May 13, 1863, The Charleston Mercury
FUNERAL OF GENERAL JACKSON.
RICHMOND, May 12. The funeral procession of General JACKSON today was a grand pageant. The streets along which it passed were thronged with ladies and gentlemen. The procession left the Governor’s mansion at 10 1/2 o’clock this morning, and marched in column, with bands of music, down Government street to Main street, up Main street to Second street, thence through Grace street to the Capitol, where the body was placed in the Hall of Congress. The President, the Cabinet, the Governor and other dignitaries, with the civil and military, were in the procession. The military escort consisted of infantry, cavalry and artillery. The body will be removed tomorrow to Lexington County, Va.
FROM THE WEST.
VICKSBURG, May 11. A coal barge ran past our batteries last night. The enemy’s fleet above is anchoring.
JACKSON, May 12. One thousand of GRANT’S cavalry entered and burned Crystal Springs, on the New Orleans Railroad, at noon yesterday. OSTERHAUS is reported to be at Cayuga, with one hundred and fifty cavalry and six or seven regiments of infantry. The enemy is reinforcing Willow Springs and Rocky Springs from the river. GRANT will probably advance eastward and not direct to Vicksburg.
We have reports from the river that General PRICE met and chastised the Yankees at St. Francis’ River. It was reported in Memphis that the Confederates had occupied Pittsburg, Pa. A despatch, dated Cincinnati, May 8, says that affairs at Dayton have been comparatively quiet. After 10 o’clock yesterday the troops from Cincinnati and Columbus began pouring in. Thirty of the ringleaders had been arrested, and every precaution had been taken to prevent a renewal of the riot.
A St. Louis despatch of May 5 says that the most prominent of the secessionists had been arrested. No favors will be shown, but they will be sent south, with their families. A Nashville despatch states that ex-Governor BROWN was among the banished from that city.
JACKSON, May 12. The enemy is fortifying at Rocky Springs and Willow Springs.
TULLAHOMA, May 11. Gen. BRAGG reviewed the North Alabama troops yesterday. He addressed them briefly, highly complimenting them. He said that the situation in front was encouraging, and he ardently hoped that they might be attacked by the enemy. The General leaves today to inspect the troops in the front.
ANDREW JOHNSON has been commissioned Major General by LINCOLN, and authorized to raise a force of 5000 Tennesseans and 10,000 negros. One regiment of negros has been organized. JOHNSON’S son, ANDY, Jr., has been promoted to Brigadier. Ex-Governor NEILL S. BROWN, of Tennessee, has come through the lines from Nashville and is now at Pulaski.
TULLAHOMA, May 12. Scouts from the front today report the removal of the enemy’s tents and heavy baggage to the rear.
The Nashville Press of the 9th contains a telegram from the Rappahannock, stating that the Yankee loss in SEDGWICK’S command alone, was 5000 men. Editorially the Press says: ‘HOOKER, having changed his base, tells the story. He is defeated. Our first reports were base fabrications. The picture is frightful, and adds to the chronology of our sanguinary defeats in the East. Reports fix the rebel loss at from 10,000 to 15,000.’