Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
DE
CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK

June IL, 1862.
Mai Gen. j. c. Hindman, command
ing the Confederate forces in Arkan-
sas, issued a proclamation to the in
cabitants Of the Trans Mississippi dis
triet, Arkansas. calling upon all OF
those Lot subject TO conseription to
organize themselves into independent
commands. arm themselves, and
serve in their own part OF the cour-
try.
The Confederate batteries at city
Point, on the James river. below Fort
Darling, Va, opened fire on the Union
gunboats The fire was returned SO
briskly with shell and shrapnel that
the guns were silenced. and the Con
federates retired.
General Wallace assumed command
IN the city OF Memphis. Tel n. His
first official act was TO take posses
sion of the Office OF the Argus. L.
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. S. gunboats Lexington, st.
Louis, Conestoga and Mound City, on
an expedition up the White river, Ar
kansas, opened fire on a 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 a ball entered the steam drum OF
the Mound City, exploding it.
June 10, 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
Wagner of the Typographical engi-
peers, 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 a number
of wagons and carts loaded with sup
plies for Richmond, destroyed large
stores of Confederate grain, and cap
tured several important prisoners.
A 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 MajC: ZeIey and q 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 a 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 che Nationals. leaving their camp
eguipage, colors and guns, The guns
we're spiked and the colors brought
of.
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 emac cipating the slaves
of Confederates passed the house OF
representatives by vote OF So to 81.
June 10, 1862.
A 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 eomplimented the
regiment for its conduct.
The Confederate schooner Louisa,
laden with cotton. two fiatboats laden
with rice, and steam tug boat, were
captured about twelve miles up San
tee river by boats crew from the
&. S. S. S. Albatross, blockading on
the North Santee. S. c.
June 20, 1862.
A force from Genecal Shermans
command occupied Holly Springs and
destroyed several pieces OF trestle
work on the Mississippi Central rail
roac. 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 q
matter of time. The cause had
gained. More than one hundred pro
yincial journals Of France had given
their adherence to it. The idea had