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.)
Tuesday, 2d–We lay here in bivouac again all day. Our quartermaster drew some clothing for the regiment. I drew a pair of shoes, a shirt and a canteen. We are still without provisions. We spent the day in cleaning our clothing and equipments. There was some very heavy cannonading at Vicksburg today and we are [...]
2nd. Saw the Capt. again and got permission to write to Melissa. Wrote short letter, did not feel very well myself. Sent letters to Melissa, Fannie and Sarah Felton. I believe 9th Army Regts. marched in the night. Destination supposed to be Vicksburg.
June 2d. Early this morning vessels of lower fleet fired a few shots; later, during this forenoon, sent seven rebel prisoners ashore to be taken across the point of land opposite Port Hudson to lower fleet; at nine o’clock heavy firing in rear of Port Hudson by our army; during the evening the upper batteries [...]
JUNE 2d.—We have a dispatch from Mississippi, stating that on Thursday last Grant demanded the surrender of Vicksburg in three days. He was answered that fifteen minutes were not asked; that the men were ready to die—but would never surrender. This was followed by another assault, in which the enemy lost great numbers, and were [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd JUNE 2D.–We stayed in camp again all day, and I improved the time strolling through the camps, forts and rifle pits, which had been deserted by the Confederates. They seem to have left their quarters rather unceremoniously, [...]
June 2, 1863, The New York Herald THE UNION AND REBEL CAVALRY COMPARED. The superior efficiency of the Southern cavalry over the Northern has been repeatedly asserted, and until very recently it was almost impossible to gainsay the fact. The well mounted light horsemen of Morgan have swept like a hurricane over the fertile regions [...]
June 2, 1863, The New York Herald The mysterious and threatening movements of the rebel army of Virginia have created the suspicion that it is the intention of General Lee to repeat immediately his aggressive campaign of last summer. Under this idea we are assured there is another great scare in Washington. According to our [...]
June 2, 1863, Dawsons Daily Times and Union (Fort Wayne, Indiana) If the Abolitionists and Republicans; if Lincoln and Seward desire the Union to be restored, why did they so conduct themselves as to break it up? Why did they proclaim the “Irrepressible Conflict? Why did they treat the Constitution as a covenant with death [...]
June 2, 1863, The New York Herald When General Hooker was before the Congressional committee sundry questions were put to him which accomplished what they were intended to do, and brought out, not the truth, but General Hooker. He was purposely given an opportunity to say to the country, from a high standpoint, whatever he [...]
June 2, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia) The body of a white man, aged about twenty-five years, wearing a striped shirt and pants of homespun, corresponding with the clothing worn by the Confederate marines of this post, was discovered floating in the Savannah river yesterday [...]
June 2, 1863, The New York Herald Our Baltimore Correspondence. BALTIMORE, May 31, 1863. I have come into possession today of the following facts in regard to the present actual condition of the Southern railroads and the rolling stock on them, which have an important bearing on the present military operations both at the West [...]
June 2, 1863, Dawsons Daily Times and Union (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Dates from Vicksburg are to the 28th ult. There had been no fighting of consequence since the 24th. The most formidable forts remain to be taken. The rebels seem to think their positon impregnable.– Johnson, with 20,000 men, was reported to be moving to [...]
June 2, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia) On Thursday morning last, about the hour of seven o’clock, Mrs. Mena Landgraff, wife of Charles A. Landgraff, who is now a member of Company D, First Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters, left her residence, situated at the corner of [...]
June 2, 1863, The New York Herald The latest reports from the scene of operations around Vicksburg are to the 27th, by way of Cincinnati, to the effect that three assaults had been made by our forces on the rebel stronghold, in all of which we were repulsed. The last assault was made by General [...]
June 2, 1863, Dawsons Daily Times and Union (Fort Wayne, Indiana) The President, it is reported, means to have Ge. McClellan mustered out of the United States’ service and to give Gen. Grant the Major Generalship in the regular army thus made vacant.
June 2, 1863, Weekly Columbus Enquirer (Georgia) From the Knoxville Register. After a visit to the Rappahannock army, the writer of this made a parting call on General Jackson, in his tent. As we stood exchanging the last words, some reference was made to [...]
Tuesday, 2d.—3:30 A. M., ordered back to our brigade. Lying in reserve behind 57th Georgia. 3 P. M., ordered into ditches between 39th and 56th Georgia regiments; very dangerous place, as can be raked by artillery. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)