June 24, 1863, Austin State Gazette The “News” published a letter from Parker county, without date, from which we extract the following: “A few days ago four Indians rode up to one of those old pioneers’ better half as she was going for a bucket of water with a gun on her shoulder. The [...]
June 24, 1863, The New York Herald The recent great battle between General Pleasanton’s cavalry forces and those of the rebel Stuart, in which the former were victorious, goes to prove the superiority of that branch of our service. It was supposed by the rebels that their cavalry was able to defeat ours under any [...]
June 24, 1863, Galveston Weekly News Letter from Parker County. Mr. Editor.–Since I last wrote you, rumors and numerous predictions have been afloat here, and I find a vast portion of the community are ready to succumb to the hordes of the fanatical abolitionists of the North; but it makes me proud to know that [...]
June 24, 1863, The New York Herald The news from the Pennsylvania invasion continues to be the most absorbing topic, and the intelligence today is exciting enough. The enemy reoccupied Chambersburg at eleven o yesterday morning in considerable force. General Knipe, with his command, fell back to Shippensburg. There were no signs of the rebels [...]
June 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We are gratified to learn that one of our worthy and philanthropic citizens, after long and tedious efforts, has at last succeeded in effecting arrangements with Major H.C. GUERIN, of the Commissary Department, by which a most wholesome and indispensable articles of food will be furnished to a certain [...]
June 24, 1863, Menphis Daily Appeal (Atlanta, Ga) Within the limits of a single civil district in Franklin county, there are twenty-five families whose hands are “off in the wars.” These good wives and children found themselves at the beginning of the present harvest without the means of gathering the coming crop. Some were [...]
June 24, 1863, Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Texas) For the Mississippian. Among the registered enemies of the United States government, who have been recently sent across the lines, from New Orleans, there is now, in this city, a lady whose adventures place her in the ranks of the Mollie Pitchers of the present revolution. [...]
June 24, 1863, Galveston Weekly News Galveston, June 18, 1863. Yesterday morning the wagon of Mr. Butler, market gardener, was surrounded by a number of soldiers at the market place, and about thirty watermelons taken from it. This is a hard case, as Mr. Butler has been moderate in prices compared with others, who [...]
June 24, 1863, The New York Herald Our Port Royal Correspondence. PORT ROYAL, S.C., June 19, 1863. In my last I had only time to announce the capture of the celebrated Anglo-rebel ram Fingal; and even now I have to regret that it is utterly impossible to give such details of this brilliant affair as [...]
June 24, 1863, Dallas Herald The New Orleans exiles, driven from the city by Banks, have been arriving at Mobile by hundreds. They were received with a lively and hospitable welcome by the citizens of Mobile, although some of the “black sheep” which grace that goodly city desired to make a “good thing of [...]
June 24, 1863, Galveston Weekly News Columbus, Texas, June 14, 1863. Ed News.–Dear sir: I am requested to send to you for publication, the following extract from a letter received by a soldier in the hospital at this place, from his wife. The soldier is a resident of Johnson county–belongs to Col. Baylor’s Regiment, [...]
June 24, 1863, The New York Herald HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. June 23, 1863. General Pleasanton had the greatest cavalry fight that has yet taken place. Early on Sunday morning General Pleasanton advanced on the enemy at a point beyond Middleburg, being supported by General Barnes’ division of infantry. A fight ensued, [...]
June 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury LATEST NEWS FROM THE WEST. JACKSON, MISS., June 23. – Col. WIRT ADAMS’ cavalry attacked 400 of the enemy’s cavalry at Bear Creek, near Mechanicsburg, yesterday, routing them, capturing their artillery, and killing or wounding 100 of their number. Our loss was 25 killed and wounded. Amongst the latter [...]
June 24, 1863, Dallas Herald An Act to establish the Flag of the Confederate States. “The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the flag of the Confederate States shall be as follows: The field to be white, the length double the width of the flag, with the union (now used [...]
Wednesday, 24th.—Went back to camp to-day, though still very unwell. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
23rd. All astir again early. Soon after breakfast teams pulled out. Thede and I went ahead. Got a drink of milk at West’s. Case not so well. Crossed the river and reached camp at 3 P. M. Found good letters from home and Fannie. Have had nice cool weather for marching all the time. Felt [...]
Tuesday, 23d–Fighting is still going on. A force of thirty thousand under command of General Sherman was sent to rout Johnston. The Eleventh Iowa, with the exception of Company E, went on an expedition[1] in the direction of the Big Black river. Company E was left here for picket duty. [1] To join Sherman’s forces.—Ed.
June 23d. The forenoon of this day pleasant, but afternoon and evening squally and rainy. Firing at intervals heard at Port Hudson during the whole day.
JUNE 23d.—From the army on the Potomac we have a dispatch from Lee, saying there have been several cavalry engagements during the last week, wherein our arms were successful. Lee will soon electrify us with another movement of his grand army,—such is the general belief. From the West we learn that on Saturday last, Grant, [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd JUNE 23d.–We halted this morning at six o’clock, and but a few minutes elapsed before two-thirds of the regiment were fast asleep. A few very hungry ones, only, made coffee and took breakfast. We find ourselves again on the road to Jackson, but what our final [...]
June 23, 1863, The New York Herald The Chambersburg Telegrams. CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., June 22, 1863. I undertook to reach Greencastle today, but could not do so as the rebels are still there. This afternoon a detachment of the First New York cavalry had a skirmish with the rebels two miles this side of Greencastle. We [...]
June 23, 1863, The New York Herald Our Port Royal Correspondence. PORT ROYAL, S.C., June 17, 1863. The great rebel bugbear, which had for so many months previous to the advent of the Monitor fleet into our waters thrown the military and naval communities into a state of alarm and anxiety, is at last in [...]
June 23, 1863, The New York Herald Our Hilton Head Correspondence. HILTON HEAD, S.C., June 17, 1863. The transport steamer Saxon, Captain Lavender, goes North today for repairs, rendered necessary by damages received some months since while crossing the bar at Stono, against the remonstrances of the captain. She will carry a mail. During the [...]
June 23, 1863, Weekly Columbus Enquirer (Georgia) The Milwaukee correspondent of the Chicago Tribune (Republican) says: Another disgraceful scene occurred in our city this afternoon, similar to that of a few days since. An enrolling officer, while engaged in his duties in one of the wards, was attacked by a large number of [...]
June 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury THE NEWS FROM THE WEST. JACKSON, MISS. June 20. – A soldier who escaped from Louisville, Ky., on the 5th instant, reports that Majors J. H. THOMPSON and F. M. COWAN had been taken from the jail at that place and hung, under BURNSIDE’S order forbidding recruiting in that [...]