Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-18

several war SHIPS scuttieu anu sufh'
!; Tue Federal troops rstreated to Fort
Mouroe. Tie Navy Yard spbse-
queutly occupied by the Virginians.
: April 20 Harper's Ferry evaeu-
ated by the Federal troops under
Lieutenant Jones, who attempts tie
] dostruc.ioD of the armory by fire
The place occupied by Virginia
! lroeps.
! April 20. Fort Smith, Arkansas,
captured BY the Arkansas troops
uuder Col. Scion Borland,
April. Cairo occupied as mill.
ttary camp, and the blockade Of the
! Mississippi commences.
Ma 3. President Lincoln Issues
a call Cor three years volunteers.
May 6. The secession troops eSac
uate A!exandria. Anticipating an
attack. they retreat to CulfePp r
Court House.
May 9 The blockade Of Virgin
ia eommenc s..
1 May 10, Baltimore occupied by a
large body Of Federal troops under
Gen. B. f. Butler.
May 10. A body OF 5000 feder-
al volunteers, uuder Capt. Lyon.
/ Uulled States army. surrounded the
yncamrnsnt of 500 Missouri troops,
near ST. Louis and obliged them TO
| surrender.
May 10. The ST, Louis massa-
Gre. The German volunteers, under
| Col. Fraucis p. B'air, Jr., wantonly
irs upon the people in the streets
of St. Louis. killing and wouDding
large number.
t Nay IL. The st. Louis massacre.
Repetition of the terrible scenes OF
May 10. The defepceless people
gain shot down. Thirty-tbree cili-
Hztns killed.
+ May IL. The blockade cf the
/ Charleston barbar commens, by the
4 United States steamer Nlagara.
May IL. Mar.ial law declared
over Florida.
May 10. Gov. Hicks calls for NJ l.
ryland's quota Of troops to protect
the capital.
1 May Is Birds Point, opposite
Cairo, fortified by federal troops.
I May 10, 20 and 81. Attack on
4 the Virginia batteries at Sewell's S
Point {aesr Nor elk)Tby 'he United
Staaes. steamer Monticello, aided by
steamer Nj nnesota: No one hurr.
! May a. Alexandria, Va, occu-
pied by 5000 federal troops, the
Virginians having retreated. XIII
ing of Ellsworth BY jackson.
May 25 Hampton, Va, near Fer
trpss Monroe, taken BY the fed raj
iroeps. Newport News occupied
/ May 27. New Orleaps aud Mobile
blockaded.
j. May 20 President Davis arrives
in Richmond.
Alas % Federal troops occupy
:, New Point in Virginia.
May 20. Troops enter Vrginla
from the moth and vest.
/, May 81. Fight Mt Fairfax Court
! House between company OF Unlt' d
States cavalry and Virginia compa'
!, ny; Captain Mari killed; several fed
heral troops killed. wounded and taken
/. prisoners.
! June /. Fight at Williamsport
Several secessionists wounded.
June /, 2, 3 Engagement a
: Aqaia Greek between the Virg'nl'
: : batteries ADD the United States sfea
mers Pawnee. Anacosla and Thomas
Freebarn. The enemy Withdrew
:. slightly damaged.
June 4. Battle Of PhilliPri. il
!. western Virginia, Col. Kelly, Com
: ma.aing a body Of Federal troop
md Virginia tories, attacked lore,
!. of Soniherners at Phillippi. under Col
Il Potier6eld, aud routs them, Col
S Kelly severely wounded, and sew
: .eral on, both sides reparted Killed
: June 5. Tro rs from Kansas IN
u vsded Missouri.
81 June 6. Fight at tie Pig 8 Pom
). battery between tn conted' r't
!. troops and the United States steane
a Harriet Lane, resulting 10 the ds
comG,ure Of the enemy. The la'
!, riet Lane badly hulled.
!, june To-. Another fight at WI
es Transport.
! June 40. Battle Of Great beint
! near Yorktown, Va A victory wa
o(I gained by eleven hundred Mort
=. Ca:olinians and Virg'nlans, CON