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ew, leaving many Our less very slight. "General Breckinridge reports that a force of the came to Greenville on the 12th, and was by General Vaughan. Some prisoners, two of colors, many horses and arms, were captured. The enemy lost many killed and wounded. our less slight. R. E. Lee, General." From the James river Fleet. A few days ago a letter was captured, saying that our gunboats were very trouble some to the enemy on the Southside and about Dutch Gap, and asking Grant to set his torpedo men to work. We have also information that the enemy are preparing an expedition from the neighborhood of Dutch Gap to make a boarding attack on some of our gunboats. We are all ready. Major-General Fitz Lee. This gallant officer is able to appear on the streets again, though he is still weak from his confinement with his wound.--We can ill spare him from the field, and his command will gladly welcome him back. From Petersburg. The Express says that
Gregg (search for this): article 1
eir earthen dens. The cavalry who attempted to flank us made a feeble attack; and seeing the fate of the infantry, they did not press their any round, but left at quick time to the of our field artillerists and whistling Minnie balls. Our less was very slight, as a whole; another brave and good officer has . Major Willis T. Jones, General Fields's chief of staff, was shot dead by a single ball. He was a native of Kentucky; an intelligent and noble man; a warm friend of the late General Gregg; and on Sunday last acted as pall-bearer funeral train. So soon they mingle dust. What may be the effect this repulse on the enemy we are unable to say. It may have been intended as a "feeler, " but, from every indication, there will soon be fought the great battle of the campaign, and our hills will tremble with the reverberations of artillery the dogs of rampant war which guard Richmond, the Carthage of the South. The following dispatch was received from General Lee last nigh
R. E. Lee (search for this): article 1
there will soon be fought the great battle of the campaign, and our hills will tremble with the reverberations of artillery the dogs of rampant war which guard Richmond, the Carthage of the South. The following dispatch was received from General Lee last night: "Headquarter army of Northern Virginia,"October 13, 1864. A. Seddon, Secretary of War: "At seven o'clock this morning the enemy to advance between the Darbytown and City roads, but was repulsed in every attempt. The "General Breckinridge reports that a force of the came to Greenville on the 12th, and was by General Vaughan. Some prisoners, two of colors, many horses and arms, were captured. The enemy lost many killed and wounded. our less slight. R. E. Lee, General." From the James river Fleet. A few days ago a letter was captured, saying that our gunboats were very trouble some to the enemy on the Southside and about Dutch Gap, and asking Grant to set his torpedo men to work. We h
Banks (search for this): article 1
es him so closely that he has no time to betake himself to his hole and back down for a fight. The old hero's heart is in his work. He is fighting again on his own broad lands and his own flowery prairies. It is the father fighting for the homes of his children, and his sons are following their sire, for Shelby, Marmaduke and Clarke are there, while Cooper and "Bill Anderson" are swelling the train. The enemy attribute the commencement of their misfortunes to the scandalous defeat of Banks on Red river last spring. Since that time we have crossed the Red, the Arkansas, the White, and now the Missouri river; so that, instead of having the Red and Wachita rivers as a line of defence, the enemy have now their old work to do over again — to drive us from Northern Missouri. Price has taken Jeff. Thompson's old racing ground, leading from Clarendon, in Arkansas, to Batesville and Pilot Knob, in Missouri. He attacked Pilot Knob and Shepherd mountain in a way quite unexpected b
John C. Breckinridge (search for this): article 1
ry the dogs of rampant war which guard Richmond, the Carthage of the South. The following dispatch was received from General Lee last night: "Headquarter army of Northern Virginia,"October 13, 1864. A. Seddon, Secretary of War: "At seven o'clock this morning the enemy to advance between the Darbytown and City roads, but was repulsed in every attempt. The most strenuous effort was made about P. M., after which he withdrew, leaving many Our less very slight. "General Breckinridge reports that a force of the came to Greenville on the 12th, and was by General Vaughan. Some prisoners, two of colors, many horses and arms, were captured. The enemy lost many killed and wounded. our less slight. R. E. Lee, General." From the James river Fleet. A few days ago a letter was captured, saying that our gunboats were very trouble some to the enemy on the Southside and about Dutch Gap, and asking Grant to set his torpedo men to work. We have also inf
Jefferson Thompson (search for this): article 1
