Union Vedette | 1864-02-11 | Page 1 | A Record of Its Events

THE YEAR 1863 I A RECORD I 1 D OF ITS EVENTS progress of the war for the union the great campal campaigns 11 s and battles LIST OF THE distinguished DEAD THE WAR poll FOIL THE UNION MARCH third president lincoln signed the conscription act rebels on board ironclad iron clad indianola blew her hey up at the approach of a flatboat rigged up like an ironclad iron clad which had been sent adrift above vicksburg to draw the fire of the batteries at that place attack on fort mcallister McAllist cr in oge eh chee ee river geor georia georgia 0 ia renewed by several union iron dads and a mortar boat F fifth fifth rebel van dorn with men defeats about of our broo troops p s under colonel coburn at spring hill tenn about half our forces were we re killed wounded or captured ichel loss killed and wounded seventh party of rebel cavalry defeated feared at unionville Uni onville tenn by union cavalry under col minty rebel loss killed wounded and captured ninth general sumner simmer appointed to command the department of missouri gen curtis being Z gen stoughton captured near fairfax f ax C H va at his headquarters head quarters by rebel guen guerrillas illas blockade runner duro captured with cargo of cotton off cape fear tenth president lincoln by proclamation cla mation warns all deserters from union land or naval forces to return to duty by april under heavy penalties those returning F were to be punished only by loss 0 of f pay col higginson with colored south carolina union volunteers captured jacksonville fla the troops behaved very handsomely eleventh one of the yazoo pass expeditions from commodore now admiral porters fleet and general grants army before vicksburg having succeeded in passing through P gh the coldwater and tallahatchie rivers rivers met with resistance from fort pemberton at greenwood near the confluence of the tallahatchie and busha rivers a smart action took place between the iron and the fort during which the vessel suffered some damage a battery was then constructed on shore with guns from the steamers and preparations made to reduce the fort twelfth th sharp fight at greenwood mississippi between the union gun 0 gun boats of the yazoo pass expedition and the shore batteries erected by the soldiers and sailors of the expedition and the rebels in fort pemberton tho the engagement 0 was spirited but without any important advantage on either cither side though the rebels rather had tho the best of it F fourteenth commodore now admiral farragut farrag lit attempted at night with eight vessels to pass port part hudson louisiana on the mississippi liver rebel batteries open on the fleet frigate mi mississippi i ippi f was abandoned and burned having run a aground round 65 of crew were killed or taken prisoners the hartford aud and passed tho the fort and went up C continued to foun haq al tile iho other V vessels were ic le pulsed I 1 t tl kil lia kioa commander A boyd cummings of tit the I 1 I 1 of war vat tater let into lith lake e pion aari canal af c constructed 8 by grants 1 bId bidders bol diers jers above vicksburg to open ci ia the tanae and red into the mississippi below vicksburg a vast extent of country was fl app I 1 aby I 1 g P ain up A r rebel 0 b A I 1 va ai ou flout san francisco was seized by grated states officers ceis in ill that gaibor ancial pouted ichel cabi cavan band and infantry near kelly ford on ac bf 48 a col J 13 11 provost marshal Mars lial general of the united states to enforce the conscription act an A n cl 1 be alth atia cavalry and ri acl cavalry and artillery on tile tho liver virginia debels ro re union fai fulicea ces failed to cairy the eighteenth in attempt attempting in to pass pas v biks at vicksburg union land um riva tt p r i tarn am Laii lancaster astor was stink bunk by rebel file leonty first Blo blockade chado i tinner giclio lo la I 1 captured off the coast of i north it etulina aina with load of alms aims and muni i 1 I 1 major general edwin V sumner simmer ak iid d at TV anly second uni union oil garrison gr arrison 0 01 to i a gallant resistance by the t I 1 hucl blaike cl aike tv r 1 ly by blaike bifi jp i f vf ittem people of bf west avest vii fi IIA a voted upon the amendment to ih 1 constitution t V jg that all 1 bieve Y s I 1 wes orr lowr 0 fitt fitti i july 4 1 63 hould be fice fica that all slaves t irn under andor 10 years of oft agov should bil b ito IKC ut at tile age of 21 years that jl 11 laves acca beti between veen 10 arid and 21 acan e ati of age a e should be fice at the age of 25 TIM IMA iv aw TI 1 jed fig A t for alio 16 aident men fint Il lt tile ity I 1 ii a tile amendment in 10 of the 48 11 I 1 11 id in ill coi I 1 YAJI 0 A f T t en tye tfx haqq b 3 0 0 U states ti thois bumps oIs aan at brentwood tann cilli wore were at t j kc d ay 1 5 0 99 1 fa obel A ilfeld rp foriest Po riest aid whalton they ley bai sai rendered after a feeble los icsis tance