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The Daily Dispatch: May 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], The movement on Richmond--two more Repulses of the enemy by Gen Lee — affairs on the Southside — feint at Drewry's Bluff — fight expected near Petersburg Today — the Central Railroad Tapped, &c, &c. (search)
It J A Graham, do; W Phelan, 3d Ala; It E B Roberts, 6th N C; It T J Lockhart, 17th Miss; It J O Ramseur, do; Capt H W Abernethy, 34th N C; Adj't L Baker, 53d Ga; It B S Howard, 1st S C. All the above, with few exceptions, are slightly wounded. The severely wounded were expected to arrive later in the night. The Central Railroad Tapped — our cavalry After the raiders. Last night, about 7½ o'clock, a body of the enemy's cavalry from Grant's army struck the Central Railroad at Beaver Dam, in Hanover county, 36 miles from Richmond. Their appearance was very sudden — the telegraph operator sending a message that the enemy was near, and in ten minutes afterwards that "they are here." There were due at the station at that time two trains of commissary stores, which were captured, and, with the locomotive drawing them, destroyed. Gen. Lomax's brigade and some more of our cavalry is following the raiders in quick pursuit. They did not come around Lee's army, but started from
The Daily Dispatch: May 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Combined movement on Richmond — the enemy on the Southside — fight at Chester — the great cavalry Raid, &c. (search)
evening the enemy came out of their fortifications and were attacked by Barton's brigade and driven back. The point where the first fight occurred is six miles in the rear of Drewry's Bluff. Seventy-one prisoners, captured by Gen. Gracy's brigade in the charge, were brought here last night in charge of Lt. W. R. Ezeil. One commissioned officer was in the lot. The raiders on the Central Railroad. We have some additional particulars of the movement of the Yankee cavalry at Beaver Dam, on the Central Railroad. They reached there about 7 o'clock Monday night, and caught two trains of ears loaded with commissary stores for Gen. Lee's army, drawn by two first class locomotives. These they burnt, and then proceeded to burn the other commissary stores, the contents of five trains, which had accumulated there a day or two before — in all about 200,000 pounds of bacon, with a large quantity of meal and flour. They then left. Yesterday afternoon a train from the Junction br
The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Combined movement on Richmond — the enemy on the Southside — fight at Chester — the great cavalry raid, &c. (search)
evening the enemy came out of their fortifications and were attacked by Barton's brigade and driven back. The point where the first fight occurred is six miles in the rear of Drewry's Bluff. Seventy-one prisoners, captured by Gen. Gracy's brigade in the charge, were brought here last night in charge of Lt. W. R. Ezell. One commissioned officer was in the lot. The raiders on the Central Railroad. We have some additional particulars of the movement of the Yankee cavalry at Beaver Dam, on the Central Railroad. They reached there about 7 o'clock Monday night, and caught two trains of cars loaded with commissary stores for Gen. Lee's army, drawn by two first class locomotives. These they burnt, and then proceeded to burn the other commissary stores, the contents of five trains, which had accumulated there a day or two before — in all about 200,000 pounds of bacon, with a large quantity of meal and flour. They then left. Tuesday afternoon a train from the Junction brou
The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Contraband — their Sad fate. (search)
point, and skirmishing more or less sharp went on upon the northside of the creek nearly to Fort Clifton.--Our troops at the close of the day occupied the position they held before the fight began, and we are glad to believe that our loss was not comparable to that of the enemy. The cavalry raid — Strength of the enemy — their Approach to the City — fighting near the fortifications. The cavalry raid, numbering 4,000 men, under Gens. Custar and Merritt, which was first heard from at Beaver Dam, arrived at Ashland yesterday morning, where a fight occurred, the result of which is given in the following telegram from Gen. Stuart: Headqs, Ashland, May 11, 6.30 A M. To Gen. Bragg: General — The enemy reached this point just before us, but were promptly whipped out after a sharp fight by Col. Munford, (Fitz Lee's advance,) killing and capturing quite a number. Gen. Gordon is in the immediate rear of the enemy. I intersect the road the enemy is marching on, at Yell
The Daily Dispatch: May 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], The late Major-General Stuart. (search)
Arrival of prisoners. --Ninety-six Yankee prisoners were received at the Libby on Saturday evening from Hanover Junction. They were captured at Beaver Dam, Spotsylvania Court-House, and other places in Northern Virginia. Among them were in Northern Virginia. Among them were the following commissioned officers: First Lieutenants R. Sweetman, 5th U. S. cavalry; John A. Goodwin and E. S. Wilson, 1st Massachusetts cavalry; Second Lieutenant R. P. Wilson, 5th U. S. cavalry. Two prisoners, captured at Bottom's bridge, and connected with the late raiding party above Richmond, were brought in yesterday.
The Daily Dispatch: May 30, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War news. (search)
Rappahannock has not been rebuild. It is represented that the people have been treated tolerably well, but the whole country in the vicinity has been rendered a desert. The Yankees have inflicted a good deal of damage upon the railroad. The persons who brought this information came by way of Beaver Dam, and report that no enemy had been nearer that point on the Central Railroad for several days than Hewlett's, which is eight miles from Beaver Dam, in the direction of Hanover Junction. Rappahannock has not been rebuild. It is represented that the people have been treated tolerably well, but the whole country in the vicinity has been rendered a desert. The Yankees have inflicted a good deal of damage upon the railroad. The persons who brought this information came by way of Beaver Dam, and report that no enemy had been nearer that point on the Central Railroad for several days than Hewlett's, which is eight miles from Beaver Dam, in the direction of Hanover Junction.
The Daily Dispatch: June 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Confederate cotton loan in England. (search)
Arrest of runaways. --The following negroes were brought to this city and committed to Castle Thunder yesterday as runaways, by order of Maj. Bridgford, Provost Marshal for the Army of Northern Virginia; Ned Cross, slave of Miss Polly Cross, near Atice's Station, attempting to go to the enemy; "Gen." Terrell, slave of Dr. James Terrell, near Beaver Dam, attempting to go to the enemy; Charles, slave of M. P. Catlett, of Staunton, Va; John and William Stanley, claim to be free, but supposed to be runaways. At the same time there was also committed to the Castle a negro man named Cager Robinson, slave of James C. Roy, near Bowling Green, charged with stealing Government corn.
The Daily Dispatch: June 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
shland, and at Colman's Mill, two miles still further on. Various conjectures are indulged in as to the object of this movement, but nothing has up to this time been developed. Since the above was written we have learned something more of the movements of Sheridan's raiders. After leaving Chesterfield Station they proceeded on to Athens, in Caroline county, three miles from Milford; then taking a westerly direction, were heard from at 2 o'clock yesterday at Childsburg, six miles from Beaver Dam, evidently making for the Central Railroad. What their purpose was in taking this circuitous route is not known. It is to be hoped that proper measures have been adopted to obstruct their progress. Our cavalry have now a line opportunity to distinguish themselves by putting a final check upon this bold raiding party of Sheridan's. They have already done mischief enough, and should not be permitted to roam about at will, plundering and destroying property, and cutting off our communicati
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