June 10, 1863, Montgomery Weekly Advertiser We have before us a letter written by a lady of this State to her husband, who is now in prison for the grave offense of taking up arms against his own State. This noble woman writes in [...]
June 10, 1863, Montgomery Weekly Advertiser We have been requested by a correspondent to correct an error which occurred in our account of the young lady who piloted Gen. Forrest to a ford on Black Creek in his pursuit of the Yankee marauders. It [...]
June 10, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia) We have just seen a gentleman from the neighborhood of Edward’s Depot, who informs us that the vandals are making a clean sweep of everything in that vicinity. They have burnt every gin and mill, and in many [...]
June 10, 1863, The New York Herald Our Walnut Hills Correspondence. HEADQUARTERS, SEVENTEENTH (McPHERSON’S) ARMY CORPS, WALNUT HILLS, REAR OF VICKSBURG, May 22, 1863. For several days the disposition of the troops designed for the reduction of Vicksburg has been going on with unceasing energy. The peculiar formation of the country in this vicinity makes [...]
June 10, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia) The following rules are enforced by the officers of the Unites States Government, in regard to letters offered for transmission under flag of truce by way of City Point: [...]
June 10, 1863, The New York Herald Our Vicksburg Correspondence. NEAR VICKSBURG, May 29, 1863. The movements on the part of the Union army have been very quiet for the last three days. Cannonading at intervals during the day, and constant and continual firing by our skirmishers whenever any attempt is made to work the [...]
June 10, 1863, Montgomery Weekly Advertiser From the Staunton Spectator. Brig. Gen. Roberts came into Weston week before last, after our forces under Gen. Imboden has passed through and commenced a series of tyrannical acts alone worthy of abolition commanders. [...]
June 10, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia) An order from the Federal War Department directs that within the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, wherever the Federals have the rule, all citizens shall be registered in three classes: First, avowed enemies; second, neutral foreigners; third, loyal [...]
June 10, 1863, The New York Herald From all the information in our possession, from Union and from rebel sources, we consider the fall of Vicksburg inevitable, that there is no earthly chance of escape for it, and that in all probability before the expiration of the present week we shall have the news of [...]
June 10, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) Deputy Sheriff Stewart and officer Guill were sent for yesterday to suppress a disturbance at Kingston Mines, which bid fare to amount to considerable of a riot. There being a strike at the mines for higher wages, [...]
Wednesday, 10th.—Rained hard all day; man in Company E. mortally wounded. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
9th. Awakened at three A. M. Got coffee for breakfast, baked potatoes, but didn’t get done in time. Marched on at daylight. Met the 2nd Tenn. at Capt. West’s,[1] they had crossed and captured 7 or 8 pickets on Mills Springs road. Co. H in advance. Soon came upon the pickets and kept skirmishing for [...]
Tuesday, 9th–The weather away down south in Dixie is getting quite warm. The soldiers are all in good health and fine spirits. Times are quite lively, with good news from all directions around Vicksburg. Our mortar boats are throwing shells into town day and night.[1] [1] We were all confident that Pemberton would soon be [...]
June 9th, Tuesday. My dear Brother, who is always seeking to make somebody happy, arranged a dinner-party at the lake for us Saturday. There was quite a number of us, as, besides ourselves and the five children, we had Mrs. Price and her children, Mrs. Bull, and three nurses. . . . There are no [...]
June 9th. Commences with calm and warm weather. Mortar vessels bombarding batteries at Port Hudson from one thirty to four A. M. Between the hours of ten and twelve o’clock M., a cavalry detachment made a reconnoissance to left bank of land. The bombardment of Port Hudson by our army and navy continued, with slight [...]
JUNE 9th.—There is rumor that the President has received bad news from the West. This may be without foundation; but it is a little strange that we are not in receipt of authentic accounts of transactions there. Time, however, will reveal all things. Lee is “marching on,” Northward, utterly regardless of the demonstrations of Hooker [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd JUNE 9TH.–To-day our regiment was at the front. The rebels kept pretty quiet; they are learning to behave very well. In fact they might as well lie low and save their powder. Our men have been employed digging a ditch leading up to Fort Hill, when they intend [...]
June 9, 1863, Menphis Daily Appeal (Atlanta, Ga) A letter in a Northern paper says: “One of the houses destroyed by the Queen of the West on her trip down the Mississippi belonged to an old gentleman, who, with his two sons and daughters, [...]
June 9, 1863, The New York Herald Visit to the Fifth Corps Hospital and the Camp of Sykes’ Regulars. MR. W. BUCKINGHAM’S LETTER. NEAR STAFFORD COURT HOUSE, Va., June 4, 1863. LOCATION OF THE HOSPITAL. I accidentally became acquainted with Major Augustus M. Clark the other day, who is the surgeon in charge of the [...]
June 9, 1863, The New York Herald Our news from the Army of the Rappahannock confirms the statement that the rebels still occupy Fredericksburg. Reports received in Washington yesterday say that the First Division of the Sixth army corps were still in position on the south bank of the river which they occupied on Friday. [...]
June 9, 1863, The Charleston Mercury (From Blackwood’sMagazine, for January.) In visiting the headquarters of the Confederate Generals, but particularly those of General Lee, any one accustomed to see European armies in the field cannot fail to be struck with the great absence of all the pomp and circumstance of war in and around their [...]
June 9, 1863, Weekly Columbus Enquirer (Georgia) Ed. Enquirer: The particulars of this horrible murder we hasten to lay before your readers. The awful deed was committed at midnight, on Ashley’s Farm, near Mount Hebron Church. Hear the confession of the dastardly wretch: It [...]
June 9, 1863, The Charleston Mercury THE NEWS FROM RICHMOND. RICHMOND, June 8. The Yankees who crossed the Rappahannock advanced on Saturday to take possession of Hamilton’s Crossing, supposing that our forces had moved from that vicinity. When they had approached within a mile and a half of the railroad, two or three of our [...]
June 9, 1863, Weekly Columbus Enquirer (Georgia) We learn that some enterprising gentlemen from Georgia went to Tennessee, a short time ago, and purchased a paper mill that was exposed to the enemy, and succeeded in removing its machinery just before a raid of [...]
Tuesday, 9th.—Cannonading nearly all night around the lines. Siege continues about as usual. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)