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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 79 (search)
or-General Foster. headquarters, Department of North-Carolina, Newbern, December 27, 1862. Major-General H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief, United States Army, Washington, D. C.: General: Referring to my letters of December tenth, fourteenth, and twentieth, I have the honor to report that I left this town at eight A. M. of the eleventh, with the following forces: Gen. Wessells's brigade of General Peck's division, kindly loaned to me; Col. Amory's brigade; Col. Stevenson's brigade; Col. Loe's brigade. In all about----infantry; batteries Third New-York artillery; Belger's battery, First Rhode Island; section of Twenty-fourth New-York independent battery; section of Twenty-third independent battery, having a total of----guns, and the Third New-York cavalry of about----men. We marched the first day on the main Kinston road about fourteen miles, when, finding the road obstructed by felled trees for half a mile and over, I bivouacked for the night, and had the obstructions remo
The Daily Dispatch: November 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], Latest from Europe. (search)
Latest from the North. We are indebted to the courtesy of Capt Philip Cashnever for a copy of the New York Herald of Wednesday, the 6th instant. The most important feature of the news is that concerning the elections, which is give in our summery Major-General O. M, Mitchell the Yankee astronomer, and General in command at Hilton Head, S. C., died on the 31st ult., a Beaufort, S. C., of yellow fever. He was a native of Kentucky, and graduated at West Point in the same class with Gen. Loe. Major-General J. B. Richardson, who was wounded in the battle of Antietam died at Sharpsburg, Md., on the night of the 31 inst. He was a native of Vermont, and was considered one of the best fighting Generals in the whole Yankee army.--He was the man who preferred the charges against Col. Miles for had conduct on the field at the first battle of Bull Run. The latter died from wounds received at Harper's Ferry, the former from wounds received at Antietam, both having received the wounds within
The Daily Dispatch: November 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Northern Virginia. (search)
Shoes for the soldiers. --A large and influential meeting of citizens was held yesterday, in pursuance of the call made in the daily papers, the object being to raise money to purchase shoes for such of the soldiers of Gen. Loe's army as might be in need. Rev. J. Lansing Burrows, of the 1st Baptist Church, was chosen Charman, and A. H. Sands, Esq. Secretary of the meeting. A number of gentlemen addressed the meeting on the objects proposed to be accomplished by the movement. Several testified from their own personal observation to the destitute condition of some of the soldiers, and the necessity of aiding the Government in supplying their wants in respect to shoes and clothing. The most generous disposition was manifested by those present, and if their feelings be an index, as we are sure it is, of the popular heart, there will be no difficulty in raising any amount necessary. The gentlemen present subscribed between four and five thousand dollars on the spot, some indi