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Columbus, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 124
wounding fourteen men. March 18.--General Pope repulsed the gunboat fleet at New-Madrid. A rebel transport, loaded with cannon, reported sunk by the fire from the fleet. March 19.--Commodore Foote reports the island harder to conquer than Columbus. Firing continued night and day. March 20.--Cannonading continued all day. All the guns but one in the upper battery reported dismounted. Hollins's ram sent from Memphis. March 21.--Firing continued at intervals. March 22.--But littleet of transports nine or ten first-class boats, whose owners will not be very apt to present their bills monthly. The fortifications are admirably constructed and of immense strength. The rebels commenced building them before they came up to Columbus; the breastworks are well settled and firm. Served by brave men in a better cause, they would have held the river much longer than three weeks. But these fellows could not stand our gunboats on both sides of them, and thirteen-inch bombshells i
New Madrid, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 124
inite on the subject. Gen. Pope is now advancing from New-Madrid, in strong force, to attack the rear. I am, with gunboa rebels, is said to be lying on the Missouri shore below New-Madrid. The enemy upon the mainland appear to have fled with. General Pope's report. expeditionary force, New-Madrid, Mo., April 9. Major-Gen. H. W. Halleck: The canal acrosaptured and run aground in shoal-water by our forces, at New-Madrid. Our success is complete and overwhelming. Our troop March 18.--General Pope repulsed the gunboat fleet at New-Madrid. A rebel transport, loaded with cannon, reported sunk b reported. April 5.--Transports and barges arrived at New-Madrid. Heavy firing all day. April 7.--Gen. Pope succeeds ver for a distance of twelve miles, extending from above New-Madrid to below Point Pleasant. The Carondelet proceeded to thvered yesterday afternoon floating down the river toward New-Madrid. One of the batteries there fired upon it, but receivin
Cairo, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 124
r10. A full report will be made as soon as we can obtain possession of the land-batteries, and I am able to communicate with Gen. Pope. A. H. Foote, Flag-Officer. Commodore Foote's report. flagship Benton, Island no.10, April 8, (via Cairo.) Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: I have to inform the Department that since I sent the telegram last night, announcing the surrender to me of Island No.10, possession has been taken of both the island and the works upon the Tennesss. There are shot and shell in vast quantities. There are tents for seven thousand men. There is at least a warehouse full of commissary stores. The sunken steamers will be ready for use in three or four days. A messenger has already gone to Cairo to bring down one of the large submarine steam elevators there, which were built expressly for lifting sunken steamboats. So we shall soon add to our fleet of transports nine or ten first-class boats, whose owners will not be very apt to present
Mississippi (United States) (search for this): chapter 124
drifted down the stream. Gunboat Carondelet ran the blockade. April 4.--Firing active, and good execution to the rebel works reported. April 5.--Transports and barges arrived at New-Madrid. Heavy firing all day. April 7.--Gen. Pope succeeds in landing Gen. Paine's division on the Tennessee shore. The whole army to be moved over. Gunboat Pittsburgh ran the blockade. April 7.--Surrender of Island Number10. （See Supplement.) Chicago post account. On Island No.10, Mississippi River, Tuesday, April 8, 1862. Island 10 has been abandoned. The rebels have departed in undignified haste, with the exception of some five hundred, who have surrendered as prisoners of war. Our victory is complete in all except the capture of the whole rebel force, the greater part of which is scattered through the swamps of this region, and may yet be surrounded or overtaken. The Carondelet, having run the blockade, proceeded forthwith to the performance of her allotted duty. The re
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 124
ignominiously runs away. I sent the interesting document by telegraph, in advance of this letter. The value of captured property amounts to over a million of dollars. There are nine steamboats — the Yazoo, H. R. W. Hill, Grampus, Ohio Belle, Admiral, Champion, De Soto, Red Rover, and Mars — worth four hundred thousand dollars. The first four were scuttled and sunk, but will be raised easily. There are seventy heavy position-guns of the first class, some of them navy guns, stolen from Norfolk. There are four mortars — small affairs, nothing like our thirteen-inch fellows. There are over ten thousand pounds of powder; one single magazine contains seven thousand pounds. Why they did not destroy it is a mystery only to be solved upon the supposition that they were in too much of a hurry to save themselves. There are shot and shell in vast quantities. There are tents for seven thousand men. There is at least a warehouse full of commissary stores. The sunken steamers will be r<
De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 124
