Litchfield enquirer., 1864-01-07

Brilliant raid by the 12tb Illinois cavalry in the vicinity of Richmond
 12th, Rebels defeated with a loss of 700 a Raymond. Miss, and the town captured by Gen. McPherson
 Union victory at Black River Bridge, Miss. by Gen. McClernand's division
 18th, Raid by Col. Hatch from Corinth, Miss, into Alabama, bringing back 400 prisoners and 600 horses
 l4th, Occupation of Jackson, Miss, by Gen Grant
 Vallandigham for trcason, sentenced hy the President to be sent into tho Confederate lines.
 18th, Raid of the 9th Kansas cavalry toward Little Rock, Ark, 100000 bushels of corn and other property destroyed
 A Federal supply train captured by Gen Lefing near Jackson, Miss. 18th, Great victory of Gen. Grant ever %, 0OO rebels under Gen. Pemberton at Baker s Creek, Miss.
 26th, Destruction of three rebel steamers, a monster ram and navy yard, at Yazoo City, Miss, by the Union fleet; rebel loss over $2,OOO,O0O q 27th, The Union gunboat Cincinnati sunk off Vieksburg
 Attack upon Port Hudson by Gen. Banks the 18th, 18th, 24th, 25th, 18th and 18th Conn regiments in the fight
 29th, l500 rebel prisoners captured by Gen Grant at Memphis
 S1st, The rebel Mosby's forces overtakcn near Catlet,'s Station, Va., and cut to pieces by the 7th Michigan cavalry.
 June 2d, Battle at Guns Swamp, N. c. large capture of prisoners and ammunition, and reb. el works destroyed
 4th, Union forces repel an attack of rebel cavalry at Franklin, Tenn
 Destruction of rebel foundry near Walker town, Va.
 The Chicago Times suppressed bv order oi Gen. Burnside, and the order countermanded by President Lincoln.
 9th, band of guerrilias broken up at Lib ty, Tenn, by Col. Wilder
 8th, Mir. Steele murdered his wife and in. fant child, and then killed himself, in fit oi insanity at East Hartford.
 9th, Great cavalry fight near Beverly Sta tion, Va, l2,000 rebel cavalry, under Stuart, Pleasanton in command of the Unionists
 The rebel privateer Clarence captured six merchant vessels of the coast of Delaware
 10th, Shreveport, La., destroyed by Federal gun5oats
 11th, 250 rebel cavalry made q successful raid to near Rockville, Md, and burned the camp of a Michigan company
 Vallandigham nominated for Governor by the Democrats of Ohio
 Capture ofthe blockade runner Calyrso near Wilmington, N. C., by the U. s. steamer Mas eachusetts l4th, Threatened rebel invarion of Pennsyl. vania Gen. Lees army advancing Fighting at MartinsbIrg, Aa. the President calls fol 100000 militia
 18th, Gen. Milroy surrounded at Winches- ter, his Aay through 18,000 rebels, with loss to his force of about 200
 18th. The rabe1S Nccupv Ghamhershurr Pa public and private property removed from Har- pisburg
 Richmond, Tsnn., burnt by the Unionists.
 18th. party of surveyors at Goshen. Ct., mistaken for force of rebels
 2lst, Gen. Pleasanton whips stuart's caval- ry at Aldie, Va.
 24th, The rebels advancing on Harrisburg Pa.
 Return of Col. Misner to Memphis from successful cavalry raid in Tennessee an i'm rnense amount of forage and subsistence des troyed
 27th, Several hundred rebels captured q Harens' Gap, Tenn, by Roseerans' army
 Death of Rear Admiral A. H. Foots at New Haven
 Rebels repulsed at Donsldsonyille, with . loss f700; Union loss 20
 18th, Gen. Rocker relieved of the command of the army of the Potomac, and Gen. Meade appointed in his place
 3Oth, Sale of $l 100000 Connecticut Stat. bonds Cavalry fight st Hanover Junction, Pa Gen. Pfeasan:on whipped the rebels and took 400 prisoners
 July lst, The question of rank between Ma jor Generals in the U. s. army decided in the following order-MoClellan, Fremont, Banks, Dix, Butler
 Resolutions expressing sympathy for Val landigham defeated in the Connecticut Senate having previously been rejected in the House Tullahoma, Tenn, evacuated by the rebsls
 5d, Great battle at Getty Pa., between Union forces under Gen, Meade and rebels un der Gen. Lee !. glorious victory for the Unior arms the invaders driven back towards tn, Potomac river ie 4th, Surrender of visksburg, Miss, to Ma jor General Grant by the rebel Gen. Pembsr ton; about SC, 900 prisoners and 180 pieces o artillery and siege guns taken
 Hslsnv, Ark. attacked by 10000 rebcls who were repulssd with loss of 1500
 8th. The rebel general John Morgan, witl 5000 infantry and artillery crossed into 1ndi ana and took possession of Corydan
 9th, Surrender of Port Hudson to Gen Banks. The Mississippi river opened
 10th Capture of Morris Island batteries and assault on Fort Wagner, Charleston har 'bor--the Connecticut 9th and 7th regiments in the fight
 l2th, Great riot in New York city to rssis the draft
 Capture of the rebel works at Yazoo City Miss
 -t Adjournment of the Connecticut legislature sine dte 18th, The rebels whipped at Jackson, Tenn with 6 loss of 200 s 14th Draft riot in Boston
 10th, Proclamation by President Lincoln appointing Aug. 9th, a day of National Thanksgiving over recent victories
 The rebel Gea. Morgan on raid through Ohio
 400 rebels surprised and captured at Rienzi Miss.
 18th, Defeat of the rebels in Indian Terri. tory by Gen. Blunt : s 18th, 1860 of Morgan's mon and a batter, 4ofsix guns captured near Pomroy, Ohio,s tn, rebel band scattered
 The Union forces repulsed in an attack up on Fort Wagner the 9th Connecticut cut u] and Colonel Chattield severely wounded
 18th, Unsuccessful attempt of the rebels t drive the Union forces from James Island, wh were met by Gen. Terry and repulsed witl great slaughter q 23d, A Union cavalry raid into North Caro- lima destroys bridges and a large amount 0 rebel property 1 Return of Union cavalry expedition t Fayetteville, after cutting the Virginia ans Tennessee railroad at Witherville
 Brilliant Union Victory at Manassas Gap