Saturday, 30th.—Gunboats from below throwing shell every half-hour; mortars throwing shells pretty freely; these mortar shells were about twenty-two inches in diameter, and made more noise than they did execution. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
On the Front Royal Pike at the Shawnee Springs. A fine supply of good cold water. The location was fine and the camp was known as Camp Shawnee. Severe duty began right away. Picket, scouting through the country, working on the fort and rifle pits, with axe, pick, and shovel. The large fort was known [...]
May 30, 1863, Standard (Clarksville, Texas) Camp Butler, Creek Nation, } May 12th, 1863. } Dear Standard: I believe my last was from Fort [...]
Saturday, 30th–Our expedition started back this morning for Vicksburg. We received orders to burn the buildings along the way and drive in all the cattle we could find. Our road ran along the south side of the Yazoo river, through rich bottom land planted to corn and cotton. The plantations are well improved with fine [...]
30th. Rained last night. Eleven prisoners came in at 9 A. M. Pickets captured. Soon after 22 others. Kautz went to the forks before halting. Crossed at 2 A. M. and hastened towards Monticello, sending Detachments to the different fords to capture pickets. “E” and “C” covered the retreat. Skirmished a good deal. 20 to [...]
May 30th. Commences with pleasant weather. This morning, early, sent the body of Michael Walsh, marine, on shore for burial; he died at ten o’clock in the evening of yesterday, after a brief illness. During the afternoon of this day the steamer General Price, of upper fleet, came down from Vicksburg, bringing a mail for [...]
MAY 30th—The newspapers have a dispatch, to-day, from Jackson, Miss., which says the enemy have fallen back from the position lately occupied by them in front of Vicksburg, It adds, that they will be forced to retire to the Big Black River, for want of water. Gen. G. A. Smith, who is here, and who [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd MAY 30TH.–Moved this morning at four o’clock back again to wards Vicksburg–rather an early start, unless some special business awaits us. A few surmise that there is need for us at the front, but I think it is only a freak of General Frank Blair, who is in [...]
May 11—Prayers in a. m. I visit 28th Regiment and see Bro. Kennedy. May 12—Visit 12th, 28th, 20th and 37th Regiments. May 13—Wife’s birthday. Yesterday, eight years ago, I married her. May 14—Prayer every morning and evening. May 15—Visit Col. Christie, of 23rd Regiment. Bro. Ervin, of South Carolina, spends night with me and preaches. [...]
May 30, 1863, The New York Herald OUR SPECIAL ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. BRIDGE ACROSS BIG BLACK, May 17, 1863. The battle of Big Black bridge was fought on Sunday, the 17th, the day after the battle of Champion’s Hill. In this spirited engagement only the Thirteenth army corps was engaged. It is superfluous to add that [...]
May 30, 1863, The New York Herald Our Hilton Head Correspondence. HILTON HEAD, S.C., May 24, 1863. Again I am compelled to employ that stereotyped phrase, “All quiet in the Department of the South.” But little has occurred of interest since my last correspondence, and an earnest and careful search for indications of active operations [...]
May 30, 1863, The New York Herald Despatches from General Grant were received at the War Department yesterday, which are more satisfactory because of an official and reliable character relative to the condition of affairs at Vicksburg. General Grant’s despatches are dated Monday, the 25th instant, three days later than the previous despatches received by [...]
May 30, 1863, The New York Herald OUR SPECIAL ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. THREE MILES IN THE REAR OF VICKSBURG, May 20, 1863. The army crossed the river early on Monday morning over the bridge constructed during the night by General Lee. General Osterhaus’ division first crossed, followed by General A. J. Smith, which in turn was [...]
May 30, 1863, The New York Herald OUR SPECIAL ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. EDWARDS’ STATION, May 16, 1863. Early on the morning of the day following the occupation of the city of Jackson it was decided to evacuate the position. There were several reasons which induced General Grant to arrive at this decision, prominent among which was [...]
May 30, 1863, The New York Herald Three cases of treason have been tried in the Army of the Potomac of prisoners captured in the rebel service while still citizens of the United States. One of them is the case of James R. Oliver, who being a citizen of Maryland, was taken prisoner while in [...]
May 30, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We see, from the newspapers in various quarters, indications of dissatisfaction with the people of Charleston, in consequence of the foreign commerce carried on by her merchants. The running of the blockade – exporting cotton and importing goods – is regarded as unpatriotic, and injurious to the interests of [...]
May 30, 1863, The Charleston Mercury LATEST NEWS FROM VICKSBURG. JACKSON, MISS, May 25 – (To the Mobile Advertiser.) – Com. BROWN sunk four boats in Yazoo River, which blockaded it, saving all the others. The Mississippian publishes a statement that it was MARMADUKE, not PRICE, who captured Helena. It is reported that he hung [...]
May 30, 1863, Charleston Mercury The people of Mobile have exerted themselves most energetically and humanely to provide for the transportation from Pascagoula and shelter in their city of the large number of refugees which the barbarous edict of the Yankee Government has driven [...]