Show CIVIL C L WAR FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK october 7 1862 lexington ky was evacuated by the confederates under gen E kirby smith who withdrew toward cumber lang gap the monitor habant nahant was as successfully launched at boston mass A skirmish took place in tho the vicinity of bloys sibleys SI landing between a detachment of union cavalry and tho the partisan forces of quantrel and childs la in which the confederates were defeated col was taken prisoner general mcclellan issued va an order to the army of the potomac calling at to tf tim the pro clama tion pointing pol ning out the fact that the execution of federal laws wa was Is con fined to the civil authorities and and that the army was simply to sustain those authorities A fight occurred at la vergne tenn between a union force of 2 under general palmer and a confederate force under general and anderaon erson ereon resulting la in a defeat for the latter who lort lost number of prisoners camp equipage provisions and land munitions the advance of the national forces under general george W morgan reached frankfort ky the bark wave and the brig dunkirk were captured and destroyed at sea by the confederate privateer ala bama captain semmes the confederate steamer general ruck or blanche which had run the blockade with a cargo of cotton was driven ashore by the united states steamer montgomery near havana light where she was burn bura d by the craw craw october 8 the battle of chaplin hills or per ryvelle ky was as fought between the union army under general buell and the confederates under general drags bragg after a fierce struggle of several hour alo confederates withdrew be hind chaplin river where here buell was contented to leave them unmolested the loss was heavy on both sides the union generals jackson and terrell acre 1 ere killed seventeen national government wagons magons a number of butlers sut lers wagons and about 50 men of gen sills advance column under the command of major bradford were captured in the vicinity of frankf frankfort ort ky by the theaon con federate forces under gen E kirby smith A force of 17 11 urion rian cavalrymen lashed into london county virginia and captured several wagons magons loaded with bacon balon belonging to the confederates october 9 1862 1662 the lime time allowed for by commander renshaw of the union fleet off galveston for the surrender sur reador of the city elty having expired the commander proceeded to the city v ith a portion of lie he fleet took possession hoisted the union flag over the courthouse without opposition the confederates having cited the place A light took place in ane vicinity of lawrenceburg Lawrenc eburg ky a union lorce orce and gen E kirby smiths col imn in III which the confederates were orated after an euga engagement gement of five A body ot of geue al ils dorco captured la fit addle va over 40 confederate prisoners several loads of bacon and an in ambulance the ericcson ironclad battery was launched nt at Green greenpoint point 14 1 I the tile confederate confederates enforced the cout southern bern act in west virginia wherever they were in sufficient strength avery able bodied man was carried inta inti the confederate camps from county the union boat Dir darlington lington which left jacksonville fla on the eth re turned from aa an expedition up the bt st johns bringing bring lne the confederate steamer general milton which it had captured miles up A squad ot of union cavalry was badly whipped near aldino va by a superior force of 0 confederates an expedition consisting of about 2600 unton cavalry supported by a battery of sit Mery which 1 left camp at hills on the ath rith a purpose of 0 destroying at six lo 10 motives on the orange and alexandria railway at rappahannock Rappa hannock station returned tu arned when it was learned that the locomotives had been removed to the arthir elde side of the tle october 10 1862 the rear guard of general draggs confederate erato army array was captured at it Harrods harrodsburg burg ky by A surprise the number of prisoners exceeded laoo lieutenant colonel john doyle of the aluth kentucky cavalry commanded ahr force that effected the surprise governor harris of tennessee issued am a order requiring the enrollment within thirty day days of all per tons eons between the ages of eighteen and gen I 1 E stuarts confederate cavalry ente ed Chambe ra and destroyed over ever a quarter of a million dollars worth ct f govern government mient stores hundred bundred Cwi federate partisans beia held Hawes hawesville ville ind for several hours they were finally drilea out by the connelton borne bome guards governor letcher of virginia issued proclamation putting la in force an act of the virginia