April 25, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Despatches from Port Hudson on the 17th state that Farragut had gone up the river with the Hartford, Albatross and Switzerland. This move is no doubt in conjunction with that of Admiral Porter, above, in sending the eight gunboats down to Vicksburg on Thursday night. If the gunboats which [...]
April 25, 1863, (Marshall) Texas Republican Having made vigorous efforts to procure printing paper from beyond the Mississippi river, we shall make another as early as it can be got through. The latest accounts are of a very discouraging character. One of the largest paper mills in the Confederacy has been recently burned down, [...]
April 25, 1863, The Charleston Mercury FROM RICHMOND. RICHMOND., April 24. – The Baltimore Sun of the 21st says that Colonel Zarvona has been exchanged, and, with other prisoners, is now on his way South. R.O. DICKSON, Clerk of the House of Representatives, was killed today by one of his assistants, R.E. FORD, of Kentucky. [...]
April 25, 1863, The New York Herald NEWBERN, N.C., April 21, 1863. The rebels have abandoned their attack on Washington, N.C., giving it up as a hopeless task. The fortitude and plucky perseverance with which General Foster and his little band of twelve hundred men held out successfully and kept at bay for many days [...]
April 24th. Commences with pleasant, warm weather. This afternoon, signalizing to vessels of lower fleet. Received a mail from sloop-of-war Richmond during the day, across the point of land, which separated us from vessels of our fleet below, and which gladdened the hearts of many, or of all those who were so fortunate as to [...]
24th. After breakfast had a visit with Henry Drake. Examination for commissions. Henry went in. None in before allowed. A very pleasant day. About noon rations came. Issued in the P. M. A little slave child buried. Exercises by the chaplain. Serious thoughts. An immortal soul gone out of a poor slave. Wrote to Will [...]
Friday, 24th–We are now in camp twenty miles above Vicksburg. Received orders to clean up our camp ground and to have company drill forenoon and afternoon. A large detail was put to work and when the camp was put in order we had our regular drills, one hour each time. A large fleet of troops [...]
All Quiet on the Roanoke. April 24. The noise of the battle is over and we are no longer harassed by war’s dread alarms, but can now sit down, eat our fresh shad and herring and drink our peach and honey in peace and quiet. A Broker’s Office. Our provost marshal, Major Bartholomew of the [...]
Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Lagrange, Tenn., April 24, ’63. We have just returned from the hardest and yet by far the most pleasant scout in which I have up to this time participated. We started from here one week ago to-day, Friday, and my birthday (how old I am getting) on the cars. We were [...]
APRIL 24th.—We lost five fine guns and over a hundred men on the Nansemond; and we learn that more of the enemy’s gun-boats and transports have passed Vicksburg! These are untoward tidings. Gens. Pemberton and French are severely criticised. We had a tragedy in the street to-day,, near the President’s office. It appears that Mr. [...]
April 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury FROM NEW ORLEANS. JACKSON, MISS., April 21. – The New Orleans Era thus sums up the results of battle of Grand Lake: ”One thousand rebels captured, the rams Queen of the West and Diana, the transport Cornie, with three rebel gunboats and three other transports either captured or destroyed.’ [...]
April 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The information we have through letters and persons of observation, from Abbeville, Edgefield, and Barnwell Districts, give very encouraging prospects for the growing wheat, and the stand of much corn is good for the season. A letter from Abbeville District, dated the 21st instant, says: ‘I trust there will [...]
April 24, 1863, The New York Herald The Richmond papers of Wednesday, in their despatches from Port Hudson, confirm the news, already announced in these columns, of the attack upon the Queen of the West at Grand Lake by our gunboats, and the capture of her officers and crew. The Queen, it appears, got aground [...]
April 24, 1863, Natchez Daily Courier The Montgomery Mail says: After diligent enquiry we are able to present the following list of Paper Mills now in operation within the limits of the Southern Confederacy: Alabama 1.–At Spring Hill, in Mobile county. Georgia 3.–At Columbus, Marietta and Athens. South Carolina 5.–One at [...]
April 24, 1863, Daily Mississippian (Jackson, Mississippi) The Greensboro (Miss.) Motive, says we can scarcely pass a house when traveling but that we hear the hum of a wheel and the noise of a loom–worked by some fair hand, which is busily engaged in making clothes for some dear ones in the army. Go [...]
April 24, 1863, The New York Herald We perceive by the letters of our correspondents in Louisiana that Adjutant General Thomas has recently arrived out West, ostensibly to look after the welfare of the army, but really to undertake the serious business of organizing negro regiments and brigades of the federal service. As an initiatory [...]
April 23d. At six A. M. weighed anchor, got under way, and steamed down the river, Albatross and ram Switzerland in company, bringing up the rear. On our way down came to several times, for the purpose of destroying some flat boats which we came across in the river, and which were used in the [...]
23rd. In the morning Dod killed the beef. Issued some rations. Received letters from home and Lucy Randall, also one from Charlie Crandall. Does me good to hear of him, an old schoolmate. Pitched quoits with Henry Drake. In the evening played three games of chess with Capt. Nettleton, all success.
Thursday, 23d.—Last night about midnight, several gunboats passed the batteries, and the scene of the night of the 17th was repeated with greater fury. Regiment called out and remained until morning. Orders to have everything ready to move at any time. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Thursday, 23d–Brig. Gen. M. M. Crocker took command of our brigade today. I got a pass to go down to the landing to buy bread for the officers’ mess in my charge. Our troops are encamped by the thousands all along the Mississippi river, for thirty miles up from Vicksburg. There is much sickness among [...]
APRIL 23d.—The President’s health is improving. His eye is better; and he would have been in his office to-day (the first time for three weeks) if the weather (raining) had been fine. The expenses of the war amount now to $60,000,000 per month, or $720,000,000 per annum. This enormous expenditure is owing to the absurd [...]
April 23, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) Our dispatches this morning announce the evacuation of Vicksburg.The news comes through rebel sources, yet little reliance can be placed in the rumor.
April 23, 1863, Clarke County Journal (Alabama) We are glad to learn that the plan which some of our liberal and patriotic citizens have adopted to aid the poor of the upper counties is proving successful, says the Selma Reporter. A large sum of money has been raised, besides a considerable quantity of provisions, which [...]
April 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury FROM PORT HUDSON. PORT HUDSON, April 21. – The New Orleans Era of the 16th confirms the report of the destruction of the Confederate prizes, Queen of the West and Diana. The former got aground in Grand Lake. The Yankee fleet approached and a fierce bombardment ensued. A shell [...]
April 23, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) Correspondence of the World. Federal Flotilla, Mouth Yazoo River, Miss., April 9. The interest attached to the operations before Vicksburg will hardly be borne out by the facts. A greater contrast could hardly be presented than things as they are in General Grant’s army and the combined fleets, [...]