Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1862., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Florence, Ala. (Alabama, United States) or search for Florence, Ala. (Alabama, United States) in all documents.

Your search returned 2 results in 2 document sections:

The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Southern War news. (search)
two gunboats have in sight, the military force fired off their guns and retreated, the Dunbar put out only half a mile in advance of the gunboats. A anell, fired at us, announded to us that the chase had commenced and before we could get out of eight or range of the Conestoga, eight shells exploded in a dangerously close procimity of our boat, own escaped, however, and the Dunbar fiew like a deer before a pack of hounds, giving warning to all boats and all points along the river up to Florence, Alabama. Not able to escape the chase, the Sam., Orr was first abandoned by her crew, and set on fire by them; next, the Lynn Boyd and Appleton were devoted to the names by the owners; next, our gunboat, the Eastport, about half way finished, was souttied in forty feet water. We arrived in Florence at eight o'clock on Friday night, and found at the landing several companies of Alabama volunteers with a large lot of army stores. Everything was removed up town that night and place on a t
The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Latest Northern War news. (search)
lies are being concentrated in the Southern portions of the State, and the indications appear favorable for an early advance. Seven regiments of cavalry, four regiments of infantry, and three full batteries of artillery, with Parrott and Wiard guns, are now en routs from the East, and are daily expected to join the expedition, which will be of the most formidable yet organized during the war. Maunchauce like Stories. St. Louis, Feb. 12. --The Federal gunboats went as far as Florence, Ala., and were received with the wildest joy along the river. Old men cried like children at the sight of the Stars and Stripes, and invited the officers and men of the gunboats to their houses, and told them all they had was at their disposal. Large numbers were anxious to enlist under the old flag, and the Tyler brought down two hundred and fifty men to fill up the gunboats' crews. Our officers were assured that if they would wait a few days whole regiments could be raised; and i