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The Daily Dispatch: August 14, 1863., [Electronic resource] 8 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 1 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: December 24, 1864., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 11: operations in Southern Tennessee and Northern Mississippi and Alabama. (search)
It forms the principal door of entrance to southeastern Kentucky from the great valley of East Tennessee, and during the war was a position of great military importance. It was very strongly fortified by the Confederates at the beginning of the contest, and supporting works were constructed on all of the neighboring heights. The relative position of these, their names, and a general outline of the Mountains at the Gap, and in the vicinity, are seen in the above topographical sketch, by Dr. B. Howard, of the United States Army, from the western side. A small force, well provisioned, might have held the Gap against an immense Army. explanation.--a, Fort State corner; B, a Fort not named; C, Fort Colonel Churchill; D, the Gap; E, Fort Colonel Rains; F, Fort Colonel Mallory; G, G, G, G, stockades and rifle-pits; I, Lewis's Gap; L, Fort Colonel Hunter; M, Kentucky road through the Gap; O, Baptists' Gap; P, earthworks then recently constructed. time afterward there was a lull in the
The Daily Dispatch: August 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], Progress of the War. (search)
Progress of the War. Holding farmers responsible for Railroads--Warfare on non-combatants. The following is the order recently issued by the General in Chief of the Yankee army for the repression of "guerilla outrages" on the line of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. It is worthy only of the cowardly author, who sits safely ensconced behind the entrenchments around Washington. We find it incorporated in an order from Gen. Howard to his command, the 11th corps, which ran so at Chancellorsville: The numerous depredations committed by citizens, rebel soldiers in disguise, harbored and concealed by citizens along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and within our lines, call for prompt and exemplary punishment.--You will there arrest and confine for punishment or put beyond our lines every citizen against whom there is sufficient evidence of his having engaged in these practices. You will also notify the people within ten miles of the railroad that they will be held re
The Daily Dispatch: August 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], The blockade trade. (search)
--The Grand Jury met yesterday and made the following indictments: Wm. A. Lambert, assaulting and beating Henry Breill. True bill. Wm. Kinney, stealing goods from Bernard Lennan. True bill. Patrick McGavey, shooting at John Henderson in the street. True bill. Henry McAnnity, beating John Dove. True bill. The Grand Jury was then adjourned till Saturday. The Court had the following parties before it: Sylvanus Gorden, free negro, charged with stealing two calves. Continued till the next term. Sarah Davis, charged with receiving stolen goods, was tried and acquitted. Urias Potter, indicted for exhibiting faro, was put upon trial, but the jury had not agreed when the Court adjourned. In the case of Josiah Mosby, charged with receiving goods stolen from E W. Tompkins, the prosecution was abated because of the death of the accused. Joseph Kelly, charged in two cases with assaulting and beating B. Howard, was tried and acquitted.
The Daily Dispatch: August 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], "Life of Stonewall Jackson" (search)
One hundred Dollars reward --Ran away from the subscriber, at Howard's Neck, Goochland county, Va, on the 31st of July last, negro man Wm Glens. Said negro is about 5 feet 9 inches in height, 21 years old, but looks older, stoops, is very knock-kneed, has straight black hair, light complexion, defective teeth, and a scar on his forehead, produced by the explosion of powder. He was purchased from Mrs. Morton of the Edgemont House, Richmond, who owns several of his family. I will pay the n, defective teeth, and a scar on his forehead, produced by the explosion of powder. He was purchased from Mrs. Morton of the Edgemont House, Richmond, who owns several of his family. I will pay the above reward if caught in the city of Richmond and lodged in jail, or the like amount if caught in the county and lodged in the jail at the Court House. For further particulars apply to John D Hosson, Pemberton Post-Office, Goochland county, Va. Howard's Neck Aug. 4, 1863. au 6--2aw2w*
The Daily Dispatch: December 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate account of the battle of Franklin. (search)
A raid on a bread shop. --While one or two soldiers were negotiating, yesterday afternoon, with Mrs. B. Howard, the proprietress of a bake shop on Main street, for a limited supply of bread, two ruffians, dressed in soldiers' clothes, rushed in and bore off about forty dollars' worth of the "staff of life" without paying for it. It is to be hoped they will be overhauled and duly punished for their disgraceful conduct.