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The Daily Dispatch: April 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], The affair at Williamsburg. (search)
From North Carolina. Goldsboro', April 13 --The news of a partial victory over the Abolitionists, near Washington, reached us to-day. It appears that the Yankees under Foster marching to the relief of Washington, now invested by our troops, were met en route, last Thursday evening, near Bland's creek, by Gen. Pettigrew. No loss on our side.
The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], The siege of Washington, N. C. (search)
The siege of Washington, N. C. Much interest is felt in the progressing siege of Washington, N. C., by the Confederates under Gen. Hill, which is increased from the fact that a force of about 10,000 Yankees manured from Newbern, thirty miles, to the relief of the place, was met at Blount creek, seventeen miles from Washington, and defeated by Gen. Pettigrew. The Yankees were attempting to gain Gen. Hill's rear, but after their defeat fled precipitately, cutting down the forest for miles in their own rear to impede the progress of our pursuing troops. As the garrison at Washington can no longer receive reinforcements or provisions by the river they will be forced to surrender. A good deal of shelling between our batteries and the gunboats and town batteries has been going on. We have lost only two killed--Jas. McKonnie and --Kelly, both of Wyatt's Virginia artillery. A letter to the Fayetteville (N. C.) Observer gives some account of the progress of the "siege." It says:
The Daily Dispatch: June 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], A small mistake in the date. (search)
mall mistake in the date. --Dr. Francis Lieber, editor of the Encyclopedia Americana, in 14 volumes, and formerly Professor in the South Carolina College, stated at a late meeting of the New York Historical Society, to honor the memory of Mr. Pettigrew, of Charleston, that the Nullifiers in 1832 had prepared to massacre the Union men, and that as a signal to begin the work of death, one of the adherents of Gen. Hamilton knocked down Mr. Pettigrew, whose friends were ready to meet the issue.Mr. Pettigrew, whose friends were ready to meet the issue. The awful result was prevented by the presence of mind and forbearance of Mr. P., who quickly arose to his feet and declared that he had stumbled. But for this explanation and turn of the difficulty the battle would have been tolled in Charleston and the bloody drama would have opened. All these facts were related by Prof. Lieber as occurring within his own knowledge. Unfortunately for his reputation, a Columbia paper (the South Carolinian) asserts that Prof. L. was not in the State du
The Daily Dispatch: July 20, 1863., [Electronic resource], The capture of Port Hudson. (search)
Fight at Shepherdstown. repulse of the enemy. [Special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch] Army of Northern Virginia, July 18. --A fight occurred yesterday morning at Shepherdstown between a portion of our cavalry, under Fitzhugh Lee and Jenkins, and several thousand of the enemy's cavalry, with artillery. The fight began in the afternoon, and continued until dark, resulting in the defeat of the enemy, who retired towards Harper's Ferry, leaving their dead and wounded on the field. We took a number of prisoners. The Yankee cavalry advanced from Williamsport to-day within four miles of Martinsburg. Gen. Pettigrew, of North Carolina, died this morning at 6½ o'clock of his wounds received at Williamsport.
The Daily Dispatch: July 21, 1863., [Electronic resource], Our army Correspondence. (search)
s been built to replace those destroyed by the enemy's cavalry the week preceding at the same place. Just before the rear guard left the opposite bank an affair occurred which lost to the Confederacy one of its ablest and most gallant officers--General Pettigrew, of North Carolina. A body of the enemy's cavalry, hovering around our rear, and perceiving his brigade not in line, dashed boldly in among them, hoping to create a panic. Our men turned quickly upon them, scattering them like chaff before the wind, killing, wounding, and capturing nearly all. The prisoners passed through here to-day en route to Richmond.--Gen. Pettigrew received a mortal wound in the onset. His Adjutant General was also mortally wounded in the same affair, and died here this morning. After withdrawing from our position at Gettysburg, almost simultaneously with the enemy. Gen. Lee formed line of battle, our right resting nearly at Hagerstown, our left on the river, near Williamsport. Our line extend
The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Northern Virginia. (search)
From Northern Virginia. We have no further news from the forces under Gen. Lee. There seems now to be a general concurrence in the opinion that the Yankees have crossed the Potomac on both sides of the Blue Ridge in considerable force. A gentleman who left Charlestown on Saturday says a heavy force of the enemy was near that point, having crossed at Harper's Ferry and Shepherdstown. The main body of Meade's army, however, are understood to have crossed at Berlin and Louisburg, and are operating on the eastern side of the mountain, with a view, doubtless, of throwing their columns between our army and Richmond. The Central train continues to bring down the wounded in the several fights at Gettysburg. Yesterday the remains of the lamented Gen. Pettigrew were brought down, and were conveyed to the Capitol, where they are now being in state. The hearse was followed from the train by the State Guard, the city militia, and a large concourse of citizens.
