The Harrison times., 1912-04-20
miles above the Passes OF the Missis-

/ ginia, designated as the Army Of the
Shenandoah
Parson Brownow was given pub
/ lie reception in Cincinnati o.
/ A canal 70 miles long was complet-
ed to carry the Union gunboats past
Island No, 10,
April s, 1862,
The United States gunboat Caron-
delet arrived at one o'clock in the
morning at New Madrid, Mo, having
passed the Confederate batteries and
/ Notifications on Island No, 10 and
the Tennessee shore, She left the
. Union feet the preceding evening un.
der cover Of a thunderstorm and was
not discovered until the fame from
her smoke stack revealed her pres
ence Batteries on both shores open
ed a heavy fire, but in the excitement
/ and darkness the practice was poor
and the gunboat passed through
safely.
After q two-day's advance, the por-
ton Of the Army Of the Potomac that
had been concentrated at Old Point,
Va, took position IN front Of the Con
federate works before Yorktown.
There was heavy fire from the guns
Of the two forces throughout the day,
Leaving their former position the day
before the Federas advanced as far
ls Big Bethel without being opposed,
General Morrill, was IN command OF
the right and General Porter com.
mandcd the left Two companies OF
the Third Pennsylvania cavalry and a
portion Of BeTdan's sharpshooters act
I'd as skIrmishers, At Big Bethel the
roops were delayed for two hours re-
constructing a bridge that had been
destroyed, under fire OF the outer
Dckets Of the Confederates Retreat
ing before the advance Of the skirm-
lshcrs to Howard's creek, the Con-
Iederatos made stand in some aban-
doned earthworks, Tho Third Rhode
island battery dislodged them, The
main body OF the advance rested at
lluMtl " Nl'th NNlll lll' lbli'NAHb
day, while General Morrill, pushed
on three miles to BueklesyIlle, within
six miles OF Yorktown. At ten on the
morning Of the 5th the army was in
front Of Yorktown An artillery duel
was continued until dark, without i'm
portant effect on either side, The
Nationals lost six killed and l6
wounded,
April 6, 1862.
The Confederate army under Gen,
Albert Sidney Johnson attacked the
Union force under General Grant at
PIttsburg Landing early IN the morn
Ing, taking them by surprise, The
Confederate assault, continuing In
force, was successful throughout the
morning, driving General Prentss and
General Sherman from their positions
and rolling back tho Union line for
4 distance OF more than mile toward
the bluffs along the river, As noon
both armies were heavily engaged, but
tho Confodoratcs still continued TO
hold the advantage, General Prcntiss,
with q large part Of his division, was
surrounded and captured AZ hvo
o'clock the position Of the Union army
was critical Gen Lew Wallace, who
had been ordered up from Crump's
Landing, had taken the wrong road
and failed 70 appear General Buell.,
with the army Of Tennessee, was hur'
ryIng forward, but had not arrived,
Tho Union force made last do8pcr'
ate resistance against final assault
by the Confcderatcs and held helped
greatly by the fre Of the gunboat Ty'
Ter, aUd the tNrdy arrival Of Wallace,
The troops under Buell. began to ap'
pear on The opposite side Of the river,
The Conredcratos drew Of and bIv.
ouaced,
The Union gunboat Cardondclct,
which ran the batteries At Island No,
10 on the night OF the fourth, mado
a reconnoIsenee from New Madrid to
TIptOnyllle, No. In search Of masked
batteries, one was found and de-
stroycd by u forco Of soldiers brought
along by the gunboat,
April 7, 1852.
The Confederates renewed their at'