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The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
news. Since General Longstreet's reconnaissance of Saturday, and the driving back of the Yankees across Hatcher's run on the same morning, perfect quiet has prevailed on the lines below Richmond and in front of Petersburg. The Yankees south of the Appomattox are said to be pulling down their recently-constructed winter quarters and moving them further to the rear, their present position being in uncomfortably easy range of our artillery. Warren's column. Since the receipt of General Lee's official dispatch of last Saturday, detailing the repulse of Warren's column at the Meherrin river on Friday, and their subsequent retreat, nothing authentic has been heard from this force of the enemy. Report says that, on Saturday, they were making their way back to their main army at Petersburg, and were being much worried by Hampton. We shall probably, to-day, get later accounts. The Yankee papers say the Second and Fifth corps are engaged in this expedition.--Like all the statem
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], Virginia Legislature. (search)
's message as relates to the subject of placing negroes as soldiers into the army of the Confederate States. A recess of ten minutes was agreed upon to allow the members to be introduced to General Joseph E. Johnston, who appeared in the hall; after which, on motion of Mr. Keen, the Senate adjourned. House of Delegates. The House convened at noon. Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Jeter, of the Baptist Church. Mr. Haymond, from the Committee on Finance, reported a bill to pay General Robert E. Lee for his services as major general of the Virginia bill was read the first Mr. McCue, of duced a resolution referring so much of the Governor's message as relates to the placing of negroes in the military service to the Committee on Confederate Relations, with instructions to report adversely to the proposition. The resolution gave rise to much discussion, the House dividing on the two propositions presented: whether negroes were to be employed as soldiers or as pioneers,
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
All stories about disaster on the Cumberland river are wholly untrue. The river is entirely clear and unobstructed to Clarksville, to which point our transports run without any convoy. From Clarksville to Nashville no transports are convoyed by gunboats. Around Nashville, skirmishing goes on daily. A brigade of Confederates was seen to move off in the direction of Murfreesboro'; but whether to attack the place or forage was not known. Hood's right is commanded by Cheatham; centre by Lee; and the left by Stewart. On the side of the Yankees. Wood commands the Fourth corps, and Crouch the Twenty-third corps. The water on the shoals of the Cumberland river on Friday was only forty-four inches deep, and still falling. A later telegram, from Nashville on the 9th, says: The weather is very cold. A heavy storm of snow and hail has prevailed all day. The rebel line in our front appears intact. There are no indications of an attack or of their running away. The excitement