Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-02-08
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TIMES.
Chronology Of the War, etc.

torpedo in s.. Johns River. Rebel Ram
Tennessee sunk near Grants Pass.
April 2-Shelby defeated by Steele near
Camden. :. Grierson's s cavalry engages For
rest near Summerville, and falls back.
April ril4-Col. Gooding engages Harrison's
guerrillas at Campti, and withdraws with
loss, .Marmaduke defeated by Steele on
Little Mo. New York Metropolitan San
itary Fair opened.
April Blanks Texas Fexpedition at
Grand Ecore. Gen. W. 2. White, rebel
of Georgetown, S. c., assassinated by his
April 6-Fort HaIleck, Columbus, KY,
attacked by rebel Gen. Auford, surrender
refused by Col. Lawrence, Maryland Con
stitutional Convention on Slavery met.
April 8-Battle of Pleasant Hill. Stone
man defeated :. General Franklin's COM
mand of Banks expedition defeated at Mans
field La, loosing "a guns and nearly
1000 men, and falling back to Grand Ecore.
Gen. Smith, next day relieved Franklin and
defeated rebels at Grand Ecore, and cap
ures So guns and 1900 prisoners. . Shell
byvilIe entered by 40 guerrillas.
April 1O-Cape Lookout Lighthouse
seized by 40 rebels.
April ll-Banks retires to Grand Ecore.
April 12-Capture of Fort Pillow and
murder of garrison. =. Admiral Porter 5 Red
River expedition attacked by 1000 rebel IN
fantry onshore, who are beaten off. =. Horrl-
bic murder of a farmer by gusErillas at
Usage River.
April l3-New York Soldiers Voting
Bill passed New York Senate. Yeas 20,
nays none.
April 14-Gunboat expedition from But
ler's army capture prisoners and stores at
Smithfeld, Va. Nebraska Constitution
and State Government Bill passed by u. 5.
Senate.
April l5.-Chenango, gunboat, exploded.
April. .16. -Gunhoat Eastport, sunk by
snag above Grand Ecore.
April IS.-Rebel attack on Fort VESSEL,
gunboat Southfeld sunk. Com. Flusser
killed and most of crew drowned. Ram al
so destroys the gunboat Bumbshell. Bal
timore Sanitary Fair opened.
april l9-Geurillas driven from Burks-
Vile Transports and gunboats aground
above Grand Ecore.
April 2O-Plymouth, n. c., surrendered
to rebel by Gen Vessels, after severe loss.
April 2I.-North Carolina Salt works,
worth 100000, near Wilmington, destroyed.
April 22-Forest moving toward Ala
bama, followed by Grierson.
April 23.-Rebels capture and murder u
Mon pickets at Nickajack. :. \. I. Metro,
politan Sanitary Fair closed. Sword voted
to Grant by SO, ,29l, against IA, 500 Tor Nc
Clelan. :. Gunboat Petral burned by Writ
Adams cavalry
April 24-Battle at Cane River. Rebels
loosing 900 men ard 9 guns.
April 25-Train of 240 wagons and 4 regl-
ments escorting, captured by 5000 rebels
near Pine Bluff.
April 2S-Little Washington. n. c. evac-
mated by IniOn trOOpS
MAY Com. w d. Porter died.
May 3-Grant's army moves across the
Rapidan, toward Chancellorville and the
Wilderness.
May fReconstruction Bill passed.
May 5-Lee desperately attacks right, left,
and center with indecisive results, Grant s
army remaining in position with headquar-
tiers in advance of the Wilderness.
May 6-Lee resumes attack at dawn, and
continues all day, but finally withdrawing,
our troops holding their old formation.
Loss, this and previous day, about 5000
men on each side. Gunboat Com. Jones
blown up by torpedo on James River.
May Lee moved to his second line on
the North Anna 4 severe battle at Todd $
Tavern, between Custar's and rebel cavalry.
Loss $50 each side. Lee made several at
tacks during the day, falling back after
each; part of our army reaching Fredricks-
burg. :. Tazewell Salt Works destroyed by
Averill :. Tunnel Hill, Ga, taken by Gen.
Thomas Railroad from Petersburg to
Richmond cut off,
May 8-Pursuit of Lee continued, with
continual fighting, Hancock and Burnside
camping 20 miles from Wilderness battle
field.
May 9-Severe fighting, with great mu-
+,,o1 louc Hon.ooI~ llX- and
Lee holding Spottsyvania and the region
north. . Battle of Cloyd Mountain Reb-
els loose guns and many prisoners. u
S. Transport H. \. Weed blown up by tor
pedo near Jacksonville, Fla. Sheridan s
cavalry destroy rebel station at Beaver Dam,
with cars, immense stores, &c, and recaptur-
ing 37S Union prisoners. Gen. Sedgwlck
killed by sharpshooter.
May l0-Battleo of Spottsylvania. Grant S
whole line assaults. part of 9th Corps carries
enemy works, captures 900 prisoners and
several guns, and withdraws with them.
Loss on this day, 10000 on each side:
Thos Butler King died. Crooke attacked
rebels near Newberne, burned bridge, captur-
ed guns and many prisoners. Averlll
whips Gen Sam Jones at Wytheville and
destroys railroad from Blacksburg to Chris
tiansburg. Yazoo City captured by Gen.
Macarthur
May 1I-Sheridan' whole command get
between LIST and I'd rebel line at Richmond,
and Withdraw after destroying Ashland Sta
ton, &c. Butler intrenches at bermuda
Hundred. Grant proposes to fight 1t out
on this line
May l2-Rebel position at Dalton carried
and held by Sherman.
May l3-Lee fell slightly back to new de-
fenses. Mcpherson captured 6 trains
with rebel military stores from Dalton.
May 14-Dalton occupied by 4th Corps.