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18th (search for this): article 2
An unusual sight. --At the Post-Office, last night, an unusual sight was witnessed — nothing less than an U. S. mail bag packed with Yankee letters, which was captured on the Rappahannock lines.--The letters are of late date. One from Genesee county, L1, dated he 18th inst., says that county has raised nine companies under the last call, and that "when the Government gets in earnest the rebellion will be put down and traitors hung." A letter from a soldier at Battle Creek, Tenn., Aug. 8th, says: "We have all the army here that was at Corinth, and 200 field pieces. More infantry is expected in a few days." A letter dated Lincoln county, Mo., Aug. 18th, from a son to his father, says the draft by the U. S. Government was very injudicious, as "Davis will get six men to Lincoln's one" He adds that he would rather see Indians than Federal in Missouri, for they could not steal or murder more.--Dr. Ben Tood, according to this letter, was taken out of bed by the Federal tro
April 16th (search for this): article 8
y artillery, and extensive earthworks for infantry. After eleven days of examination the enemy seems, very properly, to have arrived at the conclusion that Dam No. 1, the centre of our line, was the weakest point in it, and hence, on the 16th of April, be made what seems to have been a serious effort to break through at that point. Early on that morning be opened at that dam a most furious attack of artillery, filling the woods with shells, while his sharpshooters pressed forward closeively trivial, owing to the earthworks which covered our men, and did not exceed seventy-five killed and wounded. All the reinforcements which were on the way to me had not yet joined me, so that I was unable to follow up the action of the 16th April by any decisive step. The reinforcements were accompanied by officers who ranked me, and I ceased to command. I cannot too highly commend the conduct of the officers and men of my whole command, who cheerfully submitted to the greatest ha
July 16th (search for this): article 1
Twenty five dollars reward. --Ranaway, July 16th, a negro man named Henry Said negro is very black, stoops a little, about five feet eleven inches in height 26 or 27 years old. I will give $25 for the delivery of said negro woman in Richmond, or in any jail, that may get him. I think he went off with soldiers from Camp Lee. au 26--5t* J. H. Gary
August 18th (search for this): article 2
on the Rappahannock lines.--The letters are of late date. One from Genesee county, L1, dated he 18th inst., says that county has raised nine companies under the last call, and that "when the Government gets in earnest the rebellion will be put down and traitors hung." A letter from a soldier at Battle Creek, Tenn., Aug. 8th, says: "We have all the army here that was at Corinth, and 200 field pieces. More infantry is expected in a few days." A letter dated Lincoln county, Mo., Aug. 18th, from a son to his father, says the draft by the U. S. Government was very injudicious, as "Davis will get six men to Lincoln's one" He adds that he would rather see Indians than Federal in Missouri, for they could not steal or murder more.--Dr. Ben Tood, according to this letter, was taken out of bed by the Federal troops on the 15th and shot dead. It adds that "he was a Southern man, but had taken the oath, and was staying at home, attending to his business." The writer says "it is thoug
August 24th (search for this): article 2
Hunter; is light brown, spare made, and speaks quick when spoken to. George left on the 6th of August, calls himself George Taylor. Richard left on the 24th of August, calls himself Richard Twyman; is dark brown, wears goatee and moustache. Richard left on the 24th of August, calls himself Richard Henry Lee; brown con the 24th of August, calls himself Richard Henry Lee; brown color, had on a brown felt hat with curve top. Isaac left on the 24th of August, calls himself Isaac Moore; stammers in his speech. George, calling himself George Selden, recently owned by Wm. Warwark, Macon P. O., Powhatan; navel slightly enlarged. The above slaves having been recently purchased in Richmond, a more on the 24th of August, calls himself Isaac Moore; stammers in his speech. George, calling himself George Selden, recently owned by Wm. Warwark, Macon P. O., Powhatan; navel slightly enlarged. The above slaves having been recently purchased in Richmond, a more particular description will be given as soon as their original owners can be heard from. E. D. Wilburn. Sup't Section Piedmont Railroad. au 26--ts At Danville Greensboro' papers will please copy.
