The Harrison times., 1912-04-20
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
April |, 1862.

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April I, 1862.
The Union force under General
Banks advanced from Strasburg, Vir-
ginia, TO Woodstock, Colonel Ashby
resisted them at Woodstock with a
force Of infantry cavalry and artil
lery, but was not in sufficient strength
to hold them in check, Ashby, re-
treating, burned one railroad and two
turnpike bridges All the railroad
bridges between StrasNrg and Wood
stock had previously been destroyed,
A detachment Of Union troops follow
ed the Coniederates as far as Edin.
burgh, five miles beyond Woodstock
Three brigades composed Of foreign
soldiers were organized IN New Or
leans for the defense Of the city
against the northern armies, The en-.
tire enlistment was about 10000 men,
OF the first brigade 1000 were
Crcoles and 1000 French, Spanards,
Italians and Germans The second
brigade comprised $500 French, 800
Spaniards, 500 Italians, 400 Germans
and Scandinavians and 500 Swiss, Bel.
gians, English, Slayonians, etc, The
third brigade $500 strong, was com
posed entirely Of unnaturaII2ed
Frenchmen,
Warronton, Virginia, was occupied
by the Union forces.
A party Of National troops, belong.
ing to the forces under General steele,
commanded by Colonel CarlJno, had
an engagement with the Conroderatcs
at Putnam's Ferry Arkansas, IN
which four Southenors were taken
prisoner and one Of their officers kill.
ed A large quantity Of military
stores and equipment was taken,
April ?, 1862.
General Mcclellan arrived at Fort
Monroe and began campaign
against Richmond
g. The United States Senate passed
the House resolution, suggested by
President Lincoln, that the govern
ment ought to give pecWary aid to
any states that might desire to adopt
the gradual abolition Of slavery, with
compensation to tho owners
A dashlng attack by the Conreder-
ates drove in the cavalry pickets Of
Gen, Low Wallace'8 division at
Crump'S Landing, on the Tennessee
river Company l. Fifth Ohio cavalry
lost three prisoners,
Major Donaldson, Y, s, A., chief OF
the quartermaster's division In New
Mexico, arrived at Washington and
reported that the Conredorates, as n
result Of their recent raid, held every
position Of importance In New Mexico
excepting Fort Craig and Fort Union,
Fort Union, the most important post
In the west at that time, holding sew
eral million dollars worth OF army
stores, was declared 70 be safe from
capture lts absolute safety was fnal.
secured by the arrival OF 900 men
from Colorado, under Colonel GIlpIn,
who had marched the hnal 100 miles
In the four days on q rumor that the
fort was about 70 fall
Colonel Geary's command at White
Plains, virginia, working on tho
Manassas Gap railroad, narrowly es.
capped being captured by q force OF
Confederates that crossed the Kappa
hammock,
The schooner Kate, Of Nassau, was
destroyed when attempting 10 run the
blockade at Wilmington, n, G,
April 3, 1862,
The Federal army under Mcclellan
left Fortress Monroe In an advance on
Yorktown. hold by General Magruder
with 10000 Confcderotes
Albert sidney Johnson, MOjorGen'
eral c. s, A. issuing q fiery address
TO hIa army at Corinth, Mississippi, In
which ho called upon them to march
NO o decsIve Victory over tho agrar.
Ean merconarleB sent to Bublugatc
you and dcspoil you OF your liberties,
property and honor" put bis army In
motion 10 meet the force advancing
undsr General Grant, Accompanying
the address were general orders d.
vlding the Army Of the Mississippi
into three corps, under Generals Polk,
Bragg and llordoe, respectively Gen
afal Roauregard was proclaimed see
ohd in command, and General CrItten'
dan was assigned to n command Of re.
serves,
ApslaChicola, Florida, was occupied
by a party Of Union scomen from the
gunboata MeredIto and SOgOmor0, un
der command Of Commander Stoll'
wbgcn. The town Was nearly desert
sd OF male population and the Cen
fedsrBlo sand batteries for its defcnHo
we're dsmanllod and tho guns ro
moved number Of sch0onors and
sloopa, some Of them blockade run.
Nore, were captured and either taken
1vay or destroyed
I'T'he West virginia constitution was
apNo7ed ny lhe people Of tho now
state In u general election
The United states Senate, by vote