The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-17

GENERAL JEFF THOMPSON, @. S. A., con-
FEDERATE LEADER AT FREDER1CRToWN,
NO
eral Fremont pronounced Frederick
town zone Of the most admirably con-
Quoted engagements of the war" The
net result was that for a considerable
period the Swamp Fox" ceased to
trouble this section Of Missouri.
Affair at Romney.
\ third action of some importance
during this week was fought at Rom
ney, in what is now West Virginia.
There had been two previous affairs at
this point, Colonel Lew Wallace being
the Union commander in the first and
General B. f. Kelly in the second. The
present affair was also conducted by
Kelly and in numbers engaged was the
most considerable Of the three. At this
time Kelly was guarding the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Learning that there
was a considerable force of Confeder-
ates at Romney, he advanced against
them with about $500 troops from New
Creek station. The southeners, under
Colonel Monroe, were encamped few
miles from Romney. On the afternoon
of Oct. 2G the two forces came to-
gether the battle raging for two hours.
In the end the Federals scored a com
plete victory, capturing the three guns
from the enemy, n considerable guam
tity of supplies and several prisoners.
In this action the losses were reported
as follows: Union, two killed, thirteen
wounded; Confederates, twenty killed,
fifteen wounded.
At Camp Wildcat, in eastern Ken
lucky, portions of General Zollicofer's
command made three fierce assaults on
a number of Ohio, Indiana and Ken
lucky troops under General Schoepf
and were repulsed each time. This Oc-
CURED on Oct 81 and was the first
engagement of any considerable i'm
portance in this part of Kentucky.
Fight Near Lincoln's Birthplace. |
Other skirmishes of the week oc-
CURED at Hodgensville, KY, near |
where Abraham Lincoln was born;
West Liberty, Mo-, where the Union |
loss was reported at two wounded, and |
that of the Confederates fifteen killed |
and twenty wounded; Saratoga, Ky,
where there were thirteen Confeder-
ates killed, seventeen wounded and
missing; Spring Hill, Mo-;
Mo, reporting eight in
surgents killed and twelve prisoners,
and Cromwell, Ky, where the Con-
federates lost two killed and five
wounded. There were also two naval
actions. Near Charleston a blockade
runner from Liverpool was captured,
1nloaded and destroyed by the Flag,
md the steamer Louisiana demol-
shed a schooner at Swans Bug creek,
inlet, running into the
Potomac. On Oct. % navigation was
closed in the Potomac. The
most important naval event of the
week was the fitting out of the famous
Dupont or Port Royal expedition.
At this time Messrs. Mason and Sill
lell, the Confederate ENJOYS, were in
Cuba, waiting to take a British ship
o st. Thomas, having shortly before
escaped the Federal blockade at
Charleston.
Other events of note were the vote
f the cabinet to relieve General Ere
mont on Oct. % and the issuance of
he order on the 24th and the com
Dletion Of the electric overland tele-
.raph from Missouri to San Francisco,
he first message sent being as fol-
oWs:
"The Pacific to the Atlantic sends
reeting. May both oceans be dry be-
ore a foot of all the land that lies
etween them belongs to any other
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