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The Daily Dispatch: July 21, 1863., [Electronic resource], Retaliation. (search)
From Charleston — the assault on Battery Wagner. Charleston, July 19. --The bombardment of Battery Wagner yesterday was terrific. Five monitors, the Ironsides, seven wooden gunboats, and two land batteries maintained a concentrated fire for eleven hours. At dark the enemy, numbering ten regiments, made a determined assault on our works. After a desperate struggle, lasting until 11 o'clock P. M., they were repulsed with heavy loss. Our loss is about one hundred killed and wounded. The enemy's is estimated at fifteen hundred. We captured over two hundred prisoners, including some black troops engaged in the assault. All quiet to-day — burying the dea
The Daily Dispatch: July 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Northern Virginia. (search)
rstanding that Morgan himself had surrendered, and I learn it was the understanding of Morgan's officers and men. The number of killed and wounded is inconsiderable; the number of prisoners between one thousand and fifteen hundred, including a large number of Colonels, Majors, and line officers. I captured between six and seven hundred prisoners yesterday. I think I will capture Morgan himself to-morrow. Shackelford, Brig. Gen. U. S. Steamer Moore, Above Burlington Island, July 19. The following telegram is published. Hon. G. Welles, Sec'y Navy: After chasing Morgan nearly five hundred miles I at last met him on the river at this point, and engaged and drove him back, capturing two pieces of his artillery. He abandoned the rest to Gen. Judah. The enemy broke in confusion from the bank and left his wagon train, many horses and small arms in my possession. Since writing the above I followed further up the river, met another portion of Morgan's force, fordi
The Daily Dispatch: July 30, 1863., [Electronic resource], Another raid into North Carolina. (search)
Letter from Mississippi. --A correspondent of the Montgomery Advertiser writes from Meridian, Miss, July 19th, as follows: The army retreated from Jackson on the 17th, this becoming necessary, as the enemy was largely reinforced and was making a flank movement twelve miles above and had crossed the Pearl river. Is the different assaults made upon our at Jackson they were repulsed with great but their overpowering numbers told again upon as, and it was found necessary to retreat. Ge. Johnston's forces encamped last night near Morton, thirty miles this side of Jackson and sixty miles from this place. Rumor says. the next stand will be made at or near Demopolis, on the Tombigbee river, but I don't think the retreat will be extended to the, although that point will be pleased in a condition. Lieut. Gen. Hasdon passed down this morning to wards Johnston's army, and it is said he in to convey the place or who is eternally d — d by the paroled from Vicksburg. They de
The Daily Dispatch: August 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], Later from the North. (search)
Advices from Charleston to the 29th ult., received in New York by the transport Belvidere, state that Gen. Gilmore had succeeded in creating a long line of batteries within 250 yards of Fort Wagner. He had also mounted three heavy siege guns within a mile and a quarter of Fort Sumter, which were to open fire on Sumter on Wednesday last. Two monitors and the Ironsides were engaging Fort Wagner. The World says: No engagement of any account has taken place since the assault of the 19th of July upon Fort Wagner. Our losses since that time have not averaged more than four per day. General Gilmore has now fourteen Parrott guns and mortars in position on Morris's island. For the present, the idea of taking Fort Wagner has been abandoned — shells making but alight impression upon the sand of which that work is composed; the breach made by one shall being soon filled up by the explosion of another. Gen. Gilmore is confident that with his heavy siege guns he can breach Fort Sumter.
