The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-28
EARLY STIRRING EVENTS

On the 25th OF April, 1861, the state
Of Virginia vas annexed to the South
ern ooufedeacy a. Montgomery, Ala
bama. The 4th Of May following the
people Of me state, by Official call, were
given the privilege Of voting upon the
Ordinance Of Secession.
10 soon became known all over the
state that the Ordinance had passed,
and there was great excitement every
Were. The Union members Of the con
vention at Richmond lost no time in
: leaving that city. Hon. John s. Car
isle was among the first to leave. As
sem as he arrived at Clarklburg, his
home, he called a public melting for
April q, viii only twenty.fOur hours
notice. The court house was filed with
people, and this meeting was one of the
most exciting incidents with this section
during the war. Mr.. Carlisle was the
principal speaker and he addressed his
townamen eloqdehtiy. This was the first
important public meeting he'd in the
state after the passage Of the Ordinance
Of Secession, says Coz Theodore L Lang,
in his history, Loyal West Virginia" It
called for IN assembly Of delegates, to
b composed Of ten men from each coun.
y. to b held in Wheeling May ID fol-
lowing. pubic meetings were held in
ali the eountiss Of western Virginia, and
mauy addresses wers made both BY
Union and Southern sympdthizers.
The s6uEheta cOnfeaeracy vas inau-
Rurated Febrdafys 8, 1881, and that event
marked the beginning Of the Civil war.
south Carolina December 90 1850, was
The first Btate to isecede. In January
following mississippi, alabama, Florida,
Georgia and Louisiana joined ii These
states met IN convention in Montgomery,
Ala, February 4, 1861, and formed q
government, slecting Jefferson Davis
President, and Alexander Stevens, vice
President Of The nation. Then followed
Texas, AFisansas, Virginia, North Caro-
lima and Tennessee.
When the fyt shot vas fired at Fort
SUMTER April l2, 1861, the country
knew that the war was on. AT 90 min
uses past four that morning came the
uouud. ins7the darkness and quietitude
Of night, from the Confederate battery
on sullfvan's Island, beginning war in
which millions Of. men engaged,
Events Of the most stirring nature
came in quick succession after that and
IN less than six months the country
was in the thrOes Of war as not wit
aessed up to. that time since the ReI-'lu'
ton, as the following summary Of events
April II, lsel-oTdnaaee Of Secession
ADOPTED by. Virginia convention.
April ls-UaIted States armOEy at
Iiarper's Ferry abandoned and burned By
It's garrison.
States troops and mob in Baltimore, Md.
Aprii 2O-General Butler's Command
arrives at Annapolis, Maryland.
Anrii 2s-Stsior. General Robert E.
Lee assigned to the command Of the mil
itsry and naval forces Of Virginia.
Apri, 27-Colonel Thomas J. Jackson.
Virginia Volunteers. assigned to the
command of state troops at and about
Harper's Ferry.
May Volunteer forces called out IN
Virginia.
Nav s-Governor of Virginia issue'
call for additional forces.
Nav 4-ColOnel A. G. POrtcrfcid as
signed to command Of state forces IN
northwestern Virginia.
May-AIexandris, Virginia, abandoned
by state troops.
Nav 9-Exchange OF shots between
United States steamer Yankee and stat
forces at Gloucester Point, Va.
Nav l3-BaltimOrc, Maryland occu.
pied by United States troops.
Nay l3-MajOr General George B. Sic
Clcllen, U. S. Srmy, assumes command
Of the department OF Ohio, embracing
wOst Virginia.
NAY l4-seizure Of train Of ears al
Harper's Ferry.
Nav ls-Brigadier General joseph T
johnson. c. S. army, assigned to com
mand Of troops near HaTPcr's Ferry.
May ls-l9-Engagement at Scwelrs
Point
May 24-Advance Of Union army int
Virginia and its occupation of Arlington
Heights and Alexandria.
May 26,3O-Advance upon and occu,
patton of Grafton, Virginia, by Colonel
Kelley's Union forces.
June 2-Brgadier General G. 7. Beau
regard. c. S, army, given command Of
the department Of Alexandria.
June S-Aetion at Philippi
June G-Brigadier General Henry A.
wise, c. s. army, ordered to command
oftroops in the Kanawha valley.
t5unc s@Bigadier General R, $. Gar
matt, C. S. army, assigned TO command Of
troops in northwestern Virginia.
lime lO.EngaRement at Big Bethel.