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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 355 3 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 147 23 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 137 13 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 135 7 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 129 1 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 125 13 Browse Search
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson 108 38 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 85 7 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 84 12 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 70 0 Browse Search
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t is reported that the new Yankee battery on James Island (?) is now forty feet high. Dahlgren had expressed his determination to try the iron-clads, and see if they would not "break up" the obstructions. Lieut. Eben White, of the 7th U. S. negro regiment, had been killed by Col. John H. Sothoron and his son, of St. Mary's county, Md., while trying to "recruit" his slaves. The Southron had escaped. A report comes from New Orleans via Port Royal that the Texas expedition under General Banks had effected a landing at Point Isabel, Texas, a small place at the mouth of the Rio Grande. The enlistment of negro troops in Maryland causes a great amount of discontent among the slaveholders in that State; so much indeed, that a deputation was seat to Lincoln to request a withdrawal of the recruiting officers. He replied that the country needed soldiers, and if the recruiting officers did anything contrary in law they would be superceded; but the recruiting must go on. Th
From New Orleans. Pascagoula, Oct. 23. --The truce steamer St. Charles and schooner McGuire, with New Orleans papers, arrived to-day. Gen. Banks was at the wedding of Judge Atsch in New Orleans on the 19th. The True Delta, of the 20th, says advices from Havana represent that fears are felt of an insurrection of free negroes, owing to the reduction of the army in Cuba to reinforce the Spanish troops in San Domingo. If Rosecrans has been reinforced, as reported, he will probably fall back to his old camp at Tullahoma, and re-establish the morale of his army. If succeeded by Grant, as reported, offensive movements may be ordered at once. The Picayune, quoting a St. Louis telegram of the 9th, says: "The Confederates in Arkansas have concentrated, and are threatening Fort Scott on the borders of the Indian territory, and the ill-fortune attending Gen. Blunt's attempt to keep them at bay cannot fail to inspire uneasiness as to the ultimate result. The Era says the
From Texas. Mobile, Oct. 24. --Maj. A. S. Rose arrived here yesterday, on his way to Richmond. He passed through Louisiana and Texas on his way. He does not bring much news from west of the Mississippi. He heard nothing on the other side of our lines of the great defeat of Gen. Banks. Houston papers, of the 30th ult., state that Sabine Pass was being rapidly put in condition to receive the enemy. The gunboat Clifton, captured in the recent grand victory, had been put in first-rate fighting trim. She and her armament had been tested, and found of the best quality. News from Brownsville to the 16th ult. had been received. The French had not then taken possession of Matamoras. It was stated that they would shortly seize one or two other places besides Tampico, and were expected to move on Monterey by way of Victoria. Gen. Slaughter had arrived at Brownsville via Havana. President Davis has just arrived here from Mississippi, and will review the troops t