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The Daily Dispatch: June 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], The circulation of the Dispatch. (search)
heeling Intelligencer some items concerning war movements in Western Virginia: Two soldiers killed — prisoners taken. On Saturday evening as Colonel Sturges' battery was practicing at a target on a low piece of ground, about a mile from Grafton, five or six shots were fired upon the men by Confederates from concealed position, without effect. A scouting party were sent out and some five or six of the party with arms in their hands were captured and brought into camp. Among the rest wrry and other events rendered a change of programme desirable. There was a great excitement about the Baltimore and Ohio railroad deploy yesterday afternoon, consequent upon the departure of troops from Camp Carlile. Four companies left for Grafton, leaving none in the camp but the Plummer Guards. An immense a lot of provisions, tents and all sorts of army equipments was shipped, and everything looked decidedly warlike. Prisoners at Washington. W. D. Hatton, of Prince George's co
The Daily Dispatch: July 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], An important Enterprise. (search)
Change of tactics --The Washington (D. C.) Republican, of Friday evening last, says: "The two Ohio regiments taken on board small steamers at Bel Air, and supposed to be intended for an expedition up the Kanawha, disembarked in fact at Parkersburg and proceeded to Grafton. This change of movement is probably owing to the unexpectedly strong concentration of the enemy near Phillippi. "
The Daily Dispatch: July 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Pacific Republic. (search)
From Washington. Washington, July 1. --(via New Orleans, July 2)--Captain Craven now commands the Potomac Flotilla, vice Captain Ward. The Freeborn has been so badly crippled that she will probably be condemned. Fourteen of the scouts of the Confederate forces attacked the Federal pickets at Shuter's Hill, and killed one and wounded one of the Federal forces. Skirmishing continues at Grafton, but the details are suppressed.
The Daily Dispatch: July 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Extraordinary shooting. (search)
s at Beverly, Huttonville and the Gaps, though in what numbers now it is impossible to tell. The probability is that they have concentrated all their available strength at the advance camp, merely leaving behind them men enough to garrison the towns and keep their communications open. The Federal forces, on the other hand, are concentrating at two main points, Phillippi and Clarksburg. When I tell you that, with the exception of the troops absolutely needed to guard the road and hold Grafton, and of one regiment stationed at Cheat river, all the troops in Western Virginia have gone to Phillippi or Clarksburg, you will have little difficulty in comprehending the contemplated movements. In addition to this I may only add that the column from Clarksburg commenced moving yesterday, June 26. A correspondent of the same journal, writing from Clarksburg, on the 28th, gives the following: Six o'clock P. M.--The day closes amidst the most conflicting and exciting reports rel
The Daily Dispatch: July 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Northwestern Virginia-New Affairs are reported North. (search)
f our troops, Gen. McClellan moving with the Clarksburg column. The rebel lines stretch from Laurel Hill to Huttonsville and the Cheat Mountain Gaps. Immediate action being requisite, Gen. McClellan has begun his movements by posting detachments in various directions with a view to surrounding the enemy, who to avoid this has retired to the position above stated, presenting only the front of his lines to an attack, his rear resting on the mountain, passes to keep open his retreat. At Grafton the Kansas Artillery and the Ohio Sixth Regiment had arrived, and also a troop of horse from Washington county, Pa., numbering eighty men, who were mustered at once into the United States service. They are an able-bodied, hearty looking corps.--Gen. McClellan uses the telegraph in his operations by establishing temporary lines between his scattered detachments. The troops on our side have not been idle, as is supposed. On Saturday last two Ohio and two Indiana regiments, with Capt. Lommi
The Daily Dispatch: July 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway in Jail. (search)
