February 11, 1863, The New York Herald Our Key West Correspondence. KEY WEST, Jan. 29, 1863. 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 However, the article is provided unedited for its historical content and context.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 niggers have had today a grand celebration in honor of [...]

February 11, 1863, The New York Herald There has been no movement in the Army of the Potomac since our last accounts. A rash attempt to force the picket lines of the enemy, six miles from Yorktown, last Saturday, was made by Captain Faith, of the Fifth Pennsylvania cavalry, which resulted in his men being [...]

Feb. 10th. Still aground; at two P. M., succeeded in getting off by the assistance of two river tugboats which had been sent to our assistance; in the meantime the steamer Che Kiang had been sent down the river with despatches for the Admiral to return to the city. Just as we got nicely over [...]

10th. After breakfast we four started out to visit the penitentiary. Called at Mr. Rice’s. Got Mary and Mrs. Hickox and went to the Asylum instead. Was deeply interested and affected. So many pretty and talented little creatures among the sufferers. Saw Fanny H. off at 1 P. M. Uncle dead. Went with Brougham to [...]

Tuesday, 10th–This is a clear, warm day. We disembarked early this morning and marching out about one mile from the river to Sparrow’s plantation, we pitched our tents on the large lawn of the plantation house, bordering the lake. Mr. Sparrow, the owner, is a congressman in the rebel congress, and he and his family [...]

Washington Tuesday Feb 10th 1863 The weather continues pleasant, and everything quiet as far as the War is concerned. The scene seems just now to be shifting to the South, and we are expecting every day to hear that Savannah or Charleston has been attacked, perhaps both. Genl Fosters N.C. Army has gone to S.C. [...]

FEBRUARY 10th.—No stirring news yet. The enemy’s fleet is at Port Royal, S. C. Everywhere we are menaced with overwhelming odds. Upon God, and our own right arms, we must rely, and we do rely. To-day, in cabinet council, it is believed it was decided to call out all conscripts under forty-five years of age. [...]

February 10, 1863, The New York Herald We give today the official reports of Admiral DuPont, Captain Stellwagen and other officers relating the details of the attack on our blockading fleet at Charleston. They indorse the statements made in these columns yesterday. The loss on the Mercedita was four killed and three wounded. On the [...]

February 10, 1863, The Charleston Mercury OFFICE NAVAL STATION, Charleston, February 3, 1863. SIR: I have the honor to inform you that upon the night of the 30th ultimo I left the wharf at this place, in company with the steam ram Chicory, Commander John R. Tucker, at a quarter past 11 o’clock, and steamed [...]

February 10, 1863, The Charleston Mercury (CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MERCURY.) RICHMOND, Thursday, February 5. Charleston’s hour is at hand. The enemy is about to wreak his utmost malice upon you. Be of good cheer. The foe has lost heart. PRYOR’S fight – 1800 – shows that ABE’S infernal Proclamation has done its work, and that [...]

Ninth.—Papers of the 6th give me much pleasure. The dashing move of the ram “Queen of the West,” the gallant fight of our soldiers at Corinth, are certainly enough good news for one day. At noon roll call to-day, I spoke to my men of the resolutions passed by the officers at Corinth and approved [...]

February 9, 1863, The New York Herald PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, 1863. The iron steamer Princess Royal, in charge of Acting Master Edward Van Sice, arrived off the Navy Yard today. She brings highly important intelligence, both as relates to her capture and the rebel attack on our blockading squadron at Charleston, showing conclusively that there [...]

February 9, 1863, The New York Herald It is evident from the recent reports that the canal which is designed to cut off Vicksburg from the river bank can only be hastened to completion by the employment of a large force. Nature, it seems, will accomplish nothing towards changing the channel of the Mississippi. The [...]

Pilot Town, Feb. 9th. We have been lying to anchor here for over two days, for the reason that there has not been sufficient depth of water on the bar to admit of our crossing. At eleven thirty A. M., pilot came on board and reported water enough. At noon, got under way and steamed [...]

February 9, 1863, The New York Herald The American press and public have been exceedingly lenient with Barnum. They have allowed him to make money by humbugging innocent people, and more money by selling a book telling how well his humbugs have succeeded. Recently, however, he has taken altogether too bold an advantage of this [...]

February 9, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The blockading vessel off the port of St. Marks disappeared on Thursday, the 29th ult., and her place was taken by a gunboat, which remained in the blockader’s position until last Sunday, the 1st inst., when she came into the Spanish Hole and anchored off the Light House, opposite [...]

February 9, 1863, The Charleston Mercury PORT HUDSON, February 6, – Deserters are constantly coming in from the enemy’s fleet at Baton Rouge. For the past two weeks two per day have arrived. All concur in confirming the reported disaffection in BANKS’ army. They state that numerous officers have resigned in consequence of the arrival [...]

February 9, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Parties who accompanied Mr. BUNCH to the British steamer Cadmus, on Saturday afternoon, bring us some additional information, though not of the most agreeable character, in regard to the late naval action. If the statements given by the officers of the Cadmus be true, the substantial fruits of our [...]

Monday, February 9th, 1863. Night. A letter from my dear little Jimmy! How glad I am, words could not express. This is the first since he arrived in England, and now we know what has become of him at last. While awaiting the completion of the ironclad gunboat to which he has been appointed, like [...]

9th. In the morning moved up to the commissary to make room for Lt. and Mrs. Abbey and child. Brougham came and I went to town with him in the evening. A lunch in town and then to Melissa’s. Major P. and Reeve left for Kentucky. Met Brougham at 10 at Winard’s and went to [...]

Monday, 9th–We left for Lake Providence, seventy-five miles above Vicksburg, at 10 o’clock this morning, and reached our destination at dark. There were six transports and one gunboat in our fleet. We found the First Brigade of our division already here and at work cutting the levee.

Washington Monday Feb’y 9th 1863 Another delightful bright warm day and there does not seem to be any particular excitement about anything just now. It is a fact (altho the “papers” say nothing about it) that the “Army of the Potomac” is on the move. One whole grand Division has gone on board Transports and [...]

FEBRUARY 9th.—Gen. Lee requests that all dispatches passing between his headquarters and the War Department be in cipher. He says everything of importance communicated, he has observed, soon becomes the topic of public conversation; and thence is soon made known to the enemy. The iron-clad gun-boat, which got past Vicksburg, has been up the Red [...]

Abby Howland Woolsey to her sister, Georgeanna. NEW YORK, Feb. 9th, 1863. Charley sends his ” regrets ” from Headquarters for the Bond wedding. We get his letters with wonderful despatch. A letter written Saturday night delivered here by twelve on Monday! General Williams had reached Falmouth again and will be very busy. The four [...]