The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-10
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Important Events of ,he Year.


iato the water, rendering dreJging nocess.
aiy.
jan 8 Tho Senate szd House of
Representatives pass a resolution of thanks
to Zen. Shornan an ! his army for gal
ian'ry aad bravery in their marcil thToogL.
Oeorgia and the CarUliuas.
Jan. s-Major- Gen. ',u,ler is relieved
OF hir command by order Vi t,e lresiasu,.
and Gen. Ord iS assigned IL the sane.
jan IL ---francis U. Blair arrives io
Riclhnond to consult with ,IeFlrson Dsyi.
with regard 10 terms Of peace.
Jan l2.---li,nry =. Fujt,. a Rebe,
Senator, attempts To escape into tha In
ION lines, bst Is captured by rebels 1T
Occoquan, near Alexandra.
jan l3.--AdmirAl Porters fleet cooo-
nence the bombardment cf Fort Fisher.
one of the detehses of Wilmington. n. C.,
i,oOO troops, under cover ot the gunboats
are landed On the peninsula, who make a
reconnaissance to within one and half
nilrs vi the fort.
Jan. li.--An advance work of the
rebels, near Foli Fisher is captured by
tue Unlon troops nndor Gen. Terry; Ad-
miral Porter, an the meantime vigorously
oomhards the fort, and by si,ilset all the
rebel guns are silenced
A portion OF Shermans army sails for
Beaufort, ). T..
Gen. Thomas still coniinuts The pursu;t
of Hood = deInorslIred army.
Jun. 10 Fort Fisher, one of the de-
lenses u wilmington, " C., i. occupied
by thc Cnio1 troops; IS guns and |, 900
PRISONERS trI into the bands Of the latter.
Jon ~ The rebel rams come down
TIE Jam = river with the Intention of da.
.iroying the depot ami buildings at Ci,y
Point, but are driven back.
fe6rnd q 2.-l'rc>id, ut Lincoln leaves
Washington to met the Rebel Peace
Commissioners at FORTRESS Monroe.
FEB. 8 "A Peace Conf nee il boId
cn board the steamer River Queen, in
Hampton Road, Va, between President
Lincoln and Sec. Seward On behalf OF
the United States, IN Me+>rs. Stephen,
ilant"r ;>nl Campbell on behalf Of the
Rebel Government.
Fe5. Harry Ciilmer ia captured AZ
Monrcli'id, Va, by ono OF Gcn. Sheri-
dan's cavalry scouts.
An exped, ION, consisting Of the Fifth
Corps. Seconi Corps, and Grpgg's Caval.
ry, cross llaichers Run and make a dea-
perate charge against tie rebels, in tbres
lines "i battle, causing the latter to fall
back IN confusion.
Fsd. o. An unsuccessful rebel attack
on The Union works opposite MeAdus
Station, nr Hr Petersburg.
REQ. 9.-tien. Rolt. +. Lee assumes
command Of all tie armies oil tic Cont.d-
eracy.
Fe5. io-Chnrleston, S. G., is captur.
ed, with $50 guns, locomotives. and p
great number OF Passenger and platform
cars.
FEB. 20.-1he Rebel House Of Repro..
ent'',vf- pass rcsoluiion proposing TO
arm 200 90 neg o,s to aii .n the war
as',in,t lht l'niua
Ttb. 22 Wilmington, y. C, falls
'r.'o the hands of the Union troops. The
captures, inrlndiag those at Fort Arder.
son, are 700 prisoners and 80 guns
Ma C! 2.-Gen Sheridan attacks ths
rebel troops under Early and captures 81
others, ] l6i enli-ted mvil, Is fags IL
cannon, lO) wagons, and great ouau.
tity OF -n'al arms an1 ammunition.
Nac' !.-Ahraham Lincoln is inaur.
urated President; and Anirew johnson
Wee President Of the United States.
.Na"c' ll.-Eresident Lincoln issues
n proclamation granting pardons 70 alI
deseriers who shall return TO their reei.
mentS within 81 days.
Nreit CONSERVATION is caused in Rich
mont by tile apprehension that Gen,
sheridan * about attacking the defenses
u that citv.
.ua'ci l1.-England is officially mott.
ned "t the termination of the Reciprocity
Treaty.
Apl l.--Gcns. Sheridan and Warren
reiake the Five Forks up TO Boiesna.-
The rebels work slong the White Oak
Road TO join the main force in front Of
Grant, Sheridan and Warren, pressing
them aS closely rs possible.
4P'R 2-The great battle for the
possession of Richmond RACES with un-
mitleated fury; the Union forces carry
everything from the left of the Ninth
Corps; the Sixth Corps alone capture
mora than three Thousand prisoners tho
Seconl and rwcnty.fonrth Corps capture
numerous guns and prisoners from the
enemy, and close around the works imms-
diafely enveloping Petersburg.
TIE REBErs EvAcr,rE RICHMOND
april 3 President Lincoln visits Pc
tershurg.
AprE 5-The Sixth Corps reaches
I Sheridan, TO aid in the dcfeat Of Lee.
G"n Sherilnn establishes Jettersyille.
Va, as his headquarters lie .ends Gen
Davis brigade srouni his left flank, who
captures at Farm Cr,ss Roads five pieces
of artillery. 200 wagons, eight or nine
hatile-hacs. and nomher of prisoners.
Reports nj! his cavalry on the left tank,
except Mrk"nzies which is on the right
to intercept Lee.
Three companies of Moshy's gierrillas
dishand.
The hn'i'a or re-n "-oss Roads, SIKH
Corrs on -gA' Fi"' n an'rr mi $40