The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-02-16
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
+ February II, 1862.

So'odry IL, 1907.
The Nashville American seconde,
the warning against apathy an6 conf
dence IN providence on the uar. O
soutnerners which the Richmonf
Courier lately expressed in a strons
editorial. From the beginning of the
war to h present time the constant
cry OF the people of the south has
oeen. God and the British are on oul
slde.' That cry has seemed to satisfy
too many Of those whose lives and ali
nave been at stake that we would
triumph without proper energy of our
own. The first news that is looked
Tor In the morning paper is The lat.
est foreign intelligence, We nut
u trust IN God and the British.
The disaster at Fishing Creek and
the equally fatal result at Fort Henry
may begin to open our eyes to the
TACT that God and the British will not
heip US until We learn to help our
selves. This defeat may also serve
co teach Us that which every great
general has found out before he has
fought many battles, that individual
bravery is valueless against organized
drill and discipline. .
The Sawyer gun at Newport News
burst while being fired, killing two
men and injuring several.
Dr. Luther V. Bell, medical director
70 General Hooker's division of the
Federal army, died in camp. near
Budd's ferry, Maryland.
February IL, 1862.
Gen. Price, who had long maintained
a footing in Missouri with his small
confederate force against the OPERA
tons Of the Federals under Fremont |
Hunter, and Halleck, was Obliged to
Dando Springfield and fall back to-
ward Ozark and Wilson creek. For
want or transportation facilities. he
was forced to leave behind him some
stores and equipments, that
lell into the hands of Gen. Curtis. who
occupied Springfield with a Federal
force after Gen. Price had left.
Inc Confederate states undertook
build a railroad from Danville. Va.
and Greensborough, N. c.. The con-
sress passed an act and President Da-
Wis approved 1T. providing for the con-
'tructlon OF the road as a military
necessity.
A Union expedition under command
IL Col. Reggin returned to Fort Henry
rom the country along the Tennessee !
They brought with them stores
'elzed at Paris, Tennessee, and re-
ported having found the tents and
amp equipage used by the Confed. !
rate troops who had evacuated Fort !.
henry. .
february 10, 1862. &
me convention for the purpose of :
rawlng a constitution for the new .
ate of West Virginia, meeting at :.
'neeilng. western Virginia, declared :
gainst admitting negroes within the !.
OF the state, by the adop- =
or the following article Of the sec q
on the fundamental provisions of
le constitution: mo slave or free :
ersons Of color shall come into this y
ate Tor permanent residence after =,
LIZ constitution goes into operation" -
In the United States senate MI. Da. ~
) odu a series of resolutions. -
'ncerning the Constitution of the 4,
nlted States and the secession of the r.
uthern states, stating that If is the ~
lty OF the United States to suppress q
9 rebellion, to carry the sword in G,
10 hand and the olive branch in the q,
her, and to restore the states as thew fl
ere before the war" fr
Bowling Green, KY, suffered from OIL
fire. Several large es- hs
'lishments were destroyed. The Con-
ierate soldiers under Gems. Johnson CT
q Hardee finally succeeded in put. FL
g out the flames, under the per- of
nal direction of Gems. Johnson and tn
TT
Springfield, Mo-, evacuated during we
night by e Price, was occupied tn
the union forces under Gen. Chr. vii
The Federal troops advanced in "a
Q or battle at three o'clock in the est
rnlng. but found the place deserted.
AOulGQeIaC0 SICK
left behind. toe
An expedition under Lieut.. William ate
%Jefers, U. S. N, from the mouth MI
North River, near Edenton. n. c.. on'
'ceeded to the mouth of the Ches- "a;
axe and Albamarle canal and block
1t by sinking and burning two
ooners. the
Gre
'ruary ID, 1862. Coz
'arl Russell, answering a question Enc
the a of Stanhope in the British ar.
Use or Lords concerning the block. Ma
OF the entrances to Charlestown Ca'
Dor by the sinking of stone laden leu
IS. expressed the complaisance of ,ne
land IN the matter. England uti'
Id have protested against the Der VIZ
tent destruction of any harbor. Rus eNa
returned to Stanhope's specific zen,
plant. but the American govern onl
Il had sunk the vessels ao uar @o