istance at that 1 place ac w b 0 livols were pursued Nilea 1 j ly 1 y gon gen bicci gie i jay ajay jynith and within e s miles of lie retook all the wagons i b it beisig i g by force destroyed desti dosti oyed oed lhnn in union A it I 1 nd inis misi li tig 5 killed and YV unde J and 50 prisoners prison eis point pleasant western virginia cip tined by rebels under tinder general jakin anin by union in i ps the alie same day ingels t of AN washington asb ington not tit carolina irolina Ci which was hold troops mii genelar foster Poste had rhad art an ived their etc tle day beaole in older to make the pioppi defense the town was soon bin blu rounded by the I 1 telling escape from dango ions to k 0 and it al fit ning ilk was wa 1 coined onar or inacy day tile of tates is lied a beco mm ie fie ilace of tile as a day of F fasting iad a nd prayer thirty fir peram pe Po 0 gram ram ri really ally rebels had an all engage ilant ad t j at somerset 10 ky atil about at out 1200 un U ai ir trw Is u ut if ff fal gil anut tl were drinen drien across tc fie libin ailed and lubs lu s t fifi i mf 3 V K APP APRIL ira bread riot not at richmond climmo Ri vir ipiniu iwin iu loters i I 1 broke bi bad icren an gorani Gorn ni cn t bt mill wok took but mod out tb suppress sup distill bf i 1 u l anee ance undorf gunboat gun Loat rebels at la t ar ta 1 alith t Geli eral mitchell broke 1 up ichel caad p at glan hill tonn ge h luni gunboat a ratana berried b by lier lice officers ceis in V id va F 9 11 lt tk T I 1 0 P a t ao I 1 i iri a A ami in it to e 64 r collisi Loui fol louisian lisi sinn a 1 t 1 l fa a b dijt liec ironclad iron iroll clad monitors and the itha fiig fi igat itteN ane cw nr iiii doi born orn mand of admiral dupont opening firo fire at mhd distance of 1700 yard tha i ironsides ran ar aground brouna and ana belm mccamo 0 inana gable 0 able althe other intent ent into action the to ej forta and batteries responded 1110 ii 0 bously tile keokuk which was within COO maids ofed port rt sumter was v as struck anino ty imea ui ill by shot c can all uon tion caliber a libor idi ay iy of these ough tile ship next jn orning moru im 0 it was found io f 0 acin ba in 1 a I sinking the escaped iw and abol ily tl y after th keokuk sank from fromi tl when tile thu aloot rel it ed bading b sumter Stir riter but bilt much alfea cavalry expedition colnel 1 l str ip 4 0 taid taa gaita abbi ON and Ala alabama balila 1 tb they y 10 argethor ethor with fences foleen alider general genera 1 Jt idge ini arc 0 by up railroads lail roads d r es C tc fc 1 beliy t afla arh g I 1 onvy norb ue ria a thoin brutally bra tally tr dated d and id 1 ih tin 8 wid in S thild have louieco i vf to tham up to tho T dato date of this ieng remd d AI it it id 4 i f imao ddn brul Lr il lib cd ji it at 1 roith Cf carolina trolina wore d filea back by ichel batteries on oil tar nv cir union gunboat washing tin 11 b in X inep ayite I 1 anton it bi bidad oad livoi batth carolina Ga rolina by a shot t aiom k orn a i obel lobel n 1 yazoo pan giants gi ants air I 1 al Y k CS jenibel toil a d et idiot 15 51 toil albil a abnot t ter vani aln at e pt was s i n kadono la ac A 17 14 poster oster at washington nui tit cat olina by bioni no New Lorn ir inan 1 sebie li aby s by granel q T er tt nt Franl dui rn j t ff tenn lebin E 1 1 e fj I 1 i I 1 i I 1 ye L v 0 1 11 i ft i j PAS S T ate va 11 1 l jaaj Japlon run abord war charleston 3 avci 11 t dolf colonel kiiji airall of 1 new yolk yoi ahot dead neat suffolk ular virginia a b by Gone ralto goco I 1 to a hi 1 l 1 ill 0 rm 10 1 jw Mini hf I 1 I 1 jd o I alm ilm pK af pf i I 1 i e i U uorca 6 1 r i irin cui colan was held aur tit the act fifth attacked acir w aliat t but tile the rebels welo with sumo somo loss iwah 1 ath SR qute quck 1 hom thY wout fAt previously ci uy the gobels at tacked ji y unroll alp rebel ass oss and captured capture I 1 uman 10 11 n boss oss rione none i the famous order no into 38 issued by general Burns Mc commanding depal tm 5 t t gf t 90 h 50 tila d declai e c I 1 a i i ing n q g that all aiding debels should V be d avith death ajla tile rai 1 i rebel 20 i unsent se 1 1 bu yuad tile the ani hii line expedition ss P pj k q PA itoi K wiach timm amagie doik yieu ekichi cli region to in iii property sporty lewd a and nd I 1 destroyed rebel guerrillas rillas were als b attacked and dispersed the expedition was fitted out to Pulli punish sli tit that dt section fw alieh in guerrilla I 1 operations erat ions hit ufa troops weitzel Wc itzel op operating 0 in I 1 county I 1 louisiana captured the rebel at now new iberia which abandoned the ste steamer anier corine was captured at f j I 1 the labels bureda seven lal balge 61 ste steamers diners and tw two 0 boats the diall 1 from the United states Stoles and hat t I 1 united states t troops under general grover opera operating tinn in conjunction with those under general weitzel We itel met the enemy dt ibish iba bond bend louisiana a