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The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
From Gen. Lee's army. Store's Farm, June 2. --Hampton Fought Wilson's division of Yankee cavalry near Ashland yesterday, defeating and pursuing it over three miles, and capturing some 75 prisoners and 300 horses. Our loss is estimated at 75. The enemy, during the day yesterday, assaulted our lies at various times in front of Heth and Rodes, and is Anderson's corps in front, and were handsomely repulsed each time. About dark yesterday, three divisions of the 6th Yankee corps assaulted Hoke's division, causing Clingman's North Carolina brigade for a time to give way. Colquitt's Georgia brigade quickly came its assistance, recovering nearly all the ground Clingman lost. Our loss was not over 200, and we captured about sixty prisoners. A good many of our men are missing, but it is supposed they will come in. This morning the enemy were found to have abandoned the front of A. P. corps, stretching from nearly around to the Mechanicville pike. Wilcox's skirmishers
The Daily Dispatch: June 4, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
point the enemy made a stand and fought us until night ended the conflict. Heth's division, of A. P. Hill's corps, nobly sustained itself, in connection with Rodes's and Gordon's divisions, in this masterly affair. Our losses, it is supposed, will foot up about three hundred. Rodes and Gordon captured five hundred of thRodes and Gordon captured five hundred of the enemy's men, and Heth a couple of hundred more. The enemy left over fifty of their wounded in our hands, to be cared for. Among our casualties I have to mention Brig. Gen. Doles killed, and Brig. Gen Kirkland slightly wounded. The conduct of all the troops engaged in this affair was excellent; but that of the Stonewall brigabout thirty cannoneers with the guns which they temporarily captured. It is also said that the enemy were most handsomely repulsed during the day in front of Rodes and Heth on our extreme right. The slaughter of the enemy has been quite heavy, some put it as high as ten thousand. Three our four hundred will cover our list of
The Daily Dispatch: June 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Department of Richmond. (search)
nearly round to Mechanicsville pike — Flanked by Ewell on Mechanicsville pike, (their right,) capturing 500 prisoners and taking three lines of their breastworks Their right wing bent back to the Pamunkey. Attacked Breckinridge, on Turkey Hill, to gain McClellan's bridge, on the Chickahominy — a failure Grant communicates with the White House as his base. Friday, June 3--Great battle. Our line as follows: Left wing. Early in command of Ewell's corps, with divisions of Early, Gordon, Rodes — Centre, A P Hill's corps, with Heth's and Breckinridge's divisions. Right wing, Anderson's corps, (Longstreet's) with Hoke's, Field's, Clingman's, Kershaw's divisions Attack at daylight on Anderson and Breckinridge; front on Early Yankees repulsed everywhere with frightful slaughter; our loss less than in any other great battle the war Battle over at 10 A M; enemy's loss 6,000. Night attack on Breckinridge, Finnegan, Hoke — soon repulsed. Saturday, June 4.--Skirmishing; three feebl
The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], From the Valley. (search)
From the Valley. --A letter from General Early's army, dated the 6th instant, says: We have been engaged during the past eight or ten days (Rodes's division) in fighting Averill's cavalry. He has about four thousand and some artillery, with which he drives in our cavalry every day or two, and compels us to go out and whip him back. This is not a very dangerous business, but it is very harassing to infantry, and by no means profitable, as we cannot catch them. On Wednesday, we drove him back to Martinsburg and returned to our camp at Bunker Hill the same evening, a distance of twenty-five miles. We found nothing in Martinsburg, as the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has not been rebuilt. This road and the canal have not been used since the 1st of July, and must be a serious annoyance, as this is the season when coal is carried to Baltimore and Washington. All of Sheridan's army has moved down to Berryville. Anderson had a sharp little affair with the Right corps near
The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], Receiver's sale of negroes. (search)
Northern papers as late as the 16th are received but contain little intelligence. The following is Sheridan's official report of a skirmish that took place in the Valley: Near Berryville, September 13--7 P. M. This morning I sent General Getty's division, of the Sixth corps, with two brigades of cavalry, to the crossing of the Summit Point and Winchester road, near Occoquan creek. Rodes's, Ramseur's, Gordon's and Warton's divisions were found on the west bank. At the same time, Generals Wilson's and Martindale's brigades of cavalry dashed up the Winchester pike, drove the rebel cavalry at a run; came in contact with Kershaw's division, charged it and captured the Eighth South Carolina regiment, sixteen officers and one hundred and forty-five men and its battle-flag, and Colonel Hennegan, commanding a brigade, with the loss of only two killed and three wounded. Great credit is due to Generals Wilson and Mackintosh, and the Third New Jersey and Second Ohio.
The Daily Dispatch: September 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
the Yankees back, when a flank movement of the enemy's cavalry rendered a retrograde necessary on the part of our forces, which was executed in an orderly manner, and without hurry or confusion. Fisher's Hill, the position to which our troops fell back, is represented to be a very strong one. With the exception of the loss of ground, all the advantage of the battle remained on our side. A report that Grant was in command of the enemy's forces is believed to have some foundation. General Rodes was shot in the head while selecting a position for a battery, and lived but a few moments. His remains have arrived in Lynchburg, and will be interred with due honors to- day. Intelligence received last night confirms the foregoing, except that a passenger by the Central train informed us that the fight took place between Martinsburg and Berryville, which would locate it beyond Winchester, and that the enemy pursued no farther than the last-named place. We are still of opinion, h
The Daily Dispatch: September 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
General Gordon was at Bunker Hill, twelve miles from Winchester and ten miles from Martinsburg, on a reconnaissance. General Rodes was at Hopewell Church, near Whitehall, to the left of the Martinsburg road, and about eight miles below Winchester. Gordon commenced moving back to the point of attack about daylight, and Rodes moved in the same direction about seven o'clock. Wharton, meanwhile, remained on the extreme left, on the Martinsburg road, a short distance below Winchester. Between te's towards the west. The situation was as follows: Ramseur's troops stretched from Abraham creek to the Berryville pike, Rodes had taken position between Ramseur and Gordon, and Wharton, as above stated, held the left. The battle now raged heavily, and bore strongly towards our left. It was about half-past 12 when General Rodes, while placing a battery in the gap between himself and Gordon, was struck in the head by a ball and borne from the field. He was carried to Winchester, where he di
The Daily Dispatch: September 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
From the latest Northern files received we copy such items as our lack of space will admit. The following is the latest intelligence from Sheridan: "Harper's Ferry, September 21, 1864. "To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Washington. "Reliable news from the front. Our army was crossing Cedar creek yesterday at 3 P. M. No fighting. The following list of rebel generals killed and wounded is correct: Generals Rodes, Gordon, Terry, Godwin, Read, Johnson and Fitz Lee. From all I can learn, the prisoners will approximate five thousand. The indications are that the rebels will not make a stand short of Staunton. They are evidently too much demoralized to make another fight. John D. Stevenson, "Brigadier-General." The schooner Mary B. Smith, which arrived at Several on Saturday, reports: "Spoke, September 7, latitude 44,40, longitude $7.50, fishing schooner William H. Lovett, of Marblehead, who reported that twenty miles to the eastward saw four or five vessels on fi
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