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The Daily Dispatch: June 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
igh as 400 killed, wounded and missing. --The enemy's casualties are believed to have been heavier than ours, from the fact that they made the assaults, and were repulsed Indeed, Gen. Vaughan, who succeeded Gen. Jones, telegraphed that we inflicted more loss on the enemy than we sustained, and that though having been by over whelming numbers compelled to fall back, we lost nothing, but brought off all our artillery and wagons. In addition to the loss of Gen. Jones, it is reported that Col. Alken, of the 52nd Tennessee regiment, was killed, and General Vaughan slightly wounded. The report that Gen. Imboden is missing needs confirmation. The Yankee force under Hunter's command consisted of two divisions of infantry --Couch's and Sullivan's — and four regiments of cavalry. It is stated that two of the infantry regiments were negroes. We have good authority for stating that the enemy entered Staunton on Sunday night, and burnt the Court-House, the railroad depot and water
The Daily Dispatch: June 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], From Staunton — further particulars of the late fight. (search)
g of truce was sent to the Yankee Gen. Hunter Monday morning to ascertain the fate of Gen. Jones. He answered that he was killed, having been shot through the head, and that his body had been decently burled and his grave marked, that his friends might reclaim his remains. He also stated that he held as prisoners 58 commissioned officers and 700 privates. Among the officers were Col. Brown, commanding McCausland's brigade, who was badly wounded; Colonel Jones, of Vaughn's brigade, and Colonel Alken, of the 59th Tennessee, the latter reported killed, but who is unhurt, and Capt E. Boyd Faulkner, of the 45th Virginia regiment. It this be true, it will make our total losses sum up some 1,300 or 1,400, a serious disaster, but one which we feel well assured will be speedily and fully retrieved. Lieut. Col. Seckley, of the 45th Virginia battalion, was badly wounded. In addition to the losses in the field, we understand that there were about 1,000 of our sick and our wounded in Staunto
The Daily Dispatch: July 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
to accomplish his original purpose in the North Carolina sounds. Some days since it was reliably ascertained that Mr. Alken, the wealthy proprietor of the immense and opulent estate on James river, known as Alken's landing, and which will be rAlken's landing, and which will be remembered at the North as the old base of exchange, was often in the habit of violating his parole in favor of the Richmond insurgents. A well laid plan to detect him operated so handsomely as to result in his immediate arrest. One of the men on one of the gunboats went to his house, pretended that he wanted to desert to the enemy, and asked Alken's assistance to help him within their lines. Alken readily acceded to this and was caught. From Sherman's army. The Nashville Times, of Alken readily acceded to this and was caught. From Sherman's army. The Nashville Times, of the 16th inst, says: At the last accounts our forces were strongly and securely entrenched at the Chattahoochee. There has been no pursuit of the rebels, and no advance from the banks of the Chattahoochee towards Atlanta. Passengers on the e
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