The Daily Dispatch: August 10, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Peninsula. (search)
that a force of three hundred cavalry had attacked our rear guard and recaptured the prisoners taken at Abb's Valley, together with several of our men, including Capt. Cutter, of the Thirty-fourth. By this time the detachment which had been sent to the Mount Airy Depot returned and reported that a force of 300 rebels occupied the place, and that the bridge over Reed Creek was strongly guarded. After consultation it was deemed advisable to draw off the command, and at 3 o'clock A. M., July 19, the return march was commenced. At Queen's Knoll, twelve miles from Wytheville, having learned that the enemy had a force in front and had the roads blockaded, the remaining prisoners were paroled, eighty-six in number, destroyed the artillery, and took the mountain path, and so proceeded homeward, encountering incredible hardships, being frequently attacked by the enemy, with loss to him, and being reduced almost to the point of starvation; all of which was heroically endured by the whole
The Daily Dispatch: August 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], Progress of the War. (search)
ng the disposition of them is the legitimate result of the above mentioned annulment, and their return is a matter of deep regret to all, and a deep stain on the name of those who, by a little technical quibbling, effected it. Admiral Porter on good news — his opinion of the Institutions of the rebels. Admiral Porter, whose entire fleet during the whole bombardment of Vicksburg killed and wounded about a half dozen Confederates, thus writes to a friend in New York, from Vicksburg, July 19th: I am glad your good people in New York have got something to make you jolly at last. If you knew half the hard work expended on Vicksburg you would appreciate the victory more. It is no common performance, but has been the result of the highest military skill. Certain papers have been abusing Generals Grant, Sherman, and others for a long time past, while these men have been working with a pure and unselfish patriotism worthy of the commendation of the whole nation. I hope t
The Daily Dispatch: August 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], From the Trans Mississippi.--speculations about Grants army. (search)
From the Trans Mississippi.--speculations about Grants army. A letter from Little Rock, Arkansas, to the Atlanta Appeal, dated July 19th, gives much interesting information relative to the condition of things beyond the Mississippi. The people of that section, it seems, are running a four-State power Confederacy on their "own book," and hope to be able to continue in well doing, not withstanding the interruption of communication across the river. The statements contained in the letter crush out the fallacious notion that the backbone of the rebellion is broken when the Confederacy is bisected. There is a genus of creatures which are not destroyed, but multiplied, by being cut in twain. The letter says: Although Vicksburg has fallen, and communication between this section and the States east of the Mississippi is difficult, and all transmission of materials of war is out of the question for the future, we are not as those without hope. Gen. E. K. Smith possesses the ent
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Yankee Iron-Clad Navy--Admiral Dahlgren's opinion of monitors. (search)
uation to judge. I was once in the Ironsides in at attack on Moultrie and Sumter. I have also watched the behavior of the monitors at anchor through all the phases of winter weather in this exposed situation. The completeness with which four little monitors, supported by an iron-clad frigate, have closed this nothing. Very soon after entering the Roads, I advanced one monitor well up towards the inner debouches of the Northern Channel, supported by another. On the night of the 19th of July, an English steamer attempted to run in, and having eluded the hot pursuit of the outside blockade, no doubt indulged in the belief that all danger was past. But the gallant Captain Rodgers was in advance that night with the Kaatskill, and a shell sent suddenly by him ahead of the culprit steamer signified he escape. In despair or alarm the latter grounded on a shoal, and her wreck has since served as a warning to like evil doers. Two or three steamers that were in, managed to get out
The Daily Dispatch: July 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
your prowess to wrest your country from the grasp of the invader, entitling yourselves to the proud distinction of being called the deliverers of an oppressed people. (Signed,) J. B. Hood, General. Telegraphic communication with Montgomery was suspended last night, near Netasulga. The interruption is supposed to have been caused by a portion of that part of the enemy who were reported to be at Talladega on Saturday. No train has arrived to day from West Point. The main force of the enemy crossed the Chattahoochee between Isham's Ford and Rosswell, and are slowly pushing forward. Cavalry skirmishing took place this morning at Buck Head, six miles from this place. Griffin, Ga, July 19.--Four miles below Jonesboro' the engine Sunshine blew up. The engineer, Joe Haskey, Dr. Dennis, Dr. Harris, and a negro wood passer, were killed, and also Tanner, of the 35th Tenn, a train guard. The engine and five cars are a total wreck. The track will be clear before morning.
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