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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1863, September (search)
ermanently residing at the South, left St. Louis, Mo., in charge of Captain Edward Lawler, of the First Missouri infantry. They were sent within the rebel lines in accordance with orders of the National War Department, of April twenty-fourth, 1863.--James M. Mason, the rebel commissioner in England, informed Earl Russell, at the Court of St. James's, that his commission was at an end, and that he was ordered by Jefferson Davis to remove from the country.--the British schooner Martha Jane, was captured by the gunboat Fort Henry's tender Annie, off Bayport, Florida. The revenue steamer Hercules, while lying off the Virginia shore, was attacked by a large party of rebel guerrillas, but they were driven off after a fight of about twenty minutes, without inflicting any serious damage to the steamer or her crew.--the battle of Chickamauga, Ga., was concluded by the Union forces falling back on Chattanooga, after a gallant fight by General Thomas's corps.--(Docs. 43, 105, 123, and 184.)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1863, November. (search)
that you should make a crop this spring, and such a disposition of troops will be made that you can do it in safety. Mr. Ross.--If white troops will keep away our white enemies, the loyal Indian troops can protect themselves. General McNeil.--I ask if I may assure the Government that the Cherokees will not make civil war on their tribes except in self-defence. Chief Christy.--You may. The rebel schooner Maria Alberta, while attempting to run the blockade, was captured off Bayport, Florida, by the National schooner Two Sisters.--the battle of Mine Run, Va., was fought this day, between the Union forces, under Major-General Meade, and the rebels, under the command of General Lee.--(Doc. 15.) A party of surgeons belonging to the United States army, lately prisoners in Richmond, made the following statement: We the undersigned consider it our duty to publish a few facts that came to our knowledge while we were inmates of the hospital attached to the Libby prison.
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 37: operations of the East Gulf Squadron to October, 1863. (search)
and-sharks, who rarely gave a fair account of the money which passed through their hands. But when the big holes and the small leaks on the blockade were all closed up, the tale was told at Appomattox, where General Grant had to serve out rations to Lee's soldiers and give them enough to enable them to reach their homes. A launch and cutter from the Sagamore and others from the Fort Henry, including an ambulance boat, were added to this expedition and the whole force proceeded direct to Bayport, while the Sagamore remained in the offing to prevent the escape of Confederate vessels. Great difficulties attended this expedition, as the weather was very unfavorable, but the main object was handsomely carried out. The sloop Helen, of Crystal River,loaded with corn, was burnt, and the boats pushed on for a large schooner on the inside, loaded with cotton and said to contain three hundred bales. As they pulled for the schooner the boats were opened upon by a battery of two guns
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Florida, 1864 (search)
ss, 2 wounded. May 31-June 3: Exp. from Jacksonville to Camp MiltonCONNECTICUT--17th Infantry. NEW YORK--144th and 157th Infantry. OHIO--75th and 107th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND--Battery "A," 3d Arty. UNITED STATES--3d, 7th and 35th Colored Infantry. June 2: Capture of Camp MiltonCONNECTICUT--17th Infantry. NEW YORK--144th and 157th Infantry. OHIO--75th and 107th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND--Battery "A," 3d Arty. UNITED STATES--3d, 7th and 35th Colored Infantry. July 1-4: Exp. from Fort Myers to BayportFLORIDA--2d Cavalry (Detachment). UNITED STATES--2d Colored Infantry (Detachment). July 6: Skirmish, Station Four, near Cedar KeysFLORIDA--2d Cavalry. Union loss, 8 wounded. July 15-20: Exp. from JacksonvilleMASSACHUSETTS--4th Cavalry (Battalion). UNITED STATES--3d Colored Infantry. July 15: Skirmish, Trout CreekMASSACHUSETTS--4th Cavalry (Battalion), UNITED STATES--3d Colored Infantry. Union loss, 1 killed, 1 wounded. Total, 2. July 20-29: Exp. from Cedar Keys to St. Andrew's BayFLORIDA
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Florida Volunteers. (search)
District of Key West till June, 1865. Skirmishes at Pease Creek, Florida, February 13-14 and February 20, 1864. Attack on Fort Myers February 20. Affair at Tampa May 6. Operations on West Coast of Florida July 1-31. Expedition to Bayport July 1-4. Skirmish at Station Four, near Cedar Keys, July 6. Expedition to St. Andrews Bay July 20-29. Fort Myers August 26. Expedition to Bayport October 1, and to St. Andrews Bay October 20-29. Near Magnolia October 24. ExpedBayport October 1, and to St. Andrews Bay October 20-29. Near Magnolia October 24. Expedition to Otter Creek, on Florida R. R., October 30-31. Braddock's Farm, near Welaka, February 5, 1865. Station Four, near Cedar Keys, February 13. Attack on Fort Myers February 20. Operations near St. Marks February 21-March 7. East River Bridge March 4-5. Newport Bridge March 5-6. Natural Bridge March 6. Occupation of Tampa May 27. Duty in District of Florida till November. Mustered out November 29, 1865.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, United States Colored Troops. (search)
nized at Arlington, Va., June 20 to November 11, 1863. Ordered to the Dept. of the Gulf December, 1863. Attached to District of Key West, Florida, Dept. of the Gulf, February, 1864, to July, 1865. Dept. of Florida to January, 1866. Service. Duty at New Orleans, La., and Ship Island, Miss., till February 13, 1864. Ordered to Key West, Florida, February 13. Affair at Tampa, Florida, May 5. Operations on West Coast of Florida July 1-31. Expedition from Fort Myers to Bayport July 1-4. Expedition from Cedar Key to St. Andrew's Bay July 20-29. Fort Taylor August 21. Station No. 4 February 13, 1865. Attack on Fort Myers February 20. Operations in the vicinity of St. Mark's February 21-March 7. East River Bridge March 4-5. Newport Bridge March 5-6. Natural Bridge March 6. Duty in District of Florida till January, 1866. Mustered out January 5, 1866. Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 24 Enlisted men killed and mortally wound
The Daily Dispatch: June 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Gen. Cabell. (search)
a fixed fact. The Daily Times has reduced its size. Billy Mulligan is out again. The judgment against him in case of an assault with a deadly weapon, &c., and sent to Sing Sing. was reversed by the Supreme Court, on the ground that the prisoner could not be convicted of an assault with a deadly weapon, for merely exhibiting a weapon, and threatening. In a certain contingency, to use it. The schooner David Townsend, which arrived here yesterday, reports having been seized at Bayport, Florida, by the Confederates, and run ashore, but the captain managed to escape during the absence of his captors. Very fictitious is the current gossip about Mrs. General Beauregard and Mrs. Col. Magruder being in this city, and that both of them were in a Broadway daguerrean gallery on the day of Major Winthrop's funeral, and saw the cortege pass. There is a sister of Gen. Beauregard living on Madison square, but his wife is not here. During the month of May 6,746 families of soldi
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Capture of Prizes. (search)
Capture of Prizes. --The British blockades runner Ceres was captured off Wilmington on the 16th. The "rebels" run her ashore, and set her on fire, but the flames were extinguished. Her cargo consisted of arms and ammunition, which will be saved. The vessel is new, and was built in England for a rebel cruiser, under direction of Col. Lamar. The blockade-runner Minna was captured off Charleston, deeply loaded with specie, quinine, rifles, powder, vitriol, hardware, and general merchandize. She had, also, a valuable engine. The English schooner Maria Alberta was captured on the 27th ult., trying to run into Bayport, Florida. The schooner Alista, with a cargo of cotton, rosin and turpentine, and 85,500 in specie, was captured on the 29th, after running out of Mobile Bay.