legislature tl hi hibl tilting ting the removal of salt alt from lilt tm limits of 0 the elate state and making pro visions regu regulating latin tta its sale to p peoli within the state a measure made ad necessary by the scarcity ct salt with la in the COntE confederacy deracy henry fahrback of colonel Dis dissell sells 1 engineering regiment albert dacon bacon of the fourteenth illinois and timmins ot of the thirty fifth indiana who va vere ere captured at the battles ol 01 0 shiloh and corinth reached the gun boat western orld blockading do be doy sound georgia after having ea as from the confederate prison at al macon oa ga they had been traveling tor for seventeen nights enduring man mani hardships october 11 1862 1867 A body of texas ranger under C onel giddings was aaa defeated in 1 brisk tight fight near helena ark by a do tach ment of the fourth loa iova cavalry colonel giddings was taken the ship manchester from new now york to liverpool pool laden with grata grall and cotton was captured on the higi seas by the confederate privateer priva tee alabama and burned A force of three hundred dunlo cavalry under col do blended on the confederate concede te colonel odena camp near cacapon bridga about 17 miles floru winchester cheater va and captured one major one lieuten ant twenty five dve privates thirty abre mules eight horses borses one ono thousand 4 blankets two brasa cannon flat wagons and colonel Im bodens e vate papers the confederate gunboats palmetta tt state stile built at charlestown Charles town through the effort efforts of the women of boutt carolina was as formally named ane an dedicated the schooner elmira cornelius ua wa was captured by the V U S 8 S S 8 while trying to run the blo blockade cado at null bulls bay day south carolina her cap tain lea ian her in shore but she wat wa got oft off rumors of 0 peace began to be moot meet ed the richmond enquirer of dati dat bald said there are prospects of at early peace which conclusion 1 it founded on the results of the battles in virginia and maryland and this th campaign LOW tiow progressing the bat tie tle of antietam Antle tam was to the federal forces the ibe most terrible defeat of the war fifty confederate lagori loaded with ammunition were in la kentucky by union cavalry A train of pieces of ar tillery and confederates wert taken by a large union force neal neat versailles kentucky the british schooner revere car crying military store stores was captured oil cape fear N C october 12 1862 the confederate ge general noral J E D stuarts cavalry which bad had cassea around the union army under gen cral oral mcclellan made good its escape across the potomac at whites tutu ford bear near the of the monocacy monocracy Mono cacy river during the day general pleasanton with cavalry harassed the con federate rear and engaged them in a sharp skirmish but with ith no material loss on either side considerable excitement ars ere cre anted in gainesville tex by the discovery of a secret organization ol 01 unionists object was said to be to kill the after which aich they were to remove to missouri taking with them whatever property they could carry and bum burn the remainder the militia was called cut out and arrested 29 person persons supposed to belong to the organization two oi of whom were hanged october 13 1882 A successful wa was made by a force of union troops un der general in the vicinity ol 01 paris parts and leesburg va more than a hundred prisoners were taken and paroled important information was obtained and the command returned to headquarters at Cent centerville erville with out losing a man the sixth missouri returned to camp at bedalla sedalia mo after a success ful raid on several bands of parti part sins who bad had been making trouble in the vicinity the partisans part par leans titans were tern tem por pora arlly rily dispersed the expedition to jacksonville fla ila returned to hilton blead 0 C and announced the complete success of the adventure the confederate forti fortl fi 11 catlon cation at st johns blaff was cap aured and a steamer the confederate con federate congress Coc gres passed an act authorizing president davis t to d suspend thi th i writ of habeas copus in certain cases the confederate house passed a bill making the he penalty death for any union soldier who be might have in hil his or endeavor to pass counterfeit confederate currency thi ship T mainc TA inC of philadel phia arcin liverpool upturned by the eni privateer a amer eamer ala ala bama oi ot toe ninth w was as rele relented as ed and find allowed P t proceed on an her way atheni 1 being lo 10 manner of 1 providing for the she considerable number of women and children captured on board of her copyright WS 1912 by W 0 chapman |