March 23, 1863, Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Texas) Editor Telegraph:-As I believe that there are many in the “Lone Star State” who like to hear from the brigade, I will occupy a short space in your columns with the account of what I saw in Richmond. Among the first attractions in which Texas has an interest, [...]
March.—Nothing special occurred up to the 23d of March. On the 16th, paid $15.00 for hat; on 23d, regiment went down to Warrenton on picket, but Brother I. L. being sick, I was left to wait on him. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
March 23, 1863, Charleston Mercury Fifteen or twenty women, the leader of whom carried a revolver, in Atlanta, on Wednesday, went around to a number of grocery stores, seizing bacon, meal, and vegetables, paying such prices as they thought proper. They were dispersed by the police. The Confederacy says the women were only [...]
Monday, 23d–It rained nearly all day and our new camp has become very muddy. Today I read the two books of Chronicles in the Bible, sixty-five chapters in all. Our picket duty here is very light at present.
23rd. Awakened at 3:30 A. M. Off at 4 A. M. Reached Oberlin at 9:15. So good to see the dear friends. Minnie and Ellie came down. At 11 started for Elyria with Delos. Very muddy. Took dinner with Floy. Aunt Mary looking well, pretty little baby. At 8:15 saw Fannie, the dear girl, good [...]
MARCH 23d.—The snow has nearly disappeared, and the roads are very bad. No food is brought to the market, and such as may be found in the city is held at famine prices. I saw a letter to-day from Bishop Lay, in Arkansas. He says affairs in that State wear a dark and gloomy aspect. [...]
March 23, 1863, The New York Herald Although no positive information regarding the movements of the army and naval forces, either on the Atlantic coast or the Mississippi, has been received by the government for some days past – at which points some great enterprises were looked for – still, the military authorities at Washington [...]
March 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury GOOD NEWS FROM THE YAZOO PASS EXPEDITION – THE YANKEE FLEET RETREATING. MOBILE, March 21. – The Advertiser has the following despatch, which it gives as official: FORT PEMBERTON, YAZOO RIVER, March 20. LORING has whipped the enemy back from this point, and they are now in full retreat [...]
March 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury VICKSBURG, March 16. It must be a very provoking dilemma for the Yankee General Grant to be placed in a position where he cannot advance, and dare not turn back. In order to accomplish the former, he has been engaged for two months in digging and cleaning up the [...]
March 23, 1863, The New York Herald The late Congress, in the estimation of the great body of the people of the loyal States, atoned for numerous blunders and covered a multitude of sins in its broad, comprehensive measures for a vigorous and overwhelming prosecution of the war. The men, money, means and resources of [...]
March 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury On Tuesday last the Yankees, with from 1000 to 1200 men, advanced some two or three miles from Jacksonville. The object was to burn down some buildings behind which the Confederates were stationed. Major BREVARD’S battalion attacked them, and the fight lasted about an hour, during which we had [...]
March 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The long silence at Fredericksburg has at last been broken by the clash of arms. The enemy has begun his […..] movement,’ and made his first step by attempting to cross the river at Kelly’s Ford, above Fredericksburg. On last Tuesday morning, about 9 o’clock, a.m., the advance of [...]