Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-09

July 5-V allandigham arrives at Halifax
:: Raid from Newbern to Warsaw, N. C.
july 6-John Morgan's S rebels invade In
diana and capture Corydon.
July TREAT scare In Louisville; Nor
gan SAID to be coming. -. Two steamboats,
captured by rebels at Bradenburg, XIV.
Bragg retreats across the Tennessee, destroy
ing the Bridgeport bridge
July S-Surrender of Port Hudson the
Mississippi opened
July 9-Rebel cavalry defeated at Boons-
boro, Md, with heavy loss. =. Raiding
party to destroy Lees communication with
Richmond return to Fortress Monroe.
July l0-Gilmore lands off Morris Island.
taking all the rebel works except FITS. Wag-
oner and Gregg, which are. shelled by the
Monitors. =. Our forces occupy jackson,
Miss Rebels defeated at Big Greek.
Ark. Cavalry fight on the old Antietam
field Lee in fortifcations opposite vii
Transport. -. Morgan burns depot at Sa-
LEM, Ind
July Morgan burns railroad bridge at
| Vienna, Ind
July l2-Morgan gets into Ohio. . Mar
tai law IN Cincinnati, Newport and Coying-
ton. Fight at Jackson, Miss.
July 13-Great Draft Riot in New York;
many buildings destroyed ; The Tribune of
flee assailcd; Colored Orphan ASYLUM
burned, several negroes killed Bragg
pulls up at Chattanooga. ;. Rebel cavalry
| defeated at jackson, Tenn Yazoo city
taken by our troops. :. Union defeat at
Bayou La-tourche, La 2l0 taken prison
.ers.
July l4-New York Riot continues; mil
| ltary called out; several conflicts and some
| rioters killed Gov Seymour issues a proc
amation. :. Lee gets his army safely a
cross the Potomac; we capture few strag-
glcrs at Falling Waters
July l5-New York Riot continues; cars
and stages stopped two negroes killed
military attacked-Col. Q 'Brien killed. .
Cavalry skirmish near Charleston, Va.
Riots in Troy and Boston. . jeff Davis
calls out white men from Is to 45 to serve
three years
July l6-Last day of the New York riot
a great many rioters killed. :. Rebels de-
feated near Fort Gibson, Ark. :. Rebel
dash upon Hickman, KY. =. Rebels de-
feated at Elk Greek, Indian Territory.
July l7-Orders given TO enforce the draft
at all hazards :. =. Huntsville, Ala, taken
by Union troops. E. Rebels evacuate Jack
son, Miss
July Baltimore assaults Fort Wagner,
but fails to take it. :. Rebels defeated at
Wytheville, Va; the place destroyed and
pilC ICHtlCS>CC anu IdIlI Odtl DfOken.
Raid from Newbern into North Carroll
ma. -. 400 rebels captured at Rienzi, Miss.
july 19-Fighting with Morgan at Buff
ington Island 800 of his men taken
July 20-Basil Duke and a portion of
Morgans force taken near Pomeroy, O.;
Morgan escaping.
July 2I-Joe Johnston retreats to Bran
don, Miss. :. Union raid to Tar River and
Rocky Mount, n. c:
July 22-Skirmish near Nolan Ferry on
the Potomac. Skirmish at Chester Gap,
Va. -. Brashear City, La, recaptured by |
our gunboats.
July 22-Engagement at Manases GAP. |
Va; 300 rebels killed or wounded, 90 pris- |
oners.
July 24-Skirmish with Morgan men at
Washington, Ohio.
July 26-John Morgan and all his men
near New Lisbon, Ohio. /. . .~Reb-
els defeated at Lexington, Tenn.
July 27-Rebels drive Union forces out of
Richmond, KY
July 29-Rebels defeated at Paris, Ky.
July 30-President Lincoln issued an or
der for retaliation in case of barbarous treat
ment of our men.
July Slices and Meade's army again
on the Rappahannock. =. Rebels take
KY, but are quickly driven out.
August Heavy cavalry fight at Kelly's
Ford rebels defeated . Richardson S
rebel guerrillas driven from West Tennes-
see. :. A doleful proclamation issued by
Jeff Davis.
August 2-The Enfans Perdus,, of Ny,
capture 500 rebels at Folly Island.
August 3-Skirmish near Kellys Ford.
Gen. Foster goes up James River on
his boat attacked at Dutch
zap; he returns safe.
August 4--Skirmish near Brandy Station
Steamer Ruth accidentally burned be-
ow Carlo ,
August 5-Union raid upon WoodviIe,
Mss; railroad broken
August 6-Gen Sibleyreports three battles '
nd defeat of the hostile Indians in Mime
eta
August l0--Admiral Farragut arrived with G
lis flagship at New York
August 12-Robert Toombs publishes a ]
etter of this date, exposing the bankruptcy '
If the Confederacy. !
August 14-Some Union signal officers
aptured near Warrenton Va .. . Gilmore
ries the range of his heavy guns toward e
sumter. J
August 15-Union cavalry return to Cor C
nth, Miss, with $50 prisoners just conscrip- t
ed by Forrest.
August l6-Explosion of the City of
Iadison, ammunition boat, at Ficksburg
bout $50 men killed.
August I7-Grand bombardment of Sum- II
er begun. u
August 1S-Union raid in North Carroll G
a; 80 rebels killed near Pasquotank.
August 19-Union raid upon Grenada !,
1iss.; great destruction of railroad prop =
rty. 9, a
August 20-Lawrence, Kansas sacked =
nd fred by Quantrell. many citizens mur- d