3rd. Day passed much as usual. Played a little chess with Thede and Johnny. Called on the Capt. Found him about the same. Stomach much out of order and some fever. Called for bread at Widow Vickery’s. Permission to borrow some books.
June 3. During the early part of this day, or even the whole morning, all was quiet at Port Hudson and on the Mississippi. During early part of the afternoon the steamer General Sterling Price arrived from Vicksburg; fighting still going on in that quarter; at five thirty the steamer Price and Gen. Banks went [...]
June. Berkley came up 10 days since for his furlough he looks well and is quiet and as he always has been. He leaves us on Tuesday 9th to return to his Artillery. I am not satisfied that he is in a healthy position but they give the men quinine. We have been very glad [...]
June 3rd, 1863. —I have been sick, dear Diary. I have not been able even to think at times and I am a fright. The fever made my hair drop out and I am wearing a black silk cap, which makes me look like the picture of the Jesuits. So much has happened since I [...]
JUNE 3d.—Gen. Lee communicates to the department to-day his views of the Montgomery letter to Gen. Forrest, a copy of which was sent him by Governor Vance. He terms it “diabolical.” It seems to have been an official letter, superscribed by “C. Marshall, Major and A. A. G.” Gen. Lee suggests that it be not [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd JUNE 3D.–Expected to move to-day, but got orders instead to remain in camp. Have heard heavy cannonading towards Vicksburg. Would prefer to take our place in the line around the city rather than stay away, for there [...]
June 3, 1863, Galveston Weekly News The Shreveport South Western says, that large droves of slaves daily pass through that place on their way to Texas. The editor suggests that they should be taken to the wheat region of Texas, as he is requested [...]
June 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury A despatch from Pocotaligo stated that at an early hour yesterday morning the enemy made a raid towards the Combahee Ferry. They destroyed the pontoon bridge at the Ferry, and set fire to many dwellings on the river banks. Three hundred of the Yankees landed at Field’s Point, supposed [...]
June 3, 1863, Galveston Weekly News The Telegraph publishes a long letter from Gen. H. E. McCulloch, dated Camden, Ark, April 30, in which he dwells upon the reported sufferings of soldiers’ families, and denounces the heartless speculators and extortioners in severe terms. Judging [...]
June 3, 1863, The New York Herald The latest news from Vicksburg is to the 29th ult., last Friday. No change in the condition of affairs there had occurred, but the prospects of General Grant were regarded as […..].” News from Memphis to the 1st inst. recounts the destruction of the United States gunboat Cincinnati [...]
June 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury FROM NEW ORLEANS. ATLANTA, GA., June 2. New Orleans refugees arrived here state that it was believed at New Orleans that FARRAGUT, finding his ship, the Hartford, in a sinking condition and too weak to return past the batteries at Port Hudson, stopped the vessel and destroyed her near [...]
June 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury One good lesson, says the Richmond Enquirer, may be learned from late events; and especially from the manner in which that Yankee raid through North Alabama into Georgia was met and ended. The lesson is, that old men, boys, and even girls, may and can, by a little timely [...]
June 3, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia) The following extract from a letter received from Jackson, Miss., is but in keeping with the conduct of the enemy against whom we are battling. * [...]
June 3, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia) (From the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel.) We have had the pleasure of an interview with a gentleman recently from Camden, Ark., who has kindly furnished us with some facts in regard to the situation of affairs in that [...]
June 3, 1863, The New York Herald Our latest accounts from Vicksburg are down to the 29th of May (Friday last), at which time the prospects of the siege were […..] encouraging.” We think the issue must be determined now within a very few days; that the garrison is holding out in expectation of a [...]
June 3, 1863, Montgomery Weekly Advertiser Within the past two or three weeks several thousand citizens of New Orleans, who have during the long occupancy of that city remained faithful to the Confederacy, have been compelled to leave their homes and go beyond the [...]
June 3, 1863, Galveston Weekly News Our sister State of Louisiana is overrun by the enemy! Thousands of her daughters are in their hands, and subjected to insult and abuse from a brutal Yankee, foreign and negro soldiery! Think of their condition, and remember [...]
Wednesday, 3d.—Reported Johnston has been fighting Yanks in the rear. Last night moved over hill to safer place, but very near works. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)