Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-01-18
'es.ful naval attack in Engensunde.

o''"ah occupies tlultman, Miss, and
advances across the Tallahatchie.
~ General Smith occupies Egypt.
MISS The coDscription bill. becomes n
law; Battle o! Olus.ee. Fla Our forces.
under Seymour, badly beaten, after fight
OF three hours.
Il. Battle of West Point, Mississippi.
Defeat OF General Smiths cavalry forces.
~. Palmer occupies Ringgold, Georgia.
wreck OF the Bohemian off Cape Eliza
beth, Main. Retreat of Longstreet from
Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. Schofeld
III pursuit. Victory of the Danes q, Du-
pei.
-. Defeat Of the rebels under Wheeler
at funnel Hill, Tennessee. General Grants
forces advance toward Dalton. lombard
ment OF Forts Powell and Morgan in Mo
one haroor. General Smith retreats ligh-
ting, after the disaster at West Point.
"a Banios deposed and Duenes appoin.
TED President of San Salvador.
70 Return of Smiths expedition to
Memphis. Meeting of the Democratic
State Convention at Albany.
20. General Grant appointed Leutcn-
ant-Ge leral. Shermans advance at Pearly
Fear. General Grants advance in front
OF Dalton, Ga. Tunnel hill carried by our
troops.
q. News of Revolution in Antigua.
2S. General Kilpatrck's expedition a.
gainst Richmond leaves tue army of the
Potomac.
%. Fitzpatrick at Spottsylvania Court
House, destroying railroads and bridges
by the way.
MARCH.
|. Fitzpatrick carries outer defenses Of
Richmond. Sherman in New Orleaus.-
His Expedition returned to Vicksburg.
! 3. Kilpatrick's and Buffers forces e.
| feet a junction.
t. Inauguration of Governor Hahn, OF
La. Senate passes House bill extending
payment of bounties 10 April l. Draft or
dered fer March 10, postponed. Death of
Rev Thomas Starr King.
5. Acapulco and Manz an lila blockaded
by the French, advance of the Allies on
Frederica, Jutland. Maximillian at the
Tuileries.
9. Fight nosr Suffolk, North Carolina
and defeat OF rebel cavalry. Attack on
Mobile concluded Maximillian in Lon
don. President presents the Lieutenant
Generals commission to Con. Grant.
H. Prisoners in the Chesapeake case
ordered released.
l5 Island of Fanein occupied by the
Danes.
lG. Another draft of 100000 men or.
dered April Is. Ten thousand negroes in
Washington, d. c. Privilege 10 vote.
Denmark accepts conference.
II. General Grant assumes command OF
the armies of the United States. Com
mencement Of the Chicago Lake tunnel.
Is. Rebel raid on Seabrook and Port
Royal, South Carolina. Abandonment Of
the siege of Fredericis 10y the allies.
l9. Departure of Admiral Porter from
Vicksburg down the Mississippi with a
fleet of gunboats. Alexandria, Louisiana,
occupied by Banks forces.
20. Jewish feast of Turin-Captare OF
Fort De Russey on the Red River.
% Advance of General Thayer from
Fort Smith, AK.
q. Advance OF General Steele from Lit .
tie Rock, Ark
24 Surrender of the Union garrison at
Union city, Tenn. /
25. Attack and partial destruction Of
Paducah, Ky, by the rebels under For
rest
26. The rebels driven from Paducah by ,
our gunboats. \
27. The Red river blockade advance Of
General franklin on Shreveport, Louisia- /
Ma.
2s. Forrest invades Kentucky and mar
ches on Columbus. Battle on the Cane
river. Louisi ma. Defeat of the rebels pr !
der Dick Taylor. Repulse of the alliegdt .
Dupel. General Banks advance at Alex
andria, Louisiana.
%. Defeat OF The rebels at Leaches,
Louisiana. Abandonment OF the Rio !
Grande by the Union forces.
APRIL.
[. Coluna, Mexico, occupied by two
French.
A. Opening of the great metropolitan
fair. ,,
6. Forrest retires from Kentucky and
threatens Memphis, Tenn. d
8. Red river expedition. Defeat OF
Banks cavalry advance under Stoneman
al Pleasant hill, with II loss OF Two thous-
and men. =,
Q. Battle of Pleasant hill continued
the enemy checked.
10. Maximillan accepts the Mexican
throne.
IL. Grand reception of Garibaldi in
London.
10. Withdrawal Of the Red river eXpe-
dition to Grand Ecore, La.
l3. Capture Of Fort Pillow by the reo-
els, and massacre Of the negro garrison.
is. Senate passes bill prohibiting spec
ulations in gold.
70. House passes the National Bank
bill.
90. Storming and capture of Plymouth,
N. c., by the rebels. 49,,
q. New York soldiers Voting bill be-
comes law.
%. Shakesperian tercentenory. Close
Of metropolitan fair.
2S. Little Washington, N c., evacua-
ted by Union troops. 80,
10. House passes Internal Revenue bill.
80. General Steele forces the passage Of
the Sslim river, Ark.
NAY.
Ganarsl Steele's advance AZ Little