The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01

for Charlestown, via Nassau. with
rifles. liquor and saltpeter
General Stonewall Jackson. contin-
uing his demonstrations In the Shen.
andoah, advanced as far north as Har.
per's Ferry, which place he threat,
ened for several hours during the day
The Confederates were driven out
of Front Royal, Va, by a Union bri-
gade, which made surprise attack
early in the morning. The Confed
crates retreated without quantities OF
stores and transportation they were
guarding In the town.
Thirteen members OF the Eleventh
Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry were
captured near Zuni. Va.
May 81, 1862.
A body OF Illinois militia was at.
tackled and stampeded by force OF
Indians and Confederates near Neosho.
Mo. They reached Mount Vernon with
a loss of only two killed and three
wounded, where they found a portion
of the Tenth Illinois cavalry. The en-.
envy, commanded by Colonel Coffee
and Major Thomas Wright, took a
number of guns, overcoats, ammuni-
ton, camp equipage, and fifty horses
that fell behind.
The schooner Cora was captured on
the Charlestown bar by the U. S. s. s.
Keystone State. The gunboat kenne-
bee arrived at Baton Rouge, La. with
a force of Federal troops.
General Butler, commanding the de-
partment of the Gulf, issued an order
for the hanging Of six Confederate
soldiers charged with having violated
their paroles.
Part of General Banks command
advanced beyond Martinsburgh, Va. A
reconnaissance in force was made at
Winton, N c., by General Viele of the
National army.
There was a sharp skirmish on the
| Greenvile road, eight miles above
Washington, n. c., in which the Fed
eral force was left with the advan-
tage
At noon the main body OF the Con-
federate army defending Richmond,
under General Joseph Johnston, at
tackled the left wing OF the Federal
army at the Seven Pines and Fair
Oaks, and desperate battle ensued,
! In which the National forces were
steadily pressed back At night the
| Conf ederates occupied the tents Of
the Fourth corps. The situation was
regarded as critical for the Army OF
the Potomac, on its way to capture
Richmond
June I, 1862.
The struggle between McClellan's
Union army campaigning against Rich.
mond, and the Confed erates, was re-
sumed in the morning at Fair Oaks,
Va The Confederates were finally
defeated and compelled to withdraw
toward Richmond.
General Fremonts advance brigade,
looking for the Confederate general,
Stonewall Jackson, whose forces had
beAl operating In the Shenandoah, oc-
cupied Strasburg without meeting re-
sistance, A midnight reconnaissance
developed the enemy's rear guard, and
7etn ed with small loss,
The Union expedition sent out from
Coiinth by General Pope on the 2Sth
Of May returned to that place after
destroying stretches Of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, burning d railroad train
loaded with Confederate supplies de
stroying ten thousand stands OF small
arms and three pieces Of artillery, and
capturing two thousand prisoners. who
were released on parole.
The Confederate fortiiications at
Pig Point, Va, and the barracks in
the vicinity were destroyed
An order was issued from, the war
department at Washington extending
the Department of Virginia 20 include
parts of Virginia then undur control
OF General Mcclellan, and pltcing him
in command Of the added territory.
The Union forces under command
Of Brigadier General Wright, which
succeeded in penetrating from Edisto
Inlet to Seabrook's point, q, G., on
the 3lst, had series Of skirmishes
with the Confederate pickets In the
vicinity and compelled them T., retreat
June 2, 1862.
Iackeonnort Ark wna Visited nv "A
Confederate gunboat which destroyed
the wharfboat and all the cotton and
molasses to be found, after Smelling
the camp.ground recently deserted by
the Ninth Illinois cavalry,
An enthusiastic Union meeting was
held at Columbia, Tenn, at which
speeches were made by Neil Brown
and Gov Andrew Johnson,
General Banks recrossod the Poto-
mac and occupied Bunker Hill, Va.
Mass meetings were held at Mem
phis, Tom, ut which resolutions were
adopted against surrendering the city
to the Federal forces Although the
city had already sent seventy.two com
panes into the field, every man capa'
BILE Of bearing arms was called upon
to repair to the defense OF Fort VIII
low. A committee was appointed to
collect men, money and arms.
Two boats belonging to the United
states bark Knghsher were captured
by body Of ConIcderates as they
were proceeding up tho DELLA river,
In Florida, for water, Two OF the boats
crews were killed and two wounded
A party Of National scouts captured
the mate and six seamen belonging to
the Confederate gunboat Beauregard'