22nd. Last night was quite cold, suffered a little. Rash troubles me. Up at sunrise, breakfast of ham, potatoes and coffee. At 6 commenced falling back. No rebels near by. Seem to have gone to Knoxville. Reached Monticello at about 4 P. M., where found rations for ourselves and horses. Took care of Rowena and [...]
Monday, 22d–It is quite (sic) still along the lines today and there is no news of importance. Some troops were sent out in the rear today, and our regiment received orders to be ready to march at any time. It is thought that Johnston is trying to break the siege by attempting to make a [...]
June 22, 1863, Semi-Weekly News (San Antonio, Texas) There have been one hundred and eighty applications filed in our County Court for relief, under the act of the last Legislature, granting assistance to soldiers’ families. The wife is allowed five dollars per month, and children two dollars; additional allowances are, however, made under peculiar [...]
June 22d. Firing of musketry and artillery the whole forenoon of this day, in rear of Port Hudson. At nine P. M. steamer Laurel Hill arrived from Natchez.
Monday June 22nd 1863 I have hardly fulfilld my purpose of noting down “important events as they occur” for many important events have occured since my last writing. No very important Battle has been fought by the “Army of the Potomac” with the exception of that while Hooker was across the Rappahannock about the first [...]
JUNE 22d.—To-day I saw the memorandum of Mr. Ould, of the conversation held with Mr. Vallandigham, for file in the archives. He says if we can only hold out this year that the peace party of the North would sweep the Lincoln dynasty out of political existence. He seems to have thought that our cause [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd JUNE 22D.–Johnston is getting lively again, and beginning to kick up a dust in the rear; so we have orders to move tonight, with three days’ cooked rations. One regiment from each brigade in Logan’s division constitute our expedition, which, I think, will find him, and if [...]
June 22, 1863, The New York Herald For the first time is laid before the public this morning in the HERALD an accurate narrative of the battle of Winchester, concerning which there had been so many conflicting accounts, most of them of an unfavorable nature, but some giving the Union General extraordinary credit for his [...]
June 22, 1863, Semi-Weekly News (San Antonio, Texas) The Macon Telegraph of the 2d, contains the following: A factory at Seven Island, in Butts county, had loaded a wagon with seven bales of manufactured goods, and dispatched it by their customary driver, a trusty negro, to Forsyth, for transportation upon the Macon and Western [...]
June 22, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The Richmond papers bring us little news in addition to that already given with reference to the decisive victory of the Confederate forces at Winchester on Sunday last. The only intelligence they contain is obtained from parties who have left the Valley since the surrender of Winchester by the [...]
June 22, 1863, The New York Herald Our news today from the different scenes of action where the contending armies are employed is exceedingly full and interesting. Our correspondent at Monocacy Station states that the rebels occupied Frederick City last evening. It is certain, at least, that a force of them passed through it. They [...]
June 22, 1863, The Charleston Mercury A correspondent of the Columbus Times, writing from one of our camps on the Yazoo River, June 8th, gives an interesting statement of the condition and prospects of the Mississippi Campaign. He says: ‘Important movements are going on here now, which it would be imprudent to state. It is [...]
June 22, 1863, The Charleston Mercury STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE, COLUMBIA, S.C., June 17, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS No. 21. II. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE EXEMPTED by Act of the General Assembly of this State from [….] militia service,’ and, therefore, from draft under General Orders No. 20, viz: The Lieutenant [...]
June 22, 1863, The Charleston Mercury (CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MERCURY.) RICHMOND, Tuesday, JUne 16. LEE’S favorite movement, en echelon – that by which he uncovered the fords of the Chickahominy and swept McCLELLAN back to Harrison’s Bar, by which he advanced upon Manassas last year, and lately upon HOOKER at Chancellorsville and the Wilderness – [...]
June 22, 1863, Menphis Daily Appeal (Atlanta, Ga) A correspondent of the New York Times, writing from Grant’s camp, states that a Federal captain who was taken prisoner during the siege, and who was kept in Vicksburg several days, reports the scenes in the city as fearful. He says: The women and children [...]
June 22, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The negros in the Yankee service are enumerated as follows: General THOMAS’ recruits, 11,000; under General BANKS, 3000; in Kansas, 1000; in South Carolina, 3000; in North Carolina, 3000; under General ROSECRANS, 5000; under General SCHOFIELD, 2000; Massachusetts regiments, 1200; in the District of Columbia, 800; total, 30,000. There [...]
June 22, 1863, Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Texas) The following letter shows what sort of stuff some of our boys are made of. Good for the little patriot. His example is worthy of imitation by children of larger growth: Iron Stone House, Two Miles Above Sutherland } Springs, Wilson County, Texas, } June 9th, [...]
Monday, 22d.—Still unwell; various reports about Johnston, but don’t think any of them are reliable. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)