Show CIVIL WAR FIFTY mra YEARS AGO THIS WEEK ex J january andary 20 1863 john A andrew andrews governor tit of mas wa was authorized by the na lional war department until further orders to raise such number numbers of vol 1 gunteer companies of artillery in the forts of 0 massachusetts and elsewhere and euch such corp corps ot of infantry for or ill the a volunteer infantry service eel vice as a he be may find convenient and be he may include persons of african decent scent organized into separate corpe corps the confederate privateer crete arrived off havana and was allowed t to proceed to anchorage the union maj gen peck in orders issued from bis his headquarters at suffolk va VIL expressed his tits satisfaction at the soldierly got dierly qualities exhibited by co cot alfred gibbs of the one hundred and thirtieth new york and bis his confidence in his hi disposition and ability to discharge whatever duties might fall to him with credit to him self and the national service gen mcclarnand ernand occupied youngs faint nine miles above vicksburg with a federal force gen pit fitz john porter was dismissed from the federal army for diao bedl ence of orders at the second battle of bull run january 21 1883 1863 governor vanco vance ot of north carolina sent a to the state assembly aa notifying them that although every thing possible bad had been done to repel the northern invaders then threat ening tho the coast much remained to be dono done to their areas arms and in crease their efficiency and offering a few on the subject the national ship of war morning light and schooner velocity Vel ocly which were on blockade duty off sabine pass were surprised and captured by tho confederate steamers bolah bell and uncle den A detachment of col cot douglass union command in missouri ran in with a band of confederate captains in camp and captured tour four of them thea after a sharp skirmish col cot J S 8 11 II mix ot of the third nev new york cavalry returned to jewhen Ne when N C after a successful banco into onslaw jones and trent coun ties the schooner while at feln tempting ting to run the blockade blocks do at channel charleston fl harbor arbor was captured by the gunboat ottawa under command of beut williard D whit ing one hundred of morgans morgan s confederate irregulars made a descent on murfreesboro tenn capi capt iring tring a large force of union troops and carrying arr ying off 30 20 afons galveston tex belay abeln occupied by confederate troops engaged in erect orect ing defenses commodore II 11 1111 1 bells alls commanding tho the federal blockading squadron issued a warning to the consuls in the city foreign subjects and pit persons concerned that the city r s likely to be attacked at any time erd giving them 25 hours in which to withdraw fitzjohn fitz fill john porter was cashiered and dismissed the federal service january 22 1893 the second attempt of the federal army amy of the potomac under general burnside Dur nilde to obtain possession of the south bank of the Rappa lUppa bannock hannock as an 4 bae base of operations against richmond was unsuccessful the attempt was foiled tolled by zaina rainstorm torm which made the roads impassably the bris brig was captured i and burned off the cuban coast by the confederate privateer crete orete john gill sho Bh oter ter confederate tov arnor of alabama issued an address to the people of that state urging them i again to cone come forward in the defense of the bouthern Bouth frn government and expressing the topo that none would be per permitted mittet to hide bids under cover of home from their appropriate duty the federals federate reopened the canal dug by general williams la in onzoe to set below vicksburg january 23 IBM 1863 tho the richmond dispatch of data said A band of 0 tories about 7 in number under an outlaw named tay lor were this day attacked by a body of confederates under colonel folk in johnson county astern eastern tennesee Ton the tory torr cavalry and infantry were parading in a field near springs colonel polk nik ordered hie his men to swim the river and charge them the ilia tori this abandoned their hones horses and ok shelter upon thi summit of f a large ridge folks men were then dismounted and charged up tho the ridge completely dispersing the tor las toa all their horses were captured four of the tories wore killed and a number wounded and captured the captured were immediately hung by order of 0 colonel folk taylor was killed A snowstorm prevailed at taunton Charlott charlottesville eville and other points in the shenandoah valley talley the national army and gunboats at arkansas poet post ark aril hiving having blown up the fortifications and demolished demolli hed eve everything grything that could be he made a moans means of offense and detente defense vac evac uati the place and proceeded to vicksburg Icks burg anon cameron resigned his post as american minister to I 1 1 11 I 1 general lo burnside Duni ilde com commanding mandi 9 use amy of the potomac ro tomac dismissed from their generals general hooker Mm franklin aklin newton and brooks for undermining tho the confidence ot of the array army II 11 wilson united states senator from massachusetts offend offered in the th enate senate an extraordinary resolution of or inquiry respecting the conduct of subordinate generals gene in undermining confidence in their military superiors january 24 1863 general dodge commanding the xa national military dietrict district of 0 C corinth 0 r an mississippi reported that the tho C conrud 0 n fh d aerates were patting putting to death many oc of the inhabitants of hie his district for the only reason that they were loyal to the national government he ile gave the names of several who had been bang hang ed others who had been bunted hunted down by bloodhounds and of others whose houses bad had been burned down ever their heads the steamer warsaw while on her way to memphis was fired into by a confederate battery of two guns on island number 84 on the mississippi divor brigadier general daniel S docal son was appointed to the command of the C confederate ti federate department of the tennessee bast t tennessee la in place of EL kirby sm smith january 23 25 1843 the organization of the tho first hegt regiment of north carolina colored volunteers was completed completo d and the regiment sent on an sri expedition to the roast coast of georgia etwas it was composed of men officered by white men all its recruits were volunteers A party of confederate cavalry at tacked a Nat national train on tho the nashville and chattanooga railroad nine ninal miles below captured and paroled fifty roon men and made an attempt to burn turn the cars but national reinforcements arriving Ting from different points they left after par tAlly destroying two platform cars A battalion of col new york cavalry surprised and captured an irn confederate picket post 01 on the road from Now newberne berne to kingston north carolina taking nine confederate soldiers with their anna arms and ac coutre ments ahe union general palmer lost two killed and nine wounded in a fight light with confederates near Wood woodbury burys tenn the president relieved gen barn dmm side bide at bis his own request from command in the army of the potomac and appointed him to a station in the west bitile nitile gen joseph hooker was va a made commander of the army of the potomac J sherman of ohio oh introduced in the senate of thea united states the national bank bill proposing the j of one uniform circulation of equal value throughout the country upon the foundation of na naj I 1 bonal credit combined with private capital january 26 20 1863 1063 major general joseph hooter er super ceded gen burnside in command mand ot of the Ire federal deral army of tl Io tomac ftc at vicksburg miss e gunboat Chilli chillicothe was enga ta in shelling eh elling the confederate lower oria triss without return the dark golden aalt belon belonging ling to the railroad company was overhauled by the confederate emie privateer alabama fifty miles south of st domingo and burned her captain being unable to satisfy captain semmes of the alabama that the cargo belonged to neutrals tho the captain of the goden golden rule was treated wit wita a courtesy on board the ate lilt tat the mates and crew were placed in irons general palmers division ot of grants granva federal army fell in with seven regiments ot of confederates at woodbury Wood hury tenn and defeated them after alfter a sharp skirmish one kundrad prisoners were taken the confederate congress debated a resolution introduced by mr crockett of kentucky outlining terms on which deace would be concluded with the north the debate becoming desultory sul tory mr foote of tennessee proposed a plan to disjoin the northwestern states from th tho union and form with them a military league offensive and defensive mr mir foote announced again his intention of introducing enlarged ni arged resolutions covering peace proposals governor vance vanes of north carolina issued an order commanding the soldiers of that state who were illegally absent from their regiments in the confederate army to return to their poets posts of duty on or before the tenth of february under pain of being tried and on conviction executed tor for de do bertlon copyright 1312 br W 0 chapman |