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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,126 0 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 528 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 402 0 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 296 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 246 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 230 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 214 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 180 0 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 174 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 170 0 Browse Search
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Grant's First Strategic movement. --Another raid is said to be in progress by the Yankees from Newbern or Washington, in North Carolina. There is little or no doubt that Burnside is in command of the Yankee forces in Eastern North Carolina. It is reported that he has a disposable force of ten thousand men and five batteries. How near this comes to the real number is more than we are prepared to say. But, from indications, there appears to be little doubt that the enemy is about making a move from either Washington or Newbern — probably from both, on the W. and W. railroad. This move is no doubt in conjunction with movements of the enemy on the Rapidan, in their next "on to Richmond," in order to weaken Gen. Lee. The late cold spell has no doubt retarded military movements for several days.
Burnside's expedition. It seems to be believed that Burnside is fitting out an expedition at Annapolis, for what point is not known. Whether it is intended to operate in North Carolina or to form one of the various columns which the Yankee press have announced will be concentrated for an attack upon this city, remains to be seen. Our military authorities will be apprised in due time, as they possibly are already; of his purposes, and will be prepared to give him a hospitable reception. Burnside is not an unknown man in these latitudes. The battle of Fredericksburg has made his name notorious. Nothing could surpass the fool hardiness with which he dashed his heavy masses against impregnable bulwarks on that occasion, but the extreme caution with which he kept his own heroic person out of danger. This, we know, is a distinguishing virtue of Yankee Generals, but he carries it to excess. After the battle he had the candor, to acknowledge that he was not competent to the trust