The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-06
731e
CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
December 2, 1862.

Lieutenant Hoffman and three men
of the First New Jersey cavalry were
surprised on picket duty three miles
from Dumfries, Va, and captured.
General Averill sent a reconnois-
sance up the Rappahannock river from
Brooks Station, and captured num-
ber OF Confederate pickets.
Two companies OF the Eight Penn
sylvania cavalry were cut on from
the main body OF the command by a
escaped capture, by precipitate flight.
A portion of the Red river expedi-
ton under General Banks sailed from
New York.
| Reverdy Johnson OF Maryland in a
letter to the National Intelligencer,
cndeavored to refute the charge made
by New Orleans journal refiecting
on his conduct as commissioner of
the United States in that city.
| Maj.-Gen. Halleck made a report OF
the operations of the United States
armies since his appointment as COM
mander-in-chief, in July.
Col. ]. NJ. Glover, commanding at
Rolla, Mo. learning that large force
of Confederate irregulars was in camp
in the Ozarks at the headwaters of
the Current river. set out after them
with a sufficient force. but found only
one small detachment, which he drove
off. His column marched 200 miles in
seven days, returning on this date.
A successful reconnaissance was
made from Bolivar Heights, Va, to
Charlestown, Berrysville, etc. by a
Union force under General Geary.
December 8, 1862.
Maj. A. p. Henry, with a party of
National troops belonging to the Ninety
first Indiana and the Fifteenth Ken
lucky cavalry, entered and took pos
session of Princeton, KY, at eight
| o'clock in the morning, capturing a
number of partisan fighters and other
persons inimical to the government
of the United States.
The schooners Emma Tuttle, Bril-
liant. and ]. p. Boxer were captured
while attempting to run the blockade;
the first two at New Inlet, and the
third at Deep Inlet, N. G.
A series of sk;rmishes occurred near
Oxford Miss, between a brigade of
Union troops under Major Hatch, and
a considerable force of Confederates,
resulting in the capture of ninety
two Confederates.
December a, 1862.
A heavy exchange of fire took place
between six Union gunboats In front of
Port Royal, on the Rappahannock
river, in Virginia, and the Confed-
crate batteries behind the town. The
gunboats withdrew at the end of an
hour, with no harm done exceptingg to
some houses that were in the line OF
fire.
The North Carolina house of COM
| mons unanimously passed a series of
resolutions expressing their confidence
In the patriotism and uprightness of
Jefferson Davis. president of the Con-
federacy. and approving the policy
Of the war as set forth by General
Vance, and declaring that the "separa-
tion was final, and that North Carolina
would never consent to reunion at
any time or under any terms"
A Confederate force was tumbled
out Of camp in a skirmish with Ma
tional troops at Tuscumbia, Ala
Winchester, Va, surrendered again
to accommodating force of Union
troops under General Geary.
The Confederate General Hindman,
before making his attack on the
National forces in Arkansas, issued an
address to his soldiers, in which he
told them what to do, and what not to
do, In battle.
December 5, 1862.
A fight took place near Coffeeville,
Miss, between two thousand Union
cavalry. under the command of Col
onels Dickey and Lee, and a body Of
five thousand Confederate infantry, In
which the Union force was severely
defeated after an hour of fighting,
leaving three hundred of their number
killed, wounded, and missing.
The Third Iowa and Twenty-ninth
Wisconsin regiments arrived atHelena,
Ark. They were attacked while pitch
ing camp by small force of Confed-
crate cavalry that depended on sur
prise and confusion for success, but
without avail. The larger force OF
the Nationals decided the day, and the
attacking party was driven of, with
+, considerable loss In killed. wounded,
md captured.
Gen. Winfield Scott, through the Ma
:ional Intelligencer, replied to letter
rom James Buchanan, an echo OF
iispute between them concerning the
early conduct of troops in the war.
December 0, 1862.
The Union Gen. A. P. Hoyey issued
IN order to the officers and soldiers
" his command THANKING thor, g,,r tbo;