Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-29


rifles. liquor and saltpeteF.
General Stonewall Jackson. contin.
uing his demonstrations In the Shen-
andoah, advanced as far north as Har-
per's Ferry. which place he threat
ened for several hours during the day
The Confederates were driven out
OF Front Royal, Va, by a Union bri.
gade, which made a surprise attack
early in the morning. The Confed-
crates retreated without quantities OF
stores and transportation they were
guarding in the town
Thirteen members OF the Eleventh
Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry were
captured near Zuni. Va.
May 81, 1862.
A body of Illinois militia was at.
tackled and stampeded by force OF
Indians and Confederates near Neosho,
Mo. They reached Mount Vernon With
a loss of only two killed and three
wounded, where they found a portion
of the Tenth Illinois cavalry The en-.
envy, commanded by Colonel Coffee
and Major Thomas Wright, took q
number of guns, overcoats, ammuni-
ton, camp equipage, and fifty horses
that fell behind.
The schooner Cora was captured on
the Charlestown bar by the U. s. s. s.
keystone State. The gunboat Kenne.
bee arrived al Baton Rouge, La, with
a force Of Federal troops.
General Butler, commanding the de
partment of the Gulf, issued an order
for the hanging OF six Confederate
soldiers charged with having violated
their paroles.
Part of General Banks command
advanced beyond Martinsburgh, Va. A
reconnaissance in force was made at
Winton, n. C., by General Viele OF the
National army.
There was a sharp skirmish on the
Greenvile road, eight miles above
Washington, n. c., in which the Fed.
eral force was left with the advan.
tage.
At noon the main body OF the Con.
federate army defending Richmond,
under General Joseph Johnston, at
tackled the left wing OF the Federal
army at the Seven Pines and Fair
Oaks, and desperate battle ensued.
in which the National forces were
steadily pressed back. ~ night the
Confederates occupied the tents OF
the Fourth corps. The situation WIS
regarded as critical for the Al ~ OF
the Potomac, on its way to capture
Richmond
June I, 1862.
The struggle between McCIellan's
Union army, campaigning against Rich
mond, and the Confederates, was re-
sumed in the morning at Fair Oaks,
Va The Confederates were finally
defeated and compelled to withdraw
toward Richmond
General Fremont's advance brigade,
looking for the Confederate general.
Stonewali Jackson. whose forces had
beAA operating in the Shenandoah, oc.
copied Strasburg without meeting re.
ststance A midnight reconnaissance
developed the enemy's rear guard. and
retired with a small loss
The Union expedition sent out from
Coiinth by General Pope on the 2Sth
Of May returned to that place after
destroying stretches of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad. burning a railroad train
loaded with Confederate supplies. de-
5troying ten thousand stands of small
arms and three pieces OF artillery, and
capturing two thousand prisoners. who
were released on parole.
The Confederate Notifications at
Pig Point. Va. and the barracks in
the vicinity were destroyed.
An order was issued from the war
department at Washington extending
the Department of Virginia to include
parts OF Virginia. then under control
of General Mcclellan. and placing him
in command of the added territory.
The Union forces under command
of Brigadier General Wright, which
succeeded in penetrating from Edisto
Inlet to Seabrook's point. s. c.. on
the Slst. had series of skirmishes
with the Confederate pickets in the
vicinity and compelled them to retreat
June 2, 1862.
Jacksonport, Ark. was visited by a
Confederate gunboat which destroyed
the wharf boat and all the cotton and
molasses to be found, after she'll g
tho camp-ground recently deserted by
the Ninth Illinois cavalry.
An enthusiastic Union meeting was
held at Columbia. Tenn, at which
speeches were made by NELL Brown
and Gov. Andrew Johnson.
General Banks recrossed the Poto
mac and occupied Bunker Hin, Va.
Mass meetings were held at Mem
pSis. Tenn. at which resolutions were
adopted against surrendering the city
To the Federal forces. Although the
city had already sent seventy-two com
panies into the field. every man capa
BILE OF bearing arms was called upon
to repair to the defense of Fort VII
low A committee was appointed &c
collect men. money and arms
Two boats belonging to the United
states bark Kinghsher were captured
by body OF Confederates as they
were proceeding up the DELLA river
In Florida. for water. Two of the boats
crews were killed and two wounded.
A party of National scouts captured
the mate and six seRmen belonging e
tho Confaderate eunb0af Heanregard