Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

April 5.—The ship Louisa Hatch was captured and burned by the rebel privateer Alabama, in latitude 3° 30′, longitude 26° 25′. — Eight thousand National troops left Newbern, N. C, by the way of the Neuse River, to reenforce General Foster, who was at Washington, surrounded by the rebels, but meeting a superior force of the enemy, they returned to Newborn.—An expedition, consisting of infantry and cavalry, under the command of General Steele, met a small body of rebels at a bridge over the Black Bayou, Miss., with whom they had a skirmish. The rebels were driven across the bayou, when they burned the bridge and retreated. The Union troops rebuilt the bridge, and proceeded on the march. oward Yazoo City.

—To-day the Union gunboats before Washington, N. C, shelled the rebel batteries at Hill’s Point for two hours, but without being able to reduce them.—Boston Traveller.

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