Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-03

May 7.-Yirginis admitted into the Corfade
rpte Government.
May lO.-A large body 1T Federal troops
oc:upv B4ltimorr. H;ot in g. Louis and mas
sacre OF :,s c':;zsns hy the Federal troops in
stisa,ed BY F. p. Blair +.
Asr l7.-Act passed p"":idiae for the sd
mission Of North CarvIioa and Tennessee, Or
certain conditions.
May 2O.-North Carolina Convention as
senbled, and unanimously passed ordinance Of
secession on same day.
May 2l.-Act passed removing SEE. Of Con
fedsrate Government to Richmond
May 23.-People of Virginia ratIfr the ordi'
nance of secession by moro than 1GO 600 ma
jority.
May e~4-Fedrral troops occupy Alexandria
Virginia The heroic Jackson shot Col. Els
worth, Of the Fire Zyuavcs. Tho verde. o.
the coroner's inquest over J .ckaou was |" muir
dered while deisrdiog his property IN his OWL
house."
May 8l.--Figbt at Fai;iax Court House-thi
first encounter OF tie campaign altcr the I'll
of Sumter. Federal Csvalr?, eouusnced By
Lieutecaut Tcupkina. attacked the Frglnla
troops and were repuls.d, Win heavy less, By
Warrenton & hsA coumaLdrd " Captain
MARI. Captain Marr WAS killed in tho b, GIN
ming Of The action, Et-Gu7. Smith md Col
EI.l successfully Id tie FTglnia troops nitsi
Marr's fell.
Juue l.-Canponads al Acquis Greek be-
tween United States steamer and the Fugitii
batteries
Joae 8.-T gat at Philippe, aud retreat d
Virginia troops under Oolousl Porteifeld
June i0.-B1t,ls Ct Crest Bsthel, Virginia.
Federal troops commanded by General Pierce,
attacked ,be OuT.isdtra;e Eoups, greatly inie'
rior i1 Dau15crs, commanded BY Geoerni Ma
grudcr. ard me:e repuGed with heavy iose.-
Only une Confederate soldier was killed
Juuc II -Proc!L nation issued oy Governor
jackson Of Missouri, Ceiling lte psopis q Tie
SLsi:: ~ srInA-
Junv la.-Dly Of prayer in the Couitdcr-te
S;itrs, OH Recommendation OF pfesirsnt Uavli
Jens l5.-Geuc,al JOSEPH, Z Johnston, Vi
tine Confederate ahiT, evacuated usrpers
Fsrry.
June ID. -:Skirmisn IT Vienna, Flrginla-a
train be-riog FEDERAL troops coInma"ted by
General Stncrck, WIS., hr,d upon b. Captuiu
Ksmyer's Airxandri. Artillery, snppcr.eL by
CoIol,l Grsgg's South Usroliua Rsg;ncut-lhe
enemy FAD withhasy less.
June ls.-Skirmish at New Geek Depot,
nsar Richmond, Enginia-t':my d;iVel Cd
s0d re!j7vut bridee burnt by colsDd j. {.
Vaughan
JIcc 2a.-Ile ll1.sa-hi.G a,! c...-.Lruat,
Jun Laue. sa>rc3 q prof. rusticr calii.g haGsAs
70 AIMS
june 25.-Tte people o; Tennessee vote,
under 30 cot OF their Legislature, Gid dcclaIS
sely.s OFT q tho Federal UlbE, ~ Q
large nhjor!ty.
juar a7.-Figs. ut Ssiley's Isisn6 os;w.-p
q portion Of Colonel Turner Abhhy'5 FifEiula
aud lie cne;cy uaGer Captain NoCock.
The =::cmy were brilliantly :epuLeu CspAla
Ash2y n,;nliy woundIG
Jane 2Y.-S;. Nicholas steamer cap,u:=I o.
usssase from Bal.inoru 10 Washington, by
Thomas (ZNvula ard .esss,"" win
;hf.= prjz-s subsequently uAeu, c&.iud I'D
,oa H,Fpan4nD"ck.
jul lSt.-C-nsral Patterson with federal
creased Fyluurc iulo Eu2i.M, III WI
Transport
July 2L-Halur Z; G.iussyii.s-2a;teryon's
guard met o. S regimen. of C"ioael
J. Gacksul'a cymmaG6, and checked
with heavy loss.
