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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 28 2 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 20 2 Browse Search
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 17 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 16 2 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 14 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource] 9 1 Browse Search
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 6 2 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 4 2 Browse Search
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 2 2 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 1 1 Browse Search
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[communicated] Yorktown, June 10, 1861. To the Editors of the Dispatch: Gentlemen: In your issue of the 9th ult., you have done unintentional injustice to an active and gallant man — to Capt. John S. Scott, of Point Coupee, Louisiana. You state his residence as in Louisa county, Va. In the fight between the three Southerners and nine Yankees, which occurred two days previous to the battle of Bethel, John Scott, of Louisiana, slew two of the enemy with his own hand, and took anotent of their property the quiet inhabitants of the peninsula. As a Virginian, and animated by Virginian sentiments, I say do full and ample justice to the gallant and devoted men who come from a distance to stand by us in the hour of trial.--Brave John S. Scott, of Point Coupee, Louisiana, with many a regret now leaves us, to render such service as opportunity may present on a line of more active operation. Our thanks and gratitude and admiration accompany him to Manassas. A Virginian.
A battle or Battles near at hand. The Northern telegraph of yesterday, in several dispatches predicts a forward movement to-day, in the direction of Fairfax and Manassas Junction. It is announced that orders have been issued by Gen. Scott to that effect. This may or may not be true. As the Yankees are essentially a sensation people, who knows but that they have selected this day for such an enterprise? We shall see. There are arrangements at Manassas Junction for their reception. advance, they may count on perfect arrangements to receive them, so far as the details of the all-important Quartermaster's service are concerned. The army is impatient to meet the enemy, and we trust the telegraph has not misrepresented General Scott's intentions. The same source suggests that a movement about the same time towards Yorktown is in the course of execution. The Confederate forces at that post are anxious for an attack, which we may believe they will resist with telling eff
Striking a blow --For the fiftieth time within the last two months, we are informed that Gen. Scott has so far perfected his military arrangements that he will soon strike a decisive blow at the "rebels," and continue these blows until they are subdued. The blow he is so long preparing may have a recoil to it, which will prostrate the old General.--Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.