National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-30
WAR ANNIVERSARIES.
Pertinent Extracts from tho Chronology OF
the Rebellion.


Pertinent Extracts from the Chronology OF
the Rebellion.
1861.
JULY 3O-Government clerks at Washington
resigned OH account of the ordinance of Yir-
gnia prohibiting her citizens holding office un-
der the Federal Government.
1909.
July 3O-The rebel Colonel John H. Nor.
gan reported that he had in twenty-four days
Travelled / 900 miles, captured seventeen towns,
destroyed large amounts of Government stores,
dispersed 800 homo guards and paroled nearly
1000 regular troops, and lost but ninety men
of the 1000 he took into Kentucky. Guerrillas
made raid on Paris, KY, and carried of large
amounts of goods. They were ovcrtaken by
force Of cavalry, who killed twenty-seven cap
tured thirty-nine. and all their booty.
1863.
JULY 30-Morgan and Clarke, with 90 others,
were confined in the Ohio pententary. Gill
more's operations against Fort Wagner pro-
gressed favorably Colonel Saunders attacked
the main body of Pcgran's and Scott's rebels at
Winchester, KY, and after an hours hard
| fighting drove them toward Irvine, KY, the
| rebels losing part of their wagons and camp
| equpage. AtIrvine they were met by a de-
tachment Of the Fourteenth Kentucky who,
| after sharp skirmish, killed Z, wounded IS,
| and captured rs and drove them across the
river. Saunders then came up and crossed the
| river in pursuit. The guerilla Richardson is
sued an order requiring all able-boded citizens
of West Tennessee between eighteen and forty
| five years Of age to repair to his headquarters
under pain Of death and destruction of prop
| crty if they refused or resisted. General Her.
ron's division destroyed large amount of rebel
stores and captured a quantity of salt and large
numbers Of cattle intended for Lees army
| Skirmish in Saline County, Mo-, between the
enrolled militia and guerillas; several were
killed and wounded on both sides.
| 1864.
july 30-General McCook, Mt Newman, Ga,
met strong force Of the enemy coming up
from Mississippi. After severe fight with
superior numbers he cut his way out with a
loss OF about 800 men aud all his prisoners
and then returned to the right flank of Gen
oral Sherman's army. Tho rebels massed their
| troops and made vigorous assault upon Gen
| oral LOgan's corps west OF Atlanta, but were
repulsed after fighting four hours with loss es,
timated at 5000. The Federal loss was less than
600 The mino constructed under one of the fortf
| before Petersburg, was exploded this morning
at twenty minutes to five. The explosion was
| followed Immediately by n general and intense
fire from tho Federal lines. A column
was massod, ready to move when the explosion
took place, and soon gained the breach made
by the wreck of the fort Then followed q
delay, which allowed the enemy time to re-
cover from their CONSERVATION, and resulted
disastrously for the Federal troops. The ad.
vanced troops were exposed to deadly and
enflading fire. charge was made upon Gem
etery Hill. Our troops reached the crest of the
hill, and then, waverng under terrible odds
rcCoilcd TO the fort. Another charge was mad e
with the same result, aud added to the confu
sion. At length the Federal troops were with
drawn as well as possible. General Bartlett
and most of his staff and large number o
colored troops who remained in tho fort were
captured by the enemy. The Federal loss dur.
ing the day is estimated at 1000 and the rebe
loss at 1000.