Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-01-25
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TIMES
Chronology of the War, etc.


concentrated at Chattanooga. Meade re-
crosses the Rapidan. Rebel Salt works,
worth three millions, destroyed at St An
drews Sound, Fla.
Dec. illage for the Contrabands at
Arlington Heights dedicated.
Dec fisherman Cavalry near Knox
vile.
Dec. 4.-Knoxville, Tenn, Longstreet
raises the siege of, and retreats towards
Virginia.
Dec. 6.-Chesapeake, steamer, seized by
rebel pirates on board, engineer shot, and
crew landed at St. Johns. :. Weehawken,
the Monitor, founders at Charleston Harbor,
with all on board.
al message. u. S. Congress reassembles.
Dec. S-President Lincoln issues his Mes
sage and Proclamation of Amnesty.
Dec. ll.-Fort Sumter vigorously bonn
barded and partly set on fire.
Dec. l4.-Bean Station, Va, Longstreet
attacks Union Cavalry under Shackelford.
Rebel loss 800 killed and wounded; Union
loss 200.
Dec. 16.-Buford, Maj. Gen. John, died
at Washington. :. Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad, Averill destroys Is miles of.
Dec: l7;--Sangster 5, Rebel Cavalry at
tack Meade communications at, and are
repulsed. Van Brunt, Com. G. j., died
at Dedham, Mass, aged 64. . Chesapeake,
Ella and Annie. All crew but three escape.
Dec l8.-Col Philips, with Indian bri-
gade beats and scatters Quantrell's force
near Fort Gibson, killing 80
Dec. l9.-Fort Gibson, Ark, attacked by
Standthwaite with 1900 men. Standth-
waite repulsed.
Dec. 22.-Gen. Corcoran killed by a fall
from his horse An expedition from Beau
fort starts inland under Gen. Seymour. >.
An expedition of one white and three color
ed regiments, starts for Red River from Port
Hudson, under Gen. Ullman.
Dec 23.-Longstreet' s soldiers are desert
ing 20 to 80 per day. . Union raid on Lu-
ray. Large quantities of leather, bacon, &c,
captured. Ferry boat at Memphis attack
ed by guerrillas who killed the captain. The
boat escaped.
Dec. 24-Choclaw Indians and their
mas Eve salute Of shotted guns to Rebels
las, surprise Centervile Mo-, and captures
garrison of 30 men Cd NJ. S. NJ . Legare-
vile, S. c., attacked by Rebels, who were
driven off,
Dec. 25.-Pulaski, Tenn, so Forrest
guerrllas captured by Gen. Dodge. Gen.
Sullivan S expedition from Harper Ferry
returns with 100 prisoners and 100 horses.
i. Gen Banks establishes Department of
the Frontier on the Rio Grande. British
bark CircassioD seized in North River Z. s.
Marshal .. Gunboat Marblehead attacked
at st. john Island, by rebels on shore with
battery, and repulses them. Loss, killed,
and wounded.
Dec. 26.-Dr Segar, Mr.. Perez, and Mr..
Carter, sent to Fort Lafayette for smuggling
arms to Rebels Dictator, turreted iron
clad, launched at New York.
Dec. 2S.-Richardson crossed our lines on
his way South Charleston, Tenn, Rebel
Gen. Wheeler, with ], 800 men attacks Col.
Liebert and supply train; captures the lat
ter; Col. Long re-inforces Liebert and Reb
els are beater, losing l2l prisoners.
Dec. 29.-Wheeler captures and con scripts
all stragglers Part of Union train cap
tured by Rebels at Williamsport, Va.
Dec 3O-Great naval expedition leaves
New Orleans, supposed for Mobile.
Dec. 3l.-Seizure of large quantity of
Confederate money in New York, and ar
rest of the printers NJ Chesney's expe-
dition meets rebels near Washington, n. C.,
routs them, kills Lieutenant and five men,
captures one cannon and ten men.
l964-January l.-GoV. Bramlette, of
KY, orders Rebel sympathizers to be ar
rested for every loyal citizen taken by guer-
rillas. :. Colored inhabitants of Norfolk
celebrate their first Anniversary of Freedom.
Meeting at Cooper Institute for same
purpose A small force of Union pickets
are driven in at Winchester. Severe
snow-storm in the west.
Jan. Major Anthony and Lit Davis,
Rebels, sent TO Fort Warren for Is years for
recruiting within the Union lines. Rebel
attack on Union train at Moorield and Ale
gany Junction; 13 Rebels killed and 20
wounded. . Union guard, one company,
at Patterson's Creek captured by 500 Rebel
cavalry. Next day are retaken and cavalry
routed.
Jan. 3.-Rebel Sam Jones captures 800
Union troops at JOnesvile, Va, killing and
wounding 90 of them. Death OF Arch
bishop Hughes.
Jan 4SGen Grierson is pursuing For
rest south of Cold Water.
Jan. 6.-Kirby Smith commands all Reb-
el force Q5,O0O) west of Mississippi River.
Marmaduke and Price are at Arkadel-
phia and Little Rock, with 1000, mostly
Jan. Hon. Caleb B. Smith, Secreta-
ry of the Interior died.
Jan. S.-Rebel distractions in Charles
ton Harbor mostly washed ashore. 10y
al Mass Meeting held at New Orleans to
consider formation of Free State Govern
ment :. Com. Storer, U. S. n, died. :.
Fitzhugh Lee surrounds, and is beaten from
Pittsburg, Va
Jan. 9.-Rebel Cavalry conscripted every
man in Cleveland, Tenn.
Jan. 1O-Sharp cavalry fight at Straw
berry Plains Rebels repulsed with serious
loss. Rebel Lieutenant and squad of men
desert to our lines from Prices army.