A long road, of more than a hundred miles, and many ranges of high mountains, utterly impassable to an enemy, intervene between Laurel Hill and Staunton, affording innumerable rallying points, and ample time for the muster in force of our troops and militia. The country is the wildest and most unexplored in Virginia. It is not possible that McClellan would attempt the march to Staunton. It is, on the contrary, to be presumed that having cleared his rear of danger, he will proceed to Grafton, and thence make good his way by railroad to Martinsburg, whence, in conjunction with Gen. Patterson, he would precipitate himself upon the command of Gen. Johnston. We have given the bad news from Laurel Hill just as it has reached this city. For ourselves, however, we take the liberty of doubting the correctness of it. A letter to General Lee from General Garnett, written Saturday morning, represents General Garnett to have been making good his retreat with all his stores and baggag
The Daily Dispatch: July 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], Notice to our Subscribers. (search)
en commenced, and where it is evident they intended to make a stand. There has been a general stampede, and some are disposed to regard this fact as proving the report of Gen. Magruder's death. The war in western Virginia--the skirmishing near Laurel Hill. Dispatches from Beelington, near Laurel Hill, Va., published in the Cincinnati Commercial, of Wednesday, furnish us with some further particulars of the first day's skirmishing at that place. Laurel Hill is fifteen miles from Grafton. We subjoin a portion of the account given by the Commercial, a Republican paper: Beelington, Va., July 7.--The brigade, Gen. Morris commanding, left Phillippi this morning at 2 o'clock. The force is about 4,500 effective men. One company of the Indiana Ninth and one of the Ohio Fourteenth took the advance as skirmishers. They fired upon a body of forty of the rebel cavalry, who fled and were tracked by their blood, but no formidable opposition was made to our advance until we reache
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Notice to our Subscribers. (search)
Cincinnati, July 14. --Gen. Garnett, commander of the Confederates, was killed by an Indiana soldier, in a regular battle fought yesterday, eight miles from St. George. Confirmation of the death of Gen. Garnett.--his body brought to Grafton — the whole Confederate army routed. Cincinnati, July 15. --A train arrived at Grafton at ten o'clock this morning, bringing the body of Gen. Garnett, late commander of the Confederate forces at Laurel Hill, where it was received with miGrafton at ten o'clock this morning, bringing the body of Gen. Garnett, late commander of the Confederate forces at Laurel Hill, where it was received with military honors, and many encomiums are expressed on the bravery he exhibited in battle. Gen. Garnett was killed whilst endeavoring to rally his retreating and panic- stricken forces at Carrack's Ford, near St. George. The Confederate army under Gen. Garnett, which, in its several divisions, numbered from eight to ten thousand men, was completely routed by Gen.Morris' column, and all their camp equipage captured, with fifty prisoners and many killed. The loss on the Union side is f
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Notice to our Subscribers. (search)
[special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch.]death of Gen. Garnett.surrender of Confederate troops. Gordonsville. July 18. --I have seen Col. W. E. Starke, one of Gen. Garnett's Aids.--Gen. Garnett was killed. Gen. McClellan has had his body preserved in ice at Grafton Messrs. Bruce and Garnett have gone for it. One hundred of Gen. Garnett's command were killed and wounded, and baggage, guns, &c., were lost. Our troops are retreating in good order on Monterey. Mr. Starke goes to Richmond to-day. Col. Heck, of the Virginia Volunteers has surrendered with four hundred men. Four Georgia companies also surrendered, of Ramsay's Regiment. (Capts. Crump, Evans, Wilkins and Pinkard)--six hundred in all. Duncan,
The Daily Dispatch: July 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
he column of Gen. McCulloch are advancing upon a retiring enemy, and the movement will continue until that able General and veteran soldier presents himself before the city of St. Louis. In Western Virginia, Gen. Wise's retrograde movement will be only temporary. He will soon be reinforced, and will be able to force the enemy eventually across the Ohio river. In Randolph county, Gen. Loring, with a strong column, will re-appear at Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain, and push the enemy back to Grafton, to Whoeling, and into Pennsylvania or Ohio. Patterson will be superseded in Jefferson county, and that column of the enemy despairing of forcing their way through Winchester, will probably go to Washington, to aid in protecting the Capital from capture. Everywhere will the movements of our armies be aggressive, and the enemy are to learn that the valor of our troops is as irresistible in assault as when standing for attack, sustained by their pot abommation, those terrible "marked bat
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