Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-03-29


force of national troops. After an all
day 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 q defeat. The Union forces
lost heavily in officers. Captain Cook,
in command Of the Union forces, was
| severely wounded, and four 1ieuten-
ants were killed
Shipping Point, Va, on the Potomac
river, formerly the site of a 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ing withdrawn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 adj
yanced and burned 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
| 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 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 raid within six miles
of the Chain bridge at Washington.
The object of their raid was the house
of Mrs. Tenant, a woman Of Union
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, 1862.
At Pensacola, Fla, Col. T. M. Jones
issued the following order: For the
information Of all concerned: There
are certain lounging, worthless peo-
pie, white as We'll as colored, who ire
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
|
heads, The gallows is erected in
| Pensacola, and will be in constant use
on and after the third of April, 1852.
| The town is under complete martial
law"
| Lieut.. Drake DeKay, aid to General
Mansfield at Newport News, Va, start.
ed on a trip up the James river, ac-
| iaI Of
ninth Massachusetts regiment. Round.
ing a bend in the river eight or ten
miles from camp, he came upon
boat containing five southerners from
Warwick, who were supplying rations
to the Confederates along the James.
The cargo, consisting of flour, fish, to.
| baccC, eggs, whisky, ETC., was cont1s-
Gated, and the crew imprisoned.
March 81, 1862.
General Hunter, arriving at Port
| Royal, S. c., assumed command OF
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 IL
linois cavalry and detachment OF
| artillery, made a reconnaissance in
| force and a descent on Union City,
| Tenn. After a forced march of TWEEN
ty-four hours they came on Con-
federate force of infantry and cavalry
under Clay King. The Confederates
We're dislodged, being taken by sur.
| prise, and a number of them captured.
| A quantity of forage and spoils were
destroyed by the Federals, who Were
unable to carry away all that fell into
their hands.
New England citizens of New York
city met at the Fifth Avenue hotel to
discuss means for the relief of wound
ed soldiers passing through the city
on their way home from the front.
| Solomon Foot Of Vermont was elect
ed president pro tempore OF the
| United States senate.
Copyright, 1912, by w. G. Chapman.)