June 26, 1863, The New York Herald The Harrisburg Telegrams. HARRISBURG, Pa., June 25, 1863. The Coatesville cavalry, of Chester county, received orders to proceed to Carlisle immediately. Mr. Fisher has arrived here from Chambersburg, and gives an entirely different version to the sensation intelligence received from there. He states that he saw no rebel [...]
June 26, 1863, The New York Herald Despatches from Harrisburg to half-past two o’clock yesterday afternoon stated that the enemy was advancing slowly, but that the best order prevailed in the city. The excitement of the previous days had considerably abated. During the entire of Wednesday night and all day yesterday, long trains of wagons, [...]
June 25, 1863, The New York Herald All the news from Harrisburg would indicate that the rebels are moving directly upon that city, though slowly, not only with cavalry, but with a large army of infantry and artillery to support them. They were only six miles from Carlisle yesterday, and were still advancing. Our troops [...]
June 25, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Early last winter the people of the Confederate States were horrified at the miserable plight into which our brave troops had fallen for the want of clothes, and shoes, and blankets. A little foresight and enterprise in the Quartermaster department at Richmond might readily have avoided such a condition [...]
June 25, 1863, The New York Herald The new campaign has now developed itself. It is a campaign of genuine invasion; but what is the prize? The theory that Lee, under cover of a pretended invasion, was sending away his army to Bragg, is exploded. Far more likely it is that Bragg has sent away [...]
June 25, 1863, Mobile Register And Advertiser This, we learn from the Jacksonville (Ala.) Republican, is the real name of the young heroine who mounted the horse behind Gen. Forrest and conducted him to the ford on Black Creek, in his pursuit of the Yankee marauders. At a meeting of Capt. Fouche’s company, held [...]
June 25, 1863, The Charleston Mercury THE NEWS FROM RICHMOND. RICHMOND, June 23. – Sixteen hundred Yankee prisoners arrived this evening from Winchester including 208 officers. We have nothing by the Central train this evening. Telegraphic communication with Knoxville by the Western line has been re-established. About a thousand negros were captured at Winchester; also [...]
June 25, 1863, The New York Herald Our Baltimore Correspondence. BALTIMORE, June 19, 1863. General Lee’s delay in attacking Hooker has led to some doubts as to whether Washington is really the object at the capture of which he is aiming. But of this there can be no doubt, in view of the following facts, [...]
June 25, 1863, The New York Herald Mr. DeKay Mortimer’s Letter. NEW ALBANY, Ind., June 20, 1863. The people of this portion of the State have been little dreaming of a visit from the rebels, though they have long been prepared for it. It may well be imagined that the events of the past two [...]
June 25, 1863, The New York Herald Rebel Occupation of Frederick. Mr. S.M. CARPENTER’S LETTER. FREDERICK CITY, Md., June 22, 1863. All quiet on the Monocacy. The agony is over, the grand excitement has partially abated, and the citizens of Frederick tonight sit upon their doorsteps, smoking the pipe of peace, with no one to [...]
June 25, 1863, The New York Herald The Harrisburg Telegrams. HARRISBURG, Pa., June 24, 1863. Great alarm prevails here. The rebels have advanced to Shippensburg in force. Captain Boyd called in his pickets, and the telegraph operator left. The opinion of Generals Franklin and Couch is that the rebels are now advancing with serious intent [...]
June 24, 1863, Austin State Gazette The “News” published a letter from Parker county, without date, from which we extract the following: “A few days ago four Indians rode up to one of those old pioneers’ better half as she was going for a bucket of water with a gun on her shoulder. The [...]
June 24, 1863, The New York Herald The recent great battle between General Pleasanton’s cavalry forces and those of the rebel Stuart, in which the former were victorious, goes to prove the superiority of that branch of our service. It was supposed by the rebels that their cavalry was able to defeat ours under any [...]
June 24, 1863, Galveston Weekly News Letter from Parker County. Mr. Editor.–Since I last wrote you, rumors and numerous predictions have been afloat here, and I find a vast portion of the community are ready to succumb to the hordes of the fanatical abolitionists of the North; but it makes me proud to know that [...]
June 24, 1863, The New York Herald The news from the Pennsylvania invasion continues to be the most absorbing topic, and the intelligence today is exciting enough. The enemy reoccupied Chambersburg at eleven o yesterday morning in considerable force. General Knipe, with his command, fell back to Shippensburg. There were no signs of the rebels [...]
June 24, 1863, Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Texas) For the Mississippian. Among the registered enemies of the United States government, who have been recently sent across the lines, from New Orleans, there is now, in this city, a lady whose adventures place her in the ranks of the Mollie Pitchers of the present revolution. [...]
June 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We are gratified to learn that one of our worthy and philanthropic citizens, after long and tedious efforts, has at last succeeded in effecting arrangements with Major H.C. GUERIN, of the Commissary Department, by which a most wholesome and indispensable articles of food will be furnished to a certain [...]
June 24, 1863, Menphis Daily Appeal (Atlanta, Ga) Within the limits of a single civil district in Franklin county, there are twenty-five families whose hands are “off in the wars.” These good wives and children found themselves at the beginning of the present harvest without the means of gathering the coming crop. Some were [...]
June 24, 1863, Galveston Weekly News Galveston, June 18, 1863. Yesterday morning the wagon of Mr. Butler, market gardener, was surrounded by a number of soldiers at the market place, and about thirty watermelons taken from it. This is a hard case, as Mr. Butler has been moderate in prices compared with others, who [...]
June 24, 1863, The New York Herald Our Port Royal Correspondence. PORT ROYAL, S.C., June 19, 1863. In my last I had only time to announce the capture of the celebrated Anglo-rebel ram Fingal; and even now I have to regret that it is utterly impossible to give such details of this brilliant affair as [...]
June 24, 1863, Dallas Herald The New Orleans exiles, driven from the city by Banks, have been arriving at Mobile by hundreds. They were received with a lively and hospitable welcome by the citizens of Mobile, although some of the “black sheep” which grace that goodly city desired to make a “good thing of [...]
June 24, 1863, Galveston Weekly News Columbus, Texas, June 14, 1863. Ed News.–Dear sir: I am requested to send to you for publication, the following extract from a letter received by a soldier in the hospital at this place, from his wife. The soldier is a resident of Johnson county–belongs to Col. Baylor’s Regiment, [...]
June 24, 1863, The New York Herald HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. June 23, 1863. General Pleasanton had the greatest cavalry fight that has yet taken place. Early on Sunday morning General Pleasanton advanced on the enemy at a point beyond Middleburg, being supported by General Barnes’ division of infantry. A fight ensued, [...]
June 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury LATEST NEWS FROM THE WEST. JACKSON, MISS., June 23. – Col. WIRT ADAMS’ cavalry attacked 400 of the enemy’s cavalry at Bear Creek, near Mechanicsburg, yesterday, routing them, capturing their artillery, and killing or wounding 100 of their number. Our loss was 25 killed and wounded. Amongst the latter [...]
June 24, 1863, Dallas Herald An Act to establish the Flag of the Confederate States. “The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the flag of the Confederate States shall be as follows: The field to be white, the length double the width of the flag, with the union (now used [...]