Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-09
eral of it's members killed. The 7th
 New York Regiment leave for Wash

Yard, including three ships of the line : three frigates, two sloops and brig , mounting over 400 guns. April 25. Virginia joins the confederate states. April 27, Twenty-one thousand National troop
 in Washington. May 5, President issues proclamation calling
 for more troops to serve for three yeals and directing the increase of the Regu
 lar army and the enlistment of addition al seamen.
 way B, Resumption of the interrupted commu nication with Washington via Baltimore Baltimore occupied by Federal troops Anti Secession Convention in Western
 Virginia.
 May l7, Union triumph in Kentucky. The
 Confederate Congress authorize the is
 sue of S50.G000O0 in bonds payable ir
 twenty years
 May 2l Seizure of telegrams by the Govern
 ment.
 May p, The seat of the rebel government trans
 ferred to Richmond. May "A, Advance of the Union Army into vir
 ginia. Assassination of Col. Ellsworth May 2, Occupation of Newport News by Gen.
 eral Butler
 May 28 Banks and Fremont appointed Majo, Generals.
 May 3l Cavalry skirmish at Fairfax Court
 House.
 June 2, Union victory at Phillippi, Western
 Virginia.
 June g. Beauregard arrives at Manassas June.
 tion and takes command of the Confed
 crate army. Border State Convention meet at Frankfort Ky. June To-, Affair at Big Bethel. June II, Skirmish at Romney. Western Va. June l3' Evacuation of Harpers Ferry by the rebels.
 June l7, Successful engagement with the rebels
 at Bonneville, Mo. June 28. Arrest of Marshal Kane in Baltimore. July l, Arrest eff the Baltimore Board of Police Commissioners July 2, Successful engagement of Gen. Patter- l sons column near Martinsburg. July A. Meeting of Congress. July 5, Successful engagement at Brier Forks
 Mo. between the troops under Siegel and the rebels under Gov. Jackson and
 Rains.
 July II, Defeat of Pegram by Mcclellan at Rich
 Mountain. Va. surrender of the entire
 rebel force. July l3, Engagement at Garrick's Ford Defeat
 and death of the rebel Gen. Garnett July l6 Advance of the army of the Potomac. July 2l, Battle of Bull Run. July 25 Arrival of General Me Clean in Wash
 ing on to take command of the army of the Potomac Gov. Morgan of New
 York, calls for 25,C0O more troops from the State.
 July 27 Return of the 6eth and other New | York regiments from Washington. July 2S, he command under Gen. Banks at 1 l'arrers Ferry. is withdrawn to the Ma ryand side of the Potomac. Aug 6, Adjournment of Congress. Aug ', Hampton burned hy the rebels. Aug 10, Battle of Wilson's Creek, near Spring | field. Death of Gen. Lyon. | Aug l2. Arrest of Hon. c. J. Faulkner, late i United States Minister to France. Aug l6, Proclamation of the President, declar- ing the States of Virginia, North Caro- l lima Tennessee and Arkansas in insur- rection.
 Aug 24, The transmission of secession journals
 through the mails prohibited. Aug 26, Skrmish at Sunmersville Aug 2e, Capture of the Hatteras Inlet forts by
 the expedition under Commodore String
 ham and Gen. Butler. Aug 3O Gen. Fremont issues a proclamation
 confscating the slaves of rebels. Sept 4, False reports of the death of Jefferson
 Davis gain circulation aad credit. Sept G. The Confederates advance into Ken
 lucky. Gen. Grant with National troops
 takes possession of Paducah. Kentucky. Sept l0 Defeat of Floyd near Gauley River. Sept II, The Kentucky Legislature pass a reso-
 lution ordering the reb-l troops to leave | the State. The President in letter to
 Gen. Fremont. directs him to modify the
 confscaton clause of his proclamation
 of Aug 30. Sept l6, Wholesale arrest of members of the
 Maryland regiment. Sept 20, Surrender of Colonel Mugan at Lex ! ington. Mo. Sept 9. Occupation of Romney Western vir ginia, by National troops. Sept 2S. Occupation of Munson's Hill by Ma
 tional troops. Oct 5. Unsuccessful efforts of rebels to retake the llatt.ras Inlet forts. Oct :, Gen. Fremont and his army leave Jeffer son City in pursuit of Price. Oct s, Attack of the rebels on Santa Rosa Island and repulse by regulars and Wilson's l Zouaves.
 Oct II, Naval collision between rebel gunboats
 and National vessels at the head of the
 Mississippi passes. Unsuccessful at
 tempt of the steam ram Turtle to sink one of the National ships. Oct l6, Successful skrmish near Harpers Ferry
 Capture of rebel cannon by troops uE der Col. Geary. Oct 20, Partial blockade of the Potomac by the rebel batteries. Oct 2l, Part of Gen. Stones Division cross the Potomac at ball Bluf. and alter severe
 fighting are driven back, with great loss
 by the enemy. On this occasion Cen baker fell Engagement near Frederickstown, Mo
 and defeat of rebels under Jeff Thomp son.
 Oct 25, Gallant charge of the Fremont Guard 3 under Major Zagonyi, against a superio
 body of rebels at Springfield. Oct 26, Brliliant success of National troops un : der Gen. Kelly at Romney. Oct 3l, Retirement of Gen Scott s Gen. Mcclellan appointed Comman
 der-in-Chief.
 Nov. 2, Removal of Gen. Fremont from com . mand in the West. : Nov :, Engagement at Belmont, Mo. Bom
 bardment and capture of the forts a 3 Port Royal. Entrance by the Unite,
 States squadron. Nov 8, Capture of the rebel commissioners Ma l son and Slidell, on the British mail stea
 mer Trent, by the United States war r sloop San Jacinto. Nov Is, Message of Jeff Davis to the rebel Con gress. :. Nov 20, ,Disbanding of rebel troopsin Accoma t and Northampton Counties. Va. Re
 turn of the population to their allegiance Nov 23, Bombardment of the rebel batteries b Fort Pickens and the ships-of-war Mag '- ara and Richmond. Dec ?, Meeting of Congress IT Dec 4, Occupation of Ship Island by Nationa J. troops.
 Dec 6, Occupation of Beaufort, s. C., by tn > National troops v Dec II, Great tire in Charleston. Loss estims