Showing posts with label Sill. Show all posts
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

From Washington

Com. Dupont reports to the Department, under date of April 14th, that the ship Emily St. Pierre of Charleston, from Calcutta, was captured on the 18th ult. by the blockading squadron, she was sent to Philadelphia for adjudication.

The English sloops Caynel, of Nashua, N.P., was captured by the Susquehannah on the morning of the 3d, about two miles from the Charleston bar. She had cargo suitable for, and in great demand at the Southern port, she was also sent to Philadelphia for adjudication.

Another schooner was run ashore by the blockading vessels on Sullivan’s Island where she now remains a wreck.

The following dispatches have been received by the Secretary of War, dated Nashville, Tennessee: “On Saturday morning two expeditions were started for Huntsville on the cars. One under Col. Sill of the 23d Ohio, went east to Stevens, the junction of the Chattanooga and Memphis & Charleston Railroads, which point they seized, 2,000 of the enemy retreating with out firing a gun. Col. Sill captured five locomotives and a large amount of rolling stock. The other expedition, under Col. Turchin of the 19th Illinois, went west, arriving at Decatur, in time to save the railroad bridge, which was in flames. General Mitchell now holds 100 miles of the Memphis & Charleston RR.”

Mr. Kerrigan voted against the bill for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, but was left out of the list in telegraphing.


Tribune’s Special.

The bill emancipating slaves in the District of Columbia was laid before the president at 4 o’clock this evening.


Special to the World.

An officer of the 79th N.Y. reports that four of Gen. Banks’ men have been found tied to a tried with their heads shot off. Not credited.


WASHINGTON, April 14.

The president, to-day, in response to a resolution of the House transmitted voluminous documents, relating all the correspondence which has taken place since June last, relative to the affairs of Mexico. From a hasty glance at their contents, it appears that on the 3d of that month, Mr. Seward in writing to Mr. Corwin, informs him that intelligence wearing an air of authenticity, a design exists on the part of the insurgents of this country to gain possession of Lower California; and that the President expects him to exercise his best judgment, not only to thwart this scheme, but prevent Rebel armed vessels from finding shelter in Mexican ports, and from carrying arms through the territory of the Republic.

The defense of the Mexican sovereignty is urged upon the attention of that Government, and the declaration made that the United States does not desire to acquire any part of Mexico. On the 9th of June Mr. Corwin informed Mr. Seward that it had been his constant endeavor since his arrival at the City of Mexico, to possess the Mexican mind of the true cause of our difficulties, and thus enable them to estimate the danger which would result for any unfavorable termination of them. He was quite sure that while the Mexican government would endeavor to procure peaceful relations with all European Powers on fair terms, it regarded the United States it true and only reliable friend in any struggle which might involve its national existence.

Toward the close of July Mr. Corwin, in the course of his dispatch, incidentally remarks that Europe is quite willing to see us humbled and will not fail to take advantage of our embarrassments to execute purposes of which she would not have dreamed, had we remained at peace. This was said with reference to the joint intervention of England, France and Spain in the affairs of Mexico.

Mr. Seward, in writing to Mr. Corwin on the Sept. 2d, assures him that the president greatly desired that the political status of Mexico, as an independent nation, should be permanently maintained; and in December, after speaking of the joint intervention, states that the Govt. could not consent to his returning from Mexico, as desired.

– Published in the Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, April 16, 1862, p. 1

Friday, April 3, 2009

Latest from Murfreesboro – More Particulars – Our loss 9,500 killed and wounded and 5,000 prisoners.

NEW YORK, Jan.6. – The Times has the following dispatch from Nashville on the 5th, from persons arriving from the battlefield. I learn that on Saturday night, during the storm the rebels attacked our men in their rifle pits along the whole line.

There was heavy fighting in the centre. – We drove the enemy across Stone River. The 77th Pennsylvania first carried the point. On Sunday morning Stanley’s brigade entered Murfreesboro. The town is injured by shells.

General Sill’s body was at the Court House – The Rebels buried their own dead, and our officers. There has been great loss of Confederate life. We lose about 9,500 killed and wounded, and about 5,000 prisoners. The enemy retreated to Tulahoma. Our forces are terribly shattered. Out of 136 Colonels engaged we lost 19 killed.

– Published in the Zanesville Daily Courier, Zanesville, Ohio, Tuesday, January 6, 1863

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Gen. Sill

This gallant young officer who fell at Murfreesboro on Friday was a resident of Chillicothe at the time the war broke out. His original regiment, the 33d Ohio, was organized at Camp Portsmouth. – General Sill was a graduate in the Ordnance Corps at West Point in the class of 1853 – He continued in the regular army till the winter of 1860 and ’61, when he retired. At that time, we believe, he was on duty at Fort Leavenworth. His age was about thirty-one years. A commission as Colonel of Volunteers was issued to him on July 26th, 1861. He was appointed Brigadier General about eight months before his death. We are informed that he has a brother and father living in Chilicothe. He was a man of small stature but very active. Ohio loses in him an ornament in her military chaplet.

– Published in the Zanesville Daily Courier, Zanesville, Ohio, Monday, January 5, 1863

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Terrific Battle at Murfreesboro – Rebel Gens. Cheatham and Rains Killed

NEAR MURFREESBORO, Dec. 31 – Our whole line suffered terribly this morning, four regiments of regulars lost half of their men and all their commanding officers. Gen Anderson’s troops suffered terribly. Majors Rosengarten and Ward are killed. Gen. Stanley, Rosseau and Palmer are wounded.

Two o’clock P.M. – Gen. Thomas has just broken the rebel centre and driven the enemy a mile. We are advancing our whole line. Gen. Rosencrans [sic] is personally superintending the movement. One shot killed two of his staff officers. The [15th] Wisconsin lost seven Captains. Gen. Negle’s artillery is still moving the rebels in the centre. Gen. Crittenden – left wing – has taken the entrenchments at Murfreesboro. The rebels Gens. Cheatham and Rains are killed.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 2 – The Federals encountered the rebels on the 30th ult. near Stuart’s Creek, and after heavy skirmishing the rebels were driven back.

We captured 100 prisoners, and killed and wounded a large number of rebels.

Our loss was 70 killed and wounded.

At daybreak on the 31st the fight was renewed with great fury. McCook’s corps was opposed to Hardee. After desperate fighting with heavy loss McCook retreated two miles. He soon rallied, and was again driven back.

At night he was four miles this side of the ground occupied in the morning. The fight continued until 10 o’clock p.m. at which time we had maintained our position.

The Federal loss is very Heavy.

Killed – Brig. Gen. Sill, Lieut. Col. Garesche, Chief of Gen. Rosecrans’ Staff; Brig. Gen. Willeck, of Indiana; Col. Kell of the 2nd Ohio; Col. Straffer, Acting Brigadier General, Col. Farmer of the 15th Kentucky; Col. Jones of the 24th Ohio; Lieut. Col. Cotton of the 6th Kentucky; Lieut. Col. Jones, of the [39th Indiana]; Major Carpenter, of the 19th Regulars; Major Rosengarten of Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. – The Secretary of War to-day received the following:

Cleveland, O. Jan. 2.

The following has just been received by telegraph from Cincinnati, dated Murfreesboro, Jan. 1:

A terrible battle was fought yesterday. – The latest from the field is up to noon. The rebel center had been broken, and things looked favorable. The losses are reported to be enormous. Stanley, Rosseau and Palmer are wounded, and the rebels Cheatham and Rains are killed.

– Published in the Zanesville Daily Courier, Zanesville, Ohio, Saturday Evening, January 3, 1862