March 18th.—This evening, when leaving Richmond, we were most unexpectedly joined at the cars by our friend N. P. Dear child, we had not seen her since her father’s family left their home, some weeks before we left ours. Well do I remember the feeling of misery which I experienced at seeing them go off. [...]
MARCH 18th.—I sent an extract from my Diary of yesterday to the Hon. T. H. Watts, Minister of Justice. I know not whether he will appreciate its importance; but he has professed friendship for me. The city is in some excitement to-day, for early this morning we had intelligence of the crossing of the Rappahannock [...]
March 18, 1863, The New York Herald The news from the Army of the Potomac reports the enemy to be massed upon the right; but that all is at present quiet along the river. It is currently believed in Washington that, although official documents have not yet been published to confirm the statements already given [...]
March 18, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The presses of the United States still rely upon the superior physical power of the North to subject the Southern States. In their view, our conquest is a simple affair of arithmetic. As eighteen is greater than eight, therefore eighteen millions of people must subdue eight. They ignore all [...]
March 18, 1863, Dallas Herald We learn that the Indians are committing depredations constantly on our North Western frontier, in some instances killing as they go. A good many families are moving in from the frontier counties. A letter to the editor from Weatherford says “The Indians are doing more murdering and stealing on the [...]
March 17th. This morning at four o’clock we left our anchorage at the mouth of Red River, and proceeded up the Mississippi. We arrived off Natchez at six P. M. and brought ship to anchor. This is our fifth appearance at this place. As soon as we arrived our Admiral sent a boat on shore [...]
Tuesday, 17th–The Third Brigade got orders to drill four hours today. Three transports went up the river today. The water in the lake is rapidly rising since the canal is cut through and our regimental camp along the edge of the lake will, in a few days, have to be moved to higher ground.
March 17th. On dit the Yankees have gone back to Baton Rouge, hearing we had sixty thousand men coming down after them. I believe I am positively disappointed! I did want to see them soundly thrashed! The light we thought was another burning house was that of the Mississippi. They say the shrieks of the [...]
17th. Day passed very quietly, like others. Soon Camp Chase will be very pleasant, as soon as the sun comes out and dries up the mud. More orders to march, I believe. No arms yet. Some talk that we will be kept in the state to help enforce the coming draft. Boys would like to [...]
MARCH 17th.—On Saturday, the enemy’s lower Mississippi fleet attacked our batteries at Port Hudson. The result reported is that only one of their gunboats got past, and that in a damaged condition. The frigate Mississippi, one of the best war steamers of the United States, was burned, and the rest retired down the river, badly [...]
March 17, 1863, The Charleston Mercury COMPLETE REPULSE OF THE ENEMY’S FLEET. A YANKEE STEAM SLOOP-OF-WAR BURNED TO THE WATER’S EDGE. PORT HUDSON, March 15 – 3 a.m. – The bombardment of this place began at 2 p.m., yesterday, and was continued for three hours. The enemy fired slowly, and our batteries did not reply. [...]
March 17, 1863, The Charleston Mercury While Mr. NILES has taken up the question of Navigation, we see that Mr. CLAY, of Alabama, has taken up that of Citizenship. The object of the one is to prevent the South being inundated after the war by a host of Yankee emigrants, possessed of the rights of [...]
March 17, 1863, The New York Herald There is stirring news from the Southwest today, and although it may appear somewhat indistinct and mysterious in the shape it reaches us, is evidently based upon substantial facts. A despatch was received in Washington yesterday from Admiral Porter, dated before Vicksburg on the 7th inst., stating that [...]
March 17, 1863, The New York Herald From Cairo, Cincinnati, Chicago and other points we continue to receive very encouraging, though very meagre and mysterious, reports of the success of the Yazoo expedition and of the probable evacuation of Vicksburg by the rebels. Our latest despatches from the West inform us that our Yazoo gunboat [...]
March 17, 1863, The Charleston Mercury PANOLA, MISS., Match 14. – A gentleman direct from Coldwater says that the enemy’s force in the Yazoo consists of two formidable gunboats, the Chillicothe and De Kalb, two rams, with cotton defences, three gunboats not deemed formidable, three batteries, three hundred cavalry, and 10,000 infantry. Some boats not [...]
March 16th. This morning at five thirty got under way, and steamed up the river in charge of the pilot. At seven A. M. two men came on board, and reported themselves as belonging to the original crew of the Queen of the West, having escaped from her after her capture by the rebels, since [...]
Monday, 16th–The Eleventh Iowa turned their old Sibley tents over to the quartermaster and drew wedge tents in their stead. They finished cutting the levee today and let the water through from the river to the lake. The roar of the water rushing through the canal can be heard a mile.
16th. Theodore was over awhile after the morning work. Good visit, letter from home. After class in the evening played two games of chess with Chester. One draw game and beat him once.
MARCH 16th.—Gen. Hill is moving toward Newbern, N. C., and may attack the enemy there. The weather continues dreadful—sleeting; and movements of armies must perforce be stayed. But the season of slaughter is approaching. There was an ominous scantiness of supply in the market this morning, and the prices beyond most persons—mine among the rest. [...]
March 16, 1863, The Charleston Mercury IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA – ‘BETHEL’ HILL ADVANCING ON NEWBERN. RALEIGH, March 15. – The Kinston correspondent of the State Journal says that Gen. D. H. HILL came upon the enemy outposts at Deep Gully, on the Trent Road, eight miles below and this side of Newbern, yesterday morning. [...]
March 16, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The march of events during the last thirty days has done much to dispel the hopes of early peace, so generally entertained at the opening of the year. Since the bloody affair at Murfreesboro, the hostile forces in Tennessee, as well as those upon the Rappahannock and the Mississippi, [...]
March 16, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We take pleasure in recording the particulars of what is considered one of the boldest and most successful feats of the war. We allude to the brilliant foray of Captain JOHN H. MICKLER, and a detachment of his Company (11th Regiment, S. C. V.), on last Thursday night, which [...]
March 16, 1863, The New York Herald The intelligence from the Southwest today is full of interest. General Tuttle received a despatch at Cairo yesterday from Fort Donelson, stating that our cavalry […..] twenty-eight miles of the fort. The country people for miles around were coming in with various reports. The rebels are reported to [...]
Sunday morning, March 16th (15th), two o’clock. The fighting is still going on with our ships below, and the mortars are still contesting with the enemy. In our action we lost one man killed, and two slightly wounded. Three o’clock A. M., one hour later; the firing below has ceased, enemy still in possession of [...]
Sunday, 15th–We had an all day rain. I was relieved from guard at 9 o’clock a. m. We see very little of our chaplain at this camp, for he is seldom here and we have no one to occupy the regimental pulpit. Two brigades of General Quimby’s Division boarded the transports and left today for [...]