Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-20
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
September 1e. 1862.

September 16, 1862.
Maj.-Gen. o. M. Mitchell arrived at
Port Royal, South Carolina, and as
sumed command of the department.
A grand Union demonstration took
place in Jefferson City. Louisiana.
Paynesville, Minnesota, was attack
ed by a party of Indians, who were
driven off after burning one house and
committing other depredations.
September II, 1862.
The Richmond Despatch, comment
ing on Lees invasion of Maryland, set
forth as its objects a general retribu-
ton against the people of Pennsyl-
vania for the acts of General Pope's
army in the Piedmont, and specific
purpose of cutting the railroad COM
munication of Washington and Balti-
more.
Colonel Durham, in command of the
national forces at Munfordsville, Ken
lucky, surrendered to the Confeder.
ates under General Bragg.
There was skirmish between
Union and Confederate detachments
thirty miles east of Fort Pillow in
which the Federals were reported to
have retained the advantage.
Col. George W. Berry escaped cap
ture at the hands of party of Texas
Rangers only by the most desperate
fighting He had gone with a small
party to Falmouth, Kentucky, on a
reconnaissance from Covington, had
found the town unoccupied. and was
about to return when the Rangers ap-
peared and attacked. They were final
~ driven off.
Brig. Gen. L. F. Ross, U. S. A., COM
handing at Bolivar, Tennessee. issued
general order commanding all slave
holders within ten miles to send in
three-fourths of their able-bodied male
slaves between Is and IS, to be en-
ployed on the Notifications.
Poindexter, famous partisan fighter
in Missouri, whose capture gave great
relief and Joy to hundreds of loyal
citizens, escaped from his federal
guards.
The. ship Virginia, of New Bedford,
Massachusetts, was captured and
burned by the Confederate privateer
Alabama, Captain Semmes.
General Mcclellan hastily placed in
command of the Union armies to repel
Lees invasion, reluctantly Joined bat
tie with the Confederate forces at
Antietam. The battle was savagely
contested and resulted in a drawn
fight, which was equivalent to a de-
feat for the invaders.
September 10, 1862.
again over the reported approach OF
Gen. E. Kirby Smith with Confed-
crate force.
Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, was
evacuated by the National forces I'M
der General Morgan.
The whale ship Elisha Dunbar OF
New Bedford, Massachusetts. was cap
tured and burned by the Confederate
privateer Alabama.
Charles S. Olden, governor of New
Jersey, issued a proclamation calling
on the young men of the state to en-
roll themselves in the uniformed COM
panies and be ready to repel the IN
yasion of their state by the enemy.
The bridge on the Hatchie river,
four miles north of Memphis, Tennes-
see, was burned by a party Of Con-
federate irregulars.
The Confederates evacuated Har-
per's Ferry in retrograde movement
from Maryland, following their failure
70 smash the Federal army at Ante
tam.
The Confederate General Bragg IS
sued a proclamation to the people OF
Kentucky informing them that he had
brought the Confederate army to free
them from the tyranny Of q despotlc
ruler. and not to conquer or despoli;
that he would restore to them the
liberties of which they had been de-
prived by cruel and relentless zoe;
guarantee to all the sanctity OF the
home and altar; punish with a roo OF
iron the despoilers of their peace, and
avenge the cowardly insults to their
women.
September 10, 1862.
The Confederate army under Lee
was in full retreat from Maryland
having been stopped effectually at
Antietam. For nearly two days the
armies had lain watching each other,
Mcclellan too timid to move, and Lee
too fatigued. On the night OF the 18Th
Lee began slowly to withdraw
General Mcclellan, from his head
quarters near Antietam, sent the foi-
lowing reports to the war department
at washington: $500 But little &C.
Cured yesterday except skirmisning.
Last night the enemy abandoned ms
nosition. leaving his dead and wound
ed on the field. We are again IN pur-
suit / do not know whether ne IS
failing back to an interior posltion OF
cyossing the river (Potomac). we
- .1osrn q victory, -