Washington Tuesday Febru’y 3rd 1863 It was quite warm and pleasant this morning. But tonight it is cold with a kee[n] north wind which quite upsets all my calculations for comfort in my room for the chimney and my stove do not work together at all, the draft being decidedly down instead of up. I [...]
FEBRUARY 3d.—It appears that Gen. Pryor’s force, 1500 strong, was attacked by the enemy, said to be 5000 in number, on the Blackwater. After some shelling and infantry firing, Gen. P. retired some eight miles, and was not pursued. Our loss was only fifty; it is said the enemy had 500 killed and wounded; but [...]
February 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We agree with every word ‘Historicus’ has said against the intervention of France and England to end the war between Confederate and the United States, on the principles which governed their intervention in the case of Greece and Belgium. The readers of THE MERCURY will remember that, from the [...]
February 3, 1863, The New York Herald The latest news from Suffolk represents that the enemy was last night in force between sixteen and seventeen miles from there this side of the Blackwater. Our troops had taken every precaution to attack him again should he advance farther towards Suffolk. There is now no evidence that [...]
February 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Yesterday forenoon passed in the city and harbor without any stirring news or incident of note. About one o’clock a telegram from Fort Sumter announced that a strange steamer, evidently an iron-clad, had just hove in sight. The number of the ordinary blockading vessels strung along the horizon was [...]
February 3, 1863, The New York Herald Our Suffolk Correspondence. ON THE BATTLE FIELD, TWELVE MILES FROM SUFFOLK, Jan. 30 – 9 P.M. If I remember aright, my last letter written from this field of battle left our forces about to execute a flank movement on the enemy’s left. After consideration General Corcoran determined not [...]
February 3, 1863, The New York Herald The bill to raise black soldiers and sailors for the United States service was modified in some important particulars before it passed the House today. The border State members had given warning that recruiting officers for that purpose would be shot by the citizens if they should attempt [...]
February 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We take, from the Savannah News of yesterday, the following additional details in regard to the bombardment of Fort McAlister, at Genesis Point: The fort was but slightly injured. A portion of the parapet in front of the 10 inch Columbiad was destroyed; the gunners never flinched, but fought [...]
February 3, 1863, The New York Herald (From the Boston Post, Feb. 2.) General McClellan continues to receive numerous attention from our citizens. Wherever he goes he is greeted with demonstrations of the most friendly and enthusiastic nature. His visit to Boston, which was originally intended to have had all the quietness and obscurity of [...]
Monday, 2d.—Just before day aroused by heavy cannonading along the river. Gunboat “Queen of the West” passed the batteries. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
2nd. Got the rations up from the post and Okie (MacDowell) helped me issue them. Thede came down. Helped me clean up about the commissary. Felt rather tired when night came. Wrote two small sheets to Fannie and then retired. A cold night.
Monday, 2d–An exciting time down at Vicksburg last night was reported in camp this morning. One of our gunboats ran the blockade and while passing their batteries, the rebels fired exactly one hundred and thirty shots at her, but did not hurt her. Our gunboats blew up one of the rebels’ steamers which was tied [...]
Monday Feb’y 2nd 1863 Have not done much in the office today, there has not been much to do. I wrote a letter home inclosing a draft for $75.00, also sent a bundle of news papers. I send one every day, the “daily Chronicle,” which is left at my room every morning. A number of [...]
FEBRUARY 2d.—After the feat at Charleston, Gen. Beauregard and Commodore Ingraham invited the consuls resident to inspect the harbor, and they pronounced the blockade raised, no United States ship being seen off the coast. Then the general and the commodore issued a proclamation to the world that the port was open. If this be recognized, [...]
February 2, 1863, The New York Herald The operations of the Sumter, when she first began her depredations upon American commerce, put up insurance premiums so high upon all freights taken in American vessels as to cause many American merchants to turn their vessels over to English owners, who sail them under the English flag. [...]
February 2, 1863, The New York Herald The Navy Department received a despatch last night announcing that the Union gunboat Isaac P. Smith – one of the recent government purchases – went ashore in Stono river on Saturday, and was captured by the enemy. She was commanded by Lieutenant Connover. The Richmond Examiner of that [...]
February 2, 1863, The New York Herald There are men whom fate marks as its own – men who seem irresistibly to attract the masses, and who, almost without an effort, gain influence and power. Those men are instruments in the hands of Providence, and are imperatively called upon to fulfill their missions. Events the [...]
February 2, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Not since the memorable Saturday and Sunday which succeeded the fall of Fort Sumter, has our community been as elated as during the two days just gone by. Our ability to cope with and sink the hostile vessels which have so long sealed our harbor, is at length indisputably [...]
February 2, 1863, The Charleston Mercury In Saturday’s issue we briefly announced the capture of the Yankee gunboat Isaac P. Smith in the Stono River. We are now enabled to present to our readers the full particulars of the exploit. Several days ago a secret expedition was organized, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel YATES, [...]
February 2, 1863, The New York Herald The great, and to all appearance decisive, point of the war is the opening of the Mississippi river. With the exception of some small movements on the coast, all the most important operations of the campaign are now concentrated in that direction. The great Northwest demands the opening [...]
Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Jackson, Tenn., February 1, 1863. I’m on duty as “field officer of the day,” and have been temping around in the mud looking to policing, guards, etc., and just now a detail has come for me to go on picket to-morrow. I was only relieved from picket yesterday morning. We are [...]
Columbus, Ohio 1st. Went up to Melissa’s after breakfast in the rain. N. there. Stayed to dinner. About 2 started out with N. in a drizzle for Camp Chase. Rather tires me walking. Enjoyed rehearsing my good visit home with Ma, F. and other friends.
Sunday, 1st–We had an all day rain and the river is rising; the bottom land on the east side of the river is already under water. It came my turn to go on fatigue today. A detail of four hundred men was again sent down to work on the break in the levee. Our chaplain [...]
Washington. Feb’y 1st 1863. Sunday. Went to the Capitol today and heard the Chaplin Dr Stockton. He is rather dry and tedious, his sermons this winter have been more of a doctrinal, than a practical character. I believe in practical Christianity and practical preaching. I dont suppose that I am very orthodox, for it does [...]
The Major’s Eagles. Feb. 1. At last the major’s eagles, which have so long been winging their flight this way, have alighted on his shoulders, and he looks as pert and gamy as a wildcat. Bully boy! long may you wave! Promotions will now come along right smart, and I have no doubt I have [...]