July 3—Move hospital early. Brother Stradley and I were riding over the fields from one hospital to another, when I fell from my horse at noon, not knowing I had fallen, and remaining unconscious for an hour. Loss of sleep and excitement may have led to the vertigo. God could take a man out of [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald NEAR VICKSBURG, June 24, 1863. We have reports of an important nature from within Vicksburg. Deserters who came over to our lines yesterday say that a mutiny has broken out among the soldiers in the city, and that they demand its capitulation to the Union forces. The rebel [...]
July 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury (From the Port Royal South, June 6.) On Monday evening last, five Companies of the Black regiment of Carolina negros, and a portion of Battery C, 3d R.I. Artillery, Captain Brayton, under the command of Col. Montgomery, started on an expedition, which had for its main object the recruiting [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald The village of Gettysburg, Pa., was the scene of a desperate conflict on Wednesday and yesterday, the result of which is not yet fully ascertained; but there seems no reason to doubt that it is favorable to the Union arms. The forces engaged on Wednesday were the First [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald From the details of the battle of Gettysburg, which we submit to our readers this morning, they will perceive that the Union forces engaged did their duty handsomely; that the general results are satisfactory and highly encouraging; that, in a word, the day closed with General Meade as [...]
July 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The work which is now progressing in our harbor, for the defence of Charleston, is sadly impeded from the want of carpenters. Several of these artizans can find steady employment in a pleasant locality in the harbor, besides they will have the gratification of knowing that their labor has [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald CARLISLE, Pa., July 2 — 5 P.M. An engagement, as unlooked for and unexpected to the rebels as to us, took place here last evening, and continued during the greater part of the night. It seems that Fitzhugh Lee, after having cut the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald CAVALRY OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, June 30, 1863. THE CAVALRY WINNING FAME. Gen. Kilpatrick, having recently been promoted from a colonelcy, has more recently been placed in command of Stahel’s division of cavalry, comprising Ingalls’, under Brigadier General Farnsworth, and Brigadier General Custer, both of whom have served on [...]
July 3, 1863, Menphis Daily Appeal (Atlanta, Ga) What an immense amount of heroism among this class passes unnoticed, or is taken as a matter of course, not only in this most righteous war we are waging, but in those of all past time. For the soldier, he has his comrades about him, shoulder [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald Two years have now passed since Semmes commenced his piratical cruise in the Sumter, since which time about one hundred and fifty of our vessels — valued, with their cargoes, at ten millions of dollars — have been captured by vessels under the Confederate flag, and still nothing [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald DESPATCH OF MR. J.H. VOSBURG. GETTYSBURG, July 1, 1863. The First corps of General Reynolds had been engaged with the enemy probably about two hours when the Eleventh arrived on the ground, hurrying up to meet the noise of battle towards us. So far the First corps had [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald Mr. John J. Fitzpatrick’s Letter. NEAR VICKSBURG, June 22, 1863. Without touching upon forbidden topics there is little to write concerning our operations for the reduction of the great rebel stronghold on the Mississippi. The siege is progressing with that deliberate energy which characterizes such a work, and, [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald DESPATCH OF MR. G.W. HOSMER. BIVOUAC ON THE FIELD, WEST OF GETTYSBURG, July 1 — 10 P.M. General Buford’s cavalry had previously driven the rebels to the west of the town, beyond the seminary, and between nine and ten o’clock A.M. the rebels gave his pickets a pretty [...]
July 3, 1863, Richmond Enquirer General Le’s army has occupied, without resistance, the flourishing town of York, the centre and capital of a great county which is the garden of Pennsylvania; situated on the railroad on which Baltimore depends for its supplies, and within fifty miles of that city, almost due North. The intelligence of [...]
July 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Through private letters and persons arriving from Martinsburg and Winchester, we have interesting, though not late news, from General LEE’S army. On last Wednesday the whole of our forces had crossed into Maryland, not at Leesburg, as previously reported, but at Williamsport and other fords in that neighborhood. At [...]
July 3, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The success of a small military force, aided by citizens, in driving back an enemy numbering several thousand, from Knoxville, affords, says the Savannah Republican, an encouraging example of what the people can do for the protection of their homes when both their hearts and hands are enlisted in [...]
July 3, 1863, The New York Herald DESPATCH OF MR. F.G. CHAPMAN. BALTIMORE, July 2, 1863. About half-past nine o’clock yesterday morning, as the First army corps passed through Gettysburg, on its way northward, its advance encountered the enemy’s skirmishers, posted in by streets and out of the way places. These were quickly dislodged by [...]
July 3d, 1863.—H. was going to headquarters for the requisite pass, and he saw General Pemberton crawling out of a cave, for the shelling has been as hot as ever. He got the pass, but did not act with his usual caution, for the boat he secured was a miserable, leaky one—a mere trough. Leaving [...]
2nd. Borrowed one day’s rations of the 12th R. I. Expecting a train for ourselves. Boys very accommodating. Regt. to be mustered out of service on the 13th. All very happy. It makes me almost homesick and still I am glad my time is not out. I could not be satisfied at home with this [...]
Thursday, 2d–We loaded up our baggage and started at 8 o’clock to join our regiment and brigade in camp on the Big Black river, about ten miles distant. We found our command cutting away the trees which were cut down to keep General Johnston from coming in our rear after Vicksburg should surrender.[1] [1] It [...]
Thursday, 2d.—Pretty quiet to-day; think the rations are about out, as we have been getting two small biscuits and a pint of pea soup for a day’s rations for several days; no meat, and pea-bread seems to be out. Various rumors. Tom Meek, Company E, wounded; Jones Greene died of sickness; think the siege of [...]
July 2. Commences with pleasant but very warm weather; at nine A. M., inspected crew at quarters; from eleven A. M., until three P. M. firing of heavy guns heard in the rear of Port Hudson; the rebel water batteries firing at lower fleet.
July 2—Part of the day among wounded men. Visited Brigade in town. A fearful fight from 3 till 9 p. m.
JULY 2D.—The President is unwell again; to what extent I have not learned. But the Vice-President is ready, no doubt, to take his place in the event of a fatal result; and some would rejoice at it. Such is the mutability of political affairs! The Attorney-General Watts, being referred to, sends in a written opinion [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd JULY 2ND.–This is Camp Tiffin. Our regiment was favored to-day with a large mail, and nothing could have been more acceptable. Letters from home were looked into first, and next, of course, came sweethearts. One letter was read aloud, describing the capture of a butternut camp, in [...]