The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-05
72fe CIVIL WAR. FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

 burgh. five miles beyond Woodstock
 Three brigades composed of foreign soldiers were organized in New Or leans for the defense of the city against the northern armies The en- tire enlistment was about 12000 men. Of the first brigade 2,000 were Creoles and 1000 French. Spaniards. Italians and Germans. The second brigade comprised 2,500 French, 500 Spaniards, 800 Italians, 400 Germans and Scandnavlans and 500 Swiss, Bel gians, English, Slavonians, etc. The third brigade. 4.500 strong. was com posed entirely of unnaturalized Frenchmen.
 Warrenton, 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 Putnam's Ferry, Arkansas, in which four Southerners were taken prisoner and one Of their officers kill ed A large quantity of military stores and equipment was taken.
 April ?, 1862.
 General Mcclellan arrived at Fort Monroe. and began campaign against Richmond,
 The United States Senate passed the House resolution, suggested by President Lincoln. that. the govern oi fo any states that might desire to adopt the gradu2, abolition of slavery, with comps asation to the owners,
 dashing attack by the Confeder ates drove in the cavalry pickets of Gen. Lew Wallaee's division at Crump's Landing. on the Tennesseee river Company I. Fifth Ohio cavalry, lost three prisoners.
 Major Donaldson. r. 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 fin New Mexico excepting Fort Craig and Fort Union. Fort Union, the most important post In the west at that time holding sev- eral million dollars worth of army stores. was declared to be safe from capture. Its absolute safety was final ly secured by the arrival of 900 men from Colorado under Colonel Gi!pin, who had marched the final 160 miles in the four days on a runor that the fort was about to fall.
 Colonel Geary's command at White Plains, Virginia working on the Manassas 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. 1862.
 The Federal army under Mcclellan left Fortress Monroe in an advance on Yorktown. held by General Magruder with 10000 Confederates.
 Albert Sidney Johnson, Major-Gen- eral, C. $, A, issuing a fiery address 10 his army at Corinth. Mississippi in which he called upon them to march 10 decisive victory over the agrar- ian mercenaries sent to subjugate you and despoil you of your liberties, property and honor" put his army in motion to meet the force advancing under General Grant Accompanying tho address were general orders di- viding the Army of the Mississippi into three corps, under Generals Polk, Bragg and Hardee, respectively Gen eral Beauregard was proclaimed sec ond in command. and General Critten. den was assigned to command of re- serves.
 ApalaChicola, Florida. was occupied by party of Union seamen from the gunboats Meredita and Sagamore, un- der command of Commander Stell. wagen. Tho town was nearly desert ed of m:le population, and the Cen federate sand batteries for its defense were dismantled and the guns re moved A number of schooners and sloops, some of them blockade run ners, were captured and either taken away or destroyed
 The West Virginia constitution was approved by the people of the new state in a general election.
 The United States Senate. by vote of 29 to IA, passed a bill abolishing slavery In the District of Columbia. April I. 1862.
 The national troops at Plttsburg Landing, Tenn. were attacked by two regiments of Confederate infantry. supported by two pieces of artillery and a force of cavalry The assault, failing to take the Union soldiers un- awares. was repused
 In naval engagement of Pass Christian, Miss, the Confederate steamers Oregon, Pamlico and Caron- delet were driven off by the Union \gunboats New London, Jackson and Nevis.
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