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The Daily Dispatch: October 14, 1864., [Electronic resource] 3 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: October 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War news. (search)
nd sure aimed. Texans and others of our men, and shrinking in terror from the storm, they turned face backward and dragged off their mangled and howling squadrons to their earthen dens. The cavalry who attempted to flank us made a feeble attack; and seeing the fate of the infantry, they did not press their any round, but left at quick time to the of our field artillerists and whistling Minnie balls. Our less was very slight, as a whole; another brave and good officer has . Major Willis T. Jones, General Fields's chief of staff, was shot dead by a single ball. He was a native of Kentucky; an intelligent and noble man; a warm friend of the late General Gregg; and on Sunday last acted as pall-bearer funeral train. So soon they mingle dust. What may be the effect this repulse on the enemy we are unable to say. It may have been intended as a "feeler, " but, from every indication, there will soon be fought the great battle of the campaign, and our hills will tremble with th
The Daily Dispatch: October 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], Death of an old citizen. (search)
Explosion of a shell. --While some negroes, employed at Cook's foundry, on Eighth street, were engaged yesterday, about 1 o'clock, in removing shell which were supposed to be unloaded, one of them suddenly exploded, throwing the fragments in different directions, one large piece striking the gable end of Messrs. Jones & Phillips's store, knocking out a brick, and then, rebounding, grazed the face of a negro man standing outside the curbstone, and, falling at his feet, ripped his boot-leg down to the heel. Other pieces burst through the roof of the foundry and split through heavy oak doors, but fortunately caused no very serious personal injury to any of the workmen.