Gul5 8l-P4.era5l occupied A~ar.!Isaurg.
1rsitnr Government organized a. Wheeling:
under PierpyinL
July ats.-Cailed States Congress ts,sm.
5ied In sSlIs session.
July l2.--B.t;Is Of Rict Mouelain, Virg!o!a
ID BODY .: Virginia troops uuc=r command
OF Gv!ehs! Prgram, attacked BY an oTsrwhelm.
inr: force Of The enemy, commanded ~ Esu.
NclNelap Afrpr n tnrrt1 STrE11c!S eSI
the loss Of many killed AID wounded, they
forced TO hy, and many Of lbam were
captured
July l8.-General Garrett slain at ''alfick's
Ford while covering the retreat oftS curIrn;id
lrom she purari! Of Mcclellan
July lS.-Battle of Scsrsy cs,b-~a bril-
victory Of q portion o. Gsa>rai HIse's
over q vastly superior force u TIE
July is-Eatlls vF Bull kuc-ths enoEJ
having followed ths retieAt d The Confederate
trccps FROM Fairfax Court House: attacked
theft uoeE al bisck buTa's F-d, ent wsIe Sc
vu,ely cbasiised cud REFUSED, Will : iass Of
many ho1dreds.
July 20-Ccaiedersis Congress rs&smb-d
n r oh;Dond,
July 9ist-Grand BATHS CT ,anassaa:
jug 22d.-Tle rtu:ei snsiny, IL most
total disorssrizltiou aGa wild WIKI ierrcT,
continue their 6 ght througa A~!sSaadria, and
to Washington
July 2e.-Dly Of praise and thanksgiving
In tie Confederat. States, b. uEan'nous in7i
ta,ioa OF the Confederate Congress, IL giait
lude for tie victory Of Manassas
August l0-B,uls of Oas Hi or Spring
ala G;.on, Thu ~ nv, mr. n r {,.D I.cnp
with great slaughter by lbs Coniece-
severe
August 9n-Act passed providing for tbs
admission OF Missouri.
August 2e.-Batk Of Gross Lsnas- Enemy
by CrlonL Tyler surprised aud
By Gen Floyd
August 27.-BJmbaldnent u forts Of Hat
teras Inlet.
August 29.-The forts c~ap;tpIat@i. end the
gsrrisons made prisoners Of war.
September 9 .-Eaemy heaT!y iega;rSd
Big Greek by Gen Wlse
= September l0.-B5t!l9 Ut C4!!i:aS Ferry.
General F,oy d repulsed The ene"', sith lcavy
loss, commanded b. Gen. Z &c, cra:z
September l2.-Enrury routed and a!olos
all killed or captured by Lieut.. Col C;arksun
in the skirnish Of ToE-3's Crek. ntm Coal
September 1.-THE Southern Rights men.
0eIs Of the Mary land l.: g's'aturo were seized,
while n 81 ssion a; Frederick City, By order o:
Lincoln; the Legislature thereby broken up,
md the prisoners convey ed to Fort Liiaye,io.
September 20.-Ocl. Mu!!igan, With $500
Federal ,roaF=, capitula,ed TO Gen. Price at
Lexington. Missouri, st.er 6 siege VI ss7srs!
dsys.
September ss.-Ba;;.e c: MesiIs, in Ai-
zons, and repuiss RI Ito .Dr2J urc'E C%iobtl
LyDda.
September 2?.-C,I. Lynde, with 700 Us
troop, surrendered n four Companies
Of Te1as volunteers
October a-Bs;te Of GreenbrieT River
The enemy, under Gen Reynolds attacked s
sery inferior force Of CoufedeTatcs, uader
Gen. II. R Jackson, aid ~eIe rtpatsed with
l.,., l,oo