The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-02-10

his fOray and entered Dat Il IL "tGt fh
trina. ph; Admiral Porter aud General
u. S. Grant were NEE ing with the hUSI
brilliant success hcilw aud 10 .he East vi
VickSbury; General Banks finished up
bis vest Louisiana campaign by The cap
ture of Alexaudria, aud commenced the
seige Of Port Hudson While all was
activit, IN ghe West aud South all wa>
passive in Virginia.
La the month of
Lee invaded MARYLAND and ennSyIvanla;
the Army of the Ieton ac stars ed IN ''rr
sun General R"secran> cn,G,,,euced !
forward mos enient and cu'"pe'ied Bragg
70 fee 6utUre him Gen Gra"t. having
Invested NicE>butg. was sitting d""n be
fore it waiting for The over rlpe fruit 10
drop into his baud, Gen. Banks les
patiently, was pr">ecn'ing the seize ni
Pnrt Hudson. Al the Operations IN the
Wr>t gave bright pi"ml>e "f victory,
while in tue East all was doubt aud fear
that Lee would not be checked in bis
alad career. The privatecrS we're unu
suully active aud build during this mouth,
aud the Tucouy especially was lighting up
the ocean with the ha,nes Of her captures.
Scarcely had
entered upon its career, however, when
that which was full of expectant hope
gave glorious fruit and that which was
deubt vanished Vick>burg and Port
Hudson surrer dered; Lees army was
whipped at Gettysburg and the invasion
of the Moth was at an end Gen. Gil
more had commenced operations before
| Charleston, and bad niet With uucy pected
success General Rosecrans had driven
Bragg cut of Tennessee; John Morgan,
after bis foray into Ohio and Indiana,fell
victim to his rashness the career of
the Tacony ended 10 flames and that Of
her successor, the Aroler, in capture. after
her foray into Portland harbur. There
was but one thing to cast u cloud upun all
this sunshine, aud that was the draft riuls
Ia New York, Boston, aud Troy.
| lu the month Of
General Burnside made his movement
INTO East Tennessee preparatory to The
uccupat on OF that oppressed region.-
Generals Blunt and Steele were muviu2
rapidly and successfully through Arkan
saS the Mississippi river was declared
open for trade; General Meade was inao,
tive in Virginia and General Gilmore was
! giving the Chariestonians lessons in Greek.
There vas but little to u,ourn ana p,uch
cause for rejoicing always excepting. how
ever, the depredations of the rebel priva,
lcers.
In the month of
SEPTEMBER
Chattanooga fell and Knoxvilians were
made happy by the triumphant entry of
General Burnside into their midst the
battle of Cbickamauga was fought aud
Its results created the most lively apple.
decisions for the safety ol General RCse
crans, which were relieved by The timely
reinforcement BY Gen Hooker; the cold
shoulder had been SO repeatedly given
Mason. that JEFF. Davis decucd it adyis
aDe TO recall hin FROM England, and thu,
our foreign relations improved. This
month marked au era in oar histOry-the |
arrival Of our Russian alIics--at which |
there Was sIBcCre cause fur cuDgatuiatiuiI |
Durius the month Of
OCTOBER
the munotOny With The army of the Pu'n |
mae was relieved on the part of Lee, b} |
al attempt I" execute Hank mnv"mcni
IN which he Jailed; General Grant en-
tered upon the active duties ct llI> com
maud AZ ClauTanpuaa, and General Hooker
achieved i victor at the base uf Lookout
mountain; General Banks was ulakiny
the initial mo, e,nenis for his Texas cau
palgn Genera. GIImure hag ng reduced
Sumter To harmless ruin. .einplo, ed him
self i'll alternately slellIbg il aud Charles
ton and the navy was winning new lau
sells by multiplying the capture of block
ade runners.
In the month of
NOVEMBER
General Banks occupied important posi
tloOs 10 Texas. where he has secure bases
of operation. Longstrcet committed The il
blunder of attempting the seige of Knox
vile; General Grant won tie victories oil
Chattanooga and sent Bragg flying to
Dalton General Meade and Lee pursued
the game of draught with the sacred soil
for the checkerboard, and the captures of
blockade runners continued to multiply
The closing month of the year,
DECEMBER,
was devoted to clearing up the debris of
the various campaigns, and preparing for
winter quarters.
Thus we close the record for the year.