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The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
stage of this tremendous American revolution for themselves. [from the Press Association.] The following summary of news, by way of City Point, has been received by the Agent of the Associated Press: A conference took place in Washington last Wednesday between Lincoln, Hooker, and Stanton, and the Committee on the Conduct of the War, immediately after which Hooker hastened back to the Rappahannock. A reconnoitering party secured the neck between the Rappahannock and Mattaponi rivers last week, breaking up several nests of smugglers, and capturing a large quantity of medicines and other contraband articles. Several small boats were burned. President Lincoln will call for more men in a few days for the Southwest. It was believed in Memphis Wednesday that an engagement was progressing at Port Hudson. A report reached Cincinnati from Jackson, Tennessee, that a portion of Gen. Sullivan's division, composed of two hundred men and two pieces of artillery,
The Daily Dispatch: June 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Later from the North. (search)
ng position to await further operations of our forces. Gen. Hooker was across the river, and visited the picket lines on Saturday. The picket firing on that day was almost continuous; but since then our pickets have been nearly unmolested. The enemy appear to be in large force on the south side of the river, and it cannot be ascertained whether any considerable portion of Lee's army have been withdrawn. A late raid of our troops, with the assistance of three gunboats, up the Mattaponi river into King William county, Va., which was directed by Gen. Keyes from Yorktown, has resulted in a decided success. After meeting with some brief resistance from the enemy our troops destroyed a rebel foundry at Aylett's, together with several mills, machine shops, a lumber yard, and four Government warehouses laden with grain. The expedition was commanded by Lieut. Col. Tevis, and returned to Yorktown on the 6th inst., after accomplishing a very successful result with a trifling loss.
The Daily Dispatch: July 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The armies below Richmond. (search)
er resisted and shot the officer, who was not probably injured as to prevent him from mounting his horse and leaving the premises. Meanwhile some citizens outside got into a fight with the Yankee soldiers, one of whom was killed, and the others field. The lieutenant was subsequently fired upon by a citizen of King and Queen, who encountered him in the road, and seriously wounded. The whole party of eight finally surrendered, and were brought to Richmond. A Federal gunboat was in the Mattaponi river, seven miles from its mouth, on the same day, and it is apprehended that the enemy, by way of revenge, will shell the houses at Walkerton and other points in the neighborhood. The gallant dead. Perhaps no regiment in the Confederate service has sustained a greater loss in officers since its entrance into service than the 2d regiment of Virginia volunteers. Since its organization in April, 1861, it has lost no less than three field officers. The first Lieutenant-Colonel, Luckl
The Daily Dispatch: February 4, 1864., [Electronic resource], Affairs on the York Peninsula. (search)
nd belonging to persons who have gone over to the Yankees; many of them claiming foreign protection, and at the same time holding real estate in Virginia. What has become of all the property confiscated, or which ought to be confiscated ? Now is a first-rate time to sell. Nothing of much interest down this way, except that quite a large force of negroes, Yankees, and foreign scurf, have been at Gloucester C. H for the last three days. It is reported, and stated on good authority, that one hundred and eleven torpedoes have been planted in the York, Mattaponi, and Pamunky rivers. The Yankees are quite shy how they come up. A gunboat was two hours one day last week coming from Bigler's to Capphosic, about four miles. There is no fun in being blown sky high. They say one exploded in York river that threw a volume of water as large as the Capitol one hundred and fifty feet in the air. So, a Yankee blown up by one, would be nearer Heaven than otherwise he ever could be. Accomac.
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], From the Peninsula. (search)
From the Peninsula. Passengers who arrived last night by the York River road report that the Yankees, up to Thursday night, were still engaged in plundering and burning in King and Queen county. The statements of the burning of the Court House is repeated. There is also a body of Yankees in King William. The fleet that went up the Mattaponi river consisted of three gunboats and seven trans ports. They landed the troops at Shepherd's Wharf, in King and Queen. The infantry support remained at Centreville, while the cavalry was sent out on its mission of destruction.
