The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25

in two places. Bottoms Bridge ana
the Railroad bridge.
Colonel Heath, commanding a Con-
federate force of three thousand in
fantry and cavalry and six guns, at
tackled the Union force under Colonel
Crook at Lewisburgh, Va, but was re-
pulsed after spirited fight lasting an
hour, with the loss to the attacking
column of four guns and one hundred
prisoners. The Confederates burned
Greenbrier Bridge in their retreat.
The town OF Grand Gulf, Miss, was
shelled by the Union gunboats Rich
mond and Hartford. Considerable
damage was done to the town, but no
person was injured. The attack on
the defenseless post was made be-
cause two United States transports
loaded with soldiers had been fired
upon from a battery four miles from
the town
May "a, 1862.
A collision between squad of Fed
eral pickets and body OF Confed-
crate infantry at Craighead Point.
near Fort Pillow, drew the Federal
gunboat Benton into an engagement
with the forts batteries. The Ben
ton steamed up to the rescue OF the
pickets, who were hard pressed, and
was opened on by the forts guns, The
Benton retired upon the Union fleet.
Four companies of the Fouth Mich
igan dealt heavy blow on the Louis
lana Tigers in skirmish at Cold Har-
Dor. While the main body OF the
| Michigan regiment was moving to the
skirmish a small detachment gained
the rear of the Tigers and opened a
demoralzing fire at short range. The
Confederates were reported to have
lost fifty killed and fifty captured
A Union meeting was held at Muir
phreesboro, Tenn, at which speeches
were made by Governor Johnson and
| others.
General Stoneman's and General
Davidson's Union brigades OF the
| Army of the Potomac were held in
check for eighteen hours at Ell1son's
Mills, on Bells creek, by four regt-
ments of Confederates, with nine
pieces of artillery and a small com
mand of cavalry. The Union force,
on the move from, New Bridge to
clear the way for McClellan's ad-
vance, found the enemy on two sides
of the creek, ana succeeded in driy-
ing them into the village with the fire
from three batteries, but 1t was morn
ing before they were finally and com-
pletey dslodged
The British steamer Stetting was
captured while trying to run the
| blockade of Charlestown.
A reconnoitering party from Poe's
Union command encountered force
Of Confederates near Corinth ana
gained an advantage over them, after
a desutory but brisk engagement.
A party of National troops from the
Fifth Virginia and Captain Fish's COM
mand of Connecticut cavalry dis
persed a band of partisans in Ran
dolph county, Virginia.
May rs, 1862.
The Confederate General Stonewall
| Jackson, continued his diversion In
| the Shenandoah to prevent McClel-
Ian from being reinforced, by attack
ing and defeating General Banks
command at Winchester, Va, in the
valley.
The government of the United
! States called for additional troops,
and took military command Of all the
railroads, ordering that officials and
servants of the railroads hold them
selves in readiness to transport troops
to the exclusion of all other business.
The National force under General
Mcdowell long held in suspense by
! the activities Of General Jackson in
the Shenandoah, advanced a short dis
tance in the direction Of Richmond
and encamped six miles from Fred.
ericksburg,
The news Of General Banks defeat
and the call for additional troops
aroused intense excitement through
out the north In the city of Baltimore
tho enthusiastic rejoicing Of southern
sympathizers in Banks defeat and the
repulse of the First Maryland regi.
ment created extreme tension,
A reconnaissance OF the Confed-
crate defences Of Vicksburg, Miss,
was made by the Union gunboat Ken
nebec, under command Of Captain
Russell The Kennebec gained with.
! In two miles OF the works, when n
battery opened on her. killing one
man and wounding another
General Mcclellan issued an order
to the effect that upon the passage OF
the Chckahominy, the troops OF the
Army of tho Potomac were to be pre-.
pared for battle at n moments no
tlce"
May 20, 1862,
Four regiments OF New York militia
/ were ordered TO be ready to go to
! Washington one militia regiment
lett for Washington, and another vol
unteercd in n body,
General Banks command crossed
the Potomac safely at WiIIIamsport,
Md, driven from the Shenandoah val
Icy by Jackson and Ewoll,
Judge Richard Carmichael and
James Powell prosecuting attorney OF
Talbot county, Maryland, were ar
rested, charged with treason, by order
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