Tuesday, 4th. Let Thede go to town on my mare. Read “Tom Brown.” Became quite interested. There seems so much reality in all the sports and tricks. In the evening went to tactic school at Co. K’s quarters. Like it well.
Wednesday, 4th–Rain all day, and the whole country is being flooded over. General Grant has sent five or six expeditions along the river to find some way to move the army on to higher ground in the rear of Vicksburg, and also to solve the problem of getting our fleet and gunboats past the rebels’ [...]
Washington Wednesday. Feb’y 4th 1863 It has been the coldest day of the Season with a sharp cutting wind. The “Grand Concert” came off this evening. I had tickets rather more than I sold but did not see or hear much of the Concert. I think the audience (which was a large one) were not [...]
FEBRUARY 4th_–One of the enemy’s iron-clad gunboats has got past our batteries at Vicksburg. Gem Pemberton says it was struck “three times.” But it is through. The enemy’s presses reiterate the assertion that Gen. Longstreet is in Tennessee with his corps; and that the detachments from Gen. Lee’s army amount to 75,000 men. This is [...]
February 4, 1863, The New York Herald We have unexpected news and rather startling in intelligence from Charleston for the entertainment of our readers this morning. We derive the news from a late number of the Richmond Dispatch, and the substance of it is, that on Saturday morning last the improvised rebel fleet of Charleston, [...]
February 4, 1863, The Charleston Mercury It is our sad office, today, to chronicle the death of the founder of this journal one who, for fourteen or fifteen years, was its editor and proprietor, and whose learning, talents and stainless character have adorned many positions of honor and usefulness, and wrought much good in this [...]
February 4, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We understand, from some of the officers of the captured gunboat Isaac P. Smith, that the fire of our sharpshooters during the engagement was so deadly as seriously to retard the working of their heavy guns, and that at one time they found no little difficulty inducing their crew [...]
February 4, 1863, The New York Herald Our news today is of more than usual importance. Telegrams from Charleston to the Richmond papers give accounts of a disaster to the blockading gunboats in Charleston harbor on Saturday, which is said to have resulted in the loss of two vessels sunk and four set on fire. [...]
February 4, 1863, The New York Herald Warning The following article contains wording that is offensive to many in the world of today. However, the article is provided unedited for its historical content and context. The bill for the formation of a negro army, which passed the United States House of Representatives on Monday last, [...]