Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-06

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ously.
"Alabamians, your state is re-
deemed. Tennesseeans, your capital
and state is almost restored without
nrlng gun. You return conquerors.
kentuckians, the first great blow has
been struck for your freedom. Soldiers
from other states share the happiness
of our more fortunate brothers, and.
Will press on with them for the re-
demption of their homes and their
| women"
Gen. j. S. Morgan, commanding
| Union forces at Key West, issued an
order directing that negroes be put
to work in the Quartermaster depart
ment when they sought the protection
OF the United States.
September 6, 1862.
Olathe, the county seat of Johnson
county, Kansas, was sacked by a
band Of Confederate irregulars under
the famous Quantrel. The band enter
ed the town lat midnight and routed
out the men inhabitants, three of
whom were killed resisting. Stores
and private houses were reported plum
dered. The postoffice was entered
and rifled, and county records de-
stroyed. A number of volunteers In
the Union army were paroled.
| A fight took place near Cacapon
bridge, about II miles from Winches-
ter, Va, between a body of Union
troops under command of Col. Mercy
nolds and portion of the Confeder-
ate forces under Col. Imboden, result
ing in sharp defeat of the Confed-
crates, who lost camp eQuipage, am
munition, guns, horses and mules.
A party Of Confederate cavalry.
numbering 400, attacked the outposts
of the command of Gen. Julius White,
in the vicinity of Martinsburg, Va,
and were defeated, after short en-
gagement, losing about so prisoners.
The day was saved to the Union force
by the gallant conduct of the Twelfth
Illinois cavalry, which body lost Cap
tain Grosvenor and Lieutenant LogaA
wounded.
The city of Frederick, Nd, was en-
tered and occupied by the Confed-
crate force under General Lee, in
spite of Barbara Freitchie.
Fort Abercrombie was attacked by
a force Of Indians, who were driven
off after a severe fight.
Washington, N c. was attacked by
a large force of Confederates, who
were finally repulsed. During the
engagement the Union gunboat Pick
EFT exploded her magazine and was de-
stroyed
September z, 1862.
| There was tremendous excitement
in the north, and especially in Penn
sylvania and Washington, over the
rumored approach on invasion of Lees
entire Confederate army, which had
entered Frederick Town the previous
day. Harrisburg, Pa, was in a state
of panic. A report was current that
the women and children were to be
sent away, and that the state records
were all packed, ready to be shipped
from the state house. A report from
Hagerstown that the Confederate
scouts were already prowling about
at that point added to the excite
ment.
A party of Confederates under Cap
tain BoWles, son of the president of a
Louisville bank, made a raid upon
| Shepardsville, KY, burning bridge
over Salt river, and paroled IS men,
bers of the Fifty-fourth regulars, who
were on guard at the town.
| GAINESVILLE, Tenn, was captured by
the National forces under Gen. w. w.
Lowe
Governor Robinson of Kansas, alarm
ed by the presence Of Indians on the
border and the bands of Confederate
partisans throughout the state, called
upon all citizens not under arms to
form bands for the defense of the
state, and report to the adjutant gen.
eral of the state Immediately.
The Union General George W. Nor
gan sent the following from his head
quarters in Cumberland Gap to the
editors of Kentucky and the neighbour
| ing states: Gentlemen: Please to
say to the relatives and friends OF
the soldiers Of this command that we
have good health and good spirits, and
that our condition in every respect is
| better than that of the enemy who
surround US. Let our friends do their
duty to our country, and we will try
to take care of ourselves"
September 8, 1862.
Instructions from the United States
war department notifying adjutants
and officers connected with the draft
and volunteer activities in the north
ern states that the full quota had been
completed, and that the stringent or
ders Of arrest and restricting travel
were rescinded.
Boyd's Station, KY, was taken pos
session of by body of Confederates.
General Lee, commanding the in
vading Confederate army, issued
proclamation from Frederick, Nd, to
the citizens of that state, in which he
| ~, formed than that Tho DoanIo Qf tho