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The Daily Dispatch: December 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Gen. Bragg's army. (search)
From East Tennessee. Dalton, Dec. 5. --Seven Yankee prisoners, captured near Cleveland by a squad under Captain Rhodes, of Wharton's cavalry, were brought here to-day. Two of them formed a part of a guard with dispatches from Gen. Sherman. Captain E. also captured two wagons, six horses, and four mules, but the enemy's reinforcements coming up he had to destroy the wagons. Union citizens reported three or four Yankee regiments encamped near Cleveland, but some of Captain Rhones's men who came through the town saw nothing of them.--Heavy firing was heard yesterday in the direction of Athens, Tenn., which was supposed to be an engagement between Wheelers cavalry and the enemy.
The Daily Dispatch: December 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], The siege of Knoxville. (search)
From Charleston. Charleston, Dec. 5. --Heavy firing last night between the enemy and the James Island batteries. No further shelling of the city. [second Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 5. --No change of importance. A shot from Moultrie demolished a Yankee Callum light last night. Only six shots were fired on Sumter to-day. The fort is now considered safe against all assaults. [third Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 6. --All quiet this morning. [Fourth DispatchDec. 5. --No change of importance. A shot from Moultrie demolished a Yankee Callum light last night. Only six shots were fired on Sumter to-day. The fort is now considered safe against all assaults. [third Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 6. --All quiet this morning. [Fourth Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 6. --No material change to notice. The enemy's fire to-day was principally directed at Moultrie and the James Island batteries; very little firing on Sumter; no casualties reported. Three Yankee prisoners, of the 3d Rhode Island artillery, captured on Friday, with their horses, arms, and accoutrements, on Kiawah Island, by our scouts, were brought in this morning.
The Daily Dispatch: December 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], Depredations of the enemy in Shenandoah. (search)
From Trans Mississippi. Mobile, Dec. 5. --The Keening, News has late advices from the Trans-Mississippi country. Scolt, the publisher of the Wanderer, at Covington, states that the Yankees were defeated by Gen. Green at Plaquemines, with the loss of 2,000 prisoners, on the 27th of November. Navigation of the river was virtually closed. On the 20th Capt. Scott attacked 200 Yankee cavalry at the Plains store, five miles below Port Hudson, driving them into the latter place, killing and wounding thirteen men, and capturing nine or ten horses and their equipments. Our loss none. On the 28th Lieut. Powell captured three valuable cases of medicine near Port Hudson, and thirteen prisoners from sunken transport. The garrison at Port Hudson numbers 2,000 strong, mostly negroes.