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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Dahlgren raid. (search)
the editor, H. C. Brock, a member of the faculty of Hampden-Sidney College, who was severely wounded at Stony Creek, Dinwiddie County, in 1864, with many valued friends, served also in this noted Company.—Ed.] Commander, Comrades, Friends.— This raid has been written up so often, that I am reduced to a small margin from which to draw. Perhaps no incidental narrative of the war between the States created so great a stir as the Dahlgren Raid. On the 4th of February, 1906, Reverend John Pollard, D. D., spoke in deserved praise of Lieutenant James Pollard, our officer and friend, which gave me great pleasure; not only on this occasion, but all others, when he led us into battle, proved himself a perfect Paladin of courage and ability. The spring of 1864 was a time of terror and a season of agony to the 30,000 unfortunate men, women and children who were forced to remain in the Confederate capital awaiting the issue of the greatest civil conflict ever known in the history of t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), War time story of Dahlgren's raid. (search)
War time story of Dahlgren's raid. Gallant defence of Richmond by Departmental Battalion. The very interesting account of the Dahlgren raid, by Prof. John Pollard, which appeared in this column two weeks ago, has called forth many comments and recollections of that famous event of the war. There is talk of holding a reunion of those living who took part in the exciting work of heading off and driving away from Richmond the raiders under Dahlgren. These facts make anything on the subject interesting. Col. John W. Anderson has furnished us with the following clipping from the Richmond Sentinel, a wartime paper bearing date March 3rd, 1864. The account is given just as it appeared in the Sentinel. It will be seen that this is the continuation of a story of the day before. It is a pity the first installment has not been preserved. But here is the second installment. Our last account represented the column of the enemy that had been repulsed on the Brook Turnpike,
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The secession of Virginia. (search)
of Ex-President Tyler. Mr. Tyler had the pleasure of firing a gun in honor of the noble act of his State. The demonstration on last night was well worthy of the people of Montgomery. At 8 o'clock a large crowd gathered in front of the Central Bank, and in the midst of large bonfires and the display of fireworks, were entertained with speeches by Alex. B. Clitherall, Col. Finnie, of Memphis, John Tyler, Jr., Mr. Bullock, of Kentucky, Jas. Hodgson, S. Harris, D. Workman, Mr. Chilton, John Pollard, and others. The Mobile Tribune, of the 19th inst., thus describes the scene in that city, on the reception of the news: We have never seen so much excitement and so general an exhibition or joy as there was yesterday, after the reception of the news that Virginia had joined our Confederate States. Houses were illuminated, bells were rung in all directions, and especially on our steamboats. Crowds were gathered together, and speeches were made. Guns and pistols were shot off
The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1860., [Electronic resource], The English in Russia. (search)
lders of the Richmond and York River Railroad was held at West Point, in King William county, on Wednesday last, to elect a President and a Director. Alexander Dudley, Esq., the President of the road from its organization to that hour, declined a re-election, because of the continued sacrifices the office required of him, and could not be persuaded to change that determination. The stockholders, finding that Mr. Dudley would consent to serve no longer, elected Robert Saunders, Esq., of Williamsburg, to fill that post. Mr. Saunders is a thorough business man, exceedingly popular along the line of the road and with all who know him, and will no doubt make an excellent officer. They also elected as their Director, John Pollard, Esq., of King and Queen; and then, after reconsidering the resolution requiring the New York and Richmond Coal Company to commence the building of their branch road during the year, and giving the Directory entire control over that subject, adjourned.
The Daily Dispatch: May 8, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 12 (search)
Saunders. The second party crossed at Walkerton and destroyed a lot of commissary stores and wagons. They took along only horses and such negroes as expressed a desire to go with them — At Carlton's store in King and Queen, they captured Lieut. Wm. C. Nunn and private Clondis, of the King and Queen cavalry.--They carried Nunn off with them and paroled Clondis. Adjutant Puller and a comrade captured, when about one mile and a half from King William Court-House, two negroes belonging to John Pollard, who mistook them for Yankees, and told them they had delivered up their master's horses to the enemy. They were lodged in the county jail. The Yankees had sent them out as spies. On Monday a regiment of Yankee cavalry mustered at Aylett's, and another at the Court-House. Both were under Col. Kilpatrick, commanding the brigade. The troops came down to Mantua on Friday, on the Mattaponi, to cross, but two of our pickets had removed the boat. Adjutant Puller has no doubt but that
The Daily Dispatch: April 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Mayor's Court. (search)
Jane, slave of Walter Turpin, was ordered to be whipped for stealing a small lot of coffee from N. C. Lipscombe. She was caught in the act of committing the theft. Charles, slave of R. Jones, was ordered to be whipped for stealing two hog's heads from Wm. Wayne, in the Second Market on Saturday morning. The negro stole the heads from Mr. Wayne's stall, and ran off with them, but was pursued and caught, and the heads recovered. Charles Pryor, a free negro, and John, slave of John Pollard, were ordered to be whipped for stealing seventeen blankets from Seabrook's Hospital; and Martha, slave of Wm. H. Pleasants, and Kate and Betty Latimer, free negroes, were ordered to be whipped for receiving the said blankets. Isaac Levy, a small boy, son of Lewis B. Levy, was charged with stealing a $20 note from a negro. It appeared he snatched the money from the negro and ran; was pursued and caught with the money on him. There were also found on him two sets of gold stud buttons