The Jasper news., 1912-05-09
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
April 2e, 1862.

Dawho-Powpow and South Edisto riy-
ers, IN South Carolina. Fire was open.
ed on the gunboat from distance OF
eighteen hundred yards as she ad.
vanced, and continued until she pass
ed the last intervening bend. when
the Confederates in charge of the bat
tery retreated The battery was armed
with only two guns against the su-
perior weight Of metal of the enemy.
The work was destroyed by landing
party.
Gen. Pope lead his National forces
into Monterey, Tennessee, driving out
the small body OF Confederates sta
toned there. Fifteen prisoners were
captured, and a quantity OF baggage
and supplies seized.
Timothy Webster. the first spy to be
condemned by the Confederate govern
ment, was executed at Richmond, Vir-
ginia.
The National forces under Gen. o.
NJ. Mitchell met Confederate army
under Gen. f. Kirby Smith in a battle
at Bridgeport, Alabama. The Confed-
crates were defeated with loss OF 72
killed and $50 taken prisoners.
President Lincoln sent a message to
the United States senate in reply to
resolution of enquiry concerning the
authority for the arrest of Gen.
Charles p Stone, in which he assumed
responsibility for the arrest, and
stated the trial would be held as soon
as certain witnesses could be spared
from their activities in the field.
The Montgomery (Alabama) Adver-
tiser warned its readers against agents
of the French government reported to
be in the city authorized to purchase
cotton for shipment to France under
the French flag, scenting collusion be
tween the Federals and the French for
supplying cotton to France, to quiet
the foreign clamor for intervention.
April 80, 1862.
A reconnaissance in force was made
by the right wing Of the National army
from Pittsburg, Tennessee. toward
Purdy. The Nationals drove a force
of Confederate cavalry upon Purdy,
which place they occupied temporar-
fly. The Union troops burned two rail-
road bridges on the Memphis and Ohio
railroad, and threw a locomotive into
the river. Three prisoners were ta-
ken, and the troops returned, having
cut OF all railroad communication be-
tween Corinth and the north.
A resolution of censure on Simeon
Cameron, late secretary of war, was
passed by the United States house of
representatives as follows:
Resolved, sThat Simeon Cameron,
late secretary of war, by investing
Alexander Cummings with the control
of large sums Of the public money,
and authority to purchase military sup
plies without restriction, without re-
quiring from him any guarantee for
the faithful performance of his duties,
when the services of competent pub
lie officials were available, and by In
volving the government in a vast num-
ber of contracts with persons not legi-
tlmately engaged in the business per
tanning to the subject matter Of such
contracts-especially in the purchase
of arms for future delivery. has adopt.
ed a policy highly injurious to the
public service, and deserving the CEN
sure Of the house"
May I, 1862.
The Confederate Colonel Morgan at
tackled the train of General Mitchell
with his squadron near Pulaski,
Giles county, Tennessee, and captured
sixty wagons and about 270 men, VINO
were released on parole.
General Grant was superseded in
command of the army near Corinth by
General Thomas, by an order transfer
ing General Thomas division from
the Army of the Ohio to the Army OF
the Tennessee.
The Confederate schooner Sarah,
attempting to run the blockade be-
fore Bulls Bay, South Dakota, was
was driven ashore by a party from the
Union blockader Onward.
Four hundred Germans from n Con
federate Louisiana regiment went into
the Union lines at Corinth and sur
rendered as deserters.
Rumor reported that band Of Tex
ans had been defeated by a Union
force under General CANDY at Poralto,
Tex, on April 10.
General Butler began the debarka.
tion Of his Union troops at New Or
leans, and issued a proclamation de-
claring the intention of the United
States government to restore order,
maintain public tranquility, and en-
force peace and quiet"
The Union siege batteries opened
fire on the defenses before Yorktown.
Skirmishes occurred near Horizons
Mills, ten miles from Eewburn, N. c.,
on the Pollockville road, and at
Clark's Hollow, Va. in which the
Federals claimed the victory.
May 2, 1862.
Secretary Steward informed the for
eign ministers that the post routes
had been reopened at New Orleans,
that a collector OF the port had been
appointed, and that the rules Of block
ade would be modified to apply TO the
port.
Confederates having fired into the
steamer Edward Wilson, bearing Unit