hink of such trifling matters as important official papers — among them a plan of Fort Pillow. The proclamation is a somewhat curious document as showing how very valorous a rebel brigadier-general may be only two days before he ignominiously runs away. I sent the interesting document by telegraph, in advance of this letter. The value of captured property amounts to over a million of dollars. There are nine steamboats — the Yazoo, H. R. W. Hill, Grampus, Ohio Belle, Admiral, Champion, De Soto, Red Rover, and Mars — worth four hundred thousand dollars. The first four were scuttled and sunk, but will be raised easily. There are seventy heavy position-guns of the first class, some of them navy guns, stolen from Norfolk. There are four mortars — small affairs, nothing like our thirteen-inch fellows. There are over ten thousand pounds of powder; one single magazine contains seven thousand pounds. Why they did not destroy it is a mystery only to be solved upon the supposition that
Fort Pillow (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 124
as Brig.-Gen. McCall. He was specially detailed by Beauregard to succeed Brig.-Gen. McCown, who was ordered to Richmond, in command of this Key of the Mississippi, as he is pleased to call it in his proclamation, dated April fifth, assuming command. The original of this proclamation was found in Brig.-Gen. McCall's late headquarters, that doughty commander having been too busy in taking care of himself to think of such trifling matters as important official papers — among them a plan of Fort Pillow. The proclamation is a somewhat curious document as showing how very valorous a rebel brigadier-general may be only two days before he ignominiously runs away. I sent the interesting document by telegraph, in advance of this letter. The value of captured property amounts to over a million of dollars. There are nine steamboats — the Yazoo, H. R. W. Hill, Grampus, Ohio Belle, Admiral, Champion, De Soto, Red Rover, and Mars — worth four hundred thousand dollars. The first four were scu<
Mexico, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 124
reduced a fort of the enemy opposite, dismounting eight heavy guns. The following is a copy of the order of Gen. McCall on assuming command of the rebel forces on the fifth instant: soldiers: We are strangers, commander and commanded, each to the other; let me tell you who I am. I am a general made by Beauregard, a general selected by Beauregard and Bragg for this command, when they knew it was in peril. They have known me for twenty years; together we have stood on the fields of Mexico. Give them your confidence now; give it to me, when I have earned it. Soldiers, the Mississippi Valley is entrusted to your courage, to your discipline, to your patience. Exhibit the vigilance and coolness of last night and hold it. W. D. Mccall, Brigadier-General Commanding. I regret that the painful condition of my feet still requiring to use crutches, prevented me from making a-personal examination of the works. I was therefore compelled to delegate Lieutenant Commanding S. Phelps
Tiptonville (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 124
-was completed by Col. Bissell's Engineer regiment, and four steamers were brought through on the night of the sixth. The heavy batteries I had thrown up below Tiptonville completely commanded the lowest point of the high ground on the Tennessee shore, entirely cutting off the enemy's retreat by water; his retreat by land has nevegh heavy timber, which had to be sawed off by hand four feet under water. The enemy has lined the opposite shore with batteries, extending from Island Ten to Tiptonville, Merriweather Landing, to prevent the. passage of the river by this army. I directed Capt. Walker to run down with the two gunboats at daylight on the seventaccident. As soon as we commenced to cross, the enemy began to evacuate Island No.10 and his batteries along the shore. The divisions were pushed forward to Tiptonville as fast as they landed, Paine's leading. The enemy was driven before him, and although they made several attempts to form in line of battle and make a stand, P
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 124
Doc. 120.-surrender of Island number10. Commodore Foote's despatches. United States steamer Benton, off Island number10, April 7, 8.25 A. M. To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: Two officers of their navy have this instant boarded us from Island Number10, stating that by order of their commanding officer they were ordered to surrender Island Number10 to the commander of this fleet. As these officers knew nothing of the capture of the batteries on the Tennessee shore, I have sent Capt. Phelps to ascertain something definite on the subject. Gen. Pope is now advancing from New-Madrid, in strong force, to attack the rear. I am, with gunboats and mortars, ready to attack in front, and Buford is ready to cooperate; but it seems as if the place is to be surrendered without further defence.< A. H. Foote, Flag-Officer. Flag-steamer Benton, off Island number10, April 8. To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: My despatch, three hours since, informs the
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