The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-18
BLOODY JULY.
This Has Been Well Called the
Battle Month.
INTERESTING RESUME or FACTS,

INTERESTING RESUME or FACTS,
July Anniversaries During tho American
oiyn war yielssburG aud Gettysburg
tho Twin Fourth ~ July Onering 10 tho
North-Frenoh Revelation Dates
Few people recall tho fact that July con
tains more anniyemarieso OF important historic
events than any other month IN tho calendar
Leaving out "the glorious FOURTH which
every good American celebrates with re-
Iigious regularity, aud beginning tho record
IN 1871, the month ID marked with a tran ot
hloodHhed that continued until the close of
tho American civil war
II Is obviously impraotlcable Ia these limits
10 mention In detail all that occurred but
enough may bo eompaotly written 10 revive
old memories aud refresh the mind OF tho
reader with reoolleetions Of inoldenls that at
lhlsseason oi the year are the theme Of those
who have survived the terrible struggle
On tho 5th Of July, 1851, force Of 5000
MiaOurIRns under Governor Jackson on
gagged tho Federal troops under command Of
Con. Franz helgel, an officer who had no.
qulred tho reputation of being ono OF the
most accomplished artlIleFFts In Germany
aud who since tho war has been known as tho
agent Of tho pension bureau In New York,
II was tho first hard fought engagement In
tho west, tho combined loss being between
six aud asyen hundred, and tho bravery and
execution on both sides served 10 demonstrate
that war among them had begun In earnest
July II was sIgnalIzed by tho battle Of
Rich Mountain, IN western Virginla,a position
which, In consequence Of n deille passing
through w. waadeemed an important military
post. The Fedeials we're under command OF
llenA Mcclellan and lloaecranS, aud tho
Confedelatea wera commanded by Gen,
robert 0arnett Col, logram with strong
force 0f tho latter occupied the mountain,
while Gen, 0arnett held a position known az
Laurel IlIll, The brunt Of tho attack fell
upon Col, Pegram, and after three hours
aqht and tho loss Of many Of hla men ho was
Obliged 10 fall back. Upwards Of five hun
dred Conisderatea were taken prisoners Hear
ing VI tho disaster Gen, Garnett determined
10 eyaouAta Laurel Hlll ~ soon ~ night not
In, and In n short time he, too, was In retreat,
followed by tho victorious trooln
Bkrmlshng was continued two or three
days, portion of his command was cut on
aud suffered great hardship among the mount
aims aud finally, nt Carriok'a Ford, where q
stand was made on tho 18th oi July Gen,
0arnett was killed by almost tho last Ore Of
tho Federaa. Con Mcclellan announced 10
tho government NJ Washington signal VIC
Tory, summing up tho results Of tho battle on
the mountain and his pursuit. OF tho retreat
Ing army 90 two hundred killed and wound
cd, thousand tGkon prisoners and eoyon guns
captured, together with much baggage" II
wns fcrioua disaster 10 tho Coniodoratea
aud involved tho surrender Of an important
portion Of northwestern Virginia,
plIwr pATTIH on 1ASAssAG,
And now comes the lrt battlp0f Manassas,
on tho lGth Of July. Con, Irwin Mcdowell,
with $1,000 men In four divisions, advanced
from tho banks Of the Potomac TO begin, a.
Wna believed, "a ayictorIoutmarcht TO Richmond,
Tho ConfcduratOl under Hcaurcgurd and
Johnston, awaited tho movement with an
army nearly equal IA numbers on tho 0ppo'
dts hanl, Of hull l,un, and here tho llrst
great decisive hattlo of tho war was Joined
on tho glst Of July, Without going Into do.
tails, tli enough that tho result proved a
surprise and disappointment 70 tho people Of
the north, who had clomorcd for an lmmo'
dInto advance, aud inspired IN oycrwcen'
ng confidence throughout the soulful u gave
tho country o. llratmoll of blood, und both
aectlona stripped for u long nsht
who that has survived the trials and anyl'
cites Of 1862, which moro than amy other may
bo called "tho bntllo yoar OF the year" for
fntenl events were crowded into oyory
month, can forgot tho nol1eg Of victories and
defeats that alternately aroused tho onthusl'
nnm of M, people or plunged them IN glooml
I'm January the record begins with Tho battle
OF MN Spring, In Kentucky, In February
10 10 continued with tho capture Of Forts
Horny aud Donclon In Tennessee, and dot l,oa.
no,o Island, N, O, In March are tho three
days battle Of Pea Ridge, Ark the sinking
Of tho frigatos Cumberland and Congress by
tho ram Virginia, the capture Of Newborn,
n, O., and the battle Of Winchester between
"Stonewnlln Jackson aud Com Shields,
Ia April tho two days. battle Of Shiloh,
Tenn, l. fought, Island No, 10, on tho Mis-
gIaIppl, Il captured, aud Fort PULASKI, Ca,
Beaufort, R. O., md the city Of New Orleans
fall into the hands OF tho Union forces In
| MAY, Yorktown, Va, rs occupied by McClol.
Ian, Norfolk Is seized by Gen, Wool, tho bat
tlo Of Williamsburg, Va, n fought, and
| Corlnth Miss, Is captured by tho Fcdcrala,
and on tho last day Of tho month and tho i6t
of Junc at Fair Oaks, Va, Mcclellan begins
| that series OF savage encounters around Rich
mond, aud almost within sight OF its spires,
which finally ended In tho discontinue OF hlt
army and ita retirement 10 tho banks Of The
| James,
And now appears a period Of travail such
| na tho nation experienced neither before por
| afterwards during tho war Stonowall Jack
eon md Cen. Ewoll with their combined
forces wcro moving hlthor aud thlthor In
tho Shenandoah Valley aud dlerrapglng all
tho Federal plans Banks had bson forced
across tho Potomac and Mcclellan with a
monster army having moved 10 base OF
operations at tho White House In front Of
Richmond, Washington was left compare
tlyoly unprotected aud liable 10 attack a
call was made for more troops Tor Ia dcfontC
and th6cItieg Of the north were thrown In q
foyor Of excitement II seemed TO bO The
turning point Of tho struggle Meanwhile
Mcclellan hnd established aud fortified hi,
positIonon tho Chcl,ahominy, uamc that
win for all timo remain famous IN tho annal,
Of American valor
Fighting began on tho Goth Of Juno, al
MochanIcsvillc, tho right Of the National
line. was followed on tho 21th by the battle
OF Gained Mil, on tho 9gth by tho battle Of
Sayages Station, on the 30th by tho battles
OF White Oak Swamp and Charles City CroSi
Roads, aud ON July | by tho batto Of Nal
yom Hill. Hero on tho banks OF tho Jalnol
river under cover Of tho Federal gun boats
tho Union army mado It's last stand The
position was admirably chosen for defense
and when tho Confcdcrntos advanced 10 The
assault over an open plain swept by sixty
nlncnn OF nrIlllnrH. II was only 20 he ronnlsnd