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The Daily Dispatch: May 1, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
and tobacco, referenced by my pipe. I took a view of " the situation" Our Mississippians were in their right places, citizens walking and talking ladies apparently and enjoying the novelty of a new excitement. Reports ald the Yankees had crossed below Harp Tan, two had two pontoon bridges, and were rapidly. A few cannon had been fired, but so far no musketry was heard. After spending an hour in exhausting all sources of information in Fredericksburg, I made a reconnaissance on the Telegraph road and the hills above flowison's. The Yankee sharpshooters are in sight between Bernard's and Pratt's. They have impudently pitched their flytents on this side, as if expecting to spend the summer, forgetting it is the unhealthy side. The number across at 12 o'clock was estimated at from five to ten thousand, and about fifteen thousand in sight on the other side drawn up in line of battle. The first party, crossed in boats in the darkness. I hear Gen. Lee sent reinforcements to the p
The Daily Dispatch: May 11, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
small force defending the heights. Nearly all the 13th Mississippi are prisoners, including Col. Griffs, reported killed, and Lieut. Col. Lace. Major Campbell and Capt. Wood are reported wounded Col. Humphreys, of the 21st, fought his way out. I will report the casualties as I learn them. It is said the Mississippians clubbed muskets and fought, but in vain. They lost the heights. General Early and General Pendleton were in command.--Our line of battle was re-formed three miles up the Telegraph road, at Wyatt's run. Norton, McLaws, and Wilcox were expected last night, and we may yet redeem this disaster. From our life I hear all manner of rumors. We have taken 3,000 prisoners. Jackson got behind them, burned their pontoons at Germania and Ely's fords, and had the entire Yankee army in a pen. Hooker has 200,000 men, drawn from the Valley, Washington, Baltimore, Suffolk, and troops from the West. The fighting has been about the United States ford, McLaws holding from the riv
The Daily Dispatch: May 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], Review of the late campaign on the Rappahannock. (search)
ck rapidly on Richmond. In either event the left wing of Hooker's force, consisting at first of three corps, (First, Third, and Sixth,) under Sedgwick, was to cross below Fredericksburg and vigorously pursue down the Bowling Green road and the Telegraph road, capturing, destroying, &c., &c. The main purpose, however, to be accomplished on the left, was to retain as large a force as possible in front of Sedgwick. If this purpose failed, and they detached any considerable number of troops, an attack was to be made to obtain possession of their works and of the Telegraph road, cutting off their retreat from in front of Hooker. On the morning of the 29th Sedgwick effected a crossing, sending one division of the 6th corps across two miles below Fredericksburg, and one division of the 1st corps across about one miles further down. On the following day the 3d corps (Sickles's) was detached from his command and ordered to join Gen. Hooker near Chancellorsville, crossing at Unite
The Daily Dispatch: May 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], From General Lee's Army. (search)
erly performance, and renders it necessary for Grant to give us battle here or make a further detour to the right. There is but one road on the right between Spotsylvania Court House and the Mattaponi by which he can move; that is known as the Telegraph road, and leads directly from Fredericksburg to Richmond, crossing the North Anna, south Anna and Little river, a few miles above the point where they unite and form the Pamunkey. East of the Mattaponi is another road which passes through Bowld find it necessary to cross three considerable streams, the Mattaponi, Pamunkey, and Chickahominy. The importance of these observations will be apparent to the reader upon the inspection of a good map. The distance from the Court-House to the Telegraph road is about eight miles, and to Fredericksburg it is eleven miles. It must be confessed that Grant has shown a good deal of cleverness in one respect, and that was in avoiding the route by Fredericksburg which proved so disastrous to Bur
The Daily Dispatch: May 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
our Own Correspondent.] Battle Field, Near Spotsylvania C. H., May 16, 1864. Since Thursday last there has been no general engagement. On Saturday night the enemy withdrew from the front on our left, and moved their troops over to the Telegraph road, seizing the Massaponax, and massing a considerable force on our front. During the day yesterday Gen Anderson swung his forces around on our right, (the enemy's left,) and found the enemy "clean gone."--This required new dispositions on o had neither food nor drink for four days. This is well avouched. Nothing was done to day until about 4 o'clock, when there was some cannonading lasting for an hour, and just before sunset there was cavalry fighting near Smith's Mid on the Telegraph road, lasting for about an hour. Grant's new move indicates, in my judgment, no purpose to fall back, but rather to get nearer the railroad, in order to have less wagon transportation. As usual on the line of their march houses have been
The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
From Northern Virginia. Milford, May 18. --It is reported here that the enemy made an advance on us this morning at Stanard's Mill, near the Telegraph road, just beyond the river Ni, with infantry, artillery, and cavalry, and that we have repulsed them most handsomely. It is quite certain that heavy firing was heard here from that direction for several hours this morning, but it has now ceased.
The Daily Dispatch: May 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
se, which brings him to Richmond by the Meadow Bridge road, or whether he will still continue to incline to the left, until he shall have reached McClellan's old base at West Point, where he may hope to form a junction with Butler. We should think the last the most probable conjecture, did it not imply an acknowledgement of defeat, which the Convention to assemble at Baltimore on the 7th June, could not mistake, and afford to McClellan a triumph, which might be fatal to the pretensions alike of Lincoln and Grant. As it is, we think he will come straight on, either by the Telegraph road, or by the old stage road, or by both. Whatever he may determine on, we entertain no doubt whatever of his signal defeat whenever the next trial of arms may come on, which must be before the lapse of many days, in this belief, we are sustained by this whole community, who feel a deep and abiding confidence in the gallantry of our magnificent army, and the genius of the great Captain at their head.
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