neighborhood, stealing horses and cattle, and burning gins and corn cribs. Our army now occupies nine-tenths of the State of Louisiana; and a writer says that but for the river and its tributaries (which gives them the advantage of gunboats) there would in ten days be no Yankee foot upon the s
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
instruments--one of silver and the other of brass. The flag of the Thirtieth Louisiana was faded and torn, red cotton ground, with blue cross, and twelve silver bullion stars on the cross. That of the Fourth Louisiana (commanded by Colonel Hunter, who was also captured,) is a magnificent one. The ground is of red bunting, with a cross made of heavy blue silk, the border of yellow twilled silk, twelve gold stars being upon the cross. This flag bears the following inscription: "Jackson, Port Hudson, Baton Rouge and Shiloh," The Nashville Dispatch says: The number of prisoners captured from Hood, including his wounded found at Franklin, will, it is now supposed, reach from nine thousand to ten thousand, including one major-general and four brigadiers. Among the latter is William A. Quarles, of Clarksville, who was, before the war broke out, Supervisor of Banks in this State. He was wounded in the battle of Franklin. The number of cannon captured is fifty-eight, includin