The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-02
unteers and rebel cavalry. Shots were ex-

George Hudson, principal Chief of the Choc-
| taw Nation, issued a proclamation declaring
that Nation free and independent, and directed
the enrolment of all residents and citizens be-
tween the ages of Is and As subject to military
duty. He also directed the organization into
| companies of force of 700 men for immediate
service in the mounted regiment of Col. d. 81.
Cooper.
June 15.-The Confederates evacuated Har-
per's Ferry, destroying the Government ar
mory buildings and the railroad bridge over
the Potomac. They also destroyed large
number of cars, locomotives ETC., belonging to
the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad and the rail-
road bridge at Martinsburg; also the bridge
over the Potomac at Shepherdstown, W. Va.
The 18th Ohio was engaged in a skirmish at
Bowman's Place, Cheat River, w. Va.
June 16.-Brig. Gen. Tyler, with a part of
the 1st Conn.,, made reconnaissance on the
| Loudoun G. Hampshire Railroad as far as vi
emma, and found the road in good order. Whilst
near Falls Church private was wounded by
a shot from the roadside
Gen. Cadwalader crossed the Potomac into
! Virginia at Williamsport and was engaged in
preparing an intrenched camp, when orders
were received detachng the Regulars from his
| command. Gen Patterson thereupon recalled
| him, and he recrossed the river to the Maryland
| side on the II and 18th.
| June 17.-Four companies of the LIST Ohio,
271 men, under the immediate command of
Gen. Schenck, while moving slowly on train
Of cars on the Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad
were fired upon near Vienna by battery of
artillery commanded by Capt. Kemper. The
troops left the train, formed and returned the
| fire, and fell back along the railroad. The
rebel forces consisted of the LIST S. c., Balls
and Ierry's Cav, and two guns of Kempers Va.
| Art, in all about 749 men. Casualties: Union,
eight killed and four wounded. No Confeder-
ate losses reported. One passenger and five
platform cars were burned. The engineer de-
tached his engine and with one car ran back
| to Alexandria.
Skrmish at Conrad's Ferry, Md. This point
was occupied by Ave companies LIST N. H. The
rebels opened fire on them about 10 q. m. No
casualties.
Engagement near Bonneville, Mo-, between
Union forces under Brig Gen. N. Lyon, consist
ing of LIST and I'd Mo-, and one Co. Sd Mo-; b,
Cd Inf; F, I'd Art: two companies recruits
| Regular Army, and Prices Missouri State
Guard under Col. J. S. Marmaduke. Casual
ties: Union, two killed, nine wounded two
mortality, one missing. Confederate (unot1-
cial) three killed, % wounded
John Ross, principal Chief of the Che rokee
Nation, refused to accede to the demand of
Gen. McCulloch that the people of his Nation
be permitted to organize into military COM
panies for the purposes of defending them
selves in case of invasion from the North, and
announced that he had taken neutral posi-
ton and would maintain it.
June 1S.-The rebels attempted to make a
crossing of Goose Creek, Va, in the afternoon by
means of a ferryboat taken from the Potomac.
The boat was fired on by Lieut. Hasbrouck
from his 12-pounder howitzer, stationed at
Edwards Ferry, and the attempt defeated.
June 19.-Col. John c. Vaughn, Sd Tenn,
reports that with two companies each of the
18th Va. and Sd Tenn, he attacked and drove
out the force stationed at New Creek, w. Va;
captured their colors, two pieces of artillery,
and burned the railroad bridges. Casualties:
one man wounded.
June 23.-The Goth Ohio was engaged in a
skirmish at RICHTER, W. Va. Casualties, four
men wounded.
June 24-Mr. Joseph Christian. of Urbana,
Va. reports that three barges Of soldiers were
landed from an armed steamer at Gresham's,
about IL miles below Urbana, and were driven
back by small company of Lancaster troops.
The steamer then opened, firing So shot and
shell, II of which took effect on Mr. Grcsham's
house.
The 9th Mo. (Union) was engaged in Skin.
mish at Jackson, Mo.
Juno 25.-Brig Gen. T. h. Holmes reports
that landing was made at Matthias Point Va,
of small party, who burned the house Of DR..
Howe.
juno 2e.-Col Lew Wallace, 18th Ind re-
ports that his mounted picket (13 men in ALL,
when near Frankfort, w. Va, overlook Al
horsemen charged and routed them, killing
eight and securing II horses. They were SUBJ
sequently attacked by the rebels, who had been
reinforced, and compelled to abandon the horses
and fall back to an island at the mouth of Pat
terson's Creek. He estimates the loss of the
rebels in the last attack at %. Union loss, one
| killed and one wounded.
June 27.-The U. S. S. Freedom opened fire
on Matthias Point, Va, to clear the way for q
| no. RS IN arep q hat lap in
was effected and the battery nearly completed,
| when the party was attacked and driven aboard
| the vessel. Commander ]. II. Ward was killed
and four men wounded; the rebels suffered no
| loss.
Mr.. George P. Kane, Chief of Police, Balti-
| more, was arrested by Gen. Banks and con-
| yeyed to Fort McHenry. Gen. Banks appointed
Col. John z. Kenly, 1st Nd Provost Marshal
of the city, and announced that Col. Kenly
| would exercise control over the Police Depart
ment. The regular police force having been
disbanded by direction of the Board of Police
Commissioners, force Of 400 men was organ.
| lied to serve as police officers.
June 30.-The c. S. s. Sumter, Commander
Raphael Semmes, succeeded in passing the
blockade, outward, at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi River.
July 1.-The Board of Police Commissioners
OF Baltimore. Nd, were arrested by Gen. Banks
and sent to Fort McMenry, Nd.
| Lieut.. William Nelson, u s. Navy, whose
services had been placed at the disposal of the
| War Department, was authorized to raise We
regiments of infantry and one Of cavalry in
| East Tennessee; also one of infantry in West
Tennessee; also three regiments Of infantry in
southeast Kentucky. These regiments were to
| be raised for service in East and West Tennes-
see and adjacent Counties and in eastern Ken
| lucky.
July 2-25.-The Union army, under Gen.
| Patterson, crossed the Potomac into Virginia
at Williamsport, Nd, on July 2. The advance
soon met and engaged the rebels under Col. +.
]. Jackson, at Falling Waters or Hokes's Run.
| the engagement lasted for some time when
the rebels withdrew. The force under Col.
| Jackson consisted of Aliens I'd. Prestons 4th,
Harpers 9Th Va, Pendleton's artillery, and Stu.
arts cavalry. The Union troops engaged were
the 1st Philadelphia (City Troop; McMullin's
Rangers; 9Th, 18th, 2lst, Odd Pa; 1st Wis; B.,
LIST r. /. Art; F., 4th Art, and Co.'s A, c, F,
and K, Cd Cav. Nothing definite as to casual.
ties. On the Sd Martinsburg was occupied and
a halt was made to bring up supplies, On the
| 9Th reinforcements under Col Stone Joined.
| and on the 9th Gen. Sanford reported his ar
rival at Hagerstown with the 9th and 18th N.
Y Gen. Patterson left Martinsburg on the
| 18th for Winchester, his advance reaching Bun
| ker Hill on the 18th, where he encountered a
| force said to be 600 rebel cavalry. The 2lst
and 23d Pa; I'd Cav; Battery B, 1st r. l. Art,
and McMullin's Rangers were engaged On
| the 18th he removed to Charlestown remain.
| ing there until the 21st, when he withdrew to
| Harpers Ferry. On the 21st the 14th Pa. had
a skrmish with the rebels at Charlestown. On
| the 10Th an order was issued discharging Gen.
/ 49, III o.