Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-24

Greenbrier Bridge in their retreat.
The town of Grand Gulf, Miss, was
shelled by the Union gunboats Rich.
mond and Hartford. Considerable
damage was done to the town, but no
person was injured. The attack on
the defenseless post was made be-
cause two United States transports
loaded with soldiers had been fired
upon from a battery four miles from
the town.
May "a, 1862.
A collision between a squad of Fed
eral pickets and a body of Confed-
crate infantry at Craighead Point,
near Fort Pillow. drew the Federal
gunboat Benton into an engagement
with the forts batteries. The Ben
ton steamed up to the rescue OF me
pickets, who were hard pressed, and
was opened on by the forts guns. The
Benton retired upon the Union fleet.
Four companies of the Fouth Mich
igan dealt heavy blow on the Louis
lana Tigers in a skirmish at Cold Har-
Dor. While the main body OF the
Michigan regiment was moving to the
skirmish a small detachment gained
the rear of the Tigers and opened
demoralizing fire at short range. The
Confederates were reported to have
lost fifty killed and fifty captured.
A Union meeting was held at Muir
phreesboro, Tenn, at which speeches
were made by Governor Johnson and
others.
General Stoneman's and General
Davidscn's Union hrigades OF the
Army of the Potomac were held In
check for eighteen hours at Ellison's
Mills, on Bells creek, by four regi-
ments of Confederates, with nine
pieces of artillery and a small COM
mand of cavalry. The Union force,
on the move from New Bridge to
clear the way for McClellan's ad-
vance, found the enemy on two sides
| of the creek, and succeeded in driv-
ing them into the village with the fire
| from three batteries, but it was morn
ing before they were finally and com.
pletely dislodged.
A accommodating party from Poe's
Union command encountered a force
of Confederates near Corinth end
gained an advantage over them after
desultory but brisk engagement.
May Is, 1862.
The Confederate General StonewalI
Jackson, continued his diversion in
the Shenandoah to prevent McClel,
Ian from being reinforced, by attack
ing and defeating General Banks
command at Winchester, Va, in the
valley.
The government of the United
| States called for additional troops,
and took military command of all the
railroads, ordering that officials and
servants OF the railroads hold them
selves in readiness to transport troops
to the exclusion of all other business.
The National force under General
| Mcdowell, long held in suspense by
| the activities Of General Jackson in
the Shenandoah, advanced a short dis
lance in the direction of Richmond
and encamped six miles from Fred.
clAShoUuiS 3.
The news OF General Banks defeat
and the call for additional troops
| aroused intense excitement through
out the north. In the city of Baltimore
| the enthusiastic rejoicing of southern
| sympathizers in Banks defeat and the
repulse of the First Maryland regi.
| ment created extreme tension.
A reconnaissance of the Confed-
crate defences of Vicksburg, Miss,
was made by the Union gunboat Ken
nebec, under command of Captain
Russell. The Kennebec gained with
in two miles of the works, when
battery opened on her. killing one
man and wounding another.
General Mcclellan issued an order
to the effect that upon the passage of
the Chickahominy, the troops of the
Army of the Potomac were to be pre-
pared for battle at a moments mo-
tice."
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