The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-05-31
A Remarkable Month of Great

The month Ct April, 1868, will be ono of
the most marked in human history. Hero
is summary Of it's great aud thrilling
events:
April, &c neral Shol idan attacks and
routs the rebel lOrcos at Five Forks, Va,
capturing three brigadcs.
April 2.-Assaut along the whole line in
front Of Petersburg. Generals Wright.
Parker, and Ord break through tho rebel
limos, and brilliant victory is achieved.
Twelve thousand prisoners aud fifty pieces
OF artillery are taken.
News received Of tho burning OF the
stcamcr General Lyon bctweou Whining.
ton and Fortress Monroe, March 2l. Four
or five hundred soldiers perishod
April 3-Ihe Union forces under Cen
eral Weitzel occupy Richmond, which,
with Petersburg, was evacuated by the
rebel forces.
Great roiuiciugs all through tho loyal
States on account of tho fall of Richmond.
April d.-Fire in Brooklyn, New York.
Several lircmen killed.
April 6.--ticnoral Sheridan attacks and
routs the forcos of General Lee, and drives
them across Sailor Crock
April 9.-Surrendcr OF General Loo and
his whole army to General Grant.
Ap il 10 = Extraordinary rejoicing
throughout the loyal States on account Of
tho surrender of Lee aud tho end OF tho re-
bellion.
April l2.-Moble occupied by the Union
forces.
! General Stoneman occupies Salisbury, n.
c., after series of victories, ho having ad.
vanced upon that State from the west.
/ Vast amoul of military property captured
4 with the town.
|, April l4--Assassination of Pl esident
Lincoln, by john Wilkes Booth, an actor,
and attempted murder oi Mr.. Seward, Sec.
rotaty OF Stat Mr.. Sewud badly injured.
The lla', removed by Genera Anderson
from Fort Sumter in 1861, h0sted Ivy him
on the same lolt with appropriate cerom }.
MICS.
April l5.-Death of President Lincoln.
Tho whole country in mourning, A very
solemn day
Andrew Johnson Vico President, takea
the oath prescribed by the Constitution
and becomes President Of tho United
States.
| Aprill6.-Groat fire in Now York, Loss
81 000,0
April ls-second great FIRE in Now
4 York. Loss 81 100000.
Arrest of Payne, the supposed author oi
the attempt upo; tue life of Secretary Sew
ard.
General Sherman concludes treaty with
Gen raj Johnston, which is not ratified
lilo is ordered to resume hostilities at once
April l9,--The funeral of President Lin
coin at Washington.
April 2l.-Tho reward now offered for
the arrest of John Wilkes Booth. the muir,
derer of tho Presidout, is Sl50000,
Tho remains of the late President arc
taken from Washington on their way tC
Springfield Illinois, where they are TO bc
finally deposited.
| April 26.-John Wilkes Booth, the as
sas,in of tho President is shot and killet
by party of cavalry sent out to arres
him. Harold, an aGoomplicc, is taken.
General Johnston surrenders TO th'
Union forces with all the troops in his do
partment,
April 21-The boiler on the steamer
Sullana exl loded on tho Mississippi. set
ting the boat ON fire, Fifteen hundred
, Union soldiers, just released from rebe
, prisons, were lost
President JohnSon appoints Thursday
June |, as day of national humiliation
and prayer
April 30,-plot discovered to burn tn
city Of Philadelphia