April 25, 1863, Standard (Clarksville, Texas) Fort Arbuckle Indian Territory March 30th 1863 Dear Standard:–             On yesterday (Sunday) morning, the 29th rode into Arbuckle, and took formal possession relieving Capt. Scanland and Squadron, who had held possession for the previous two months.             There was a high wind blowing, and our battle flag floated [...]

April 25, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Despatches from Port Hudson on the 17th state that Farragut had gone up the river with the Hartford, Albatross and Switzerland. This move is no doubt in conjunction with that of Admiral Porter, above, in sending the eight gunboats down to Vicksburg on Thursday night. If the gunboats which [...]

April 25, 1863, (Marshall) Texas Republican             Having made vigorous efforts to procure printing paper from beyond the Mississippi river, we shall make another as early as it can be got through.  The latest accounts are of a very discouraging character.  One of the largest paper mills in the Confederacy has been recently burned down, [...]

April 25, 1863, The Charleston Mercury FROM RICHMOND. RICHMOND., April 24. – The Baltimore Sun of the 21st says that Colonel Zarvona has been exchanged, and, with other prisoners, is now on his way South. R.O. DICKSON, Clerk of the House of Representatives, was killed today by one of his assistants, R.E. FORD, of Kentucky. [...]

April 25, 1863, The New York Herald NEWBERN, N.C., April 21, 1863. The rebels have abandoned their attack on Washington, N.C., giving it up as a hopeless task. The fortitude and plucky perseverance with which General Foster and his little band of twelve hundred men held out successfully and kept at bay for many days [...]

April 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury FROM NEW ORLEANS. JACKSON, MISS., April 21. – The New Orleans Era thus sums up the results of battle of Grand Lake: ”One thousand rebels captured, the rams Queen of the West and Diana, the transport Cornie, with three rebel gunboats and three other transports either captured or destroyed.’ [...]

April 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The information we have through letters and persons of observation, from Abbeville, Edgefield, and Barnwell Districts, give very encouraging prospects for the growing wheat, and the stand of much corn is good for the season. A letter from Abbeville District, dated the 21st instant, says: ‘I trust there will [...]

April 24, 1863, The New York Herald The Richmond papers of Wednesday, in their despatches from Port Hudson, confirm the news, already announced in these columns, of the attack upon the Queen of the West at Grand Lake by our gunboats, and the capture of her officers and crew. The Queen, it appears, got aground [...]

April 24, 1863, Natchez Daily Courier  The Montgomery Mail says:             After diligent enquiry we are able to present the following list of Paper Mills now in operation within the limits of the Southern Confederacy:             Alabama 1.–At Spring Hill, in Mobile county.             Georgia 3.–At Columbus, Marietta and Athens.             South Carolina 5.–One at [...]

April 24, 1863, Daily Mississippian (Jackson, Mississippi)             The Greensboro (Miss.) Motive, says we can scarcely pass a house when traveling but that we hear the hum of a wheel and the noise of a loom–worked by some fair hand, which is busily engaged in making clothes for some dear ones in the army.  Go [...]

April 24, 1863, The New York Herald We perceive by the letters of our correspondents in Louisiana that Adjutant General Thomas has recently arrived out West, ostensibly to look after the welfare of the army, but really to undertake the serious business of organizing negro regiments and brigades of the federal service. As an initiatory [...]

April 23, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) Our dispatches this morning announce the evacuation of Vicksburg.The news comes through rebel sources, yet little reliance can be placed in the rumor.

April 23, 1863, Clarke County Journal (Alabama) We are glad to learn that the plan which some of our liberal and patriotic citizens have adopted to aid the poor of the upper counties is proving successful, says the Selma Reporter. A large sum of money has been raised, besides a considerable quantity of provisions, which [...]

April 22, 1863, The New York Herald THE SIEGE OF WASHINGTON. THE VERY LATEST. The Siege of Washington raised. OUR NEWBERN CORRESPONDENCE. NEWBERN, N.C., April 18, 1863. Yesterday morning the gunboat Whitehead, Captain French commanding, arrived at this place, with despatches from Washington, stating the enemy had the […..] siege” at that place and were [...]

April 22, 1863, Memphis Daily Appeal (Jackson, Mississippi)  Among the many efforts of the ladies of the South to contribute to the comfort of their brave defenders in the field, few, perhaps, have been more successful in accomplishing their original purpose than the enterprise of establishing a lunch house for the passing soldier at Jackson. [...]

April 22, 1863, Galveston Weekly News  The undersigned begs leave to inform the public that he has succeeded in introducing into this State two suits of double Wool Carding Machines and Picker, and has located the same at Prairie Lea, in Caldwell county, at the Mills of Mr. Thos. Mooney, on the San Marcos river. [...]

April 22, 1863, The New York Herald The grand campaign, upon which the rebellion has staked its strength, its resources, its fortunes and its destiny, opens cheeringly for the Union cause, East and West. The co-operative movements of General Grant and Admiral Porter, General Banks and Admiral Farragut, in Louisiana, lead us to anticipate very [...]

April 22, 1863, Arkansas True Democrat (Little Rock) Cross County, Ark., April 11th, 1863.  Mr. Editor–Having a leisure moment, I proceed to give you a concise statement of the federal raid in this portion of the State recently made. On Tuesday, the 7th inst., four transports arrived at Wittsburg, on the St. Francis river, with [...]

April 22, 1863, The New York Herald The city experienced no little excitement yesterday, after a lull of some days, from the news which reached here from different quarters; each of a highly important and interesting character. For example: – 1. – New Orleans. 2. – Vicksburg. 3. – Nansemond river. 4. – Washington, N.C. [...]

April 22, 1863, The New York Herald Our New Orleans Correspondence. NEW ORLEANS, April 13, 1863. Important military movements are now in progress against the enemy on the Bayou Teche. General Banks is in the field, at the head of General Grover’s and Emery’s divisions and Brigadier General Weitzel’s brigade. On Saturday last Gen. Weitzel’s [...]

April 22, 1863, Daily Mississippian (Jackson, Mississippi) We have lately published the fact that several societies have been inaugurated in Georgia, and, also we think in Alabama, for the purpose of supplying provisions to families at as low a cost as possible–the only profit on what is sold being made just sufficient to pay the [...]

April 21, 1863, Weekly Columbus Enquirer (Georgia) I have 400 bushels of corn that I will sell to poor soldiers’ families of Spalding county for one dollar per bushel; also, 2,000 lbs. of meat, at 40c per pound. R. H. Tooley. Griffin, Ga., March 28, 1863. The above notice was posted by Mr. Tooley, a [...]

April 21, 1863, Daily Mississippian (Jackson, Mississippi)             Editor Mississippian.–What is our duty toward the poor and dependent families of the poor men of our country in the army?  Let every man who reads this question, propound it to himself and to his neighbors.–Let all seriously and carefully reflect upon it and then do what [...]

April 21, 1863, The New York Herald There is nothing new from General Hooker’s army. Some general orders have been issued relative to the disposition of regiments whose term of enlistment is about to expire. Our troops at Suffolk have had a brisk time of it of late. The enemy have been pressing them closely, [...]