The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-06-11
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No. SO, just issued, is IS follows:
A camp of instruction for $1,000 men,
cavalry, artillery and infantry, in due pro-
portions, will be Immediately formed near
Annapolis, Md. Maj. Gen. Wool. U. s. A,
will command the camp, 10 addition to his
duties as Department Commander. The
ground will be selected, and the troops
which will be assembled as rapidly as possi-
Bile under oriors from the War Department,
will be placed in position as they arrive
Brig. Gen. s. 2. Graham is assigned to duty
as Chief Of Cavalry at the camp. BIevet
Brig. Gen. Harvey Brown, as Chief Of Ar.
tillery. according to his breyet. A Chief Of
the Infantry arm will hereafter be designa-
ted. The Chief OF Ordnance, the two Master
Generals, COmmissary General, Surgeon |
General and Paymaster General, will each !
designate an experienced regular officer as
the chief of their respective Departments at
the camp These officers will be subject to
the orders Of Gen. Wool, and under his su-
peryision will without delay establish hos
pital and depot Of all the supplies necessary
Tor the health and efficiency Of the troops at
points where issues may be conveniently
made. The long experience OF the veteran
officer assigned to command the camp Twill
dictate the most efficient details for brigading
equipping, drilling and disciplinlng the re.
served corps de armee to be thus formed un.
der him. Chiefs Of the different staff bureaus
are hereby directed to aid him by promptly
meeting his reasonable requisitions for ma
terfal of war.
BY Greer Of the Secretary OF War.
FRONT ROYAL, June 8.-News from Gen.
Shields division states that a scouting party
crossed the river at Columbian bridge and
went to New Market. jackson had retreat
ed through there three days ago, and his ar
my had been reduced to about five thousand
men, the remainder having scattered through
the mountains to save themselves. Fremont's
army had followed them all the way, captu.
ring wagons, prisoners and supplies.
ST. LOUIS, June 9.-Specials to the Re
publican from Memphis, June z states: This
morning the rebel tug Mark r. Cheek was
discovered up slough abode the city (where
she had run for concealment) and surrendered
to our tug Samson. About 1000 rebel cais-
sons lett on the cars for Grenada last night.
The railroads have all stopped running to the
city: The Memphis and Charleston railroad
is badly cut up, and all its rolling stock has
been sent South All the stocd Of the Mem.
phis and Ohio road, except three engines are
here. Great efforts are made TO shield pub.
lie properly by private claims
Thos. Ii. Kasson was the Military Com
mander, but ex Senator and acting Brig. Gen
| Ct. N. Fitch, of Indiana, is in command of
the city now. Since the formal surrender, at
3 p. m. yesterday, and the posting Of pickets
through the city, the excitement among the
people has subsided, and all is quiet. The
new Postmaster for Memphis is now in Cairo
and will be here soon.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The following was
received at the War Department to-day by
telegraph from Front Royal
Head Quarters Mountain Department.
Army in the field, Harrisonburg, June T.
To Hon. E. M. STANTON. The army reach
ed this place at two O'Clock yesterday, driv
ing out the enemy's rear from the town.
Several skirmishes continued from that time
until dark, the enemy's rear being closely
pursued by our advance. AT four O'Clock the
First New Jersey cavalry, after driving the
enemy through the villarge, fell into an am
buscade in the woods to the south east oil
the town, in which Col. Windham of that
regiment was captured, and considerable loss
sustained. Col. Cheesert with his brigade
subsequently engaged the enemy in the tim
ber, driving him from his position, and taking
his camps. At about eight o'clock battal-
lion of Col. kane's Pennsylvania regiment
entered the wood under the direction ol
Brigadier General Bayard and maintained
for halt an hour vigorous attack in which
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emy. The enemy attempted to shell our
troops, buta few shots from one OF our bat
teries soon eiienced his guns. After dark
the enemy continued his retreat. Full par.
ticulars will be forwarded by mail.
j. G. Fremont, Maj. Gen.
New YoEK, June 9.-The Herald has the
following dispatch from City Point, Va:
have Seen a copy Of the Petersburg Er-
press of the 4th inst, which states that a
dispatch from Mobile informs them that the
Union feet had attacked Fort Morgan, hav-
ing passed the lower batteries.
HALLEoK's HEAD QUARTERS, June g.
The Federal iorces now occupy Baldwin,
Guntown and jackson. Railroad repairs are
progr essing rapidly. The enemy passed
Guntown last night, re:reating southwark
from BALDWIN,. 1t is intimated that twenty
thousand deserters left Corinth mostly form
Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas regi-
ments. All the regiments fiom those States
passed down closely guarded on both sides
by Mississippi and Alabama troops. 1t is
believed by the country people that Beaure.
gard cannot enter Columbus with half the
troops he brought away from Cornth.
The whole country, east and north Of
Baldwin, is full Of armed soldiers returning
from the Tennessee and Kentucky reg-
ments.
Gen. Pope telegraphs from the advance
that the prisoners, who first deserted and
were to be exchanged, now want to take
the oath Of allegiance. The enemy drove
and carried off everything for miles around.
The wealtbiest families are destitute and
starving. The woman and children are
crying for food. The males were forced into
the army. The enemy is represented as
greatly suffering for food.
CAIRO, June 6.-Three distinct shocks oi
an earthquake were felt here to-day. 1t was
also felt at several different points north, as
lar as Urbana. No damnge was done as far
as ascertained.
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