March 20, 1863, The New York Herald The most important news of a late date from Vicksburg and Port Hudson which reach us from rebel sources is the disaster which occurred to Admiral Farragut’s fleet at the latter place, resulting in the burning of the Mississippi and the disabling of the Hartford. The Richmond papers [...]

March 20, 1863, The New York Herald The reports of the burning of the Mississippi and the disabling of the Hartford, which have reached us through rebel sources, have led to many suppositions among naval officers. It is evident that Admiral Farragut intended to run the batteries at Port Hudson under the cover of night [...]

March 20, 1863, The Charleston Mercury (CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MERCURY.) RICHMOND, Monday, March 16. A curious wrangle has been going on in the Virginia Legislature about salt. Certain patriots own certain salt works, and out of the same have coined abundant money; wherefore certain other more patriotic patriots propose to turn the owners out of [...]

March 20, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The British iron screw steamer Georgiana, Capt. HUDSON, left Nassau (N. P.) on Sunday afternoon, March 15, for this city, having on board a valuable cargo of medicines, dry goods, and some six pieces of field artillery of the WHITWORTH and BLAKELY patterns. About one o’clock, on Thursday morning, [...]

March 20, 1863, The New York Herald Brigadier General Leonard F. Ross, the military commander of the Yazoo river expedition, is a native of Illinois, in which State he was born in the year 1823. He is, therefore, about forty years of age. He was a first lieutenant of the Fourth Illinois Volunteers during the [...]

March 20, 1863, The Charleston Mercury This gun, which was introduced by the French Emperor into service, as superseding all other smooth bore field artillery, is a lighter gun than the former twelve pounder, and thus capable of being manoeuvred by six horses on the field. It has a smaller charge of powder than the [...]

March 20th.—The slow shelling of Vicksburg goes on all the time, and we have grown indifferent. It does not at present interrupt or interfere with daily avocations, but I suspect they are only getting the range of different points; and when they have them all complete, showers of shot will rain on us all at [...]

March 19th. This morning we were taken a little by surprise. Not expecting to meet with any opposition along here, we were not altogether prepared for it, as we have been on all former occasions. As no fighting had been anticipated the watch below was allowed to sleep in their hammocks, while the watch on [...]

Thursday, 19th–I was again on duty today. Company drill at 9 o’clock and battalion drill at 2 o’clock. The troops which were in camp at the south side of the lake are on the move, going aboard transports to go down the river to find higher camping ground.

19th. In the morning cared for Rowena and gave out the bread. Read “Thirteen Months in the Rebel Service” by Stevenson, very interesting. No lesson in the evening. Capt. and Lt. Case gone home. Studied mine but did not care much about reciting. Wish I could go home now, too.

March 19. Heavy northeast storm blowing this morning. Steamer starts down the river and enters the sound about 10 o’clock, wind increases, the sound grows rough, the boat rolls, the boys grow sick, the water breaks on deck and many of them get wet; altogether the passage is rather unpleasant. We arrive at the north [...]

19th.—My birthday. While in Richmond, this morning, brother J. and myself called on some friends, among others our relative Mrs. H., who has lately been celebrating the marriage of her only son, and took us into the next room for a lunch of wine and fruit-cake. We had never, during two years, thought of fruit-cake, [...]

  MARCH 19th.—Snowing. It is estimated that we lost 250 men, killed, wounded, and taken, in the fight on the Rappahannock; the enemy’s loss is not known, but certainly was heavy, since they were defeated, and fled back, hotly pursued. Confederate money still depreciates, in spite of the funding act. Some of the brokers are [...]

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Lagrange, Tenn., March 19, 1863. Nine whole days of the most beautiful sunshiny weather imaginable. Warm as our home June, almost. The boys bathe in the river that runs near our camp. The little birds warble in the trees, the beautiful young ladies walk out to enjoy the gentle spring breezes. [...]

March THURSDAY 19, 1863   Left Senatobia very late, having to wait for the Ambulance. Arrived at Hernando at 3 OC—passed all of our Cavalry on retreat, at Cold Water Ferry.1 Bivouaced for the night at MrChristophers ten miles from Hernando. Mrs B. and I have been quite buisy making preparations to enter the Federal [...]

March 19, 1863, The New York Herald FORTRESS MONROE, March 18, 1863. The rebels made an attack on Newbern, N.C., last Friday, but were repulsed. This attack was, no doubt, made under the direction of the rebel General D. H. Hill, who has just been placed in command of the rebel troops in North Carolina. [...]

March 19, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We are rejoiced to hear from all quarters of the wonderful healthfulness of our soldiers in the field. While the enemy is from time to time shipping from Stafford and Murfreesboro’ such large bodies of sick and demoralized troops as to induce the belief that he is changing his [...]

March 19, 1863, The New York Herald Attack on Port Hudson and the Reported Repulse of the Union Naval Force. The following important telegraphic despatch was received last evening:– FORTRESS MONROE, March 18, 1863. The Richmond papers of the 17th say that on the 14th Admiral Farragut attacked Port Hudson and was repulsed. The Mississippi [...]

March 19, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The warm sunshine and the genial breezes of Spring have now released the mud-brown armies and the bloody work seems about to begin. From Tennessee we hear that the condition of the roads is the only consideration that postpones the conflict between the armies of BRAGG and ROSECRANS. A [...]

March 19, 1863, The New York Herald News of much importance, if it be true, reaches us from Fortress Monroe, based upon the statements of rebel newspapers at Richmond, to the effect that the fleet of Admiral Farragut has been repulsed by the rebels at Port Hudson, the frigate Mississippi burned and the flagship Hartford [...]

March 18th. This morning, at five o’clock, got under way, and proceeded on up the river, No act of violence occurred to our ship during last night while laying off Natchez. During the day the ship’s company have been engaged in making preparations to prevent the enemy’s steamers from coming alongside to board us, by [...]

Wednesday, 18th–We now have company drill four hours a day. The fatigue duty at this camp has not been very laborious, as the officers put negroes to work, very few of our men working any toward the last. The lake is still rising and already overflowing the bottom land at places. We are expecting to [...]

Wednesday, 18th. Day passed about as usual. In the morning answered Fannie’s letter. In the evening at class and at chess with Capt. and Case. Washerwoman was out. I pity the poor laborer for her daily bread and two poor little children. God help the poor in these times.

We Leave for Plymouth. Newbern, Wednesday, March 18. After months of idleness in camp, at last comes a change. At 4 o’clock p. m., orders came to break camp, pick up our traps and be ready to march in half an hour. Dark found seven companies of us on board the steamer Escort, bound for [...]