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Gloucester, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 2
The enemy on the York Peninsula. We learn from a gentleman who came up Saturday from Gloucester that the country people estimate the number of troops at and around Gloucester Point at 25,000.--This is, of course, an exaggeration, though it is true that a large number of troops have been landed there lately, many having been sent over from Yorktown. The river is full of steam transports, plying to and fro. A regiment of negro troops and Spears's 11th Penn. cavalry were up as far as Gloucester Court House last week. A brigade of negro troops are at the Williamsburg Landing, on York river. Much trouble has been caused the Yankees by the explosion of torpedoes, which are in the oyster beds. A few rakes of the oyster tongs blow up boat, dredger, and all. Week before last a coasting canoe was blown up, one man killed and two drowned. This unexpected disaster has nearly put an end to Yankee oyster fishing. They had threatened to burn a house for every vessel that was blown up b
York (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 2
cester that the country people estimate the number of troops at and around Gloucester Point at 25,000.--This is, of course, an exaggeration, though it is true that a large number of troops have been landed there lately, many having been sent over from Yorktown. The river is full of steam transports, plying to and fro. A regiment of negro troops and Spears's 11th Penn. cavalry were up as far as Gloucester Court House last week. A brigade of negro troops are at the Williamsburg Landing, on York river. Much trouble has been caused the Yankees by the explosion of torpedoes, which are in the oyster beds. A few rakes of the oyster tongs blow up boat, dredger, and all. Week before last a coasting canoe was blown up, one man killed and two drowned. This unexpected disaster has nearly put an end to Yankee oyster fishing. They had threatened to burn a house for every vessel that was blown up by a torpedo, but the threat was not carried out. The Federal vessels have been feeling alon
Gloucester Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 2
The enemy on the York Peninsula. We learn from a gentleman who came up Saturday from Gloucester that the country people estimate the number of troops at and around Gloucester Point at 25,000.--This is, of course, an exaggeration, though it is true that a large number of troops have been landed there lately, many having been sent over from Yorktown. The river is full of steam transports, plying to and fro. A regiment of negro troops and Spears's 11th Penn. cavalry were up as far as Gloucester Court House last week. A brigade of negro troops are at the Williamsburg Landing, on York river. Much trouble has been caused the Yankees by the explosion of torpedoes, which are in the oyster beds. A few rakes of the oyster tongs blow up boat, dredger, and all. Week before last a coasting canoe was blown up, one man killed and two drowned. This unexpected disaster has nearly put an end to Yankee oyster fishing. They had threatened to burn a house for every vessel that was blown up b
Spears (search for this): article 2
The enemy on the York Peninsula. We learn from a gentleman who came up Saturday from Gloucester that the country people estimate the number of troops at and around Gloucester Point at 25,000.--This is, of course, an exaggeration, though it is true that a large number of troops have been landed there lately, many having been sent over from Yorktown. The river is full of steam transports, plying to and fro. A regiment of negro troops and Spears's 11th Penn. cavalry were up as far as Gloucester Court House last week. A brigade of negro troops are at the Williamsburg Landing, on York river. Much trouble has been caused the Yankees by the explosion of torpedoes, which are in the oyster beds. A few rakes of the oyster tongs blow up boat, dredger, and all. Week before last a coasting canoe was blown up, one man killed and two drowned. This unexpected disaster has nearly put an end to Yankee oyster fishing. They had threatened to burn a house for every vessel that was blown up b