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The Daily Dispatch: January 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
pleasant to be fired at with hard cannon balls, without any chance to fire back. I wish to say, however, that no one on board displayed any symptoms of fear. Capt. McGowan, and the pilot, Mr. Brewer, were probably especial marks for the Morris' Island battery, since a good shot through the wheel-house would have been most disastrht back. Soon after crossing the bar of the Charleston harbor, on our homeward coast, we met a fine sailing vessel, the Emily St. Pierre, of Charleston. Captain McGowan stopped and hailed her. "Where do you hail from?" said he. "From Liverpool," was the reply. "Whither bound?" "To Charleston." "What f" "You can do what you like," replied the other, with a voice which seemed to be tremulous from some cause or another, "you are the stronger party." Captain McGowan concluded that, inasmuch as he had not at present a commission from Government, he would let the Emily St. Pierre go her way, but declared that if he had his
The Daily Dispatch: January 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
d two anchors were wrenched away. She left her anchorage in the harbor — a position she had maintained since her arrival — and steamed into the slack water to avoid the floes of ice. She then passed down the bay to Robbin's Reef, and thence back to a point a little above Governor's Island, where, about three o'clock yesterday morning, the steaming came alongside to take off the soldiers; but the commanding officer, deeming it an unpropitious moment on account of the terrific frost, and Captain McGowan fearing accident from the misses of ice, the movement was postponed.--Those on board the vessel describe the cold at this time as of unusual severity. The sides of the ship were covered with ice, while the whiskers of the officers on duty were congealed with their respiration. Such was the keen state of the atmosphere during Saturday afternoon, that a stove had to be put up in the soldiers' quarters to make them any way tenantable or comfortable. Later in the day, the troops went on
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 23 (search)
erable regularity until spring. The crop was growing up in the Southern States, but the difficulty would be to obtain it. Certainly it will be short of past years Mr. Basely is an extensive spinner, and said that cotton is now laid down in his warehouse at twelve and a half per cent, in excess of the price paid to American planters, whereas to bring cotton from Bearer would cost two hundred per cent. on the price paid to the Roots of India, owing to the difficulty of transportation. Dr. McGowan, an American, said that the statesmen of the country would hall with delight the efforts to relieve them from the monopoly of cotton. The matter of supply of the staple was further discussed, when Miss Sarah Redmond read a paper on "American Slavery and its influence on Great Britain." M. Chevalier, the celebrated French free trader, then denounced the Morrill tariff as the bill of discord. The Times announces the following changes in the Colonial Department: P. E. Woodhous
The Daily Dispatch: January 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the South. (search)
fectually broke up the strange colloquy: S.--Halloo! over there. How many did we kill of your men in the flat? S.--Halloo! I say. What made you run at Bull Run? We have heard a touching incident related of the fight of the 1st instant. A lieutenant in Col. Jones's Regiment was mortally wounded by a shell, which broke his sword in half; he survived but a few minutes; but before his death, he took a gold ring from his finger, and handing it with his broken sword to Lieutenant Colonel McGowan, made a dying request that he should forward both to his fiancee. The very latest — our Casualties on New year's day. The Mercury, of the 9th inst., says: Yesterday we succeeded in obtaining the following full list of the casualties among our troops in the fight which took place on New Year's day. The names of the gallant men who fell upon that occasion, have not before been published: Casualties in the Fourteenth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, January 1,
The Daily Dispatch: September 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], Distinguished Marriage (search)
Reprieved. --The three soldiers — Rogers Kellaher, and McGowan — who were to have been shot at 11 o'clock to-morrow at have been shot at 11 o'clock to-morrow at Camp Lee, for desertion, were reprieved yesterday by President Davis for ten days. They received the announcement at Castle Thunder with evident signs of satisfaction and pleasur
The Daily Dispatch: June 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], Additional from the North. (search)
