Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24

| stS newspaper once, at Columbus, u, de-
| stroyed by soldiers
ing of negroes in the Department of the
| South.
Mar. IA scouting expedition from Belle
Plain, Va, returned with severalrebel pris-
oners and much property.
| Mar. S-Mosby dashed into Fairfax and
captured Brig Gen. Stoughton and 80 men,
with all their arms and horses. . y com
pany OF rebel cavalry captured near New
bern, n. c., by the 43d Mass
Mar 9-Sma1l rebel force captured be-
low Port Hudson. =. Skirmish near Boil
var, Tenn; Is guerrillas taken. -. Skirm-
| ish at Blackwater Bridge, Va. Skirmish
on Comfy River La; rebels dispersed
| Mar lO-J jacksonville, Fla, captured by
the lst South Carolina lcolored regiment
=. Several rebels captured at Rutherford
| Creek. Tenn. Attack on guerrilas near
| Covlngton, Tenn; 25 killed and many cap
| tured.
! Mar. ll--Guerrillas repulsed in attack up
on a train II miles from Paris, Ky
Mar, l2- Reconnaissance from Franklin,
Tenn, returned, having driven the rebels,
without fighting, beyond Duck River; T.
| Mon loss in the few skirmishes, g.
Mar l3-Fort Greenwood, on the Talla-
hatchie, Tenn, silenced by gunboats, but
not taken. Skirrnish at Berwick City,
La; rebels dispersed Signal Station
at Spanish Wells, S. c.. surprised and burn
ed by rebels; 9 prisoners taken.
Mar l4-Admiral FaTagut, with of his
fleet. passed Port Hudson, after fierce en-
gagement, in which the Mississippi was dis
| abled, and burned by order Of the admiral
-. Newbern, \. c., attacked by rebels;
the gunboats came up and dispersed the en-
emy- Accommodating force returned to
Il. n
rebel prisoners
Mar. 15-The .yesfersonian newspaper Of
fee at Richmond, Ind, destroyed by Union
soldiers
Mar. l7--Attack on, rebel works near
Franklin, Va; our troops driven off with
Is killed or wounded Cavalry fight at
Kelly's Ford, Va Fitzhugh Lee routed
and pursued six miles
Sfar. TS-Skirmishing at Berwick Bay,
La; 10 rebels killsd and 20 wounded.
Mar. l9-Steamer Georgiana, with arms
for the rebels destroyed off Charleston.
Skirmish on Duck River Tenn
Mar. 20-Admiral Farragut boats reach
the canal below Vicksburg. . Battle near
Milton, Tenn; rebels defeated, losing 400
men.
Mar. 2l-Fight at Cottage Grove, Tenn;
rebels defeated with heavy loss " Small |
fight near Seneca, Va; loyalists defeated |
Expedition up the Bayous returned to |
the Yazoo after defeating the rebels at Deer
Creek and destroying 2000 bales of cotton,
$4,000 bushels of corn, and all the houses |
on the route.
Mar 22-Union force of 80 defeated by
Ouantrell at Blue Spring, Mo-. with loss of |
IA. Mt. Sterling, KY, captured by gu
errillas.
Mar 24-Pontachoula, La, taken by T. |
Mon troops.
Mar 25-Unon rams Lancaster and /
Switzerland undertook to run the rebel bat |
teries at Vicksburg Lancaster sunk and |
Switzerland disabled. Brentwood, Tenn, |
captured and sacked by rebels; they were /
pursued, dispersed, many killed, and their |
plunder retaken
Mar. 26-Expedition returned TO Car
thase, Tenn; with % rebel prisoners. -.
Gen Burnside takes command of the De |
partment of the Ohio.
Mar. 27-Fast day in the rebel States. -. |
Jacksonville, Fla, burned by the Union /
troops. :. Steamer Hartford passed the |
rebel batteries at Warrenton, Miss.
Mar. 2S-Gunboat Diana captured by ythe |
rebels at PattersOnvile, La. =. Coles Is /
land, S c., taken by Union troops. -.
Steamer Sam Gaty plundered by guerrillas |
at Sibley, Mo. Expeditionary force re-
turned to Belle Plain, Va, having foraged /
along Northern Neck, destroyed ferries,
burned schooner and taken some prison
ers.
Mar 29-Party of blockade runners Ia
ken at Poplar Creek Nd. . ). Sharp fight
near Somerville, Tenn; rebels beaten off
Union loss, 40.
Mar. 29-Party of blockade runners taken
at Poplar Creek Md. -. Sharp fight near
Somerville, Tenn; rebels beaten off Union
loss 40.
Mar. 30-Battle near Somerville, Ky.
rebels under Pegram routed with great loss
Washington, n c., attacked ty Hill
and Pettigrew gunboats drove them out
of range. . Mt Pleasant, Va, taken and
plundered by Jenkins rebels they were
driven off with loss of 81 Gen Nc
Clernand took Richmond, Miss, after a
sharp fight
Mar 3l-Gen. Heron appointed to com
mand the army of the Frontier.
April Admiral Farraeut fought and
passed the Grand Gulf batteries with the
Hartford, Switzerland and Albatrcss, with
out serious damage. Fight with Mosby
near broad Run, Va; no result,
April Women Bread Riot at Rich
mond, Va Skirrrish at Woodbury.,
Tenn; II rebels killed or wounded, 30 ia
ken Admiral Farragut went TO Red
St. Clair disabled by rebels above Fort Don
elson she was saved by another boat :.
Battle at Snow Hill, Tenn. rebel cavalry
routed, with so killed and wounded, and
60 prisoners Union loss 3.
april 3-Arrest of knights of the Golden
Circle at Reading, Pa .Skirmishing par
ty returned to Fayetteville, Ark, after four
skirmishes, in which two rebel captains were
killed, one wounded, % men killed and sew