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Nashville, taking Capt. Curran Pope

Nashville, taking Capt. Curran Pope
If Kentucky.
A body OF Texas troops, moving on
Sante Fe, ~ NJ, were encountered
1t Apache canyon, 20 miles from San
"a Fe and eight from Union, by a
,orce of national troops. After an all
lay fight, in which the Texans lost
their wagon train and most of their
mules, the two belligerents rested on
their arms without advantage. al
though the failure of the Texans to
win the field was considered equiva
lent to a defeat. The Union forces
lost heavily in officers. Captain Cook,
in command of the Union forces, was
severely wounded, and four lieuter-
ants were killed
shipping Point. Va, on the Potomac
river, formerly the site of Confed-
crate battery, was occupied by the
Federal forces, the Confederates hav-
ing withdrawn.
A detachment Of the First Illinois
cavalry overlook and captured a small
band of Confederate guerilla cavalry
near Warrensburg. Mo. Colonel Par
ker, in command of the Confederates,
was among those taken captive.
A reconnaissance was made by the
national forces beyond Warrentown
Junction, Va. A body of the enemy's
cavalry retreated as the troops ad
vanced and burned a bridge over the
Rappanhannock. There was some
skirmishing, but no loss of life.
A resolution was introduced in the
Massachusetts legislature asking the
committee on federal relations to con-
slider the expediency of requesting
an immediate trial of General Stone,
held prisoner on charges growing out
of the Federal defeat at Balls Bluff.
March 20, 1862.
Colonel Geary. at the head of
Union force, captured the town OF
Middleburg. Va, from a force of Con-
federate infantry. supported by two
or three hundred of Stuart's and
Whites cavalry. Advancing from
Philomot in the morning. Colonel
Geary drove in the Confederate pick
cts outside the town. On entering the
place, he found the infantry with
drawing to a hollow behind the town
and the cavalry posted to make
stand. Ordering up a gun, he made
an attack in support of 1t by all the
approaches to the town. The Confed-
crates were completely dislodged from
the town and vicinity.
A detachment of Stuart's Virginia
cavalry made a raid within six miles
of the Chain bridge at Washington
The object of their raid was the houst
of Mrs Tenant, a woman of Gnie
sympathies, whom they abducted In
her own buggy, taking her daughter
with her Bayard's cavalry learned
what was going on too late to be OF
any assistance. They went out to at,
tack the Confederate horsemen, but
could do nothing
March 80, 1852.
At Pensacola Fla, Col T. NJ. Jonet
issued the following order: For the
information of all concerned: There
are certain lounging. worthless peo
pie, white as well as colored, who FIRE.
Quent Pensacola and vicinity, and
have no observable occupation. Their
intentions may be honest; but the
colonel commanding does not believe
it, and as he has no use for their pres
ence, they are warned to leave, or the
consequence must rest on their OWE
heads The gallows is erected III
Pensacola, and will be in constant use
on and after the third of April, 1862
The town is under complete martha
law
Lieut. Drake DeKay, aid to Genera
Mansfield at Newport News, Va start
ed on a trip up the James river, &C
companied by some OF the Twenty
ninth Massachusetts regiment Round
ing bend in the river eight or ter
miles from camp, he came upon 6
boat containing five southerners from
Warwick, who were supplying rations
to the Confederates along the James
The cargo, consisting of flour, fish, to
baeco, eggs. whisky, etc, was conls
Gated, and the crew imprisoned.
March 81, 1862,
General Hunter. arriving at Port
Royal, S. c.. assumed command oi
the department of the south.
Colonel Buford OF the Twenty-sev
enth Illinois. accompanied by his regi
ment, the Forty-second Illinois, the
Douglas brigade, Colonel Roberts
and four hundred of the Fifteenth Wis
consin, all from Island Number Ten
and two companies OF the Second II
linois cavalry and detachment OF
artillery, made a reconnaissance IL
force and descent on Union City
Tenn. After a forced march OF TWEEN
ty-four hours they came on a Con
federate force OF infantry and cavalry
under Clay King The Confederates
were dislodged. being taken by sur
prise, and number of them captured
A quantity of forage and spois were