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The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Hatteras and the coast defence. (search)
ille taken by General Buckner--large quantity of Arms, &c., captured — escape of an editor — a Convention to be called — Arrival of distinguished Englishmen, &c. Nashville Sept. 30. --Passengers by today's trains report that Gen. Buckner broke up the Union camp in Owen county on Saturday last, capturing 460 stand of arms and their camp equipage. The Unionists ran and some Indianians swam the river. Gen. Buckner, it is reported, has gone to Hopkinsville to disperse the Union camp, Smithland, occupied by the Federals on the 24th. The Louisville Democrat, of the 27th ult., states that Hon. John C. Breckinridge and George B. Hodge are fifty miles above Richmond, Ky., with 2,800 men, drilling. Gov. Morehead, R. T. Durrett, and Burr, have arrived at Fort Lafayette. James B. Clay, and W. G. Overton, of the Louisville Courier, have been arrested, but Minister Preston has escaped. L. B. Munroe, U. S. District Judge, and L. B. Munroe, Jr., Secretary of State of Ken<
The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Handsome present. (search)
at have attended our arms in Missouri, resulting in driving the enemy up towards St. Louis, is no doubt the cause of this move, Pocahontas being no longer a position of any great strategic importance. The Lincoln troops in possession of Smithland, Ky. The Nashville Gazette, of Sunday, says: Capt. Ben. F. Egan arrived in our city yesterday, direct from Smithland, and gives us information in regard to the landing of the Hessians, which he witnessed. The steamer Empress came up the Smithland, and gives us information in regard to the landing of the Hessians, which he witnessed. The steamer Empress came up the Ohio river on Tuesday evening, 24th inst., with a regiment of infantry, and a company of cavalry, Federal troops, who disembarked and quietly took possession of the town. The citizens made no resistance; the women and children, however, welcomed them with oft-repeated cheers for Jeff. Davis. The officer issued no proclamation, nor held any communication whatever with the citizens. The entire command were evidently in great fear and alarm, and one hundred determined men could have put the who
The Daily Dispatch: October 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Death of Hon. R. J. Manning. (search)
The Green river blunder — reported movement of Rosencranz into Kentucky--a Louisville Canard. Nashville, Oct. 15. --The Louisville Courier, of to day, confirms the destruction of two spans of the railroad bridge over Green river, by a misapprehension of the orders to the officer in charge. Any forward movement of our forces, which may have been contemplated, has thus been delayed by this great blunder. Lincoln forces are at Smithland, and the report is that four hundred Lincolnites have destroyed water-craft of every kind on the Cumberland river, as far up as Ross' Ferry, a distance of 27 miles. Returned parties from Western Virginia, and who came direct, report that Rosencranz has gone to Kentucky. The Louisville Journal, of the 9th instant, reports the capture of New Orleans, without firing a gun!
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], Surgeon Van Wicke killed. (search)
Surgeon Van Wicke killed. --On Saturday last Col. Forrest, Surgeon Van Wicke, and another person, went to the house of a man named Best, about two miles from Marion, Crittenden county, for the purpose of arresting him — Best having joined the Lincoln troops at Smithland, Best seized his gun, shot Van Wicks dead, and running out of the back door effected his escape. Van Wicke was from Huntsville, Ala., and was Surgeon of Col, Forrest's regiment,--Louis Courier,
The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Marshall is steadily advancing towards Lexington, and meeting with little or no opposition. Gentlemen who left Paducah on the 11th instant, state that the Federals had only about 6,000 troops there, 10,000 at Cairo and Bird's Point, and 700 at Smithland. There are no movements at Cairo indicating a speedy movement down the Mississippi river. Lincoln's message and Cameron's report have produced a great change among the Union men about Smithland. Indianapolis, Dec. 9. --SSmithland. Indianapolis, Dec. 9. --Several of our regiments have moved forward on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to make room for the regiments constantly arriving. If preparations mean anything, a forward movement will certainly take place at an early day. Prankport, Dec. 9. --Col Garrard writes from London on Saturday afternoon, that Gen. G. B. Crittenden is at the Cumberland Gap with a large force, and that 5,000 troops at Morristown are coming to join him. He says Crittenden has thirty days rations, and
The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Late Southern news. (search)
