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The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], Letter from Hen. Wm. C. Rives. (search)
a new army can be speedily recruited the game is pretty nearly up"--even in this extremity there was no despondency, no discouragement. The pressure and magnitude of the dangers only supplied new energies of action, and stimulated to redoubled. exertion and in a few days the brilliant achievements of Trenton and Princeton redressed the balance of victory. In every period of the revolutionary contest a large portion of our territory was overrun and occupied by the enemy. In the South, Greene was compelled to refire before Cornwallis, as Washington had done before the Howes in the North. Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, each and all of them, east of the Blue Mountains, were overrun for a time by the armies of the enemy, while all the chief cities in the North and in the South--Boston, Newport, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Norfolk, Willmington, Charleston, and Savannah — were all, for a longer or shorter period, in his possession. But if the country was ov
The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1863., [Electronic resource], Affairs in the United States. (search)
ond to New Haven, Conn., en route to the United States General Hospital at Brattleboro', Vermont. The intentions of the Confederates in Texas. The New Orleans correspondent of the New York Herald, writing on the 16th ult., gives the programme adopted by the "rebel" leaders in Texas and the trans-Mississippi districts. He says: The armies now commanded by Holmes, Price, and Parsons, in Arkansas; the forces of Smith, Hobart, and Taylor, in Northern and Central Louisiana; those of Greene, Straight, and Major, in the southern part of the State, and part of the troops of Magruder, in Texas, are to be concentrated at Niblett's Bluffs, on the Sabine river, which, together with the lake of the same name, forms the boundary between Louisiana and Texas. The evacuated regions necessary to be occupied, for military reasons — for instance, demonstration against the advance of our armies — will be held by a mere handful of mounted men, depending upon the co-operation of guerilla bands
The Daily Dispatch: November 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], Army of Tennessee, Missionary Ridge, Nov. 22. (search)
itals around Richmond — George W. Langhorne; Francis J Boggs, in the army. Charlollerville District--Joseph H. Davis, Presiding Elder. Charlottesville — John S. Lindsay. Albemarle — Henry C. Cheatham, Wm. F. Robbins. Nelson — W. H. Camper. Batesville — G. C. Vanderslice. Scottsville — Paul Whitehead, H. H. Gary, supernumerary. Fluvanna — Wm J. Hunter. Goochland-- H. M. Linney. Hanover — Wm. G. Lumpkin. Louisa — D. P. Wills. Orange — J. S. R. Clarke. Madison — E. H. Prichett. Greene — James O. Moss, Z. R. Harrison, supernumerary. Piedmont Mission — J. F. Finnell. Harrisonburg and Bridgewater-- Chas V Bingley. Elk Run. J. M. Anderson. Farmville District.--Nelson Head, Presiding Eider. Farmville --W E. Judkins. Prince Edward--Jacob Manning, T. M. Beckham. Charlotte-- J F. Poulton, W. S. Williams, J. D. Southalt, superun merary. Lunenburg — R. Michaels, Jas S. Merritt, Randolph Macon and Boydton — J. L. Shipley, P W Archer, Randolph Macon Ci
The Daily Dispatch: March 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], Additional from the North. (search)
hine was first seen. The vessel sunk in six of water. As she began to sink the most frightful science were witnessed. Men with nothing but their shirts on were seen struggling in the water, officers were trying to get the boats while others were mounting the rigging. Three beats were finally unlashed, and these were sent to rescue those in the water. The at once started for the Canandaigua, carrying Captain Pickering, who was badly injured, but is how doing well. As soon as Captain Greene, of the Canandaigua, get the news, he at once hoisted signals of distress and come to our assistance, and in three hours after the attack on the Housatonic all hands that were saved were safely transferred to that ship, where they received every attention. Subsequently a portion of the survivors were transferred to the Wabash. The Gousatonic is a total loss. All hands lost all they possessed — money, clothes, &c. In fact many of them, including some of the officers, went on board o
The Daily Dispatch: May 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], The news. (search)
place on the 7th, in which the Union cavalry, after skirmishing with the enemy and driving them for fourteen miles, until they got two miles beyond Pleasant Hill, came upon twenty-five hundred rebel cavalry, posted in a strong position, under General Greene. They were charged upon by the Federal cavalry, and after a spirited contest driven off the field. Our losses were about forty killed and wounded; that of the enemy about as heavy. The second day's battle. On the 8th Col. Gandrum's brigade of infantry, with the cavalry, pressed forward, and finally met the rebels in strong force under Kirby Smith, Dick Taylor, Mouton, Greene, and Price, with from eighteen to twenty two thousand men. There was brisk skirmishing, and final the rebels came on in force, Gens. Banks and Ransom being upon the field. Franklin was sent for, but before he came up the rebel successes had been great. They made desperate charges in mass, and were desperately resisted The losses on both sides were f
