Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-18

captured IN the Gulf Stream, opposite
Frying Pan shoals, by the United
States gun5oat Memphis.
A Skirmish occurred at Stanford.
KY, between the advance forces of
the Union army under General Buell..
and the rear-guard of the Confeder-
ate army under General Bragg, re-
shifting in the retreat of the Confed-
crates, fourteen Of whom were taken
prisoners.
Stanford was occupied by Union
forces.
October is, 1862.
Governor Vance of North Carolina,
In an appeal to the people of his state
Tor support to the army, said: After
the most strenuous eXertions on the
part of it's officers, the state finds it
impossible to clothe and shoe our sol
diers without again appealing to that
| Overlooking fountain of generosity
the private contributions of the Deo-
pie. A great lot of blankets might
yet be spared from private use, and
thousands could be made from car
pets on our parlor fieors"
The bark LaElpIighte from New
York for GibraltaE, was captured by
| the Confederate privateer Alabama
on the high seas and burned
Gen. Mcclellan made preliminary
report of the military operations I'M
der his charge since the evacuation of
Harrison's Landing, Virginia, after the
failure of his peninsular campaign.
Drafting men for the Federal army
commenced in Boston.
Forty men were drawn at Balti-
more to fill the .citys quota.
The Union steamboat Hazel Dell
was captured by ,Confederates at
Caseywille, Kentucky.
An expedition of armed boats from
the Federal blockade1s in front Of
Apalachicola River, Florida, proceed
ing up the river, took from her Con-
federate guards a schooner that was
loaded with cotton and prepared to
run the blockade The town of Apa-
Llachicola was set on fire on the re-
turn trip by shells sent in reply to
an artillery attack from her defenses.
Two Confederate schooners were
burned on Taylor's Bayou, at Sabine
Pass, Texas, by an expedition from the
steamer Kensington, of the .blockad-
ing squadron.
October is, 1862.
The steamer Emile WIGS boarded by
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and plundered of all her stores.
The United States sloop of war
Ticonderoga was launched at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
"A reconnaissance was made by part
of the army of the Potomac from
Harper:s Ferry in the morning. Gen.
Humphreys division, supported by
Gen. Porter, crossed the Potomac at
BlaekfordIs Ford and advanced ON
Shepmrdstown. He was met by a
strong rforoe Of the Uorfederates,
who opened "a heavy fire on him, and
drove him back The purpose of the
reconnaissance, which was ito locate
the enemy, had been accomplished.
The steamer John Fl. Dickeg, ply
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Memphis, Tennessee, was attacked by
a band of Confederate partisans near
Pemfcot Bayou. but escaped
A Reconnaissance under Gem. Han
cock. OF the Union army, left Bolivar
Heights early in the morning and
proceeded towards Charlestowns Viz
ginia. When a mile and half from
the town the Confederates opened IRE
on the Federal column with 1--WE
pieces. which was responded TO by
two batteries. The Confederates with
drew to the hills beyond the town,
and the National force entered. The
Confederate guns were we'll served.
but their shells failed to explode. oW-
ing to the poor powder with which
they were charged.
The draft commenced in every coun-
ty in Pennsylvania. without undue ex-
element.
october IL, 1862
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