Show CIVIL WAR FIFTY FY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK september 23 1862 three hundred sioux indiana under little crow were defeated in an at tack on colonel sibleys Sibl cys command at yellow medicine mian minn 7 tae he battle lasted two hours with heavy loea lose to the savages the city hall at new now orlean orleans was crowded with citizens anxious to take the oath of allegiance to tho the united states tho the being the last day per milted by the order of genera general butler butter the schooner hooner cc was captured by br tho united states steamer ala barna sitton va and neighborhood was the scene cf brisk fighting the day in tho the morning an att attacking n force of confederate were defeated and drien ten miles reinforced it made a second attack on the national nation force and bent sent them to flight driving thorn them eventually i rom rem their original pout post at four hundred english rifles marked I 1 london isca 1 and ia an english cannon noh nvere re seized by colonel who crossed from maryland into virginia at reynolds ford with hie his union regiment aid ald a bat battery cry 0 of artillery tho the confederate pickets guarding tho the military stores retired without firing A shots hot being heavily ov numbered jor general wright in A special order lasted at cincinnati 0 helln squished the severity of his martial control over the district lately threatened with ith invasion by tho the advance of 0 gen E kirby smith with a confederate force permitting the resumption of budness business without restriction daiv ine ing tho the demand tor for passes to citizens and suspending tho the dally daily drills september 24 1862 president lincoln issued A protea matlon mation ordering that any person who discouraged or reg drafts or wan was guilty of any disloyal practice affording aid or comfort to those in rebellion against the united I 1 states should be abject to ar arrest rest and ind trial by court martial and sua UK pending the right of habeas corpus in euch such balea governor Oo Go vernoi curtin of ot pennsylvania dismissed the militia that bad had organized for or tho the defence of the elate state during leee leos advance into maryland Mit ryland the plant of the american volun leer teer a paper published tn in carlisle P pa was destroyed destro jed by a mob became of an editorial that reflected on prial 1 dent lincoln and the adrain A convention of at governors govern irs meeting at altoona pa en endorsed dorried the emancipation pledged con linued support to lincoln and tuy cult the formation of a re servo ancy of men general beauregad d assumed comm nd of the department of south car ot end and georgia getheral Gei Getie iral ral duller butler commanding comma the union occupation at now orleans issued an that all foft for mer mar citizens of the united states thai that had bad refused to take the aa oath th of allegiance le legi ance or who rno hold held or pretended any allegiance to t O 0 tue the confederate erato states sta tee should report themselves on or before the first of october to the sear car est provost marshal with a descriptive list 1 of t all their property 4 real personal and mixed made out and signed by themselves with as much particularity P tor for taxation the confederate senate adopted a seal for the confederate states of america september 25 1862 the convention oi of governors adjourned from train altoona to meet in washington sabine pas texas was attacked and captured by the united states steamer kensington under the coma baad maad a of acting master matter crocker as biffen by the mortar boat henry janes and blockading schooner hooner ec buchol seamen ange T W thomas in the superior court elbert county georgia in the cae cave of jamee james loingood LoHn good decided derided that the confederate erato conscription act was and that therefore the plaintiff wa was entitled to his li liberty september Sip 26 28 1862 the fifth and sixth V U 0 regulars regula ro with a battery of horse artillery fqy ing from bolivar heights Nf maryland aryland on a reconnaissance approached within a nalle and a half halt of chorle Charlei town where they encountered the confederates in force and retired after skir clr mashes in fa which they recaptured sam some a livorse taken by the enemy ut at tb the 10 battle of dull bull run A union reconnoitering force under colnul mclean drove a body of confederate cavalry out of Warren torn junction VIrgi virginia llla and seized a small quantity of store stores and surp supplies lieL in the confederate houe house of representative representatives senta tive tives majority and minority reports aero vere rero submitted by the committee on foreign affairs to had bad bea be A lef inferred erred re laing tating fo to the policy of the war abl which h rei to president davis the tu lg of a proclamation offering free of the river and its tributaries and opening the market of the sooth south to the of the northwestern states upon certain term terms aad slid conditions abo confederate general dragg bragg I 1 it died sued a proclamation from beards lowa iowa kentucky addressed to toe the peo M pie of the northwestern tales states an a moun bouncing cing that tb th 4 motive and purpose i W ot of bis his armed presence wae was to afford 1 them hem a free navigation of at the miaad aj sippi river an attempt was made to capture the steamer forest queen at Ash port tennessee by a body of confederate crat partisans under colonel faulkner 1 september 27 1862 infantry and one cavalry regia reg ments under command of at colone toland of the ohio made an in J effectual attempt to capture jenaine confederate car cavalry alry in camp at iluf 1 falo on the kanawha river virginia ills troops advanced in three cireo eions from point pleasant the cen can ver column surprised jenkins cavalry V strong before the other columns arrived drove them out of at their camp and captured and destroyed all their camp equipage killing serl serin n and capturing nine they pursued them about a mile and s half when the confederates were reinforced by two regiments of infantry ana am ahr thre ploce a of artillery the national forea then fell back maj taj john r key heir was je from the service of at the united states 0 for having replied to the question tiro pm pounded to him why was not the rebel army bagged immediately after ii the battle of Sharps burgi that it f was not the daae that wo we should the the rebels out ani ant out ourselves selves tod that that was the only way the oe cle preserved wo we come together and slavery be aavo augusta key was captured by a farco force ol 01 confederate irregulars under capt apt basil duke the homo homa guard 1 under the command of colonel brad ford vigorously att attacked icken the crates rates from the houses but belna being they atre compelled to mirre fider but not riot before killing and wounding a large number ot the th enemy september ad the confederate erato steamer Sun sunbeam bearb wae wax off oft now inlet by the ih U 8 gunboats state of georgia fand na mystic while attempting to nin n bosit blockade at wilmington north caro f una she had bad a cargo of gun gunpowder and brandy valued at a quarter mil rail lion dollars I 1 thre three company companies of union cavalry and a battery of two brass howl tiers aneer co of col charles C L dodge made a a reconnaissance from Suf suffolk folke Virgin virginia lr to a point on jha ib Bloc blackwater kwater river 25 miles distant putting a body of confederate infantry to flight after tl sharp engagement Septem september 29 1862 i gen jefferson 0 davis hot shot gea gen william nelbor at the gait house in 14 louisville kentucky killing him al roost moot instantly 1 l A brigade of 0 union cavalry ay alry under vade I 1 i command of lieutenant colonel karge harge reconnoitering from center ville virginia to warrenton Warren toa captured t and paroled mota than 1000 crates omo some of whom were on oa duty and others in hospital A resolution submitted la in the coa con federate house tons og 0 representative nl richmond by mr of lout louis iena isna characterized president un lin coins emancipation proclamation ai as a grosa gross violation of thy th usages ot of civilized warfare to wit well as an in to an atrocious civil war byll he ile urged that it anoula be coun counter acted by huoh bevere retaliatory mens raea aa an in the judgment of Preside rif dvis might be best calculated to aeura its te withA withdrawal or arkeat its it rl execution la in tho the discussion foll follow owl ing a suggestion sugg estloa was roads made that the black flag should be raised and no quarter given la in the war major general ll 11 alleck issued ft a cir cular to the governors of tho states tato asking them to nil fill ane vacancies of commissioned officers who had fallen in battle by the appointment of no oon commissioned officers and worth vil pra yates A force of union cavalry crossing tho into virginia at shep 6 dl discovered that the confederates I 1 aerates etli til abeld their position lon at win chester and dh not molest them brigadier general rodman died ot of wounds received in the battle ol 01 0 an P copyright aw MA by W a 0 chapman |