Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-07
TIE FIRST rEAn OF THE WAR.

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The following historical facts of the first year Of
the war between the socalled United States and the
Oonfederates, we extract from the Charleston eour
isr as matter of general interest and reference:
| 1850.
December 26-Sudden evacuation of Fort Moul-
| trie by Major Anderson, United States Army. lie
spikes the guns, burns the gun carrlngss anu to
December 27-Capture of Fort Moultrie and Cas-
| tla Pinckney by the South Carolina troops. Cap
| tain Costa surrenders the revenue cutter Aiken.
1861. e-r
January 3-Capture of Fort Pulaski by the Sa-
yannah troops
January S-The Arsenal at Mount Vernon, Ala
bama, with 10000 stand of arms, seized by the Ala
bama troops
January 4-Fort Morgan, in Mobile Bay, taken
by the Alabama troops.
January 9-The steamship Star of the West fir
ed into and driven off by the South Carolina oatte
ries on Morris Island. Failure OF the attempt to
reinforce Fort Sumpter.
January 10-Forts jackson, St. Philips and Pike
near New Orleans captured by the Louisiana troops
January l3-Capture of the Pensacola Navy
Yard. and Forts Barrancos and Mcae, by the troops
from Florida, Alabama and Louisiana. Maj. Chase
shortly after takes command, and the siege Of Fort
Pickens commences.
January l5-Surrender of the Baton Rouge Ar
senal to the Louisiana troops.
January 3l-The New Orleans Mint ana custom
House taken.
February 2-Seizure of the Little Rock Arsenal
by the Arkansas troops.
February 4-Surrender of the Revenue Gutter
Cass to the authorities of Alabama.
February 16-General Twggs transfers the pub
lie property in Texas to the State authorities Col.
Waite U. S.. A., surrenders San Antonio to COL
Ron McC1nllOnrh and his Texas Rangers.
February lS-Inauguration of President Davis at
Montgomery, Ala.
March sEThe Revenue Cutter Dodge seized by
the Texas authorities.
March S-Gen Beauregard assumes command of
the troops beseging Fort Sumter.
March l2-Fort Brown, in Texas surrendered by
CAPTAIN Hill to the Texas Commissioners.
April l2-14-Battle of Fort Sumter Brilliant
victory gained by Gen. Beauregard and the South
Carolina troops. After thirty-four hours bombard-
ment the Fort surrenders to the Confederate States
April l4-Evacuation Of Fort Sumter by Major
Anderson and his command
April 14-Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States, issues proclamation, calling for
"a, 600 volunteers to put down the southern re-
bellion."
April 15-Col Reeve, U. S. A., surrenders Fort
Bliss, near Ell Paso, to Col J. W. McGrifin the
Texas Commissioner.
April l6-Seizure of the North Carolina Forts
April lS-Capture of the steamship Star Of the
West by Col. Van Dorm, c. S. A.
April 19-The Baltimore massacre. The citizens
of Baltimore attack with missiles the Northern mer-
cenares passing through their city, en- route for the
South The Massachusetts, regiment fires on the
people and many are killed. Two mercenares are
also shot. Great excitement follows, and the Mary
land people proceed to burn the railroad bridges
and tear up tracks.
April 20-Capture of the Federal army at India
nola, Texas, by Col. Van Dorm, c. S. A. The Fed
eral officers released on parole.
April 2O-Attempted destruction Of Norfolk Navy
Yard by the Federal authorities. The works set on
fire, and several war ships scuttled and sunk The
Federal troops retreat to Fortress Monroe. The
Navy Yard subsequently occupied by the VirginianS
April 20-Harpers Ferry evacuated by the Fed
eral troops under Lieut. Jones, who attempts the
destruction of the Armory by fire. The place &C.
cupied by Virginia troops.
April 2S-Fort Smith Arkansas, captured by the
Arkansas troops under Col. Scion Borland.
May 9-The blockade of Virginia commenced.
May 10-Baltimore occupied by large body Of
Federal troops under Gen. 3. F. BCtler.
May 10-A body of 5000 Federal volunteers,
under Capt. Lyon, U. s. Army, surrounded the en-
campment of 800 Missouri State troops St.
Louis, and obliged them to surrender.
May 1O-The St Louis massacre. The German
volunteers, under Col Francis P. Blair, Jr., wan
tonly fire upon the people in the streets of ST. Lou
is, killing and wounding large number.
May 1.-THE st. Louis massacre. Repetition Of
the terrible of May 10. The defenceless peo-
pie again shot down. Tnirty-three citizens butch
cred in cold blood.
May 1.-THE blockade of Charleston harbor CON-
menced by the U. S. steamer Niagara.
May 10, 30. 2l-Attack on The Virginia batteries
at Sewe's Point (near Norfolk,) by the U. S.
steamer Minnesota. The assailants driven off with
loss. No one hurt on Virginia side.
May 24-Alexandria, Va, occupied by 5000 Fed |
eral troops, the Virginians having retreated Kill
ling of Col. Ellsworth by the heroic Jackson.
May 25-Hampton, Va, near Fortress Monroe,
taken by the Federal troops Newport News oc.
cupied.
May 27-New Orleans and Mobile blockaded
May 29-President Davis arrives in Richmond. |
May 31-Fight at Fairfax Court House, between
a company of U. S. cavalry and Virginia compa-
ny the gallant Capt Mari killed; several Federal
troops killed, wounded and taken prisoners
June l, 2 Enlargement at Aqua Creek, be-
tween the Virginia batteries and the United States
steamers Wabash, Anacosta and Thomas Freeborn. |
The enemy withdraw greatly damaged.
June 3-Battle of Phillippa, in western Virginia. |
Col. Kelly, commanding a body of Federal troops |
and Virginia tories attacks inferior force of the
Southerners at Phlippa, under COL Porterfield and
routs them. COL Kelly severely wounded, and sew
era on both sides reported killed
June Eight at Pigs Point battery betJeen |
the Confederate troops and The U. S. steamer Har-
riet Lane resulting in the discontinue of the ene-
my. The Harriet Lane badly hulled.
June 10-Battle of Great Bethel, near Yorktown, |
Va. This splendid victory was gained by eleven |
hundred North Carolinians and Virginians COM
manded by Col. j. Bankhead Magruder, over four
thousand five hundred Federal troops, under Brig |
Gen. Pierce. The Federal troops attacked the |
Southern entertainments, and after fight of four
hours, were driven back and pursued to Hampton
Southern loss, one man killed and seven wounded. |
Federal loss believed to be several hundred They
confess to thirty killed and one hundred wounded
June 12-Gov. jackson, of Missouri, issues a
proclamation, calling the people Of that State to
arms. He commences to concentrate troops at JEFF
Ierson City, burning the bridges on the routes to
St. Louis and the east
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