s a most delectable practice in the humble opinion of your writer; for I cannot see how any Southerner can reconcile it to his feelings of honor to hold friendly intercourse with the villains. More Yankee prisoners. The Memphis Appeal, of the 24th inst., says: On Monday night of last week a successful little movement occurred on the Cumberland river near Paducah, which goes to show that our friends in that region are alert and active. It seems that 28 mounted Federals left Smithland on a scouting expedition, and during the evening they happened upon a "corn-shucking." Thinking to have a good time, they picketed their horses, stacked arms and "pitched in." One of our friends quietly slipped away, and gave the alarm to Capt. Wilcox, who with 14 of his men proceeded to the scene of merry-making, quietly took possession of the Hessians' horses and arms, and then captured the whole party except the captain. The latter endeavored to escape, when he was shot. The prisoners
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
t of Maj. John H. Hahn, 9th, Illinois, Provost Marshal; Capt. John C. Cox, Commissary of Subsistence; and Capt. Charles W. Lyman, Assistant Quartermaster--is appointed to aid in the execution of this order. All persons now at Cave-in-Rock, Smithland, or this place, will at once present themselves before this board and make affidavit on such points as will satisfy the board of the Justice of the claim, and the amount to be appropriated to each individual of family. The board will also sele Provost Marshal will collect and pay out the moneys so assessed, rendering every fortnight an account of the same to these headquarters, and will arrest and confine for trial by amilitary commission of recusants. The commanding officer at Smithland will take the necessary measures to carry out the spirit and intention of this order, reporting his action at these headquarters. By order of Brigadier-Gen. C. F. Smith, Assistant Adjutant General. George N. Sanders out for Congress.
The Daily Dispatch: February 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 14 (search)
half mile short of its mark. General Smith obtained an excellent view of the rebel 'for', camp and garrison, and immediately returned with his brigade to Paducah, having met with the fullest success in the reconnoisance. The occupation of Smithland. General Grant ordered the occupation of Smithland, the location of which we have already stated, as that point occupies a central position, and is of considerable straisgical value, as a force stationed there would be at all times ready toSmithland, the location of which we have already stated, as that point occupies a central position, and is of considerable straisgical value, as a force stationed there would be at all times ready to co-operate with any movement, either on the Tennessee or Cumberland river, as circumstances might require. Thus it will be seen, from the brief resume of the movements of the several brigades of Gen. Grants first expedition towards Columbus, it was not, as some supposed, a failure, but, on the contrary, was a decided success in the objects for which it left Cairo. The second expedition, the result of which we now record, was based upon the information derived from the first, and its g
The Daily Dispatch: February 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], War Matters. (search)
son, on the Cumberland river, at Dover, some ten miles across the hills at this point from the Tennessee; and, next, that those railroads will be occupied which connect the rebels on the Mississippi with the rebels in Virginia; and that then, as all that section of Kentucky lying between the Cumberland and the Mississippi is attached to the department of General Halleck, there will be, under his direction, a combined movement of all his disposable forces from Fort Henry, Mayfield, Paducah, Smithland, and Cairo, including Commodore Porter's gun-boats, upon Columbus, in front, flank and rear, and that it will not be long before we shall have the pleasure of announcing a crushing defeat of the rebels in that quarter. Meantime, in accordance with the instructions of Gen. McClellan, the army of Gen. Buell is steadily encircling the great rebel camp at Bowling Green. This is a strong defensive position, the village being surrounded by a circle of abrupt and commanding hills, which are
The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Norfolk. (search)
The grand struggle at Fort Donelson, The Telegraph for four days has brought as brief messages relating to a struggle at Fort Donelson between the Confederate forces there and the Federalists endeavoting to make their way up the Cumberland to get in the rear of our army at Bowling Green and cut off its communications with Nashville and the South. The enemy had the advantage of throwing large reinforcements to the point of combat by way of the Cumberland river from Smithland, Paducah, and Calro, and therefore has steadily outnumbered our forces. The struggle has been the most prolonged and hotly contested of the war. Our brave soldiers have fought with a constancy and courage never excelled. Generals Floyd, Pillow, Buckner, and Johnson, (not Sidney,) commanded. The battle is understood to have raged with great severity on Friday and Saturday, and was continued yesterday. Both sides were reinforced on Saturday and probably yesterday — with what final result we are not able no
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