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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1864
Page
3
Official dispatches report a Confederate victory with enemy forces driven back from Petersburg area. Gen. Lee confirms successful repulse on the southern front, rail line toward Petersburg remains secure as operations continue.
Rebels report Grant repulsed with heavy losses on the Rapidan front and at Port Walthall. Yankee gunboats hunted in James river. Gen Lee's army advances toward Fredericksburg while Bushrod Johnson halts the foe near Bermuda Hundred. Prisoners and wounded flood in as Richmond awaits further word.
The Richmond Enquirer reports widespread rumors of a large Yankee force advancing on Drewry's Bluff with Chesterfield side fortifications. Beaverdam telegraph reports Yankee cavalry proximity near Beaver Dam, while Chester station damage and a mock occupation scare stir public fear. The piece describes chaotic telegraph outages and a mixed Confederate response, plus a dramatic account of the gunboat Shawshen destroyed on the James River with heavy Yankee losses.
The Richmond Examiner reports latest from Gen Lee's army with rumors and official notes. It describes Yankee raiders at Beaver Dam and Dublin depot, the central railroad threat toward Hanover Junction and Richmond, and a sharp fight on the Southside near Drewy's Bluff with Captain Jenkins resisting. It notes reports of large Confederate forces, prisoner exchanges, and cavalry movements under Fitzhugh Lee and Stuart in pursuit.
Seventy two officers from multiple Confederate regiments arrived wounded. Lieutenants Wilit Gill Wey, Rusaler Cartledge Anderson, DaLay Lovell Philips etc. were among those brought by train. All were reported doing well. Richmond ladies assisted with delicacies and comforting sues.
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