August 28th (search for this): article 1
From the Southwest Mobile, Aug. 28. --A special dispatch to the Advertiser and Register, dated Tupelo, 28th says: "Colonel Faulkner, with three hundred Confederate guerrillas, attacked a Yankee scouting party on Tuesday, near Rienzi driving them back into their camp, where Colonel Faulkner's command was met by a large force of Yankee infantry and cavalry! who drove them back in turn. No estimate of the loss on either side has been received."
December (search for this): article 8
t. Its two flanks were protected by the "Virginia" and the works on one side, and the fortifications at Yorktown and Gloucester Point on the other. Finding my forces too weak to attempt the defence of this line, I was compelled to prepare to receive the enemy on a second line, on Warwick river. This line was incomplete in its preparations, owing to the fact that a thousand negro laborers that I had engaged in fortifying were taken from me and discharged by superior orders, in December last, and a delay of nine weeks consequently occurred before I could reorganize the laborers for the engineers. Keeping, then, only small bodies of troops at Harwood's and Young's Mills, and at Ship Point, I distributed my remaining forces along the Warwick line, embracing a front from Yorktown to Minor's farm of twelve miles, and from the latter place to Mulberry Island Point of one and a half miles. I was compelled to place in Gloucester Point, Yorktown, and Mulberry Island, fix
May 3rd, 1862 AD (search for this): article 8
The Peninsula Campaign.General Magruder's official report. Headq'rs Department of the Peninsula; Lees Farm, May 3, 1862. Gen. S. Cooper. Adj't and Insp'r Gen'l, C. S. A: General — Deeming it of vital importance, for a time, Yorktown, on York river, and Mulberry Island on James river, and to keep the enemy in check by an intervening line, until the authorities might take such steps as should be deemed necessary to meet a serious advance of the enemy in the Peninsula, I felt compelled to dispose my forces in such a manner as to accomplish these objects with the least risk possible, under the circumstances of great hazard which surrounded the little Army I commanded. I had prepared, as my real line of defence, positions in advance, at Harwood's and Young's Mills. Both flanks of this line were defended by boggy and difficult streams and swamps. In addition, the left flank was defended by elaborate fortifications at ship Point, connected by a broken line of redoubt
August 2nd, 1862 AD (search for this): article 9
Address from Gen. Floyd. The following address "To the people of Western Virginia" has just been issued by Gen. Floyd: Headquarters Va., State Line, Wytheville, Aug. 2, 1862. The recent proclamation of the Governor, calling into the service of the State a portion of her reserved militia, has been published to her people.--This proclamation was necessitated by the determination of the Northern Government to crush the Southern States, and first of all Virginia — a determination evinced by the late call of Lincoln for six hundred thousand additional troops--three hundred thousand to be raised by voluntary enlistment and three hundred thousand by draft. The inducements of plunder and rapine held out by the Northern Government to its soldiery, the confiscation and appropriation of Southern property, now openly proclaimed, seconded by the coercion of a draft, will speedily put into the field this immense additional force. In anticipation of this result the Governor
August 29th, 1862 AD (search for this): article 6
Confederate States Congress.[adjourned session.]Senate. Friday, August 29, 1862. The Senate met at 12 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Wm. B. Royall, of North Carolina. Mr. Dortch, of N. C., introduced a bill to regulate the payment of the claims of deceased soldiers, which was placed on the calendar. Mr. Sparrow reported a bill to "amend an act establishing and organizing the army of the Confederate States of America." the object of which is to establish a Paymaster's department separate from the Quartermaster's. Placed on the calendar. On motion of Mr. Sparrow, the bill "providing for substitutes in certain cases, and detailing privates for police duty," was taken up from the calendar. Mr. Simms, of Ky., said that he was unwilling to legalize the substitute system as amended, or as heretofore practiced. He thought that if any system were to be adopted, the best would be that adopted by the French Government, which established by law a ce
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