The Daily Dispatch: July 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], Our army correspondence. (search)
interests and safety. I will always promptly advise you of facts accomplished and events that may be given to the public without detriment. No considerable body of the enemy are yet reported to be on the South side of the river. A small body of cavalry advanced from the direction of Williamsport to-day and captured three of our wagons and as many men who had been foraging in the vicinity of the mountain, about seven miles from Martinsburg.--The remainder of the party escaped. Gen. Pettigrew, of North Carolina, died of his wound at half-past 6 yesterday morning, at the residence of Mr. Boyd, Banker Hill, from the effect of his wound received in repelling a cavalry charge into his brigade just before recrossing the Potomac, Wednesday last. His confinement was soothed by every attention his condition required, and his faithful body servant attended him to the last. His noble features, calm and placid in death, and his body arrayed in full uniform, with his limbs composed, he
The Daily Dispatch: August 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], The situation in Mississippi--Grant gone back to Vicksburg. (search)
ern press attempts to bolster up Meads's report, and the Herald produces as proof of its accuracy the fact that there are a number of "wounded rebels and prisoners" who were captured on that occasion now in Yankee hospitals; and further, that Gen. Pettigrew was "mortally wounded at Falling Waters while Lee was retiring. " Gen. Lee expressly admits that Confederate soldiers were captured, but not "in battle." They were stragglers and exhausted men, probably many of them wounded in previous battles. Gen. Lee did not say that there was no skirmishing. Gen. Pettigrew was mortally wounded near the Potomac; but he died within our lines. There is nothing in the facts alleged to gainsay the statement of Gen. Lee that the enemy captured no "organized body" of men belonging to his command, and that he captured neither "arms, cannon, nor men, in battle." It is a remarkable occurrence that a word should be said to defend General Lee--the very soul of Truth and Honor — against even Yankee i
The Daily Dispatch: August 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], Latest from the North. (search)
ffair at Falling Waters. He says: I enclose the official report of Brig. Gen. Kilpatrick, made after his attention had been called to Gen Lee's report. You will see that he reiterates and confirms all that my dispatch averred, and proves most conclusively that Gen. Lee has been deceived by his subordinates, or he would never, in the face of the facts now alleged, have made the assertions his report contains. Gen. Meads add its that he was in error in stating that the body of Gen. Pettigrew was left in the hands of the Federal, but claims that three flags captured on the occasion, belonging to the 40th, 47th, and 55th Virginia regiments of infantry, have been sent to Washington. Miscellaneous. Brigadier-General Gouverneur K. Warren, Chief of Topographical Engineers, has been promoted to a Major-Generalship, and is spoken of as the choice of the Army of the Potomac as Meade's successor. Col. Cornyn, of the 10th Missouri cavalry, whose recent raids in the South
The Daily Dispatch: August 17, 1863., [Electronic resource], Convention of North Carolina brigades in Gen. Lee's army — a Rebuke Administered to Unpatriotic citizens at home. (search)
th Carolina brigades in Gen. Lee's army — a Rebuke Administered to Unpatriotic citizens at home. A Convention of the North Carolina troops of Gen. Lee's army was held at Orange C. H., on the 13th inst., for the purpose of rebuking the treacherous proceedings of some of the people of the great State who are led on in their folly by a traitorous press called the Standard, published at Raleigh, N. C. The brigades represented in the Convention were those of Gens. Davis, Stuart, Hoke, Lane, Pettigrew, Iverson, Ramseur, Daniel, and Scales. The resolutions adopted by the Convention set forth; in substance: 1st. That our separation from the Northern Government is final and eternal, and that "we do not intend that the action of any portion of our people at home shall so bind our hands as to make further resistance on our part impossible." 2d. That we cannot comprehend the base feeling that would return to the embrace of any enemy who has carried on a war of invasion against us
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