smart encounter ensued and tho the rebels were defeated i if 11 sixteenth union steamer escort having now past rebel batteries reached newborn carolina with G general foster and a pot coition tion of an fn staffon board seven union gun boats andt and hive transports rau ran past lebel batteries atele asburg no dam Y a I 1 a s lone done to 0 one ane transport which was set on file by rebel shells 1 11 1 1 1 il f 1 F from the army arf jj walio 6 the 1 for n a rail raid the rebel lines 1 1 1 seventeenth vill cul col acison r left the onion 1 ill i A ai rt lines i s 1 a at f la biange diange ji ange c miss IMs for A raid i iid gli 71 the state of mississippi iiii liis his boic 0 comprised cpin prise I 1 f 3 d about 1200 cavalry ca valry burned the rebel depot all li IN t I 1 19 at ok atla and ue depot it D aisan at ai s sat at they tcp qed ap all ordnance r ilce I 1 train trai n cont ain in sh N fal id intended tar faithe tile luel ly bampi affe i Ts i es at ai vicksburg b illey bun buil iod all ho budges 1 between iv e an 1 ddn itan and af eri adi ta it ii and d 1 Q io obel belor or d pance fe it at y 0 I 1 p at and ld then rul q newton J aiom thence thoy 14 ivria to tj ta 1 ackson buining binning ill all on their i on oil te and the great reat br bridge i d 0 over I 1 lo 10 beirl rl rivea I 1 I 1 they V ed the jackson dud and now oilcans railroad tu to tit the louisiana lines line mid and evaded a rebels at atchiston Chilton finally they rc ached theM niort lines louisianan Louisi anaI anait imay the dilg captured nd hundred conti a bands one ond ind to etho etheri cutting every railroad and doing 0 immense immen sfa damage allahlon their devious route ir T campat tenn broken up by troops up der gol col graham rebels lost heavy with several transports pot ts rebels i repulsed at P abet te vi ile aatu attu byrol by Ool harrisons Harri suns bolm foi cc j rebea battery on tho the s b by un union ion stoops tv ARy ki V jq ago ie djs ai ive guns captured capture d A la bec aupied by union troops under gan cum grover 1 I 1 fiah state of vest virginia admitted into the uni on by byzio pio f gen reynolds captured red ill cryn with brains af cars wag alga isopera oy novt I 1 ts atom arants grants st iriny riny ran hicl aig uig g ichird union force 1 under Gen general cyal dode doda e urca Tits cumbia al aloa a I 1 I 1 twenty fifth gallant defence of greenland f virginia by afuli e company of regiment r against an overwhelming imbel force under apteral Gon cral jones after fig figh I 1 it union force surrendered I 1 T vl in 0 killed and ad bounded youn ded anore rebels e s th than t tile the full I 1 number of f their onyn force f 0 rc 0 1 L oct ay cava 1 I ry 4 mald e r deih jn h i numb er of places in west ft eating t LM aria in xi ats bur Y 4 brally hea heavy V Y e of rebels under anderm baduke repulsed by gen mcneil ca cape e gi girardeau rard e u mo at 4 77 unola SIO sloop OP 0 of f W pa bieble eble burnita bu burned riita a anns colet tile the fir was the result of accident I 1 nintha nath 1 A portion of tile the A lyof my of the potomac under generals howard slocum and meade cr crossed the rappahannock Rappa hannock at Kelloy Kc lloys ls ohp cavalry force under general stol man also crossed the coi chips ps of goner geller als reynolds sickles fickies and also crossed the river four miles acl fredericksburg there was some resistance si sip tance by tile the rebel pickets and skir jjr mitheis mis heis liels which was soon upon the right the corps of meade mcado j 4 the advance marel marched led to td chancellors chancellor ville toil ten miles southwest of pled or vicksburg icks burg and in ini the roar rear of that town tom and held i atias tas a point for tit the 13 c C 11 ced of the groat great body of tile pede rat ral troops I 1 rebel batteries of grand gulf la were attacked by the united states state fleet under admiral porter the lower batteries were silenced a after ft r a fi fight lito of ficq hours and thirty minutes but the upper batteries wore difficult to r reach 0 ah r by the he artillery of tile the boats at 6 0 4 clock in th thoi 01 evening 13 all the gunboats gun boats passed by tile the baUci jes ies federal loss twenty four killed hilled and fifty sax wounded on oil ali the jobel rebel side tile the commander of th orivel mradd was killed and sonoal several more were killed ani and wounded fairmont west virginia was wag ca captured crebel yr ebel cavalry under general Genci at jonos jones strong it was defell defended led by federal soldiers who made madd a I 1 good o fight but being surround und ed were campolie to surrender the 1 do destroyed the suspension bridge bride z over the one of the finest est structure dathe kind in the enild states laiq li f 11 1 1 thirtieth ig general arail G grants ants a army crossed the mississippi thus on enabling abling him to turn gr gracd i gulf all and execute a brilliant maneuver look inato g to the capture of vicksburg to bo be continued