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The Daily Dispatch: April 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War News. (search)
The Victory in Trains-Mississippi. Mobile April 20. --Western dispatches report a battle at Mansfield, La., in which Banks was defeated with a loss of 8,000.--Gen. Smith captured 35 guns, 200 wagons, and 2,000 prisoners. The Federals admit a defeat. Gens. Monton and Polignac were severely wounded. Steele is surrounded on the Little Missouri, awaiting reinforcements.
The Daily Dispatch: April 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Difference. (search)
From the Southwest. Dalton, April 20. --It is generally believed that the enemy is concentrating his forces at Ringgold and Cleveland, and that before long warm work may be expected. The lines have been rigidly guarded recently, and but little is known of his movements. The weather is clear and pleasant, and the roads are once more in good condition.
The Daily Dispatch: April 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], From the Trans Mississippi. (search)
Dash on Port Hudson. Mobile, April 20. --Col. Powers, with two hundred men, dashed into Port Hudson on the 7th, captured one gun and took eighteen prisoners. The Yankees admit a loss of ninety. Col. Powers lost three wounded.
The Daily Dispatch: April 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], The great "Flag" excitement. (search)
From Northern Virginia. Orange C. H., April 20. --The enemy have been busy for several days with reviews and inspections. There is no truth in the rumor that the enemy is falling back to Centreville. All quiet in front.
The Daily Dispatch: April 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], Capture of Plymouth, N. C.--Twenty-five hundred prisoners and thirty pieces of artillery taken. (search)
Capture of Plymouth, N. C.--Twenty-five hundred prisoners and thirty pieces of artillery taken. The following official telegram was received at the War Department yesterday: Plymouth, N. C, April 20. To Gen Bragg: I have stormed and captured this place, capturing one Brigadier, one thousand six hundred men, stores, and twenty-five pieces of artillery. R. F. Hoke, Brig. Gen'l. In addition to the above the President received a telegram from Col. John Taylor Wood, Rocky Mount, April 21st, which furnishes some further particulars of this important affair. He states that the capture of the town was effected by the forces under Gen. Hoke, with naval cooperation; and that in the fight two Federal gunboats were sunk, another disabled, and a small steamer captured. Our loss he estimates at 300 in all. Among the killed was Col. Mercer.--The captures are thus estimated by Colonel Wood's dispatch: Twenty-five hundred prisoners, among them three or four hundred neg
The Daily Dispatch: April 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], Additional particulars from the Plymouth fight. (search)
we had some wounded. Another slight skirmish occurred near Natchitoches on Wednesday without results. Chicago, April 20. --The Journal says that the day after the disaster to the 13th army corps Gen. Corse engaged and defeated the enemy, capturing two thousand prisoners and twenty cannon. Cairo, April 20 --Guerillas along the river declare that they will not allow Northern men to work on abandoned plantations. They recently made a raid on Tensas, La., capturing a lgroes and mules, killing Mr. Rollison and Mr. Matternalleth, after making them dig their own graves. Cincinnati, April 20 --A Cattleburg, Ky., despatch of the 19th, says, Capt. Patrick has arrived with one hundred prisoners, captured atCols Clay, Prentice and Maj. Johnson. Col. Clay was among the prisoners. Brig. Gen. Prince has been ordered to the command of the district of Cairo, Paducah and Columbus. New York, April 20. --Cotton firmer and higher. Gold, 1.67¾.
The Daily Dispatch: April 29, 1864., [Electronic resource], Reported advance of the enemy on the Peninsula. (search)
artillery, all that were in the fight. This letter also says that Gen. Smith captured two thousand prisoners and thirty-six guns in a fight on the 9th. Still another letter says: We get all sorts of reports from the front. The latest is that Gen. Smith whipped the rebels, taking two thousand prisoners and eighteen guns. The expedition is no doubt broken up, and our troops are falling back. Gen. Banks is mentioned as having been on the field on the 8th. Cairo, April 20.--Information obtained from reliable sources confirms the statement of the Chicago Journal's Red river letter of the 10th inst, concerning the battle of Pleasant Hill on the 8th, that account being mainly correct. Our loss, however, was greater than therein stated. The fight wound up in the enemy being handsomely whipped, and driven from the field with a heavy loss. Deserters from the Yankee army — important letter from Gen. Wistar. Headquarters U. S. Forces, Yorktown, Va., Apr
The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], The impending battle on the Rapidan — the enemy on the Peninsula — Iron Clads and transports in James river — troops landed at Bermuda Hundreds, &c. (search)
o shorten his visit to England, and would embark for Caprera again on the 22d, thought great efforts were making to induce him to remain longer. It was given out that his health was affected, but it was strongly suspected that this departure was because of official intimations, though Lord Palmerston, for the British, and the Paris. Monitour, for the French, disclaimed everything of the kind. The Emperor and Empress of Mexico had visited the Pope, and would leave for Mexico on the 20th of April. Great Britain. In the House of Commons, on the 18th, Lord R Cocit wished to ask a question which, at the interposition of the noble lord at the head of the Government, he had postponed on Friday evening. He wished to know from the attorney General whether he still considered a certain report alleged to be signed by Mr Mallory, on behalf of the Confederate Government, as a document of a character entirely unquestionable, [hear, hear,] as he on a former be casino had described it [
The Daily Dispatch: February 9, 1865., [Electronic resource], Disclosures by General Butler. (search)
States should be exerted to do justice to those who had fought the battles of the country and been captured in its service. The whole subject was referred by the Secretary of War to the Lieutenant General commanding, who telegraphed me on the 14th of April, 1864, in substance: "Break off all negotiations on the subject of exchange till further orders." And therefore all negotiations were broken off, save that a special exchange of sick and wounded on either side went on. On the 20th of April I received an other telegram from General Grant, ordering not another man be given to the rebels. To that I answered, on the same day; "Lieutenant General Grant's instructions shall be implicitly obeyed. I assume that you do not mean to stop the special exchange of the sick and wounded now going on." To this I received a reply, in substance: "Do not give the rebels a single able bodied man." From that hour, so long as I remained in the department, exchanges of prisoners stopped under th
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