FROM NEW-ORLEANS: The Pirate Alabama Off the Mouth of the Mississippi; THE DISASTER AT SABINE PASS (2/11/1863)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 2/11/1863

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The steamer North Star, with New Orleans dates to the 30th of January has arrived here. Her advices are not so late as were received by the Marion and published yesterday.

Among her passengers is Col. HENRY C. DEMING, late Acting Mayor of New-Orleans and commander of the Twelfth Connecticut Volunteers.

Brig.-Gen. BOWEN had been installed as Provost Marshal of the Department of the Gulf; and Col. French's successor, as Provost Marshal of the State of Louisiana, had been inducted on the 28th ultimo.

Col. FRENCH was still holding the office of Chief of Police of New-Orleans.

Of military movements nothing could be made public. Gen. BANKS was busy over his plans.

Gen. AUGER was in command at Baton Rouge, and the troops there were drilling by companies, by battalions, by regiments and by brigades.

Gen. NEAL DOW, who has been in command of the forts for some time back, was in New-Orleans, and it was understood that he would have a command in front, which is all that he asks. The troops regard him as a brave man, and this sort of faith is a great thing for a commander and the men.

Gen. DOW has been cited to appear before the Sixth District Court of New-Orleans, Judge HOWELL, to answer a charge preferred against him of stealing silver ware to the value of $160. The charge is preferred by BRADISH JOHNSON, a native of New-York and a citizen of the United States.

Port Hudson was growing stronger and stronger every day. The rebels were sure that no force from New-Orleans could dislodge them. Indeed, they give it out, that if assaulted and victory is theirs, they will push on to New-Orleans, shoot all the Yankees, hang all the loyal men, roast all the police,

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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From New-Orleans: The Pirate Alabama Off the Mouth of the Mississippi– 2
Department of the Gulf: Affairs up the River – 2-3
Important from Vicksburgh: How the Ram Queen of the West Ran Past the Rebel Batteries – 3
Important from Tennessee: Lebanon Entered by Our Forces – 3
Rebellion Within the Rebellion: The Confederates Resisted in Georgia – 3-4
A Gallant Affair: Expedition into Texas by a Party of Loyal Kansas Indians – 4
From the Army of the Potomac: Consideration of Mr. Sherman’s Finance Bill in the Senate – 4-5
The Loving Lilliputians: Warren-Thumbiana – 5-7
Troubles in Georgia – 7
Editorial: The Distress in New-Orleans – 7-8
Murfreesboro and Vicksburgh – 8
Amusements – 8

[BroJoeK]

" Rebellion Within the Rebellion: The Confederates Resisted in Georgia – 3-4 "

Somehow I managed to miss mention of the Shelton Laurel Massacre, in western North Carolina, on January 18.
It was clearly not a general rebellion against the Confederacy, though the locals were Unionists.
Rather, their problem was lack of salt for curing meat and that was a very serious matter.

Both the number of such massacres and the numbers killed were relatively small in the Civil War, compared to most any other war.
Still, they deserve to be remembered & commented on, so I'll construct a table similar to the state battles to track them.