April 11th. Everything quiet to-day. During the afternoon, the Albatross (our chicken, as the boys now call her) returned from a reconnoitering expedition up to Fort Adams, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the rebels were fortifying that place. I understand she ascertained that they were not, although contrabands coming on board of [...]
11th. Left town soon after breakfast. Two negro slaves were snatched from the horses–oh how shameful! Am glad I did not witness the scene. Afterwards several such incidents transpired. How shocking. Major Burnett delivered up one on the word of two Ky. officers. Met the Third Batt. at Mount Sterling. Very pretty country all the [...]
Saturday,11th–The Eighth Iowa passed down the river today. We had no drill this afternoon, but were ordered to clean up for inspection. April has been warm and pleasant every day, but today we had a high wind.
APRIL 11th.—Gen. Beauregard telegraphs that Gen. Walker has destroyed another Federal gun-boat in Coosa River. They are looking for a renewal of the attack on Charleston, and are ready for it. Gen. Lee writes that he is about sending a cavalry brigade into Loudon County to bring off commissary’s and quartermaster’s stores. This will frighten [...]
April 11, 1863, (Marshall) Texas Republican We hope that we shall not be under the disagreeable necessity of keeping up our small sheet for many weeks. We design either sending or going abroad for paper, and if it can be procured, we shall get it.
April 11, 1863, The New York Herald We receive by way of Richmond a brief account of the results of the first day’s operations of our iron-clads against the forts in Charleston harbor. At first view they would appear to be rather unfavorable to us. According to the rebel statement, the attack commenced on the [...]
April 11, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) St. Louis, April 9. The Democrat’s special from Young’s Point 3d, says several transports with troops and Ellets Marine Brigade and one iron-clad started up stream this morning.There is no prospect of active operations before Vicksburg for some time.A new canal has been cut three miles above here [...]
April 11, 1863, The New York Herald The report from Charleston is that the Keokuk was disabled on Tuesday, and on the following day was sunk on the beach off Morris Island. Subjoined is a sketch of her: – […..] The Keokuk was designed by Mr. C. W. Whitney, of this city, and was built [...]
April 11, 1863, The Charleston Mercury On the 23d instant all the Confederate Treasury notes, dated prior to December 2d, 1862, will cease to be fundable in eight per cent. bonds, but will be fundable until the 1st of August in seven per cent. bonds. To facilitate the funding of these notes, the Secretary of [...]
April 11, 1863, The Charleston Mercury On Wednesday evening our watchful pickets reported a gunboat of the enemy in Coosa Rover, near Chisolm’s Island. It was first believed that the vessel was aground, but subsequent events proved that she was anchored there. During the night another gunboat also took position in the same neighborhood. Upon [...]
April 11, 1863, The Charleston Mercury At two o’clock p.m., just as the officers had seated themselves for dinner, the first advance of the iron-clad fleet was announced to the commandant of the post. Their anchorage had been within the bar of Ship Channel, off the southern end of Morris Island, some four miles from [...]
April 11, 1863, The Charleston Mercury LATEST FROM VICKSBURG. VICKSBURG, April 8. – Everything quiet here. Two more transports left this afternoon, bound up the river. A number of transports are still in sight. LATEST FROM PORT HUDSON. PORT HUDSON, April 9. – All quiet here. The enemy fleets, above and below, have disappeared. The [...]
April 11, 1863, The New York Herald Our Headquarters Correspondence. HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. April 9, 1863. The event of the season came off yesterday. The grand review, which the army has for days been looking forward to, and in which rival regiments were to vie with each other for distinction, has passed, and [...]
April 11, 1863, The New York Herald The long expected attack upon Charleston commenced on Tuesday last. In the early part of the day only four of our iron-clads were engaged – probably three fitted with submarine devils and one other. According to the rebels the firing from both parties was very heavy and during [...]
April 11, 1863, San Antonio Herald We cannot help believe that Gen. Bee has but performed his duty, in delivering up the traitor Davis, to the demand of the Mexican authorities. Davis, it is true, is a scoundrel whom any Texan would be justified in shooting down like a dog, should he be found voluntarily [...]