Litchfield enquirer., 1864-01-07

ment of the Gulf 21st, Destruction ef Lawrence, Kansas, by rebel guerrillas {; nearly 200 citizens killed or ] wounded
 The brig Bainbridge lost a. sea during . gale, all hands but onelost
 22d, Capture of the rebel Gen Jeff Thomp- son and 100 men at Poeahontas, Ark
 23d, Charleston, 8 c bombardsd by Gen Gilmore t Greek fire''
 24th, Death, in Hartford, ofSimeon L Loom is, President of the Phmnix Insurance Co
 Gen. Lane's taoops killed Al of Quantrill's band, who made the raid in Lawrence, Kansas Death of the rebel Gen. Floyd at Arlington, Va. he died "detested at the North and des pissed at the South ?
 slst, Capture of Fort Smith, Ark, by Gen 1 Blunt evacuation of Little Rock by the l rebels ,sss September 1st, Union State officers and M C's elected in Vermont by heavy majorities 2d, Capture of Kingston, Tenn, by Gen. Burnside
 l 4th, Great bread riot in Mobile soldiers l wives clamor fer peace or bread | 7th, Morris Island, Charleston harbor, evae- uated by the rebels; Gen Gilmore oceupie, Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg 9th, Chattanooga abandynsd by the rebels and occupied by Gen. Rosscrans' army deA Burnside captures Cumberland Gap, Tenn, taking 2,000 prisoners Knoxville held by the Union forces, and East Tennessee free. loth, Gen. Blunt issued an address to the people of West1rn Arkansas, whose territory has been redeemed from rebel rule l4th, Maine mounts the .stidal wave'' and goes for the Union ell over in State election 10th, Proclamation by the President, sus- pending the writ of habeas eorpus 18th, Great dattle of Chicamauga, Georgia, between Gems. Rosecrsns and Brang Rose crans beaten and compelled to fal! back to Chattanooga the splendid fighting qualities of Gen. Thomas exhibited in killed and wounded, tho rebels lost about 5000; Union loss heavy, with many pieces of artillery 18th, Steamer Robert Campbell fired by sn incendiary on the Mississippi; over seventy l lives lost
 | October 1st, Great reception Of Russian off 1 cers in New York A Federal camp at Langley's Station, Va, attacked by rebel guerrillas and completely | surprised 2d, Rout of 400 rebels under Gen. Wheeler, at Anderson's Cross Roads, Tenn ad, Proclamation by the President, appoint ing Thursday, Nov. 18th, day of National Thanksgiving 1lth, The 1st Maine regiment surrounded by rebels at Little Washington, Va, and cut | their way out l Federal victory at Colliersville, Tennessee | 5000 rebels whipped with loss of over 600 1 18th, Pennsy yivania elected Union State off, ccrs by rousing majorties, and poor Vallan- afghan, ''the exile,' was defeated in Ghio by ] 100000 Union majority ! l4th, Gen. Lees advance driven back by Gen Warren near Bristow Station, Va splen did fighting by our troops, who captured one battery and 800 prisoners 17th, Call of the President for 300, 900 vols 1 unteers
 18th, Caving in of sewer embankment at Troy, N Y, and 20 men buried 20th, Rout of guerillas in Kentucky and the Stato pretty we'll cleared of thcm
 2lst, Defeat of 5000 rebels at Cherokee Sta tion, Miss, by Gen. Osterhaus
 Rev. Henry Ward Beecher doing good ser vice in England for the Union cause | 25d, Gen. Rosecrans relieved of the com mand of the army of the Cumberland Gen. Grant given the command of the Western de. partments, consolidated .'into one grand mili- tary division of the Mississippi"
 Execution of the rebel Dr. Wright for kill ing Union officer at Norfolk, Va | 26th, Gen. Rosecrans enthusiastically re- ceived at Cincinnati
 27th, Gov. Buckingham called an extra ses sion of the Conn Legislature to meet in Hart ford Nov 3d
 Batteries Gregg and Wagner, Morris Island opened fire on Fort Sumter
 18th, Capture of Lookout Mouetain, Tenn, by General Hooker l November lst, An extensive conspiracy in Ohio to release rebel prisoners at Columbus delectsd, and several noted eopperheads ar rested
 Sd, The Union voters of Massachusetts, New York and Wisconsin defeaied the .'enemy in the rear" by telling majori,ies ht Inin e.. iron Crow, La 1; our loss l5U0. Col. Wsshburn also whipped by superior force of rebels on the Teche
 | th, The army of the Potomac moving Gen Sedgwick drove the rebels across the Kappa hammock, capturing 800 prisoners, and four battle flags Gen. French captured 400 pris- oners
 The rebels severely whipped and driven from Lewisburg, Western Virginia
 l2th, Rebel plot discovered in Canada to pilage along the Lakes 1tth, Brilliant success of 8 naval expedi- ton sent out by Gen. Banks from New Orleans in gaining possession of the mouth of tho Bic Grande river, and district much prized by the rebels
 18th, Dedication of National Cemetery on the battle-fele of Gettysburg. Pa
 23d, Commencement of . series of battles between Gen. Grant and Gen. Bragg for the possession of Northern Georgia the great battle at Chattanooga; 1000 rebel prisoners and 60 cannon captured; Brrggs army com plstely routed 1 27th, Escape of Gen. John Morgan, the reh, el guerilla, with several of his officers from the Columbus (O) psRitentiary / | December lst, Death of U. s. Marshal Carr I at New Haven
 Defeat of the rebel General Lougstrest at Knoxville, Tenn l 2d. The Army of the Potomac marched across tho Rappahannock, and then marched back again
 1 Ground broken at Omaha, Nebraska. for the Pacific Railroad | 7th, Meeting of the 37th Congress-Sehuy- Ter Colfax, of Indiana, elected Speaker of the House
 9th, The steamer Chesapeake, from New York for Portland, takon by Q party of rebel passengers on board. Afterward recaptarsd, but rebels escaped
 Prise fight at Tunbridge, England, between Tom King and John c Heenan the latter whipped
 9th, Message of President Lincoln, and a proclamation of amnesty to rebels
 l2th, Three companies of rebels captured at Charles City, Va
 16th, Death of Gen. Buford, 6 brave and skillful Union officer, at Washington, DC
 2lst, Lnrge Union meeting at Little Rock, Ark many took the oath of allegiance.
 Return to Edray, Va, of a very successful cavalry expedition under Gen.Averill; bridges