The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-06
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK

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Maj. Gen. j. C. Hindman, command
ing the Confederate forces in Arkar-
sas, issued proclamation to the in
habitants of the Trans Mississippi dis
trict, Arkansas, calling upon all OF
those not subject to CONSUMPTION to
organize themselves into independent
commands, arm themselves, and
serve in their own part of the coun-
try.
The Confederate batteries at City
Point, on the James river, below Fort
Darling, Va, opened fire on the Union
gunboats. The fire was returned so
briskly with shell and shrapnel that
the guns were silenced, and the Con-
federates retired.
General Wallace assumed command
In the city of Memphis, Tenn. His
first official act was to take posses
sion of the Office of the Argus. T.
Knox and A. D. Richardson were APP
pointed to supervise all editorials that
appeared in the local papers.
Threats having been made to tear
down some OF the Union flags floating
over the houses of citizens In Mem
phis. the provost-marshal of that city
issued an order instructing the guard
to shoot down anyone attempting to
haul down the flag or offering Insult
or molestation to resident citizens
who had thus manifested their devo-
ton to the Union.
The U. s. gunboats Lexington, st.
Louis, Conestoga and Mound City, on
an expedition up the White river, Ar
kansas, opened fire on Confederate
battery at ST. Charles, while the For
ty-third and Forty-sixth Indiana made
a land attack. which resulted In the
capture of the battery. During the
fire a ball entered the steam drum OF
the Mound City, exploding 1T.
, June 10, 1862.
The fort over Eastern Branch, near
Washington, D. c., in the vicinity OF
| the hamlet of Good Hope. hitherto
: known as Fort Good Hope, was named
Fort Wagner in honor of Lieutenant
Wagner of the Typographical engi-
. neers, who died of wounds received
. near Yorktown on the 18th OF April.
!; Colonel Averill returned to the head
, quarters of General Mcclellan, on the
: Chickahominy, from reconnaissance
to Mattapony, in search OF band OF
/. guerillas. He destroyed the bridge
+ over the Mattapony, took a number
/ of wagons and carts loaded with sup
r plies for Richmond, destroyed large
0 stores of Confederate grain, and cap
+ tured several important prisoners.
A reconnaissance was made by the
: Sixteenth Massachusetts for the pur
, pose of ascertaining the exact charac
y ter of the ground in front of the Unior
pickets at Fair Oaks.
0 A band of Confederates was at
q tackled by Major Zeley and party Of
Union troops, near Smithville, Ark
+ Captain Jones, their leader, and four
+ teen of their men were captured. The
q Union loss was four killed and two
wounded.
An expedition composed OF foul
companies of Union troops under Col
4 onel Kimball, sent from New Orleans
to Manchac, La, for the purpose o.
! dispensing large number of Confed
crates encamped there, returned K
I New Orleans, having accomplished
A the purpose in their going. The Con
federates decamped on the approach
of the Nationals, leaving their CAM
eouipage. coIors and guns. The guns
were spiked and the colors brough
off.
General Morgan marched with hi
I Union force at one o'clock in thu
morning to attack the Confederate
| in Cumberland Gap, but found on ar
rival that the enemy had abandonet
the position the day before.
| The bill emancipating the slaves
| of Confederates passed the house o
representatives by vote of 81 to 81.
| June 10. 1862.
Il A skirmish took place between tn
| Twentieth Indiana, in General keaI
nys division OF the Army Of the Pc
tomac, and a body of Confederat
| troops, which lasted for more than al
| hour. The Union troops held their pc
4 sition with slight loss, having onl
j three men wounded. In the Afternoon
j General Kearny complimented tn
4 regiment for its conduct.
The Confederate schooner Louiss
| laden with cotton, two fiatboats lade
with rice, and steam tug boat, wer
captured about twelve miles up Sar
| tee river by boats crew from tn
IlU. S. s. s. Albatross, blockading o.
the North Santee, s. G.
! June 20, 1862.
' A force from General Sherman
command occupied Holly Springs an
destroyed several pieces Of trestl
work on the Mississippi Central raj
road. The machinery for repairin
and manufacturing arms had been r.