yawl boats of the Leaf. They piloted the steamer themselves and attended to the fire-room and engine. It is said that the musket of the guard were without bayonets and unloaded, and each man was seized by four of the Confederates, thus rendering resistance useless. During their possession of the best they refrained from doing any damage to the steamer, and treated the officers and crew with civility. The ringleaders in the party were a son of Semmes, of the Alabama, and a man named McGowan, of Texas. The entire party were mostly from the extreme Southern States, were all dressed in new and handsome uniforms, and seemed to be in possession of a considerable amount of money. Soon as the party had effected a landing, Capt. Deal resumed the command of the steamer, when she put back immediately to report to Gen. Dix. The facts were made known to the General, who instantly ordered out a strong detachment of Col. Pierce's cavalry, and it was thought they would be able to over
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], The capture of the Maple Leaf by Confederate prisoners. (search)
y to the Confederate lines. On the 9th, about 2 P. M., we were transferred to the steamer Maple Leaf, and immediately steamed up to Fort Norfolk, where we lay all night. On the morning of the 10th, forty seven other C. S. officers were taken on board, and we then started for Fort Delaware. The guard consisted of a detachment of twelve men, under command of Lt. Dorsey; there was then on board the Maple Leaf 96 Confederate officers. We lay off Fort Warren a short time; while there Judge McGowan, of Arizona, made known to me that the hour was near when we would be free; the Judge also made the matter known to other C. S. officers, in all about 25, and they were all who know what was going on. At about 1 P. M. we put out on our way to Fort Delaware, a gunboat following in our wake; some began to despair of success, but the gunboat was very slow, for we soon-left her far behind. When off Cape Henry Judge-McGowan collected a crown of probably ten of our officers, and moved near th
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], The fight on John's Island. (search)
Re-Enlistments in the Army. [official.] Orange C. H., Feb. 15. To Gen. S. Cooper: The following troops have re-enlisted for the war since the announcement of the 10th inst.: Lane's brigade, Wright's brigade, Perin's brigade, Davis's brigade, 7th Virginia cavalry, 11th Virginia cavalry, 13th North Carolina Troops, 11th North Carolina Troops, 48th Virginia infantry, Garnett's, Peague's, Haskell's, and Pegram's battalions of artillery. The following, having enlisted originally for the war, have reiterated their determination to continue in service: Cutts's battalion of artillery, McGowan's brigade, and 14th Alabama regiment. R. E. Lee.
The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
mandamus and quo warranto; and House bill to facilitate the collection of claims of deceased officers and soldiers. House bill to authorize the impressment of meat in certain cases, reported favorably by the Judiciary Committee, was considered and passed. House joint resolution construing the act increasing the compensation of the department clerks, to include soldiers detailed for clerical duty at Richmond, was considered and concurred in. House joint resolution of thanks to McGowan's brigade, the Pedee Artillery, Pogue's Artillery Battalion, for re-enlisting for the war, were severally considered and concurred in. House amendment to Senate bill to amend the act regulating furloughs and discharges from hospitals, was considered and concurred in. On motion of Mr. Sparrow, House bill amendatory of the act to put an end to the exemption of persons who have heretofore furnished substitutes, was informally laid over. Senate bill in relation to the qualificati
The Daily Dispatch: March 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], Review of the Pennsylvania campaign. (search)
ond the town of Gettysburg. Heth's men now retired from the fight, having been engaged since ten o'clock in the morning up to the hour of four in the afternoon. Major-Gen. Heth being wounded in the afternoon in the head by a shell, the command from that time until the division went out of action devolved upon Brig.-Gen. Pettigrew, who handled his men with great skill and ability. The light division of Major-Gen. W. D. Pender, consisting of Lane's and Scales's North Carolina brigades, McGowan's South Carolina brigade, under Col. A. Perrin, (14th S. C.,) and Thomas's Georgia brigade, moved from their encampments on the east side of South Mountain on the morning of the 1st of July, at 8 A. M., along the turnpike, through Cashtown, in the direction of Gettysburg, following the advance of Major-Gen. Heth. When within three miles of Gettysburg, Major-Gen. H. being already engaged with the enemy, the division was formed in line of battle as follows: Perrin and Scales on the right, an
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