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The Daily Dispatch: October 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], Yankee history of the attempts to blow up the Ironsides — Excitement Ashore. (search)
Affairs in Northern Virginia. --Parties from the vicinity of Gen. Lee's army represent that matters were entirely quiet yesterday, not even a skirmish occurring to disturb the repose of the army since its return from the pursuit of Meade. We have some few particulars of the capture of the Yankee garrison at Charlestown, on Sunday last, by Gen. Imboden. The enemy, it seems, were not apprised of the approach of our forces until the town was surrounded, and all the avenues of escape cut off. They then repaired to the Court-House, in the yard of which they had built fortifications, and prepared to make a resistance. General Imboden ordered up his artillery, which was placed on a hill south of the town, near where John Brown was hung, and opened fire upon the Court-House square, some of the shells passing through the building. Discovering that they were surrounded and that resistance was useless, the white flag was run up, and the whole Yankee force surrendered. The number of
The Daily Dispatch: October 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], Gen. Barksdale. (search)
Gen. Barksdale. --Among the most distinguished and patriotic heroes who have fallen a victim to the present infamous war of invasion was Gen. Barksdale, of Mississippi. President Davis and Gen. R. E. Lee have paid the fallen hero glowing compliments in letters to his wife, extracts from which are given in the Mississippian. In a letter dated July 24th, 1863, the country's Chief Magistrate writes as follows to the widow of Gen. Barksdale: It will hereafter be some consolation to you, d glorious to receive it. God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, and He alone can give comfort to your mourning heart. You have my deepest sympathy; and to you and your little ones I offer my best wishes and sincerest affection. Gen. Robert E. Lee writes as follows, under date of August 7th: I sympathize deeply with you in your bereavement, and deplore for this army and our country the loss of your gallant husband. He has left us his noble example, which in his dying moments e