July 3.—A real fight has occurred near Williamsport, but on the Virginia side of the Potomac. General Cadwallader crossed the river with, it is said, 14,000 men, to attack our force of 4,000 stationed there under Colonel Jackson. Colonel J. thought it folly to meet such an army with so small a force, and therefore [...]
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1861. This has been a fine cool day and quite a stirring one round town. This afternoon three Regts were reviewed by the President at the “White House,” and other Regts were moving, coming in, and going out to Camp. The 12th Regt had a fine parade and were reviewed by Maj [...]
Wednesday, July 3.—Weather cloudy, with a fresh trade from E. to E.S. E. and some sea. At 9 a.m. off Cape Corrientes. At meridian latitude 21° 29′, longitude 84° 06 ‘. Soon after meridian made two sail nearly ahead. Gave chase and came up, first with a Spanish brig from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, and [...]
New York, July 3, 1861. My dear Joe: It was a satisfaction to us, at least, to receive your telegram of yesterday morning about half-past four in the afternoon. I was sorry that Eliza could not have seen it before she and Georgy left, at 3 p. m. But she was in good spirits, having [...]
Richmond Daily Dispatch July 8, 1861 The engagement near Martinsburg! additional particulars! Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch. Buckler’s Town, Berkeley Co., Va., July 3d, 1861. On yesterday, Col. Jackson’s Brigade of Virginia forces were advanced in the direction of Falling Waters, to meet the enemy, who were reported to be advancing from Williamsport, on the [...]
Standard [Clarksville, Tx], July 20, 1861, Fort Washita, C. N. } July 3d, 1861. } Maj. DeMorse: — Dear Sir: — A day of leasure at this place, enables me to send you a few items, that may have some interest to those readers of the Standard who have friends and relations serving in the [...]
Bellville [Tx] Countryman, July 3, 1861 At a recent large gathering of volunteers in a Southern State, where field operations were performed as if in sight of an enemy, the general officer in command made a short speech to the men, which is very apropos just now. “All that you have heard in the way [...]
JULY 3d.—The Secretary said to me to-day that he desired my young friend, the classical teacher, to assist me in writing letters. I told him I needed assistance, and Mr. Jacques was qualified. Major Tyler’s ill health keeps him absent half the time. There was abundance of work for both of us. Mr. J. is [...]
July 3rd.–Up early, breakfasted at five a.m., and left my hospitable host’s roof, on my way to Washington. The ferry-boat, which is a long way off, starts for the train at seven o’clock; and so bad are the roads, I nearly missed it. On hurrying to secure my place in the train, I said to [...]
Arrest of Marshall Kane, at his House in Baltimore, at Three O’clock A. M., on Tuesday, June 27, by Order of Major-General Banks on a Charge of Treason Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 6, 1861
–Gen. Lyon, with upwards of two thousand National troops, left Booneville, Missouri, for the Southwest.–N. Y. Times, July 7. –The Military Board of Arkansas issued a proclamation, calling for 10,000 men to repel invasion by the National troops through Missouri. Each company is to arm itself with the usual weapons of the country, furnish its [...]
July 3, 1861 A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 A rebel company (94) captured at Neosho, Mo. Governor of Arkansas called out 10,000 men to repel invasion. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863