Posted on 02/15/2023 4:47:11 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
We continue our extracts from the latest Southern papers which have come to hand:
THE ENGAGEMENT OFF CHARLESTON.
The Charleston Courier, of Feb. 2, has a full account of the recent affair off that port. The Courier says "the countenances of the dwellers in our ancient city have not beamed with so bright a light as they did on Saturday morning, since the joyous news was passed from mouth to mouth that Maj. ANDERSON had struck his flag, and Fort Sumter had yielded to Gen. BEAUREGARD." We annex the account of an eye witness:
At 11 o'clock, Friday night, the gunboat Palmetto State, Capt. RUSSELL, bearing the flag of Commodore DUNCAN N. INGRAHAM, left her moorings, and proceeded out the harbor toward Fort Sumter. Abreast of Fort Sumter passed the three steamers acting as tenders -- the Gen. Clinch, Etiwan and Chesterfield. At 4:30 A.M. the Palmetto State crossed the bar, and stood out at sea in the direction of the blockading fleet. At 5:20 A.M. we came up to the United States steamer Mercedita, and was hailed by the watch on deck, when the following colloquy took place:
Watch -- What steamer is that? Drop your anchor -- back -- back -- and be careful, or you will run into us.
Capt. Rutledge -- This is the Confederate States steamer Palmetto State.
As the answer was given, the Palmetto State, with full steam up, ran into the Mercedita, her bow striking her right about midships and making an entrance of about three feet. At the same time our bow gun fired with a seven-inch incendiary shell. We immediately backed out, when the Mercedita hauled down her flag. They were ordered to send a boat to us, and Lieut. T. ABBOTT,
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From the Rebel States: The Affair Off Charleston – 2-3
The Victory in Northern Texas: Gallantry of the Loyal Indians – 3
News from New-Orleans: Gen. Banks’ Forces Ready to Take the Field – 4
Affairs in the Southwest: Important Orders – 4-5
From the Army of the Potomac: Departure of Gen. Smith for His New Field of Operations – 5
The Dangers of Steam: A Melancholy Accident on Board a Government Gunboat – 5-6
The War on the Frontier: The Late Campaign of Gen. Blunt – 6
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 6-7
Street Cars to be Propelled by Dummy Engines – 7
Editorial: Breaking Down of Slavery – 7-8
Somewhat Inconsistent – 8
A Soldier and Patriot – 8
Editorial: The Christian Commission Meeting – 8
Look for the Russians to adopt the Northern strategy of attacking Civilians and civilian infrastructure.
War Crimes were a winning a strategy for the North and it could be for Russia.
Should have thought about 5hat b3fore committing Treason.
Thanks for giving me another opportunity to post the list of US Civil War massacres, as of February, 1863.
There are eight so far and there will be another eight added by war's end.
The total killed will near about 2,000 not counting numbers who died in Confederate & Union POW camps.
The perps seem to be roughly evenly divided between Union, Confederate and Native American actors.
Civil War Massacres as of February 1863
| Name of Massacre | Date | Place | State/Territory | Number killed | Perps | Vics | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt Street Massacre | 1861 April 19 | Baltimore | Maryland | 38 | pro-Confederate civilians | Union Army | pro-Confederate civilians fired on Union troops marching through Baltimore |
| St. Louis riots | 1861 May 10 | St. Louis | Missouri | 35 | pro-Confederate civilians | Union troops | pro-Confederate civilians fired on Union troops who returned fire |
| Gallinas Mt. Massacre | 1861 Sep 16 | Gallinas Mountain | New Mexico | 3 | Apaches | Confederate troops | Confederate troops killed by Apaches |
| Sacking of Osceola | 1861 Sep 23 | Oceola | Missouri | 9 | Union troops | Missouri civilians | Jayhawkers sacked Osceola & killed pro-Confederates |
| Bee Creek Massacre | 1861 December | Platte County | Missouri | 2 | Union troops | Confederatge prisoners | Union 18th Missouri murdered two Confederate prisoners |
| Nueces massacre | 1862 August 10 | Kinney County | Texas | 37 | Confederate troops | German Texas civilians | Confederate troops killed German Texans attempting to flee to Mexico |
| Tonkawa massacre | 1862 October 23 | Fort Cobb | Oklahoma | 137 | Pro-Union tribes | Pro-Confederate tribe | Several pro-Union tribes massacred pro-Confederate Tonkowas |
| Shelton Laurel massacre | 1863 January 18 | Madison Country | North Carolina | 13 | Confedeate soldiers | Unionist civilians | Confederate 64th NC (Allen) troops murdered captured Unionist civilians |
Is this one in today’s paper going to appear on the list? it looks like two massacres to me.
The Victory in Northern Texas: Gallantry of the Loyal Indians – 3
They killed a bunch at the agency with losses of one killed and one wounded. Then they caught another group including some women and children, killing 100 out 150 with no losses to themselves listed.
It appears that the events described took place in late September of last year or thereabouts.
The Nueces Massacre, August 10, 1862, is listed, showing 37 killed, nothing to do with Indians.
I'm seeing nothing listed anywhere for this particular engagement. I wonder, did it have a name?
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