Marmaduke and Clarke are there, while Cooper and "Bill Anderson" are swelling the train. The enemy attribute the commencement of their misfortunes to the scandalous defeat of Banks on Red river last spring. Since that time we have crossed the Red, the Arkansas, the White, and now the Missouri river; so that, instead of having the Red and Wachita rivers as a line of defence, the enemy have now their old work to do over again — to drive us from Northern Missouri. Price has taken Jeff. Thompson's old racing ground, leading from Clarendon, in Arkansas, to Batesville and Pilot Knob, in Missouri. He attacked Pilot Knob and Shepherd mountain in a way quite unexpected by them, cutting all communication with St. Louis, and attacked the garrison in its rear. He pursued the affrighted Ewing towards Rolla, and compelled him to give the order to his men to scatter and save themselves. Then turning his course towards the Osage river, he burned the bridge over the Gasconade and marched
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litia defended the passage of the Osage river, and that they abandoned their position without firing a shot. This is a very probable story, for the people of Missouri prefer Price to any Yankee leader; and no doubt they went over to him. Major Wilson, of the Third Missouri (Yankee) cavalry, with six of his men, has, says a dispatch to the Baltimore Gazette, been turned over for execution to the notorious Tom Reeves for the alleged killing of some of the latter's associates in Arkansas. m. Major Wilson, of the Third Missouri (Yankee) cavalry, with six of his men, has, says a dispatch to the Baltimore Gazette, been turned over for execution to the notorious Tom Reeves for the alleged killing of some of the latter's associates in Arkansas. This Major Wilson, with his cavalry surrounded and captured, some time since, the father of Captain Reeves, who was an officer in the Confederate army, and murdered him and a number of his men in cold blood. Hence the retaliation.
Vaughan (search for this): article 1
ng dispatch was received from General Lee last night: "Headquarter army of Northern Virginia,"October 13, 1864. A. Seddon, Secretary of War: "At seven o'clock this morning the enemy to advance between the Darbytown and City roads, but was repulsed in every attempt. The most strenuous effort was made about P. M., after which he withdrew, leaving many Our less very slight. "General Breckinridge reports that a force of the came to Greenville on the 12th, and was by General Vaughan. Some prisoners, two of colors, many horses and arms, were captured. The enemy lost many killed and wounded. our less slight. R. E. Lee, General." From the James river Fleet. A few days ago a letter was captured, saying that our gunboats were very trouble some to the enemy on the Southside and about Dutch Gap, and asking Grant to set his torpedo men to work. We have also information that the enemy are preparing an expedition from the neighborhood of Dutch Gap to m
Clarke (search for this): article 1
There is no little chagrin and howling over the dashing and determined operations of General Price in Missouri. He has started the fox from his covert, and presses him so closely that he has no time to betake himself to his hole and back down for a fight. The old hero's heart is in his work. He is fighting again on his own broad lands and his own flowery prairies. It is the father fighting for the homes of his children, and his sons are following their sire, for Shelby, Marmaduke and Clarke are there, while Cooper and "Bill Anderson" are swelling the train. The enemy attribute the commencement of their misfortunes to the scandalous defeat of Banks on Red river last spring. Since that time we have crossed the Red, the Arkansas, the White, and now the Missouri river; so that, instead of having the Red and Wachita rivers as a line of defence, the enemy have now their old work to do over again — to drive us from Northern Missouri. Price has taken Jeff. Thompson's old rac
Washington (search for this): article 1
g into their trenches. From the Valley. Passengers by last night's Central train state that the enemy were, at last accounts, at the old battle ground of Fisher's Hill, Still retreating towards Winchester. Our less in the affair at Edinburg is stated to have been between three and four hundred. It is also stated that we have since recaptured all of our artillery with the exception of three pieces. It appears that Sheridan has smuggled through an official dispatch to Washington, swelling this affair into tremendous proportions, and boasting of having captured the headquarter wagons of every cavalry officer, general and regimental, in the Valley. From Georgia. Sherman has at last arrived and taken command of his army at Altoona. He arrived just in time to see the last battle, and congratulates himself and the dynasty at Washington that "all's well." We will only add: "All's well that ends well." Forrest. An official dispatch from General F
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