Show C L WAR N fifty YEARS AGO THIS WEEK WEIK october 14 1862 the london propeller ouachita Ou achita was captured in the gulf stream opposite prying frying pan shoals by ihu the united states gunboat memphis mem phia A skirmish occurred at stanford ky between the advance forces of the union army under general duell buell and the rearguard of the confederate army under general brags re suiting in the retreat ot at the canted aerates fourteen of whom were taken prisoners stanford was as occupied by union forces october 15 1862 f governor vance of north carolina in an appeal to the people of hia his state tor for support to the army said after the most strenuous st renous exertions on the part of its officers the state finds it impossible to clothe and ahoo shoo our soldiers without again appealing to that overflowing fountain of generosity the private contributions of the people A great lot of blankets blan Vete might yet bo be spared from private use and thousands thou rands could be made from car pets en our parlor floors tio tia bark from new york for gibraltar was capt captured tred by the confederate privateer alabama on the high seas and burnel gen mcclellan made a preliminary report of the military operations under his chargo charge sinco since the evacuation of larrison a landing virginia after the failure of at his peninsular campaign drafting men for the federal army commenced commented in boston forty men were ere drawn at baltimore to fill the quota tho the union steamboat hazel dell was captured by confederates at Case caseyville kentucky an elDe espell dilon ion of armed boats from the federal blockade bloc kadets s in front of river florida norida proceeding up the river took from her confederate guards a schooner that was loaded with cotton and prepared to run the blockade the town of apa lach leola was set on fire on the re turn trip by shells sent in n reply to sa tz artillery attack from her defenses two confederate schooners were burned on taylore taylors bayou at babino sabine pass by an expedition from the steamer of the blockading squadron squall mm october 16 labz the steamer emille emilia was boarded by q gang of guerillas at portland maine and plundered of all her stores the united states sloop of at war ticonderoga was launched at the a rity yard A reconnaissance was mad a by part of the army of at the from harpers Ilar pers ferry in the morning gen humphreys division supported by gen porter crossed the potomac at Black forda fords ford and advanced on he lie was met by a strong firce of the confederates Confederate me who opened a heavy fire on him and drove him blin back the purpose of the which was to locate the enemy had bad been accomplished the steamer john II 11 dickey plying between et st louis missouri and memphis tennessee Tenn esiee waa was attacked by a band of confederate partisans near bayou but escaped A reconnaissance under gen iian ilan cock tock of the union army left bolivar early in the morning end proceeded towards charlestown Charles town vir finla when a 11 and a st half balf frob the town the confederates ertee opened fir ar on the federal column with alq fl e pieces which aich was responded to by two batteries the confederates confederated with drew to the hills mile beyond the town and the national for force entered the confederate guns were well cervero but their shells ballel to explode ow tug ing to the poor powder with they were cb charged arged the draft commenced in every county in pennsylvania without undue excitement cit tit ement october 17 ina 18 gin john IT morgan confederate emo force about thre thou land sand cavalry anti aa pieces of artillery defeated a heavy union force near lexington kentucky the nationals lost a number la in killed wound ed and prisoners A A band of partanna tinder under quantrell entered shawnee kansas pod end corn com tacked sacked 14 it burning thirteen houses and nd killing thre three men six miles south ot of ho he town they overtook wo two team teams loaded with gooda goods which they euzed zed after killing one of the drivers and i seriously erious ly wounding the ahem the common council of boston ped the drafting in that place by rot yet tog ing to ralee the bounty for enlistment 0 0 A union tow forca under master crocker of the U 8 S kensington at sabine city texas and drove way tway a arty of confederate confederates burn urn ne their encampment A ski ish occurred in thorough laro atif between a union force unter gen and a force of coated balc who withdrew upon there draft riota riots in several lac in pennsylvania during the day lt berkly fier