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The Daily Dispatch: May 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Operations around Richmond — the battle not renewed yesterday — firing at Chaffin's Bluff — another steamer destroyed in St. John's river, &c. (search)
dispatch was received at the War Department yesterday. Charleston, May 10, 1864. To Gen. S. Cooper. Gen. Anderson telegraphs me that another of the enemy's steamers was blown into fragments yesterday by a torpedo in the St. Johns, a short distance below Jacksonville. She had two guns aboard, and was lowing a schooner. The latter escaped. It is not known how many lives were lost. This is the third steamer that has met this fate in St. Johns river in the last forty days. Samuel Jones, Maj Gen. A raiding party in Mississippi. The Adjutant General yesterday received the following official dispatch from General S. D. Lee: Demopolis, May 16, 1864. To Gen. S. Cooper. A raiding party from Vicksburg, infantry and cavalry, moved on the Central Railroad, and while Gen. Adams was fighting their main body, near Pickens Station, a cavalry force burnt Boughan's Station and several inconsiderable trestles. Captain Younger, with one hundred and fifty men of
The Daily Dispatch: May 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
shot down before they could be unlimbered and most of the cannoneers captured.--Jones's Virginia brigade, whose commander was killed at the Wilderness while trying gades composing the division are the stonewall brigade, Gen James M Walker, and Jones's brigade, both of this State, Stuart's brigade of Virginians and North Carolinian, and Stafford's brigade of Louisianian.--Jones and Stafford fell at the Wilderness Walker was wounded yesterday; Stuart, and Johnson, the commander of the division, were taken prisoners, and the Colonel commanding Jones's brigade is reported killed, with many other officers the guns left on the field, but which neither partyst at the same time. This occurred at a very early hour in the morning, If Jones's brigade had not given away it is possible, though not probable, that Johnson t the following general officers: Killed: Brig Gens Stafford of Louisiana, Jones of Virginia, Jenkins and Perrin of South Carolina, and Daniel of North Carolina
The Daily Dispatch: May 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
pleasure in announcing to the army the series of successes that by the favor of God have been achieved by our armies. "II. A part of the enemy's forces threatening the Valley of Virginia has been routed by Gen Imboden and driven back to the Potomac, with the loss of their train and a number of prisoners. "III. Another body of the enemy, under General Averill, penetrated to the Va. and Tenn railroad at Dublin Depot. A portion of this force has been dispersed by Gens Morgan and W E Jones, who are in pursuit of the remainder. "IV. The army of Gen Banks has sustained a severe defeat in Western Louisiana by the forces of Gen Kirby Smith, and returned to Alexandria, losing several thousand prisoners, thirty-five pieces of artillery, and a large number of wagons, whilst some of the most formidable gunboats that accom- panied the expedition were destroyed to save them from capture. "V. The expedition of Gen. Steele into Western Arkansas has ended in a complete disaster.