Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-06

ton with his staff for Nashville, Tenn,
to assume duties in charge of the pro-
visional government
John Park, mayor of Memphis, in a
proclamation to the citizens of the
town, who had been in alarm lest their
town be destroyed by incendiaries,
treasured them with a threat that he
would hang to the first lamp post any
man who should be detected in the act
of firing building.
The Richmond Examiner called up
on all patriotic southerners to turn
over to the government their shot guns
for use against the northern invaders.
March 8, 1862.
The battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas,
was ended after three days fighting.
The Union forces under the command
of Gen. Curtis, eventually prevailed
over the Confederates, under Gen. Ben
McCulloch. On March 6 the Confed-
crates commenced the attack on Cur
tis's right wing, driving up a detach-
ment of Gen. SigePs rear guard to
the main Union lines at Sugar Creek
Hollow The Confederates desisted
at four in the afternoon. During the
night Gen. Curtis, discovering that
the Confederates were in position to
attack by the flank and rear, changed
front. Throughout the second day the
fight ragged without advantage of i'm
portance to either side, with the ex-
ception of the loss of Gen. McCulloch
in the afternoon. On the third morn
ing Gen. Curtis made another change
of front. In the fighting which soon
developed Gen. Sigel dislodged the
Confederates from their hills at the
head of the Sugar Greek Gulch, and
the Confederates retreated.
Morgan's Confederate cavalry made
off with a National foraging train in
charge of the Fourth Ohio Cavalry
near Nashville, Tennessee, but the
wagons were subsequently retaken by
the Fourth Cavalry and a battery of
artillery.
The Confederate force that had
been stationed near Occoquan, Vir-
GINA, and which had given Federal
reconnaissance parties many brush,
withdrew from the position and fell
back behind the Rappahannock.
March 9, 1862.
The entire north, and especially the
Atlantic sea board, greeted the day in
a panic of anxiety and despair. Early
on the preceding afternoon a Confed-
crate ironclad of new and monstrous
power had played such havoc with the
Union fleet in Hampton Roads, that
no one held any hope that she could
be stopped in her marine depreda.
tons by anything a1oat or ashore
The craft, which was the old frigate
Merrimac remodelled and sheatheC
heavily in railroad iron, came steam
ing out of Norfolk Harbor early in
the afternoon and blundered against
the Cumberland and Congress, United
States sailing frigateS. Without pay
ing the least attention to the balls
that the Cumberland bounced against
her iron side the Merrimac steered
directly into her and opened her side
with a blow amidships. Twice the
new monster rammed the helpless
frigate. Having done for the Cum
berland, the Merrimac started for the
Congress, which discretely surrender
ed and was later fired. The Mime
sofa, .endeavoring to get into the &C
ton, went aground, and was only
saved by the fall Of night. The Mer-
rimac waited about for the morrow.
At ten o'clock that night Ericsson's
Monitor arrived in Hampton Roads.
When the men on the Merrimac
awoke to renew the attack they found
the Yankee cheese box disputing the
way. The fight was long and furious.
Neither vessel was able to do any
damage to the other. The Merrimac
retired at noon, and the nation at the
north breathed the first relief they
had had for nearly twenty-four hours.
March 10, 1862.
Lieut.. J. D. Joak, OF the First Iowa
cavalry. with thirty men, encountered
hand of Confederates hidden in a
log house and was severely treated by
them before he succeeded in dislodg-
ing them.
The U. s. Gunboat Whitehall, lying
in Hampton Roads, took fire at three
o'clock in the morning and was total
lv destroyed. The Whitehall had been
Fulton Ferry boat in New York.
The joint resolution suggested by
President Lincoln offering aid to any
state that should desire to accomplish
gradual liberation of slaves met with
disaster in the United States senate.
introduced by Mr.. Wilson of Mass
achusetts. it was objected to by Mr..
Salisbury of Delaware. Maryland
and Delaware were specifically men,
toned in the resolution. Mr.. Borwing
of Illinois spoke against the conf1sca-
ton bill. The house bill providing a
new article of war, prohibiting OIL
GERS of the army from returning fug1-
tive slaves, was passed.
The National forces entered and oc-
cupied what was left Of Centeryille.
Virginia, which had been devastated
and deserted by the Confederates.
Brunswick, Georgia, was also occupied
by Union soldiers.
Col. James Carter, with regiment
rr...,-zaoDS orOa Oizod To fight for