kly luzerne ilya men by a volley from the iiii ary who bad om tailed lied out to pro tet he bo officers there wax was trouble at lera cr abton titon carbondale Carbon dile and nd other own owns among amon the irith october IS 1 1882 confederate parelean part lean lighten fighters mad made trouble for the national soldiers Bold lera in the vicinity of helena arkansas kanSaL Ar A picket of the forty third indiana wae was attacked and lost one man killed and several captured across the ml sis sippi nine union pickets were fired upon and killed ten ton of at porter porters confederate parti cans mans in missouri were publicly shot they had been held am hostages for or the eafe safe return of andrew allsman an aged citizen of palmyra who hat been seized by the partisans gen john II 11 morgan the he t confer erato leader whose ralda toward union territory bad had m more ore than once kept indiana and ohio on the jul qui viva vivo became active again capturing a detachment tach ment of the fourth ohio cavalry near lexington Lex lox logton Ington kentucky entering ent erlos that town torl to rl seizing the provost guard and devinc ott at in the direction 0 of versallia Vere Versal alss lim dy by thia this operation oen gen morgan secured about three hildret and fifty horses and as many men en together with their arme arms and accod tre ments he lie paroled hie his prisoners prie onore the maish frigate racer was permitted by the federal blockading squadron to enter the harbor of chap char loaton loston ind and brine bring oft off tho the british MR bul sul A supply train of seven wagons la den with ith forage and commiss commissary arl etore stores for the union force under oen gen I 1 wae was captured by a ly bidy of coa cott federate derato fe cavalry at Ilay market vir ginia sinla and taken to warrenton A lieutenant and twenty six alx lx private were captured wn the train october 19 1862 the united states gunboat kins lills 0 the squadron before newborn north carolina lieutenant IV D commander captured the britley Brit let schooner booner ec adelaide cr c halifax N a S in new topsail inlet twelve milea miles I 1 from the adelaide Adel alda wa was attempting to run the blockade with w 1 th a cargo pt at cotton and turpentine the vessel havin been run aground by here hebrew crow in their attempt to escape was burned as an eho she lay the steamer Cata catahoula boula plying be tween helena elena Il arkansas Arkan sae and memphis tennessee was fired into by a band ot of confederate irregular irregulars at ai a point a e few miles above memphis no ila one waa was killed nd only one man wound cd ed A party of gorjans Mor a jans confederate cavalry attacked and destroyed a train two loaded wagon wagons and thirty one empties at bardstown Darda Bards lown town kentucky paroling ng the teamsters and driving off the horses ard mules lieutenant colonel sackett corn com manding anding in a reconnoitering party sent out to patrol the country Cen centreville treville and leesburg Vir virginia ginino made a report narrating the opera eions lone of hie his expedition during the reconnaissance he captured and paral cd ed sixty or seventy soldiers A body of at confederate cavalry un der col cot jeffries entered and mccu raed led commerce tennessee Tennee eee october 20 1862 A body ot of union troops made I 1 successful stand against the crate orate cavalry leader forrect on th cumberland rum berland river a few mile miles from nashville tennessee tho Cont edel ate ates retreated across iba river with some ell ht lou lots including the capture 0 of a colonel of cavalry ra valry five hundred lasek lasei of yellow devit were reported 4 in north carolina the mortality waa was great thirty or forty dying dally daily president lincoln issued an ordet ordel establishing ft a provisional court for lot the tato state of louisiana and appoint ing charlee charles A peabody of new now york as provisional judge major boodson Vo odson ot of the tenth caval ry missouri url state allita attacked I 1 band ot of confederate irregulars ot OC riter 1 and dispersed diep creed then capturing arms blan blankets kete ammazi tion and hones horses lieutenant colonel james stuart with a portion of the linth cavalry attacked two hv adred confer contel erato orate cavalry near marshfield court complo completely tely routing and bloor then them and caurine cau twenty eoven seven sonva the plantation in the vicinity vici nit ol 01 presidents dente island oa an the ap pp I 1 were burned in retaliation for the re cent attack oa an the learner steamer Cata boula copyright 1312 2712 by W 0 chapman |