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The Daily Dispatch: May 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
mated his losses at 27,000 killed, wounded, and prisoners, besides a prodigious number of stragglers. When it is considered that he was, in all his operations, attacking fortifications, and that he did it in heavy columns, there cannot be a doubt that both these estimates are very far short of the truth. On Tuesday, 10th, another battle of the same description was fought.--Wednesday was a quiet day. Thursday, the 12th, at 4 o'clock in the morning, an overwhelming force attacked Gen. Edward Johnson's division, which seems to have occupied an advanced work, detached from the other works, and out of supporting distance. They captured the works and took about 1,500 prisoners, which, Yankee like, they magnified into four thousand. They took, also, 18 or 20 pieces of cannon. Our troops charged them and retook the cannon, but were unable to bring them off. The Yankees carried them away afterwards in the night. Having carried this work, they then came on upon the body of our entren
The Daily Dispatch: August 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], Exchange of Confderate officers — Scene at the exchange. (search)
parties to the spot. In leaving, the Yankee officers expressed their thanks for the kindness with which they had been treated in Charleston. The roll was called for our officers, and the following then came on board our steamer: Major-General Edward Johnson, Virginia; Major-General Frank Gardner, Louisiana; Brigadier- General George H. Stewart, Maryland; Brigadier-General J. J. Archer, Virginia; Brigadier- General M. Jeff. Thompson, Missouri. Colonels James N. Brown, Fourteenth SouthGardner's Staff; T. G. Jackson, Aide-de-camp Brigadier-General Anderson's Staff; J. A. Jacques, Aide-de-camp, volunteer to General Gardner. The Yankee band struck up "Home," and the steamers parted. Upon the arrival at Charleston, Major-General Ed. Johnson was presented with a wreath of flowers by the ladies. In receiving it, he spoke of having tried hard not to be captured, but said that hereafter he would try still harder. General Jeff Thompson also made a speech. General Thompso
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
estimated it at less than 20,000. The same may be said of the 12th of May, on which day the Yankees and this writer admit a loss of 10,000 men, while no Confederate officer rates their loss at less than 20,000, and many place it as high as 30,000. It was, we suspect, about 25,000.--Contrary alike to the strong logic of facts and to the inferences of common sense, the reviewer claims a substantial victory this day, because Hancock's corps, in the morning, surprised the division of General Edward Johnson and captured several thousand men. Yet he himself acknowledges that they were afterwards repulsed, and that all attempts to regain possession were foiled with the most tremendous slaughter ever experienced in this war. On the 18th, the battle was renewed along the whole line and the Yankees were everywhere repulsed. On this occasion they lost, the reviewer says, 1,200 men; we may say about 3,000. He does not tell the reason why the attack was comparatively so feeble, and the Yankee
The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], House servants for Hire. (search)
Hill, December 19th." He says: The enemy have been vigorously pursued to-day, but have studiously avoided any attack by my troops. I have succeeded in taking a few prisoners — some two hundred or three hundred--but our captures are light in comparison with the successes of the past three days.--The pursuit will be continued in the morning at as early an hour as the troops can march. I find, upon receiving more correct reports of the operations of the 16th instant, that Major-General Edward Johnson's entire division, with all the brigade commanders, was captured in the works which were captured by assault, besides destroying a brigade of the enemy's cavalry and capturing its commander, Brigadier-General Rucker. Among the captures made to-day are the rebel Brigadier-General Quarles, wounded, and a number of rebels, also wounded, lying in the houses by the roadside, unable to go away. An official telegram from Nashville speaks of Forrest being in command of the "rebe
The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate Congress. (search)
ing that the one has a black skin and the other a black heart: "The colored people in Nashville had an immense torchlight procession in honor of Lincoln and Johnson's election. The procession was very near a half mile long. The Vice-President elect, Colonel Muzzy, and Lieutenant Smith, of New Jersey, addressed the throng in front of the capitol. Governor Johnson counseled his hearers to industry, forbearance, moderation and virtue. He earnestly warned them against the vice of loafing and immoral practices, and advised them to spend their surplus earnings in the education of their children. 'If you are not true to yourselves in this great struggle,' "I regret to say that two persons (soldier and citizen) lost their lives during the meeting. The first was a member of the Thirteenth regulars. While Governor Johnson was speaking, he very foolishly commenced hurrahing for McClellan, denouncing Andrew Johnson as a traitor, and making other violent demonstrations. A row en
