Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK


mand Of Captain ellis, senior officer,
nroceeded up Wilmington river, Geor-
70 n the Skidaway Confederate bat
sorios which were partly destroyed
hv concentrated fire from the three
sb,ns The Confederates on defense,
,ncirding body OF cavalry, were driv-
On ont by the heavy firing. The Fed
erals landed and completed the de-
struction begun by their fire. The
dwellings at the batteries were left,
bnt we're burned by the Confederates
ofter the withdrawal OF the Union
sailors.
The common council of Nashville,
Tennessee, directed by provisional
Governor Johnson to subscribe to the
oath of allegiance to the United
states. refused by vote of 16 to 1,
n do So maintaining that it had not
baen contemplated that they should
take such an oath. The one who did
not refuse to take the oath declared
that he would subscribe to it and re-
sign at once.
washington, North Carolina, was
visited by Lieutenant Murray in the
r. s. S. S. Louisiana, who reported
that underlying an apparent acquies-
cence of the people of the town in
the neighborhood in the permitting of
the building of gunboats and the con-
struction of batteries to repel the ap-
proach of the Federals, was deep
rooted affection for the old Union"
The people Of the town and the neigh
borhood were not heard on the point
March &c, 1862.
Quantrell's independent force Of
Confederate cavalry fell on Warrens-
burgh, Missouri, and were prevented
from taking the town only by des-
perate defense on the part of the
Missouri cavalry in garrison, under
Major Foster. The Union position
was saved by a thick plank fence be-
hind which the Missourians found
shelter Major Foster and his broth
er were wounded in the fight, and
eleven Federals killed or wounded.
The Confederate loss was slightly
heavier, owing to their exposure in
making the attack.
Four companies of Missouri state
s. militia had their baptism in the night
q at Humonsville, Missouri, when a
N band of Confederates attacked and
gave them touch of war. The fight
was exciting for a few minutes, but
beyond a few wounded was without
tangible consequences.
A party of Ohio cavalry under Cap
tain Hastings encountered company
Of Confederate cavalry under Captains
MeHenry and Bledsoe in a brisk skir-
msh near McMinnville, Tennessee.
S The Confederates withdrew.
General Curtis, in command of the
81 FEDERAL army of the southwest, issued
the following order: Charles Nor
ION, Hamilton Kennedy and Alexander
Davis, colored men, formerly slaves,
employed in the rebel service, and
taken as contraband of war, are here
oy eontiscated, and. not being needed
lof the public service. are permitted
10 pass the pickets of this command
northward, without let or hindrance,
ana are forever emancipated from the
service OF masters who allowed them
70 aid IN their efforts to break up the
Il try"
March 81, 1862.
Inc market for rotten eggs opened
Suong In Burlington, N. j., when it be-
came known that the Rev. Samuel
1anon' Baptist preacher, intended to
uenVef an abolition lecture in the
81 evening. A large crowd, fully supplied
WIN Inc ammunition, was present at
me nan, and soon found occasion to
use tnem The minister was removed
rom the hall, via the alley, where his
appearance created a marked sensa-
uon among the habitues.
me petersburg Express of date stat
- hat wood was as scarce as good
oIee IN the city, and asked the farm
s ana railroads to relieve the dis
HeSs Brooms were pronounced a
.lAafy' and the growing of broom corn
@uvlsed Leather had become so
seaice that hickory splits were recon-
!, enueo as a substitute in harnesses.
~ eienants and others having old tea
nests We're requested to turn them
s1ef TO the Confederate authorities
W the lead that was In them. It was
suggested that there is also a large
sIaauty lead on the various iron
as.i'ngs about the city which the own
s could spare"
Nj me board of provost marshals Of
~ orleans issued an order prohibit
s a gambling in the values of Con-
tt tuerate greenbacks, and declaring
e~se all such traffic, as tending to
=, 90 distrust in values in the mind
~ 'ue people, should be treated as an
90 q disloyalty to the Confederate
government.
III, confederate battery shelled the
I,on camp at Strasburgh, Va.
general Hooker's soldiers were re-
c ~.oYtng the guns from abandoned
potaleaerate batteries on the Lower
co1 is Bethel. Va, deserted by the
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