April 17, 1863, The New York Herald Now that the news of the recent attack upon this rebel stronghold has been digested, the questions which naturally suggest themselves are:– First, what light has the affair thrown upon the utility of the new engines of warfare which mechanical science has recently brought forth? Second, have any [...]
April 17, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Reports reached the city yesterday afternoon, through parties from the French steamer Catinet, to the effect that the results of the recent battle of Charleston were far more disastrous to the iron fleet than any account yet published would indicate. Two of the Monitors, it is said, were completely [...]
April 17, 1863, American Citizen (Canton, Mississippi) Owing to the non-arrival of a supply of paper, for which we sent in good time, we are compelled to appear before our readers to-day in this circumscribed form. We hope it will be but a short time that our paper is thus curtailed of its fair proportions. [...]
April 17, 1863, Memphis Daily Appeal (Jackson, Mississippi) We clip the following paragraph from the local column of a New Orleans paper sent to us a few days since by a friend: Miss P–––, a young lady who sympathizes with the rebels, was yesterday forenoon walking through the street waving a secession flag which had [...]
April 17, 1863, Charleston Mercury The Staunton Spectator describes the process of making shoe pegs at the factory in that town. A maple tree is felled in the forest one day–hauled to town–delivered at the peg manufactory–in less time than a stammering man can say “Jack Robinson,” it is manufactured into shoe pegs, and in [...]
April 17, 1863, The New York Herald “THE FOOD QUESTION.” The Bread Riot in Richmond. OUR HEADQUARTERS CORRESPONDENCE. April 11, 1863. A refugee from Richmond, who left that city on Tuesday, gives an interesting account of the riot of the 2d inst. Considerable excitement had prevailed for some time in consequence of the exorbitant prices, [...]
April 17, 1863, The New York Herald General Foster has been relieved from his dangerous position at Washington, N.C. A despatch received by General Dix, at Fortress Monroe, yesterday, says that a steamer, with a regiment of troops and a supply of provisions and ammunition, succeeded in running the rebel batteries on Tar river, and [...]
April 16th. Mr. Eaton, of U. S. A. Signal Corps, receiving despatches from and transmitting despatches to U. S. S. Richmond, by means of signals from main-masthead. Albatross engaged shelling the woods on the point opposite Port Hudson, where rebel pickets were stationed–our mail matter being on its way overland, in charge of an officer [...]
16th. Got up and foraged eggs for myself and oats for my horse. Box gone. Team tipped over last night three times. Very dark. Slept with Thede. 103rd camped near by. Many boys came over, seemed good to see them. Issued beef. Boiled beef and had tea, crackers and gingerbread for supper. Like old times. [...]
Thursday, April 16th. Mr. Halsey brought us each a little tortoise-shell ring he had made for us by his camp-fire, as a keepsake, and of course we promised to wear them for him, particularly as they make our hands look as white as possible. Towards sunset, in spite of prayers and entreaties from Miriam, who [...]
Thursday, 16th–The weather is very pleasant. Mrs. Hall, the wife of our colonel, returned to camp today from the North. Another large fleet went down the river today.
April 16. Work goes bravely on at the fort; one gun mounted today and if we can have two or three days more we shall be ready to receive company. Our little force here is being well handled, and with the aid of the boats can make a stubborn resistance. We heard that Gen. Spinola [...]
APRIL 16th—The Federal papers have heard of the failure to take Charleston, and the sinking of the Keokuk; and yet they strive to mollify the disaster, and represent that but little damage was sustained by the rest of the fleet. Those that escaped, they say, have proved themselves invulnerable. The Keokuk had ninety shots on [...]
April 16, 1863, The New York Herald Our Suffolk Correspondence. THE FIGHT. ON THE SIGNAL TOWER (NINETY FEET HIGH), April 14, 1863. At eleven o’clock the enemy opened from the direction of the Sommerton road with heavy artillery. We replied with our batteries, when the enemy opened with some light field artillery against our left. [...]
April 16, 1863, Tyler Reporter All persons who have heretofore been exempted, in the county of Smith, from enrollment for service, under either of the following heads, are ordered to report to me, at my office in Tyler, on or before the 20th day of April next, for a fuller and more minute investigation of [...]
April 16, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia) The Texas Pioneer says Gen. Magruder has ordered that, if the militia, which have been called for the defense of the State, will organize into companies, and have their arms, ammunition, equipage, &c., boxed and sent to the Ordnance Office at Houston, they may be disbanded and allowed to [...]
April 16, 1863, Tyler Reporter Whenever, says the Rebel, you hear of a regiment, battalion, company, or squad, infantry or cavalry, destroying fences and other property of farmer citizens, you may safely set it down that the Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Captain or Sergeant of the party is not fit for an officer, and a disgrace [...]
April 16, 1863, Tyler Reporter The death by freezing of twelve Confederate prisoners at Camp Douglas, Ohio, has been noticed. The 22th Illinois (Scotch) regiment, on guard there held a meeting and protested against the condition of the camp and barracks. The Chicago Times has the following particulars of the death of the prisoners: Word [...]
April 16, 1863, The New York Herald Our latest news from General Foster at Washington, N.C., up to the 12th instant, states that he can hold out for three weeks; that he has plenty of supplies, and can resist any force the enemy have to bring against him. On the other hand the rebel accounts [...]
April 16, 1863, Tyler Reporter The Little Rock True Democrat has the following concerning the Arkansas Post Prisoners. We trust their treatment in prison has not been so bad as represented. It now appears very certain that they have been exchanged, we shall probably hear from them soon: The prison at Camp Douglas, Chicago, is [...]
April 16, 1863, Daily Mississippian (Jackson, Mississippi) We learn from Gen. Pearce, who has just arrived here, that Fox Hart (nephew of Martin D. Hart, who was hung at Fort Smith), with thirty of his men, have been captured near Greenville, Hunt county. The refugees were found in the Journigan Thicket, from whence they had [...]
April 16, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The number of blockading vessels off this port yesterday was eleven. No movements worthy of note have been observed on the Island below, recently occupied by the enemy. The Yankees were engaged Monday night in shelling Chisolm Island, near where the steamboat Washington was burnt by our troops, under [...]
April 16, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) We are informed that a rather rich, but withall a rather humiliating affair came off a few days since in the Provost Marshal’s office in the city of St. Louis. Michael Foley, a resident of Bath, Mason county, last week took a trip to St. Louis. While walking [...]
April 16, 1863, Tyler Reporter Head Quarters Clark’s Regiment, } Camp Near Pine Bluff, Ark., Feb. 23, ’63. } To the people of Texas: You have always been noted for the readiness with which you give aid to your country when she needs assistance. You have liberally and nobly contributed in the prosecution of the [...]
April 16, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) A merchant in New York, advertising for a boy, adds: “Lads who part their hair in the middle need not apply.” If the Administration had put that clause in their “proposals for Generals,” the country would have been better served than it has been. Fremont in that case [...]