09 May 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1864
Page
1
The Dubuque Herald describes a major Civil War engagement near Chancellorsville and Germania Ford with heavy casualties and troop movements. It notes Confederate actions at Suffolk and reports on patrols, artillery exchanges, and officers involved, including Gen. Stange and Col. Smith, amid broader campaign updates and postal notices.
The dispatches describe Grant driving Lee's forces two miles on Thursday with heavy casualties and uncertainty about the Friday result. Reports cite confusion, shifting lines, and claims of both sides winning. initial hopes for a decisive Union victory fade amid contradictory telegraph updates and ongoing fighting.
Dispatches to New York describe the Piedmont raid with estimates of property damage under 500,000 dollars. The rail line is reportedly operating again and the line patrolled by a sizable force under General Kelly.
May 7 report notes a bill for permanent settlement of Giah faduns in Vinto valley with $300000 for agricultural improvements toward self sufficiency. President appoints Gen Coley to command all troops west of the Mississippi. Also reports on the capture of Decatur and the murder of a person, believed connected to rebel activity.
A Washington dispatch reports Gen Alexander Unys killed during deployment. Gen Bartlett and Col Guinea wounded. A Yorktown detachment with the 1st New York Mounted Rifles moved from Williamsburg toward Richmond stage road to Barhamaville and Statesville, seeking rebel pickets. Rebel posts at Batour's Bridge fell after a firefight. Home Holiman’s S C legion noted. Torpedoes exploded near Borhamaville causing injuries but no fatalities.
Early reports indicate a fire gutted the Palace garden on Vine Street between Ath and Sth this morning. The dispatches mention local editors CG Bush PB Plympton and J Lenderson of the Comercial as having ties to Ward activities while Union forces move on multiple fronts in Tennessee and Virginia with transports and gunboats deployed to Yorktown and City Point.
Cairo dispatch describes Sturgis cavalry and Forrest forces clashing near Bolivar across the Hatch River. Casualties include 2 killed and 10 wounded as Union troops repelled rebels advancing toward Little Rock. Confederate news notes a large 240-wagon train captured at Pine Bluff and a march toward Little Rock with heavy artillery.
Reports from Wasiixetonx on May 7 describe intense excitement over a major clash between Grant and Lee. Accounts claim no official word on the battle, Grant’s lines are isolated, and casualties may total around 4000 with many officers among the dead or wounded.
The notice states that Gen Nays was killed in the Thursday fight and several other generals were badly wounded. The report is dated May 8 14 and attributed to Wasutxctox.
May 7 dispatches describe Admiral Dahlgren at Wilton Head and a torpedo found with a dead man in the Saint Johns river. Savannah saw a large female riot demanding bread, while soldiers quelled looting. Rebels shelled Charleston, iron works movements, and naval actions near Roanoke and James rivers are noted with cavalry support.
Telegraph reports from Washington on May 8 1864 describe Union forces landing at City Point and Bermuda associated with Grant and Butler. Wounded estimates range from 6000 to 8000 with several generals reportedly wounded as operations push forward against Confederate positions.
Graphic Civil War dispatches recount Union gains at Petersburg and Burnside and Grant actions from Virginia to Georgia. Sherman presses into Tunnel Hill while Lee retreats toward Richmond and Butler holds Petersburg. Casualties reported, officers wounded, and movements detail the chaotic front.
Enthusiastic reports describe Union forces advancing from City Point toward Petersburg. The gunboat Commodore Jones operating on the James River near Turkey Land was struck by a torpedo, blowing up and killing several officers while wounding about 40. A rebel torpedo operator was shot and two comrades captured.
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