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
laiming a victory, at the very time that he was retiring before Lee; while the latter, following him up, drove him out of Spotsylvania Courthouse and established himself there. Here he was again assailed by Grant on the 9th and 10th of May. On the latter day, he sustained a sanguinary repulse, in which he lost twenty thousand men. On the 12th, he made a sudden assault upon a portion of our lines which was too far advanced, and, by the suddenness of the onset, routed the division of General Edward Johnson and captured two thousand prisoners (among them the General himself) and all the artillery of the division. The Yankees, however, were soon driven off, and the most tremendous battle of the war ensued. Being behind breast-works, our men suffered little, while the slaughter of the Yankees was without a parallel. We think we may safely put it at thirty thousand men, since they themselves confess to twenty thousand. The armies remained facing each other for several days; but Grant h
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ber 31, 1864. The Senate met at 12 o'clock M. Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, reported a bill to authorize the Postmaster-General to draw and use the amounts of Confederate money deposited with Government depositories by the various postmasters throughout the country. On motion, by Mr. Barnwell, the Senate adjourned. House of representatives. The House met at 11 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Minnegerode, of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Johnson, of Virginia, moved a reconsideration of the joint resolutions, passed by the House on Friday, explanatory of the act relating to the pay of clerks, with a view to making some verbal amendments. The question recurring on the passage of the resolutions, they were lost. Yeas, 27; nays, 30. On motion of Mr. Echols, of Georgia, the vote was reconsidered and the joint resolutions again referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The House took up and considered the bill, reported f
The Daily Dispatch: January 7, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
Virginia Legislature.[Extra session.] Senate. Friday, January 6, 1865. Mr. Johnson, of Bedford, President pro. tem., called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock M. The Rev. Dr. Leyburn, of the Presbyterian Church, led in prayer. Mr. Alderson offered a resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the Committee for Courts of Justice to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill more effectually to prevent the distillation of grain into ardent spirits. Mr. Johnson, of BedMr. Johnson, of Bedford, introduced a resolution instructing the Joint Committee on Salt to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, for a maximum price of salt and to guard against an excess over such maximum price by proper penalties. Agreed to. On motion of Mr. Christian, of Augusta, the Senate adjourned. House of Delegates. The House met at noon, and was opened with prayer by Rev. J. B. Taylor, missionary to the army. On motion of Mr. Haymond, of Marion, the House proceeded, witho
The Daily Dispatch: January 7, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Two hundred negroes are said to have defended fifteen hundred white troops from the rebels near Colliersville, and saved them. This, too, is perfectly original. General R. E. Lee had a son killed on the Woldon railroad! The bereaved parent should be informed of his loss. He has not heard of it. General Hill, the Gazette says, was killed at the same time. But he still consumes his rations regularly. General Hancock's rush upon the enemy at Spotsylvania, in which he captured Major-General Edward Johnson, of Virginia, and his division, is styled "a splendid charge by General Burnside." Further: "On Wednesday, another action took place, in which General Grant was entirely successful, and a complete victory was achieved. General Lee was driven out of Spotsylvania and our forces pursued." Lee was not driven out of Spotsylvania until he was "flanked" out. " Entire success" and "complete victory" were not achieved in that neighborhood. A paragraph or two further al
The Daily Dispatch: January 9, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
left flank. Early on the 16th, the enemy made a general attack on his entire line. All their assaults were handsomely repulsed with heavy loss until half past 3 P. M., when a portion of our line, to the left of the centre, suddenly gave way, causing our lines to give way at all points; our troops retreating rapidly. Fifty pieces of artillery and several ordnance wagons were lost by us on that day. Our loss in killed and wounded heretofore small — in prisoners not ascertained. Major-General Edward Johnson and Brigadier-Generals L. B. Smith and H. R. Jackson are captured. [Signed] "G. T. Beauregard, "General." We feel assured that General Hood's report was written on the 17th, the day after the battle of Nashville, and not on the 27th--the insertion of which date is, we take it, a telegraphic error. We, several days ago, published a dispatch from him, dated at Corinth, after his army had crossed the Tennessee river.--We regret to find that, even according to his accoun
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