May 2d. Commences with clear and pleasant weather. Nothing occurred worthy of mention during nearly the entire day, the regular routine of naval discipline being gone through with on this day as upon all other days; at eight thirty o’clock, P. M., lights seen up Red River and reported from lookouts at mast-head; beat to [...]
Saturday, 2d–The weather has been warm and quite pleasant for several days and the roads are drying fast. Things are very quiet here. Colonel Hall is now in command of our brigade. We have drill twice a day, though this afternoon there was none, in order to give the boys time to wash their clothes [...]
2nd. Major Purington ordered on a scout with 150 men towards Traversville. 7th on the Albany road, I went along. Learned there were 900 rebels in the fight yesterday. Cheke among them. Went to a house and saw another wounded man, wounded in the charge near Monticello, hit in thigh. Rode four to eight miles, [...]
MAY 2d.—The awful hour, when thousands of human lives are to be sacrificed in the attempt to wrest this city from the Confederate States, has come again. Now parents, wives, sisters, brothers, and little children, both in the North and in the South, hold their breath in painful expectation. At the last accounts the two [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd MAY 2ND.–As the sun peeped over the eastern horizon, we slipped out of camp and went our way rejoicing. Oh, how beautiful the morning; calm and pleasant, with the great variety of birds warbling, as though all was peace and quiet. When camping in the darkness of night, [...]
May 2, 1863, Natchez Daily Courier There can be nothing more puzzling than the analysis of one’s feeling on the battle-field. You cannot describe them satisfactorily to yourself or others. To march steadily up to the mouth of a hundred cannon while they pour out fire and smoke, and shot and shell in a [...]
May 2, 1863, (Marshall) Texas Republican County Court, Call Session, April 28. At a call session of the County Court, for administrative Police, began and held at the court house in the city of Marshall, in and for Harrison county, commencing on the 28th day of April, A. D., 1863; present and presiding Hon. [...]
May 2, 1863, Standard (Clarksville, Texas) Fort Arbuckle } April 6, 1863. } Ed. Standard: I believe my last was written to you a day or two before our Col. was to have a conference with the chiefs of the Seminoles, Commanches, Caddos, Anadakos &c. Well the meeting came on according to appointment. The Col, [...]
May 2, 1863 “We have had a glorious fight this afternoon. Drove the Yankees from the start and kept them going as fast as we could follow until dark. Major Beckham and Capt. Breathed and I were with my Howitzer which was the first piece of Artillery fired. The fight began about half past five. [...]