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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, November (search)
November 17. This morning a detachment under Col. Alcorn stationed at Calhoun, attacked Hawkins' regiment at Cypress Bridge, three miles back of Rumsey, in McLean County, Ky., and completely routed the rebels, killing a great number, taking twenty-five prisoners, three hundred horses, and a number of guns, blankets, etc. The national loss was ten killed and fifteen wounded. A Panio prevailed at Charleston, which a week before the battle of Port Royal was regarded as absolutely impregnable. In explanation of the panic it is said: The entire fighting population of Charleston and Savannah as well as the intervening and adjacent country is on active duty. The exempts are very few in number, being confined to those who are engaged in expediting the preparations for the war, or are detained by other occupations which the public interest requires not to be suspended. Thus the community of Charleston and that of Savannah, alike shorn of the young and vigorous men, who give buoy
The Daily Dispatch: October 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Kentucky. (search)
hipments only are permitted. It was rumored that 50,000 additional troops were to be thrown into Louisville. The Louisville Journal says Messrs. J. T. Speed, of Louisville, and J. T. Boyle of Danville, had reached Louisville, having been successful in procuring arms for Kentucky, among them six batteries of artillery. The Journal says they have plenty of arms now to supply all the Kentucky volunteers, and "an indefinite number besides." A letter to the Louisville Journal from Rumsey, Ky., dated the 1st inst., says: "We have lots of soldiers here — about 1,000 Union men — and we expect more. They are from Hartford, Ky., Col. Hawkins's regiment.--We are expecting 4,000 to 6,000 Southern soldiers here in a few days. They were in Greenville on Sunday. The stockholders of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad have gone through the farce of electing Directors. Among those chosen, we notice the names of James Guthrie, H. D. Newcomb, J. B. Wilder, and W. F. Coop
The Daily Dispatch: December 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Special notice. (search)
noon, but generally discredited, that Gen. John C. Breckinridge, with a large force, is advancing from Green river in the direction of Owensboro's or Henderson. A young man arrived at Camp Calhoun, McLean county; on Saturday last, and reported that J. C. Breckinridge is between Russellville and Greenville, sixteen miles from Greenville, with a regiment of cavalry and one of infantry. He intended crossing Green river at Rochester, and also at Ashbysburg. Another force was to advance on Rumsey, opposite Calhoun, and divert Gen. Crittenden until the other two forces got in his rear. Release of State prisoners from Fort Warren--Marylanders detained for Refusing to take the oath of allegiance--Lieut. Tathall imprisoned. Boston, Nov. 27. --By orders from Washington, the following State prisoners, mostly Marylanders, have been released from Fort Warren, after taking the oath of allegiance; S. B. Frost, John L. Boulden, David Luchest, Geo. Thompson, Robert Roe, Charles D. F
The Daily Dispatch: January 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], Late Southern News. (search)
reen, Kentucky, correspondent of the Nashville Republican, writing under date of the 2d inst, given the following particulars of the engagement near Rumeay, Kentucky: News of the brilliant achievement of some of our cavalry have already reached you. The partitioners of the engagement are about these. On the afternoon of the 28th, about three hundred of Colonel Forrest's cavalry encountered near the same number of Jim Jackson's (Federal) cavalry, about 9 miles south of the town of Rumsey, on Green river. The Federals were led by Major, formerly Captain W. S. D. Megowan, who you remember was at one time high sheriff of the city of Louisville. As the two narlies met warm work immediately commenced, our men cutting and slashing right and left. Our boys made quick work of the job before them. The enemy could not stand their daring and impetuous charge, and fled in every direction, their Valliant little Captain leading in the stampede. Our loss was Capt. H. C. Meriwether
The Daily Dispatch: January 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 19 (search)
amento （Ky.) Fi--Deserters. The Bowling Green correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune, under date of January 3, says: Rev. Mr. McCormick, of Owensboro', a gentleman of high character, arrived here last night, and reports that he was at Rumsey to Saturday last at the time of the cavalry fight at Sacramento, when the enemy returned a discomfiture to that place, and says their loss was more than one hundred in killed and wounded, and that many deserted from after the engagement; ten of their wounded had died in Rumsey up to Sunday evening when he left there. Federal Villainy — a young lady killed is Cold blood. We make no comment upon such an act is the following, for language tails to supply the words in which it ought to be denounced. If there is not a special corner in the lower regions reserved for such villains, then there is no such thing as just retribution, either is this world or the next. We copy from the the New Orleans Crescent, of the 9th inst.; W