The Daily Dispatch: April 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], Freshets. (search)
Freshets. --The waters of the Pamunkey and Mattaponi rivers, swelled by the recent rains and snows are now higher than they have been for many years. It is impossible to get within half a mile of the usual ferry landing at New Castle on the latter river. The Chickahominy has also overflowed its banks, and its low grounds are several inches under water. These freshets interfere very materially with the spring fisheries.
The Daily Dispatch: May 17, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
The situation. The dispatch of Gen. Lee to the President shows that the enemy is endeavoring still to carry out his plan of out flanking him and getting to some of the Richmond highways. As "Sallust" explains, in his letter published by us yesterday, the only road left him before he is thrown below the head of the Mattaponi river, where he must cross several large streams, is what is now called the Telegraph road. It is the old stage road between Richmond and Fredericksburg, and being that on which the telegraph line is built, it now takes the present name. This renewed effort to get to the right of General Lee plainly shows that Grant is tired of his desperate whiskey assaults, and is anxious to get by him. The example of his siege of Vicksburg is possibly shaping his strategy now. He possibly concludes that if he can only get the start of Lee, and reach the fortifications of Richmond, Lee would be as powerless to relieve Richmond as was Johnston to relieve Vicksburg. B
The Daily Dispatch: May 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
e character. Our men stood their ground manfully, and only retired after nearly all were killed or wounded. About a hundred of those wounded in this fight were brought to the city yesterday. It is reported that heavy skirmishing was going on yesterday in the neighborhood of Hanover Junction. Sheridan's Raiders. It is reported, on good authority, that Sheridan's cavalry force has crossed the Pamunkey at the White House, and gone up the Peninsula between the Pamunkey and Mattaponi rivers, with the view of effecting a junction with Grant. Our wounded at Resaca. The Atlanta papers furnish the names of several Confederate officers wounded in the battle of Resaca. Among them we find the following Brigadier Generals Walthall and Manigault, slightly, Brigadier General Tucker, of Miss., severely in arm; Col. R. J. Henderson, of Ga.; Col. Graves, of Tenn; Col. Copers, of S. C.; Majors Hulsey and Camp, of Ga; Capt. Pichell, engineer corps; Capt. Blanchard, of Ga.; Capt
The Daily Dispatch: June 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
sition of this command is such that its capture would be an impossibility. Sheridan's raiders.--the engagement near the White House, Etc. Our account of the engagement near the White House, on Monday, published in yesterday's paper, was substantially correct.-- Sheridan was not there, and the entire force or the enemy engaged was composed of intently, posted behind earthworks. It appears that the original purpose of the discomfited raider was to keep on down the north bank of the Mattaponi to Gloucester Point, and there cross the river to York town but this programme was changed, it is supposed, by an order from Grant, directed him to retrace his steps to the James, Consequently, he crossed the Mattaponi at Ferry, and is believed to have reached the White House during the night of Monday. On Tuesday morning, we learn, the enemy throw out a line of skirmishers, who commented upon Gen. Hampton's command, when our troops made a charge and captured the whole, but now the s
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
me. [The resolution urges the appointment of committees of safety in each county to see that all tillable land is put in cultivation, and requests all newspapers in the Commonwealth to advocate the policy and use their influence to give proper direction to the labor, capital and energies of all our people, so as to develop all the resources of the country.] House bill to provide for surveys in certain cases. House bill to allow James Fauntleroy to establish a ferry across the Mattaponi river. House bill to require all sojourners and refugees, who are not now in the militia, to perform military service. Mr. Coghill presented a bill to authorize the county and corporation courts of the Commonwealth to purchase spinning wheels, cotton and wool cards, for the use of indigent families of soldiers and sailors of their respective counties, which was ordered to a third reading. Mr. Branch presented a bill for the relief of Thomas Kilby, which was read twice and refer
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