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The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], The recent affair at Suffolk. (search)
er to the end of the war. Every one of them added at least six months to the life of the rebellion; and the history of their campaigns is the history of what the President has done for our cause since he took command of our armies. In addition, Gillmore has failed at Charleston, Seymour has failed in Florida, Butler has failed on the Peninsula, and Kilpatrick has nearly brought our soldiers into contempt. After such a record as this, is it any wonder that the country has finally lost all fait e. The Calhoun, according to the same rumor, had been sunk. Our troops are rapidly returning from Pass Cavalo, Texas, and going to the Teche, where some 12,000 of our men are concentrated. The Herald's Hilton Head correspondent says that Gen Gillmore had sent orders to Florida that in future only Jacksonville should be held by our troops, and no effort whatever should be made to occupy other towns. The objects of this War. In the United States Senate, on Tuesday last, Mr. Wilson r
The Daily Dispatch: May 17, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Stanton, is a dispatch to Maj Gen Dix, at New York, says: A dispatch has been received from Gen Butler, dated, "in the field near Chester Station, Va, May 12th, 8.30 P. M." It states that he is now pressing the enemy ness Fort Darling, and has before him all the troop from North Carolina. Beauregard's courier, captured this morning, going to Gen Hope, commanding Drewry's Bluff, had a dispatch stating that "Gen Beauregard would join him as soon as the troops were up." Maj Gen Gillmore holds the entrenchments, while Maj Gen Smith demonstrates upon Drewry and the enemy's lines. Gen Kantz and his cavalry have been sent to cut the Danville Railroad near the Appomattox Station, and perhaps to advance on the James river. Miscellaneous. The Alabama put into Table Bay, March 20, for coals and other supplies. The total number of ships destroyed and captured in the Indian Seas had been seven: The Amanda, Winged Racer, Contest, Martaban, (or Texas Star,) Senara, Hi
The Daily Dispatch: June 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
It is no longer improper to speak of the important movements that have been progressing in this department during the past two days, as they are now fully accomplished. A large, portion of the troops at Bermuda Hundred, ruder Gen Butler, have been transferred, under command of Gen Smith, to the Army of the Potomac. The troops were sent in transports, with great celerity, up York river to White House — the new base of supplies for Gen Grant. Gens Smith and Broo passed up yesterday.--Gen Gillmore remains with Gen Butler at Bermuda Hundred, as also Gens Ames and Wild. Large quantities of supplies have been sent up to White House. Another account, says, that fifteen vessels, laden with supplies, had called for the White House. Grant's wounded — Running off negroes from Port Royal. All the Yankee wounded from Fredericksburg have been curried to Washington. A letter from Port Royal, Carolina county, dated the 28th, says: The village is hundred miles above the m
The Daily Dispatch: June 17, 1864., [Electronic resource], A Northern paper on Butler. (search)
ops passing quite to the rear of the enemy, when a general attack was made. The surprise was a partial, but not a complete success. On the right Heckman's brigade; of smith's corps, upon whom the first blow fell, almost surrounded, were driven back on another brigade in confusion, and many of them, including Gen. Heckman, were taken prisoners. The Confederate also gained other important advantages on this part of the line, but it is stated, were not so successful in the assault on Gen Gillmore's corps, which occupied the left. The result, in brief, was that Gen Beauregard captured more than a thousand prisoners, a half dozen pieces of artillery, and the abandonment by the Federal of the formidable line of works which they had previously taken. The Confederates, as usual, it is said, attacked in overwhelming numbers. We do not see that the operations in this quarter give the slightest promise of success, not withstanding the glowing accounts of the correspondents of the press