Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-06-21
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK

Mai Gen j G. Hindman, command
ing the Confederate forces in Arkan-
sas, issued a proclamation to the In
habitants of the Trans Mississippi dis
triet, Arkansas. calling upon all or
those not subject to eaRseription to
organize themselves into Independent
commands, arm themselves, and
serve in their own part of the coune
try.
The Confederate batteries at City
Point, on the James river, below Fort
Darling. Va, opened fire on the Union
sunboars. The fire was returned so
briskIy with shell and shrapnel that
the guns were silsnced, and the Con-
federates retired.
General Wallace assumed command
IN the city of Memphis, Tenn. His
first official act was to take possess
sion OF the office of the Argus. T.
Knox and A. ID. Richardson were APP
pointed to supervise all editorials that
appeared in the local papers.
Threats having been made to tear
down some OF the Union flags floating
over the houses of citizens In Mem
| phis, the provost-marshal of that city
issued an order instructing the guard
| to shoot down anyone attempting to
haul down the flag or offering insult
| or molestation to resident citizens
who had thus manifested their devo-
ton to the Union
The u. 8. gunboats Lexington, ST.
Louis, Conestoga and Mound City, on
an expedition up the White river, Ar
kansas. opened fire on Confederate
| battery at ST. Charles, while the For
! ty-third and Forty-sixth Indiana made
| land attack. which resulted in the
capture of the battery. During the
fire ball entered the steam drum OF
the Mound City, exploding it.
June is, 1862.
The fort over Eastern Branch, near
| Washington, ID. c.. in the vicinity Of
the hamlet of Good Hope, hitherto
known as Fort Good Hope, was named
Fort Wagner in honor of Lieutenant
I Wagner of the typographical engi-
neers, who died of wounds received
near Yorktown on the 18th of April.
Colonel Averill returned to the head
quarters of General Mcclellan, on the
| Chickahominy, from a reconnaissance
to Mattapony, in search OF band OF
| guerillas. He destroyed the bridge
over the Mattapony, took number
of wagons and carts loaded with sup
plies for Richmond, destroyed large
! stores of Confederate grain, and cap
tured several important prisoners.
reconnaissance was made by the
Sixteenth Massachusetts for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the exact charac-
ter of the ground in front of the Union
pickets at Fair Oaks
A band of Confederates was at
tackled by Major Zeley and a party OF
Union troops, near Smithville, Ark.
| Captain Jones, their leader, and four
teen OF their men were captured The
Union loss was four killed and two
wounded.
An expedition composed OF four
companies OF Union troops under Col
onel Kimball, sent from New Orleans
| to Manchac, La, for the purpose of
dispensing large number of Confed-
| crates encamped there, returned to
New Orleans, having accomplished
the purpose in their going The Con-
! federates decamped on the approach
of the Nationals, leaving their camp
equipage. coiors and guns, The guns
were spiked and the colors brought
off.
General Morgan marched with his
Union force at one o'clock IN the
morning to attack the Confederates
In Cumberland Gap, but found on ar
rival that the enemy had abandoned
the position the day before.
The bill emancipating the slaves
of Confederates passed the house OF
representatives by vote of 81 to 81.
June 10, 1852.
skirmish took place between the
! Twentieth Indiana, in General Kear-
ny's division Of the Army of the Po-
tomac, and body of Confederate
troops, which lasted for more than an
hour. The Union troops held their po-
sition with slight loss, having only
three men wounded. In the afternoon
General Kearny complimented the
regiment for It's conduct
The Confederate schooner Louisa,
laden with cotton, two flatboats laden
with rice, and steam tug boat, were
captured about twelve miles up San
tee river by boats crew from the
u. S. s. s. Albatross, blockading on
the North Sanfee s. O.
June 20, 1862.
A force from General Sherman's
command occupied Holly Springs and
destroyed several pieces of trestIe
work on the Mississippi Central rail
road. The machinery for repairing
and manufacturing arms had been re-
moved from Holly Springs to Atlanta,
Ga, previous to the evacuation of the
place by the Confederates.
The Paris Constitutional expressed
the opinion that mediation was but a