The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-11-03

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.'"' Fremont pronounced Frederick.
n".i lone of the most admirably con,
""tcd engagements Of the war" The
..ct result was that for a considerable
period the swamp Fox" ceased to
trouble this section Of Missouri.
Affair at Romney.
A third action Of some Importance
during this week was fought ut Rom.
ney. In what II now West virginia.
There had been two previous affairs 4
this point Colonel Lew Wallace being
the Union commander IN the first and
General Il. +. 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 Confcdcr
atcs at Romney, he advanced against
them with about $500 troops from New
Creek station. The southerncrs. under
Colonel Monroe. were cncainped u few
miles from Ronney. On the afternoon
" oct. 20 the two forces came to.
gcther. the battle raging for two hours.
In the end the Fcderals scored n com.
pletc victory. capturing the three guns
from the enemy. n considerable Qian.
tity Of supplies and several prisoners.
In this action the losses were reported
rs follows: Union. two killed. thirteen
wounded; Confederates. twenty killed.
fifteen wounded.
At Camp wildcat. In eastern Ken.
lucky. portions OF General Zollicoffcr's
command made three fierce assaults on
a number OF Ohio. Indiana and Ken.
lucky troops under General Schocpf
ana were repulsed each time. This 90.
Cured on Oct, 81 and was the first
engagement Of any considerable i'm.
portnnce In this pnrt Of Kentucky.
Fight Near Lincolni Birthplace.
Other skirinishcs Of the week 90.
Cured at llodrcnsvillc. Ky. near
where Abraham Lincoln was born:
West Liberty. Mo-. where the Union
loss was reported at two wounded. aud
that OF the Confcderatcs fifteen killed
ana twenty wounded; Saratoga. KY,
where there were thirteen Confcdcr-
ates killed. seventeen wounded aud
forty-four missing; Spring Hin. Mo-:
Plattsburg. No.. reporting eight In.
surgents killed and twelve prisoners,
aud Cromwell. n.y.. where the Con.
federates lost two killed and FIVE
wounded, There were alsO two naval
actions. Near Charleston a blockade
gunner from Liverpool was captured.
unloaded and destroyed by the Flag.
ana the steamer Louisiana demol.
ished u schooner at Swans Bug creek,
Chincoteague inlet, running into the
Potomac. On Oct. % navigation was
definitely 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 Sli.
dell. the Confederate ENJOYS. were In
Cuba. waiting to take a British ship
to ct. Thomas. having shortly before
escaped the Federal blockade at
Other events Of note were the vote
Of the cabinet to relieve General Ere. !
mont on Oct. % and the issuance OF |
the order on the cath. and the com. |,
pletion Of the electric overland tele- |
graph from Missouri to San Francisco.
Tho first message sent being as fol.
lows:
1.-THE Pacific to the Atlantic sends
Erecting, May both oceans be dry he
Tore foot Of all the land that lies
between them belongs to any other
man united country"