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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1863, February (search)
wam the river. Colonel Waring remounted his men from the country.--General Davidson's Despatch. Thanksgiving was celebrated in Texas, for the successes that had attended the confederate arms. --The ram Fulton, on the way to Vicksburgh, was fired into by a rebel battery at Cypress Bend, and disabled. One negro on board was killed, and another so frightened that he jumped overboard and was drowned Before the rebels could capture the ram, the steamers Rattler and Wilson came up and dispersed them. The National troops had a brief skirmish with a small body of rebels, five miles from Lake Providence, in which they lost several men, and over thirty of the rebels were killed, wounded, and captured. More than ninety horses were taken.--The examination of Rev. R. J. Graves took place at Hillsboro, N. C., before Judge M. E. Manly, at the conclusion of which he was bound over to appear at the rebel court at Richmond, Va., to stand his trial on a charge of treason.--Raleigh Progress.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 117 (search)
e confederate prison at Salisbury, where the tracks of the accused all lead in one direction, and the light of old English liberty is never seen. I therefore recommend the establishing of a commission for the investigation of charges against all such persons, with power to commit for trial before the proper tribunal if sufficient cause appears, etc. In this connection, I take great pleasure in transmitting a letter from Hon. Jas. A. Seddon, Secretary of War, in relation to the case of R. J. Graves, and in response to the demand for his delivery to the authority of this State, made in obedience to a joint resolution of your two Houses. Admirable in spirit, ample in explanation of the circumstances under which the arrest was made, and in expressions of regard for the rights and sovereignty of the State, I am sure that, accompanying as it did the prompt surrender of the accused, it cannot fail to give you the satisfaction I experienced on its perusal. In view of the threatened inv
The Daily Dispatch: August 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], Civilian prisoners at the Rip-Raps. (search)
, handed us by a returned prisoner. Nearly all are farmers, and our informant says they have been shamefully treated; those from Gates county, N. C., were put in irons, and other instances of barbarity are mentioned. They earnestly beg that our Government will at once take steps to have them released from captivity: Adolphus Goddin, A. H. Hankins, Henley L. Taylor, and John W. Jones, of James City county, Va.; Hugh Williams, of New Kent county, Va.; James M. McIntire, of York county, Va.; Thomas J. Blake, of Henrico county, Va.; David P. Wright, Charles R. Gumner, and William R. Lawrence, of Nansemond county, Va.; Charles Holland, of Franklin Depot, Va.; Capt. Duck, of Isle of Wight county, Va.; Rev. R. J. Graves, of Orange county, N. C.; James A. Sparkman, Thomas J. Sparkman, Richard H. Manning, James Wiggins, and James H. Freeman, of Gates county, N. C. Two recent deaths are reported: Lieut. Council, of Nansemond county, Va., and Thos. A. Jordan, of Gates county, N. C.
The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
valued at one thousand dollars, the property of R. J. Graves.--This case grew out of the one heard before the Mayor a few days since, in which Perkins charged Graves with stealing one thousand, one hundred and forty-fivm while they were on a drunken spree. According to Graves's account, himself and Perkins got drunk together, ring the day the latter thrust his pocket-book into Graves's hands to keep for him. Becoming too much intoxicated to manage themselves, Graves lost the money confided to his keeping; and when Perkins got sober he had himPerkine in obtained possession of the watch from Mrs. Graves. When Graves heard of the transaction, he procurGraves heard of the transaction, he procured a warrant of arrest against Perkins, charging him with stealing his watch. Subsequently, Graves placed theGraves placed the warrant in George D. Wootton's hands, and authorized him to obtain an interview with Perkins in order to compng all the testimony, required security of Perkins, Graves, and a witness, for their appearance before him on