Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-03
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK

ItSIShSu IHtm at NDOublOtA NAtA a
force Of infantry. cavalry and artil-
lery. out 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 Strasburg and Wood
stock had previously been destroyed.
A detachment of Union troops follow
ed the CO1federates as far as Edin-
burgh. flve miles beyond Woodstock.
Three sr;gades composed of foreign
soldiers we're organized in New Or
leans for tAe defense of the city
against tJso northern armies. The en-
tire enlistment was about 10000 men.
OF the first brigade 1000 were
Creoles and 1000 French. Spaniards,
Italians and Germans. The second
brigade comprised $500 French, 500
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 unnaturalized
Frenchmen.
warenton. Virginia. was occupied
by the Union forces.
A party OF National troops, belong
ing to the forces under General Steele,
commanded by Colonel Carline. had
an engagement with the Confederates
at Putnsm's Ferry, Arkansas. in
which four Southerners we're taken
prisoner and one OF their officers kill
ed large quantity Of military
stores and equipment was taken.
April 2. 1862.
General Mcclellan arrived at Fort
Monroe, and began a campaign
against Richmond
shree women. one OF whom had ad-
mitted that she had been engaged in
forwarding letters from Washington
TO the ConfedeTacy, were ordered be-
yond the Union lines by the commit
tee on political prisoners at Washing
ton. y. C. The one who confessed re-
fused to diyulge the names Of her con-
federates In the city. but other in
formation implicated two ex-senators
and a number Of congressman. one OF
whom was reported to have still held
his seat
The United States Senate passed
the House resolution, suggested by
President Lincoln that the govern
ment ought to give pecuniary aid to
any states that might desire to adopt
the gradual abolition Of slavery. with
compensation to the owners.
dashing attack by the Confeder-
ntes drove in the cavalry pickets OF
Gen Lew Waliace's division at
crump's Landing. on the Tennessee
river. Company / Fifth Ohio cavalry.
lost three prisoners
Major Donaldson, U. s. A., chief Of
the quartermaster's division in New
Mexico. arrived at Washington and
reported that the Confederates. as a
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 tie Sest sc that time. holding sew
eral million dollars worth Of army
stores, was declared 10 be safe from
capture. Its absolute safety was final
~ secured by the arrival of 900 men
from Colorado. under Colonel Gilpln.
who had marched the final 100 miles
in the four days on a rumor that the
fort was about to fall.
A regiment of picked men from Gen.
eral sickIes' Union division, on n
Reconnaissance in Virginia, had a brisk
skirmish with Confederates near Stat
ford. which place they occupied after
the enemy had fired II.
Colonel Gearys command at White
Plains. Virginia, working on the
Ifanassas Gap railroad. narrowly es.
capped being captured by a force OF
Confederates that crossed the Kappa
hammock.
The schooner Kate. OF Nassau was
destroyed when attempting to run the
blockade at Wilmington. N. c.
April 3, 1852.
The Federal army under Mcclellan
left Fortress Monroe in an advance on
Yorktown, held by General Magruder
with 10000 Confederates.
Albert Sidney Johnson, Maior.Gen.
eFai C. S. A., issuing a fiery address
TO his army at Corinth. Mississippi. in
which he called upon them to march
to a decisive victory over the agrar.
ian mercenaries sent TO subjugate
you and despoil you OF your liberties.
property and honor" put his army in
rtotion TO meet the force advancing
under General Grant Accompanying
the address were general orders Gi-
vlding the Army OF the Mississippi
tato three corps. under Generals Polk.
Bragg and Hardee. respectively Gen.
eral Beauregard was proclaimed sec.
ond in command. and General Critten.
den was assigned 10 a command Of re.
serves.
Apalachicola. Florida. was occupied
b. party Of Unioa seamen from the
gonboats Meredite and Sycamore. un.
der command of Commander Stell.
vRgen. The tow was nearly desert.
"a OF male popu'a tion. and the Cen.
federate sand batteries for it's defense
were dlsmantled and the guns re-
moved A number OF schooners and
Shops, some OF them blockade run.
nsrs, We're captured and either taken
away or destroyed
The West Virginia constitution was
approved by the people OF the new
state in general election.
The United States Senate, by a vote
OF % 10 IL. passed a bill abolishins
slavery in the District OF Columbia.
bprn 4. 1852.