Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-08
The month,s Events.

The President of the United States has
set apart to-day as day for National
Thanksgiving, praise and prayer, because
God has hearkened to the supplicatlons
and prayers of an afflicted people, aud has
granted us signal aud fruitful Victories
We gratefully recognize the fitness of the
moment. Not since the outbreak of the
rebellion has this struggling Nation passed
through month illustrated aud consecra-
ted by such triumphs as came TO us in July.
Our thanksgiving will not be less deVous
or reyerent if We recall to mind the seps
rate occasions for gratitude which its has
tory presents.
July 8. The victory at Gettysburg. Rebel
loss in killed. wounded and prisoners, 49,
900.
July 4. Capture of vicksburg. with 3D.
900 prisoners, 22O guns, and 10000 small
arms.
July A. Victory at Helena, Arkansas,
the Rebels losing 2,70o killed, wounded
and prisoners.
July 4. Rebel evacuation of Tallahoma,
as the result OF series of contests in
which the rebel loss was over 1000. -
July 6. Defeat of Stuart by Buford at
Hanover, with loss of 1000 prisoners, and
July 5. Capture of Port Hudson, 1000
prisoners, and numerous cannon and small
arms.
July 8. Successful Cavalry engagement
near Funkstown, Gen. PIeasHuton captuc-
ing 900 prisoners.
July 8. Another victory by our cavnl-
ry, under Buford and Fitzpatrick atBoons'
boro.
July 10. The rebel batteries on Norris
Island in Charleston harbor attacked and
carried, and Il secure foothold gained on
the island for future operations against
Fort Sumter.
July ID. YazOo City, six guns, It gun
boat, large quantity of stores, and 500
prisoners captured by orr forces.
July Ii A brigade of Rebels and two
guns captured at Falling Waters, and the
Rebel Gen, Pettigrew killed.
July IA. Admiral Lee captures Fort
Powhatan, on the James River.
July 10. Joe Johnson is uriven out of
Jackson, Mississippi, by our forces under
Gen. Sherman, with the loss of stores de-
stroyed and captured and large amounts
rolling stock on the railroad.
July 1t. Victory of Gen Blunt at Elk
Greek over 900 rebels under Cooper, with
capture of two guns and Toe prisoners.
July II. Two expeditions, one up the
Red River and one to NAtehtz. make large
captures, of steamer, 10, 600, Enfield rifles,
5000 head of cattle, some hundreds OF
thousand rounds of aDaniJion, and mum
ner of cannon.
July Is Morgan loses 1000 of his guer-
rilla gang near RnHington, Ohio.
July 10. About 800 more OF the same eX-
petition captured
July 10. Tvs companies of rebels aud
an ammunition train captured at JACKSON
Tenn.
july 20. Morgan's lieutenant, Basil Duke
| aud $500 of his men taken prisoners HI
| Georges Greek. sr-...
July % Railway bridge, $50 feet long.
over the Tar River at Rocky Mount, de-
stroyed by cavalry expedition from New
bern, together with great amount of pub
lie property, two steamers and one IRON
clad nearly finished.
July %. Capture of Brashear City,
Louisiana
July %. Capture of Wy,heville, and
July 90. John Morgan aDd all the .e-
maiuder of his forces surrender to Gen.
Shackelford.
July %. Rebels defeaaeG3 at Lexington,
Tennessee, with loss OF "a colonel, and other
officers, aud two cannon
July 29.-The Rebel Gen. Pegram de-
feated at Paris, Ky. with severe losses.
July 30. Rebels. 1000 strong, defeated
at Winchester, Ky. by Col. Sanders.
| July 81. Successful attack on the enemy
| Ut hauSdohSAl ~
Twenty-eigkb successful contests, with
a loss to the saemy OF more than 800 guns
and 80 600 prisoners Lee driven back in
to Virginia, the Mississippi open from its
source to. the Gulf, the Rebels expelled
from nesrly all Tennessee and Mississippi,
the territory subject to their military con-
troll reduced TO the States of Alabama,
Georgia. South and North Carolina and a
part Of Virginia. We may indeed with full
hearts thank God for his mercies, and from
his manifestation of loving kindness to the
cause of humanity and justice, conceive
new hopes of the destiny of this Republic.
Who shall go to Congress from This
DIstrIcCl
Editors Intelligencer:
The State of West Virginia will take her
place for the first time, through her Rep
resentative, in the next Congress. Those
who are to represent uE in that Congress
will be chosen at the approaching fall cleo
tons. More Important legislation by Con-
\ gress, upou our interests. will be had dur
ing the next session, than will probably
ever be necessary again. 1t is important