Litchfield enquirer., 1864-01-07
[f'rom the Hartford Cosrant.l CHRONOLOGICALs TABLE
OF THE PRINCIPAL BATTLES, STEAMSHIPS FAN
 EVENTS DURING THE YEAR 1863.

CHhONOLOGlCALt TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL BATTLES, STEAMSHIPS sANr
 EVENTS DURING THE YEAR 1863. l ,Janaary lst. Proclamation by the President or the United States, Abraham Lincoln, de claring free all slaves in rebelous States. sArrivai 0f Malor-Gen. B. F. Butler ins New fork, he having been superseded in command at New Orleans (the Department of the Gulf hy Major Gen. N. P. Banks
 Unsuccessful attack on Galveston. Texas several Federal gunboats destroyed. A portion of the Union feet including the steamer Harriet Lane, opposite Galveston Texas captured the Union flagship West. field blown up by her commander.
 sd, Commencement of great battle at Mur freesboro, Tenn, between the Union forces un- der Major. General ". s. Rosecrans and5 the rebels under Major General Braxton Bragg the fight lasted three days; loss of the enem, estimated at from 12,0D0 to l5.0o0 with great slaughter of general officers; Union loss about 10G0 killed and $500 wounded. One o the greatest victories for the Union arms since the breaking out of the rebellion. Salntes fired in different cities iii honor ot the Presidents proclamation of freedom. 3d, News of 8 terrible battle at VicSsburg Gen. Sherman in command of the Union for ces; Gen. Joe Johnson commands the rebels the enemy's entrenchments carried by storm Union forces afterwards repulsei.. 4th, Report of Admiral Lee received at Washington announcing the sinking of the fa- i nous iron clad Monitor off Hatteras in gale several lives lost. 5th, Sale of million of Connecticut Bonds whole number of bids, 9,600,000 average l02 :5.l0c; smallest bid, Ss5G0 at par
 TN.x~ ~. T 1000 cavalry into East Tennessee, resultings.in the destruction of two important sbridges,s the killing. woundng and capturing of 560 rebels. capture of 70e stand of arms, etc.
 The whole number of Union prisoners in Richmond 1886.
 9th. Connecticut Union State Mass Conven- ton, James T. Pratt, President, met in New Haven and nominated Wm. A. Buckingham for Governor.
 The rebels, 5000 strong, badly whipped at Springfield, Mo-, by 2600 FederaIs.
 9th, The Mexicans 10000 strong made sor- tie from Puebla, Mexico, and completely rout- ed French division of l4000. s. x.:.
 10th, Explosion of one of Hazards powder mills at East Hartford.
 Bombardment Of Galveston, Texas, by Un- ion gunboats. ,.1se
 Death of Rev. Lyman ,.Beecher, D. D., at Brooklyn, N Y
 llth, Sinking of the Federal gunboat Hat teras by the pirate Alabama off Galvesten, Texas
 Capture of Arkansas Post, Ark, by the Federal forces from 1000 to 10000 of the enemy captured.
 l2th, " m A Richardson, copperhead, elect ed U $ Senator from Illinois, in place of Douglas, deceased
 l@th, James w Wall, copperhead, elected U s Senator from New Jersey
 Gen Rosecrans heavily reinforced
 Gen Wietzel's brigade whipped large body of rebels at Berwick Bay, La. 2lst Republican State Convention met in Music Hall, New Haven, and nominated Wm. A :. Buckingham for Governor.
 22d, J. R Doolitte, Union, elected U. S. s snator from Wisconsin.
 24th, Col. Stewart, chief of Gen. Nc. Cler- Rand's staff, killed opposite Eicksburg.
 Union men murdered, their homes burned, and their wives hunted down by bloodhounds, in Maroon County, Ala, by Confederate au- thority.
 26th, Major-Gen. Burnside resigns command of the army of the Potomac, and is succeeded by Major-Gen. Hooker.
 Spirited skrmish near Nc. Huntsville, Tenn, 
 Unsuccessful attempt of rebel rams to run the blockade at Charleston.
 18th, The rebels under Gen. Pryor, near Suffolk, Va, routed by Gen. Corcoran; Union loss about 100.
 Col Conner had desperate fight with the Indians on Bear river, Washington Territory and killed PA
 February 2d, The steam ram Queen of the West ran the rebel batteries at Vieksburg, and sunk the rebel ram Vcksburg
 Sd Ex Gov. kMorgan, Union, elected U. s. Senator from New York.
 Ath Successful Union cavalry dash at Mid, dletown, Tenu.; rebel camp surprised and 100 prisoners taken.
 7th Reception of Gen. Mcclellan in Hart ford by the authorities
 9th, Maior-Gen. Hunter, at Pert Royal, S. C., issued an order conscripting all able bodied negroes in his department
 l0th Unsuccessful attempt to assassnate Gen. Banks at New Orleans; pistol ball passed close to his person
 llth, A reign of terror in Northern Ala bama and Northern Mississippi on account of Jeff Daviss conscription men flee and blood hounds pursue
 Gen. Thomas Stevenson arrested by order of General Hunter for declaring that he would rather be beaten by rebels that fight with ne- groes
 l2th, Peace resolutions passed the Illinois Legislature
 Successful Union scout and skirmish near Van Buren, Ark. 40 prisoners captured
 18th, Three hundred rebel soldiers frozen to death in Gen. Hinman's command on their retreat from Van Buren, Ark. his army de- moralized
 l7th, Unsuccessful attempt of rebel prison CTS in the penlteutiary at Chattanooga to es- cape
 18th, Democratic Convention in Hartford j; Thomas H. Seymour nominated for Governor
 Gen. Beauregarl orders all non-combatants to retire from Charleston and Savannah
 Commander Maxwell Woodruff, U s N. killed while salute was being fired in Bati- more
 18th, Ex-Goy. Roger s Baldwin died in New Haven. aged 70
 Col. Charles Carroll Hicks, rebel spy, ar rested in New York
 24th, Gov. Gamble of Missouri returns peace resolutions to the legislature ard de- | nounces them
 18th. Explosion of Dupont's powder pack l ing house, Baltimore IA persons killed and several wounded 1 House of Representatives concurred with the Senate in the passage of the National Conscription bill l e6tb Nevs of the captura of the Federal ram