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The Daily Dispatch: March 24, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Later from the North. We have received New York papers of Monday, the 20th instant. There is little of importance in them. Gold was quoted at 165 1-8. Sheridan's raid. The New. York Times has a long account of Sheridan's raid and the damage done to the farmers along the route, railroads, canals, etc. Custer moved upSheridan's raid and the damage done to the farmers along the route, railroads, canals, etc. Custer moved upon Ashland with his division. The account says: Custer received information that Early was just ahead of him with about one hundred and fifty men. Lieutenant-Colonel Whitaker was immediately ordered to advance as rapidly as possible, with detachments from the First Connecticut and Second Ohio. As the men galloped past Cust New York destroying the bridge over the first named stream as the last of the column passed. The enemy did not press the rear guard. On Thursday last, General Sheridan moved eastward, crossing the Fredericksburg railroad at Chesterfield Station, and at Mangohick Church. Longstreet, on the same night, encamped at Hanovert
The Daily Dispatch: March 25, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
It was said by some of Sheridan's troopers, in their late raid, that they did not care about taking Richmond; that Richmond, in fact, was a thing of very little consequence indeed; but that their object was to destroy the country, and thereby destroy General Lee's army. --When remonstrated with by families for taking their little household supplies, the answer was, that they meant to take them, so that they could not supply General Lee's army. For this, the people were plundered; for this, the mills were burned, as well as canals and railroads cut. They also expressed their astonishment at the amount of provisions they found in some parts of the interior. They had been told, they said, that we were in a state of starvation, but they found an abundance that they had not dreamed of. It needed not their declarations to inform us of their object. Richmond, they have discovered, is not the back bone of the rebellion. It is that army; that host of war-worn veterans who, for f
The Daily Dispatch: March 25, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
en seized and put in the ranks. The operations of Sheridan had created the wildest panic, and everybody is loe prices of everything had more than doubled since Sheridan's wholesale destruction of the canal and railroads killed, he was in the advance of the train. Sheridan's Whereabouts. The New York Times says: Officers who accompanied Sheridan on his grand raid say that his troops are in splendid condition, having suff taken or the route, but were let off or escaped. Sheridan's men are now on the south bank of the Pamunkey, rLongstreet is somewhere near White House, watching Sheridan's movement. His entire loss in the expedition wasoney, and adds: It is also intended to serve Sheridan's boys in the same way, as soon as they form a junngstreet's corps, posted with a view of preventing Sheridan from passing down to the James river and joining Grant; but, nevertheless, Sheridan can, if he so chooses, still pass in that direction, for Longstreet dare not
The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ort that Johnston is moving to Richmond to join Lee, and that his army is really unfit for heavy fighting, and that Hope's troops are the only men that can be relied upon. Raleigh will be captured with but little, if any, fighting. General Sheridan is off on another raid. It is said that he will intercept Johnston in his retreat. The Army of the Potomac is believed to be advancing west. A great battle is expected soon. A letter from Newbern says: The Neuse river is navecipitate it against Sherman almost before the movement can be discovered. It is reasonable to suppose that General Grant would require the aid of a strong cavalry force to assist him in the execution of the plans for the active campaign. Sheridan therefore joined him, after having carried out his instructions in making the recent raid, and is now said to be in the saddle again, but this time for the double purpose of opening communication with Sherman and raiding upon such important stra
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
The Northern papers report that Sheridan's raiders were in splendid condition when they arrived at the White House. The truth is, that they were completely broken down, and if the Confederate troops had met them, could not have made even the show of a fight. It is by such falsehoods as this that the Northern community is always led to believe that the rebellion is on the eve of being crushed.
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ell- authenticated intelligence to that effect has been received. Some persons from Petersburg, yesterday, stated that they had heard the sound of cannon in that direction; and that was the nearest we could obtain towards a confirmation of the report. We think it likely there has been heavy skirmishing in that quarter, and possibly there may have been an advance on the part of the enemy. Such a thing has been looked for daily for the past week. We received authentic information that Sheridan, on Sunday, crossed from the White House to the south side of James river. The Yankee papers hint that he is going on a raid to meet and co- operate with Sherman. It is more probable that Grant will retain him to operate against the Southside and Danville railroads. One hundred and eighty prisoners, captured during the frequent skirmishes on our right on Saturday, reached the Libby last evening. The usual quiet prevails on the north side of the James. From East Tennessee--th
The Daily Dispatch: March 29, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
The news. The Richmond and Petersburg lines. All was quiet, as usual, on this side of the James yesterday. On the south side, nothing of importance has occurred since the fights of last Saturday, east of Petersburg and in the vicinity of Hatcher's run. There was a flying rumor, yesterday, that the Yankees had made a move towards the Southside railroad; but we think this was only a guess, founded on the knowledge that Sheridan had joined Grant. Last Friday; a considerable body of Yankee cavalry were ambushed by our scouts near Proctor's, on the Jerusalem plankroad, and so harassed that they were compelled to retire within Grant's lines. The following dispatch was received at the War Office yesterday: "Headquarters, March 28, 1865. "Hon. J. C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War: "General Gordon informs me that, in his report of the action at Hare's Hill, on the 26th instant, he omitted to mention that Colonel H. P. Jones, commanding the artillery on that porti
The Daily Dispatch: March 30, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
Colonel C. S. Peyton, formerly enrolling officer for Lynchburg, was captured by the Yankees near Charlottesville in the late raid of Sheridan.
The Daily Dispatch: March 31, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
ene. Well, thus much premised, we come to the supernatural part of the subject. A party of Yankee spiritualists, under the direction of that famous wizard, Sheridan, left the mountains of Virginia a few weeks ago, and, in the course of their travels, exhibited a series of wonders never surpassed in the days of witchcraft. Te senses, but a solid and savory reality, which would have gladdened the souls of many a hungry citizen of Richmond and many a worn out soldier in the trenches. Sheridan boasts, in his account of these miraculous transactions, that he caused provisions enough to appear in this way to "feed Lee's army for the three months." It is o were, no doubt, as much astonished as anybody at the apparition of objects whose existence they were in profound ignorance of till the tappings and rappings of Sheridan's spiritualists compelled their manifestation. We can only regret that our own commissaries and other agents for obtaining provisions do not possess this su
The Daily Dispatch: March 31, 1865., [Electronic resource], Death of John M. Daniel. (search)
. yesterday, advanced against a part of his line, defended by Brigadier-General Lewis, but was repulsed. "The fire of artillery and mortars continued for several hours with considerable activity. "No damage on our lines reported. "R. E. Lee." The enemy reported Moving against the Southside railroad. The Petersburg Express tells us that, at an early hour Wednesday morning, a heavy force of the enemy, consisting of cavalry, infantry and artillery, supposed to be headed by Sheridan, made a detour around our lines, and advanced towards the Boydton plankroad, and between seven and eight o'clock struck this thoroughfare some six miles beyond Dinwiddie Courthouse. Towards 11 o'clock, we understand this force was in the vicinity of the Courthouse, our forces skirmishing heavily with their advance. Wednesday evening it was reported that the enemy had reached the Courthouse, and was demonstrating towards Burgess's mill. While demonstrating on the plankroad, it is thought
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