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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the army. (search)
played a flag of truce to induce the Federal to cross the river. Sumner's corps d'arme alone lost 5,203 at Sharpsburg in killed, wounded, and missing. A correspondent from the battle field on the 22d, says the Federal were still bringing in the dead at the rate of one thousand per day, and expected to get through on that day. General Hooker was shot through the foot by a rifle ball, and will not be able for duty for a long time. General Crawford's wound is more serious than expected. Lt. Col. Dwight, of the 2d Massachusetts, was killed. Col. Hinks, of the 19th Massachusetts, badly wounded. General Richardson wounded in shoulder — will die. General Dana was wounded badly in knee. In the 38th Massachusetts, Col. Wild lost an arm at the shoulder joint; Lt. Colonel, Adjutant, and eight captains wounded. The correspondent of the Times says the slaughter was awful, particularly among the officers. In New York, on the 22d, Exchange was firm at 129 ¼ Gold 117 ¼ Cotton
The Daily Dispatch: November 11, 1863., [Electronic resource], Two hundred and fifty dollars reward. (search)
The Paradise of negroes. Governor Hinks speaks of the negroes in Barbadoes as in better condition than those of any other West India Islands. What that condition is can be gathered from the following extract of a letter to the New Haven Register, dated Barbadoes, February 13th, 1860. --Besides the large class of those who work with some degree of regularity, five days in each week, at 20 cents a day, (8 hours in a day,) and live as they best can, there are many — indeed a multitude — who do but little work and have no regular occupation. In this class are included the 73,000 in the whole island, and over 12,000 in Bridgetown, who are reported in the last census as having no "fixed employment." It is claimed that these figures might be materially reduced. However this may be, the class is large beyond all precedent in my experience. You meet with them everywhere, of every age, and of both sexes, on the highways, in the open fields, upon the beach, and in every by-path. T
The Daily Dispatch: May 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
. The object of the enemy in this movement was evidently to tear up the railroad and burn the bridge over Swift Creek. They lost heavily yesterday, but carried off their killed and wounded. The movements of the enemy on the Southside appears to be of a vacillating character. Gilmore and Baldy Smith are in command of the white troops, while Beast Butler is in supreme command of the expedition. One large brigade, numbering about 4,000, are negroes, under the immediate command of Gen. Hinks. It was this brigade who accomplished the daring feat of capturing our signal station on Thursday last, near City Point, while the white flag was flying. On the approach of the Yankee fleet the officer in command of the signal station communicated with the commander of the Yankee flag of truce boat, then lying at City Point with paroled Confederate prisoners on board and intimating to him his apprehensions in regard to being molested, he was assured by that officer that no fears need be
The Daily Dispatch: June 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
the troops going from this side of the Appomattox were to be across the river by 12 o'clock, so as to obtain some little rest before starting at daylight. Gen. Hinks, with his troop, was to meet Gen. Gillmore at a point named on the City Point side. Gen. Hinks was ready at the appointed time. Gen. Gillmore was two hours anGen. Hinks was ready at the appointed time. Gen. Gillmore was two hours and a half behind time. --The brigade under his command, on reaching the opposite side, presented a sorry aspect, covered with mud and water. As the roads were dry this was hard to account for, but upon inquiry the poor fellows said they had been marching through swamps and bogs in order to reach the pontoon bridge, to which severaifton as should prevent reinforcements from being sent. This was done, and no troops went to Petersburg after daylight, nor before, for that matter. While Gen. Hinks and Col. Hawley (8th Conn.,) who commanded the brigades respectively, were awaiting orders to attack these works or at least to make such demonstration upon the
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
y, and with it fifteen guns and from three to four hundred prisoners, a number of small arms, and camp and garrison equipage of the rebel troops; another gun had been captured in the earlier part of the day, making in all sixteen guns, all in good order, and rifled ordnance, brass twelve pounders. It was a good day's work, whether we consider the value of the captures or the importance of the position gained. To "Baldy" Smith's Eighteenth corps is due all the glory attached to it. Hinks's colored division was in the advance, and finally charged the pits, took them and one gun, which the graybacks, in haste to get out of the way, had to abandon. The 22d United States colored regiment is mentioned as one that led this charge, and lost a considerable number of men.--At several other points on the road the enemy contested the ground warmly with our skirmishers, and it was not until near evening that the corps deployed into line of battle before the fortifications of Petersburg
The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1865., [Electronic resource], One thousand Dollars reward. (search)
threatened draft. --Thirteen thousand men have yet to be raised to fill the quota of the county.--The committee state that the people are lukewarm, and those who have the means have rendered them no considerable assistance. The fund for paying volunteers is nearly exhausted, and in order to avoid a draft it is necessary that the bonds of the county issued for the purpose of paying volunteers be taken immediately, and that the people at once lend their aid to increase volunteering. Brigadier General Hinks, Acting Assistant Provost-Marshal, has addressed a letter to the Volunteer Committee, promising every means of cooperation and assistance consistent with the interests of the service to fill the quota by volunteer enlistments. He also promises that the draft shall not take place within the next ten days, and it now only remains for our citizens — those who have the means by providing substitutes, and those who have not, by becoming recruiting agents — to each and every one exert hi
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