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The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
taken by our troops commands the main work of Fort Donelson, and Gen. Grant telegraphs that he would be able to capture that fort to-day, (Sunday.) Dispatch from Com. Foote. U. S. Flag-Ship St. Louis,Near Fort Donelson, via Paducah, February 15, 1862. To Hon. Gibson Welles, Secretary of the Navy: Sir: I made an attack on Fort Donelson yesterday, at 3 o'clock P. M., with four iron-clad gunboats and two wooden ones, and after one hour and a quarter severe fighting, the latter part y and stronghold, and that it shall forever be honored and respected, as the emblem of Liberty and Union, in every land and upon every sea. By order of the President: The by Caution of Bowling Green--why it was done. Louisville, Saturday, Feb. 15, 1862. To Maj.-Gen. McClellan: Mitchell's Division, by a forced march, reached the river at Bowling Green to-day, making a bridge to cross. The enemy had burnt the bridge at 1 o'clock in the morning, and were evacuating the place when he
The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], The latest. (search)
Adj't and Insp. Genl's office, Richmond, February 15th, 1862. Special Orders no. 36, [Extract.] I. All persons employed in the Telegraph office of the Confederate States as Operators, are hereby exempted from military duty. By command of the Secretary of War. John Withers, fe 17--2w Auc't Adj't Genl.
The Daily Dispatch: March 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
Battles at Fort Donelson.Gen. Pillow's reportbattle of trenches, February 11thbattle with gunboats, Feb. 13th.battle of Dover, February 15, 1862 [from the Memphis Apple, Feb. 26th] Mements Feb, 23, 1862 Editors Appeal: There is so much anxiety felt by the country, so much misapprehension in the public mind, as to the results of the battles fought at Fort Donelson, and so much excitement among the friends and relatives of those surrendered, I deem it proper to lay before the public my official report of the several conflicts. This, I am aware, is irregular, and in violation of the usages of the Government, but feel that the extraordinary circumstances of the case justify a departure from usage so far as to publish the report, not doubting but that the Government will approve of the motive which indecisive publication. Gid. J. Pillow, Brigadier General. Columbia, Tenn, February, 18, 1862 Capt Clarence Derrick Assistant Adjutant General. On the 8th ins
The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], Inquisitive. (search)
Yankee depredations in Virginia. The following letter, from a gentleman who has been despoiled of his property by the dastards who are now making war upon the South, has been sent to us for publication: About the 15th of February, 1862, the United Stated revenue cutter.--,Captain Frank, landed a crew on my farm, called. White Point, on the Potomac river, in Westmoreland county, Virginia, and carried off a lot of poultry, fired a rifle ball through my dining room, and several balls through the dairy, breaking a window sash and nine panes of glass. On the 11th of March, inst, two United States gunboats landed some men at the same place, and carried off the following articles: A seine, rope, and two anchors, worth $1,050; and all the cooking utensils belonging to an extensive fishery; three well filled bee-hives, fifteen hens, four guineas fowls, six turkeys, six ducks; killed fifteen hogs, fired on the sheep, swam a colt to their gunboat, but failed in getting it on boa
The Daily Dispatch: April 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Notes of the War. (search)
ession, which was agreed to. After apending some time therein, the House again resolve itself into oppression, when Mr. Graham offered a resolution instructing the committee on Ways and Means to inquire into the expediency of a law exempting from sale, under the "act to authorize the issue of treasury notes, and to provide a war tax for their redemption," the property both real and personal, of all officers and soldiers of our army during the time they may be engaged to the service, which was agreed to. Gen. Hoteler, of Va., offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Military affairs to tribute the expediency of so amending the act of February 15th, 1862, in reference to the pay of deceased soldiers, as to obvious the difficulties and delays which was agreed on. Mr.Hoteler offered a joint resolution, tendering to Major, General Thomas J. Jackson, his officers and men, the theatre of Longville .. forts calling conduct in the last battle of Repertown, which was .
The Daily Dispatch: September 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], Affairs in the West--fight at Munfordsville, Ky.--blockade of the Ohio at Hamilton. (search)
eration. Mr. Heiskell, on the part of the some committee, moved that the House now take up the bill to punish forgery and counterfeiting. Not agreed to. Mr. Gray, of Texas, from the same committee, to whom was referred the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of the delays attending the adjustment of claims of deceased soldiers, reported a bill to be entitled "an act supplementary to an act concerning the pay and allowances due to deceased soldiers, approved Feb. 15, 1862, and to provide for the prompt settlement of claims for arrearages of pay, allowances, and bounty due to deceased officers and soldiers." with a recommendation that it pass. After some amendments, and considerable discussion, the bill was engrossed, read a third time, and passed. The House then took up the Arkansas contested election case, between Hons A. H. Garland and J. F. Johnson--Mr. Johnson contesting the seat of Mr. Garland upon the ground of informal returns from the county
The Daily Dispatch: October 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], Two days later from Europe. (search)
hout attempting to enforce them by argument. 1. If the sequestration fund is the property of the Government, Congress has no power, under the Constitution, to bestow it or any part of it, as a gilt. 2. If the fund be not the property of the Government, but is held merely as a trust fund, Congress has not the power to divert it from the beneficiaries, and grant it to others. 3. The faith of the Government is expressly and solemnly pledged to the 2d section of the act of 15th February, 1862, that "the fund, after being placed in the treasury, shall be refunded as required for the purposes aforesaid," those purposes being the "equal juvenility of all persons loyal citizens of the Confederate States, or persons aiding the same in the present war, who have suffered, or may have after suffer, loss or damages by confiscation by the Government of the United States, or by any Government or pretended Government acknowledging and aiding the Government of the United States in this
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