June 16th. Up very early this morning. All Major Peale could muster of the 18th Regiment was only thirty members. The rest of those who escaped were with Captain Matthewson, they taking a different route from Major Peale who followed the route taken by General Milroy. After breakfast of hardtack and coffee, the Major marched [...]
Tuesday, 16th–We have had several days of very warm weather which became very hot yesterday, but today there is a high wind accompanied by thunder. The Eleventh Iowa signed the payroll today for two months’ pay. Cannon have been roaring all day and the place still holds out. General Grant still feels confident that he [...]
June 16. Commences with pleasant weather, and the bombardment of Port Hudson still going on—enemy not deigning to make any reply; at ten A. M. received some fresh beef on board from shore, for ship’s company. Gunboat Estrella, and steamers Louisiana Belle and Bee, got under way and started up the river—destination, Bayou Sara. Saw [...]
JUNE 16th.—We have nothing from the West to-day. But it is believed that Hooker is retiring toward Manassas—that fatal field—where another (and the third) battle may be fought. Lee’s army is certainly on the march, and a collision of arms cannot be averted many days. It is believed Gen. Ewell, successor of Jackson, has beaten [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd JUNE 16TH.–We were relieved before daylight, and returned to camp pretty tired. I did not feel well last night, and having had no chance to sleep, I am a little the worse for wear this morning. There was not much firing done during the night, but we had [...]
June 16, 1863, The New York Herald The invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania by the rebel forces of General Lee is the all absorbing topic in the war news today. It appears that at noon on Sunday the rebel forces made their appearance in strength at Berrysville and Martinsburg. At the latter place they were [...]
June 16, 1863, The New York Herald The city was startled yesterday with the exciting news of another invasion of Maryland by some advanced detachments of the rebel army of Virginia; by the positive information, in this connection, of a rapid flank movement northward by General Lee with the main body of his army, and [...]
June 16, 1863, Standard (Clarksville, Texas) Camp Davis, Coodey’s Creek, } Cherokee Nation, May 29th, 1863} Dear Standard: My last was addressed to you from Butler’s Creek. I do not recollect how long ago.–Since then we have kept so busy, that I have not [...]
June 16, 1863, Standard (Clarksville, Texas) Runaway from Jordan’s Saline. I will give the above reward for the apprehension and delivery or to have apprehended & placed in any Jail so that I can get him. A runaway negro of the following discription viz: [...]
June 16, 1863, The New York Herald HARRISBURG, Pa., June 15, 1863. The following proclamation has just been issued by the Governor of Pennsylvania:– IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND ANDREW G. CURTIN, GOVERNOR OF THE SAID COMMONWEALTH. A PROCLAMATION. The State of Pennsylvania is again threatened with [...]
June 16, 1863, Weekly Columbus Enquirer (Georgia) A friend who left Florence on Tuesday evening, brings the latest news from Roddy’s command. It had returned from the pursuit of the Yankees, under the brutal Cornyn, having followed them to Hamburg, where, under the protection [...]
June 16, 1863, The New York Herald PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN. He Calls for One Hundred Thousand Militia. WASHINGTON, June 15, 1863. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, the armed insurrectionary combinations now existing in several of the States are threatening to make inroads into the States of Maryland, [...]
June 16, 1863, Austin State Gazette A Member of Bates’ Regiment, writing from camp at Niblett’s Bluff, where they were awaiting the arrival of their ammunition and baggage train, says: “On the 25th, Green’s cavalry had a skirmish with the enemy’s pickets near Franklin. [...]
June 16, 1863, Weekly Columbus Enquirer (Georgia) The Federal cavalry, under Col. Cornyn, entered Florence on last Thursday. The force was about 1,000 strong. The stores, &c., were broken open and robbed. Martin, Weakly & Co’s three large cotton factories were burnt. They worked [...]
16th.—The morning papers gave a telegram from General Lee, announcing that General Early’s Brigade had taken Winchester by storm. So again Winchester and all that beautiful country, Clarke, etc., are disenthralled. It is said that our army will go to Pennsylvania. This I dread; but it is in God’s hands, I believe, for good and [...]