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 [...]
April 10th. This morning we got under way and steamed down the river a short distance, where we came to an anchor, and sent boats with boatswain and armed crews on shore to procure logs for ships’ side. They returned with several large ones for that purpose, and also some hogs they had shot in [...]
10th. Renewed our march soon after sunrise. Got some biscuit for lunch. Drake and I rode together some again. Got into Sharpsburg a little after noon. We of the commissary put our horses in a shed and slept in a hayloft. Issued one day’s rations. Such a green Com., never saw. Ate supper at a [...]
Friday, 10th–William Mills, secretary to the president of the Sanitary Commission of Iowa, visited our regiment today. He is down here among the different Iowa regiments distributing the sanitary goods donated by the loyal people of the State. The health of the Eleventh Iowa is very good, and the boys are feeling fine. Our regiment [...]
News From Along the Line. April 10. The siege of Washington on the Pamlico river continues, and heavy firing is heard from there every day. We learn they have got Gen. Foster shut up there and he is in danger of being made prisoner. That may be, but I will bet ten to one he [...]
APRIL 10th.—We are not informed of a renewal of the attack on Charleston. It is said our shot penetrated the turret of the Keokuk, sunk. In New York they have been exulting over the capture of Charleston, and gold declined heavily. This report was circulated by some of the government officials, at Washington, for purposes [...]
April 10, 1863, The New York Herald From all the information in our possession we are warranted in stating that the attack on Charleston has fairly commenced, and it may be, ere this time, that the great rebel stronghold has been reduced. Fort Sumter is again the object of attack – this time the Union [...]
April 10, 1863, The Charleston Mercury HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF SO. CA., GA. AND FLA., CHARLESTON, S. C., April 10, 1863 (General Orders No. 55) The Commanding General is gratified to have to announce to the troops the following joint resolutions unanimously adopted by the Legislature of the State of South Carolina: ‘Resolved, That the General [...]
April 10, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The dress parade of the Charleston Battalion on Union Wharf, at half-past five o’clock, p.m., are daily witnessed by a large number of spectators. The parade ground is not as favorably located as that of the Battery, but the number of persons immediately interested makes up the aggregate. The [...]
April 10, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We deem our City and State fortunate in the Generals now in command for our defence, whatever may have been the causes which cast their services amongst us. Our readers are fully aware of the labors and services of General BEAUREGARD preparatory to the reduction of Fort Sumter. They [...]
April 10, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Since our last issue the enemy has made no movement of importance in this vicinity. On the Stono his operations seem to progress very slowly, as if he were awaiting the issue of the final contest between the iron fleet and the batteries of our harbor. The Monitors, six [...]
April 10, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) The Chicago Tribune says, “the latest private advices from our army at Vicksburg are all of the same tenor, and all amount to this: Have patience.” The patience of the people is well nigh exhausted. “Hope long deferred maketh the heart sick.” The people have been waiting on [...]