Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-15
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CIVIL. WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK


THIS WEEK
November u. 1861.
The Confederate ram Manassas.
equipped with false prow.ran anuck
10 the midst Of the Unicn feet at the
heaa OF the Passes. in the Mississippi
SIZE appeared early in the morning st
J a. n. she raumed the Richmond.
making hole through Ler bow at
tile water line The yincennes mar
ro~ly avoided her. While the Ma
nassas vas engaged with the Vim
cennes. The Richmond and the PrebIe
kept up heavy fire, which finally
drove her OF. She had not gone long
when IRE ships Mere sent down on
the Union feet. In attempting to
avoid them, the yincennes and the
Preble went aground. Confederate
soldiers attacked the stranded vessels.
but were finally driven on.
The prirateer schooner Beaure
gard OF Charlestown, Captain Hay.
was taken 100 miles northeast OF
Abaco by the y. S. s. S. w. G.. An.
derson. Lieut.. W. C. Rogers command
ing.
Captain Todd and three men OF the
Lincoln cavalry were taken prisoners
by the Confederafes at Occoquan
creek, Va, when in the van of re-
connoissance being made by the Sixth
regiment of regulars, two batteries
and three companies OF cavalry. under
General Heintzelman
Three regiments of Confederate In
tantry, two companies OF cavalry and
one battery were despatched from
towing Green toward Scottsville, KY,
In support of General ZollIcoffer. who
was hard pressed by the federals.
Judge Halliburton Of the Confeder-
ate district court at Richmond, in a
charge to the grand jury. character
lied as alien enemies all citizens of
the United States excepting residents
OF Delaware. Maryland. Missouri, Ken.
lucky and the District of Columbia
November 10. 1861.
General Zollicoffer, C. S. A., finding
his command seriously threatened
withdrew his entire force from Cum.
berland Ford and retreated on Cum.
berland Gap. The troops covered
their retreat and closed the road to
the Union army by blasting rock into
the road from the hills on each side.
General Dix ordered 1000 Union sol
diers from Baltimore into Accomaa
and Northampton counties to main
tain the authority Of the government.
protect the people. and restore com.
merce.
A Union expedition set out from
Greenville. Mo-, toward Doniphan. Mo.
A scouting party started through
Texas and Wright counties. Missouri.
Pickets of General Kelly's Union
brigade lost two killed and captured
II prisoners in skirmish near Rom
ney. Va.
The legislature OF Tennessee au.
thorized Governor Harris to seize all
private arms and cali 10000 men into
service.
President Lincoln promised to assist
the unemployed of Baltimore by Civ.
ing to them a proportion of the work
incidental to preparation for and main
tenance o war.
The Eleventh Maine, Colonel Cald.
well, accompanied by ITO sharpshoot-
ers under Capt. John ID. Fessenden.
and 100 recruits for the Fourth Maine,
passed through Boston on the way to
Annapolis.
November ID. 1861.
General Benham. pursuing General
Floyd III retreat from Cotton Hill to-
ward Winchester. Va, overlook the
Confederate rear guard at McCoy's
Mills. and promptly attacked. The Con-
federates were defeated. with a loss
of 16 men. Among those killed was
Colonel Croghan
The privateer schooner Neva. from
China. was seized at San Francisco by
Captain Pease of the revenue cutter
May.
The schooner Maryland, loaded with
wood. was becalmed off the Confeder.
ate battery on Pig Point. In the Pc.
tomac. The Confederates put OF TO
attack her. whereupon the crew took
to their boats and lied The captors
contented themselves with Setting fire
TO her. When they had left, Union
soldiers went aboard and put out the
fire.
General Lockwood. q. s. a, with
forcS of occupation for the east shore
of Virginia. marched from Snowhill.
Worcester county. Maryland
The governor of Florida issued a
proclamation forbidding the enlist.
ment of citizens OF Florida for service
outside the state. and ordered the ar
rest of all recruiters
Orders were issued for the estab-
lishment of a naval station at Port
Royal. S. C.. which had fallen into
thu hands of Captain Dupont and Cen
eral Sherman.
The Y. Nj. c. A. organized the
United States Christian commission
for service with the armies.
November is. 1861.
The san Jscinto Captain Wilkes.
arrived at Fortress Monroe with Ma.
son and Slidell aooard. The news OF
the seizure OF the Confederate com
t..-.. 80 I-ruIavd frnn. n Tl-ft,.h