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Showing posts with label Ft St Phillip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ft St Phillip. Show all posts
Saturday, March 11, 2023

William T. Sherman to David F. Boyd, February 23, 1861

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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23, 1861. DEAR MR. BOYD: I fear from our experience here the cadets did not have a good time of it last night. It rained...
Sunday, December 18, 2022

William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, January 16, 1861

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ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 16th, 1861. MY DEAR BROTHER: I am so much in the woods here that I can't keep up with the times at all. Indeed, you i...
Saturday, May 30, 2020

Major-General Benjamin F. Butler to Edwin M. Stanton, April 29, 1862

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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,                    Forts Jackson and Saint Philip, April 29 , 1862 . SIR: I have the honor to rep...
Friday, July 8, 2016

Diary of Sergeant George G. Smith: July 4, 1862

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Ladies of New Orleans presented the 13th Conn. Vols, with a beautiful flag. Many of the rebel army paroled at Fort Jackson and St. Philip c...
Friday, July 1, 2016

Diary of Sergeant George G. Smith: April 17, 1862

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Took a squad of 14 men and went on an expedition to the East end of the island, and a short description of it at this time, perhaps, will n...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Diary of Sergeant George G. Smith: April 8, 1862

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Sergeant of the guard. Benjamin Jones of Company H, and Charles F. Cleveland of Company B, died and were buried in the ocean. Next day spok...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

How New Orleans was Taken

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The following graphic account, and the only one we have seen of the taking of the city of New Orleans, was transmitted by telegraph on Mond...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Official Account of the Capture of New Orleans

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To Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec’y of the Navy: I have the honor to announce that in the providence of God, which smiles on a just cause, the ...
Friday, June 14, 2013

Southern News

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FT. MONROE, April 29. A flag of truce from Norfolk to-day brought down the wife and family of Parson Brownlow, and also the wife of Con...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Loss Of The Rebels At New Orleans

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We are not aware that any authentic report has been published of the number of rebels killed during the siege at Forts Jackson and St. Phil...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Arrival of New Orleans Prisoners at Ft. Warren

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The U. S. steamer Rhode Island, Commander Trenchard, arrived at Boston On Friday, having on board the rebel naval officers who were captured...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Interesting Letter from Com. Porter

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WASHINGTON, May 24, 1862. The following interesting letter from Com. Porter to Senator Grimes of Iowa furnishes valuable information concer...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

A Visit To New Orleans

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From a lengthy correspondence in the New York Times of the 22d inst. we extract the following interesting paragraphs. RIVER SCENERY With ...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

From the Lower Mississippi

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NEW YORK, March 28. Intelligence by the steamer Constitution from Fort Monroe states that Com. Farragut’s fleet numbers 23 vessels, includi...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Operations at New Orleans

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OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. BUTLER. HEAD QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, FORTS JACKSON AND ST. PHILLIP, April 29, 1862. To Hon. E. M. Stanton...
Friday, November 19, 2010

The Navy Department to Commodore Farragut

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NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, May 10. SIR – Capt. Bailey your second in command has brought to the department the official dispatches from y...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Capture Of New Orleans

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U. S. FLAG SHIP HARTFORD OFF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, April 25, 1862 DEAR SIR – In the excitement of the last few days you must not be surp...