The Daily Dispatch: May 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], From the Trans Mississippi. (search)
owing information about the battles of the 8th and 9th on Redrive: A complete defeat of the enemy, with a loss estimated by Gen. Taylor at eight thousand in killed, wounded, and missing, but their own admissions put their loss at fifteen thousand. We captured twenty-one pieces of artillery, ten thousand stand of small arms, twelve hundred mules, four hundred wagons, and a large quantity of stores. Our loss is officially stated at twenty-two hundred killed and wounded. Gens. Mouton and Greene were killed. Three Yankee Generals are reported killed. The enemy's force was thirty two thousand. Cars from eighteen to twenty thousand. Gen. Kirby Smith directed operations. Gen. Taylor commanded the centre, and Gens Walker and Mouton the wings. On Sunday, the 17th, the enemy attempted to cross the Red river, and were attacked again and whipped worse than before, but no particulars have been received. Thirty steamers of all classes ascended the river, and were all above Alexa
The Daily Dispatch: June 27, 1864., [Electronic resource], Loss of officers. (search)
n his works, under the fire of our batteries. We have no occasion to fire on his works. All we want is to stop his dastardly war upon our women and children by making his comrades participate in the danger. In this policy we hope our Government will persevere, not only at Charleston, but everywhere else, wherever a defenseless town, the destruction of which can have no effect upon the issue of military operations, may be subjected to the Yankee fire. When Rawdon hung Hayne, in the old Revolution, every officer in Greene's army went forward and requested the General to retaliate, declaring their own readiness to undergo every risk that might arise from the act. We are sure that our own officers would, without a moment's hesitation, agree to encounter any danger that might arise from an attempt to put an end to the infernal system which has been adopted by the Yankees with respect to Charleston. At any rate, we hope our Government will stand firm, and we feel assured that it will.
The Daily Dispatch: December 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
day in that quarter of the Confederacy. Most of S. D. Lee's corps at that time was at Jackson, the terminus of the railroad. Frank Cheatham's corps was at Florence, where also was Hood, the general commanding in the field. The following changes have taken place, it is believed: That Stephen D. Lee has removed his entire corps from Jackson to South Florence, and that Frank Cheatham has crossed the river with his corps, and made headquarters at Waynesboro', a small town situated on or near Greene's creek, a branch of Duck river, and about half way between Columbia, Tennessee, and Florence, Alabama. Forrest is in command of all the cavalry, which is strong and in good trim, and holds undisputed possession of the entire country within a radius of thirty miles of Florence. From Sherman — he Rescues some Imaginary prisoners. The Northern papers have not a word yet from Sherman, not copied from the Richmond papers, except a sensation report brought by a steamer which arrived at
The Daily Dispatch: December 29, 1864., [Electronic resource], A Sketch of Savannah. (search)
ng rooms, and a public library of some eight thousand or ten thousand volumes. The private schools are numerous, and liberal provision is made for the education of the poor. Among the charitable institutions may be mentioned the Orphan Asylum, the Savannah Hospital, the Georgia Infirmary, the Union Society, the Widows' Society, the Savannah Free School, Hibernian and St. Andrew's Societies, and Seamen's Friend Society. A monument has been erected in Johnson Square to the memory of General Greene, and another (a most imposing structure) to the memory of Pulaski, the noble Pole who gallantly fell in an attack on the city, when held by the British, in October, 1789. The city is lighted with gas, and well supplied with water from the Savannah river. Savannah is the centre of a very extensive system of railroads, which contributed vastly to its commercial importance and general prosperity. Thirteen railroads, direct or tributary, converged to Savannah in 1861, and their united
The Daily Dispatch: January 10, 1865., [Electronic resource], A contrast--1778 and 1864. (search)
ness thrown upon me by the villainy of those who purse nothing but accumulating fortunes to the ruin of their country, that I almost sink under it.' How often hear we such remarks made of our merchants, planters and others; but with how much truth we must let posterity judge. Yet it was the same as we see in the first American Revolution; and they conquered an independence and separation from the most powerful nation of the earth without half the facilities which we enjoy. "Major-General Greene, at Boston, September, 1778: "'The growing extravagance of the people, and the increasing demand for the article of forage in this quarter, have become a very alarming affair. Hay is from sixty to eighty dollars a ton, and upon the rise. Corn is ten dollars a bushel and oats four, and everything else that will answer for forage in that proportion. Carting is nine shillings a mile, by the ton, and people much dissatisfied with the price.' "Corn ten dollars a bushel; and co
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