The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-02-16

Nen' Sanuei, VI tne Union army
made a reconnaissance in force an
broke up a Confederate camp a
Blooming Gap, Va. Col. Carroll. will
some Ohio volunteers. made a recon
~noissance to Unger's store. I'm Virginia
Gen. Dunning captured a herd of bee.
cattie from a band of guerrillas at New
Creek, Va.
Hamilton Fish and Bishop Ames
, VINO mad Deep commissioned to yisi,
the Union prisoners in southern pris.
ons, returned to Washington. They
had been refused permission to visit
the prisoners, for military reasons. bu.
the Confederate government had ne.
gotiated with them for a general ex-
cnange, which was brought about.
February is, 1862.
Bowling Green, Kentucky, was evac-
uated by the C~onfederates. and occu-
pied by a Union force under Briga.
dier-General d. C. Buell.. The national,
troops reached the Big Barren river,
opposite the city, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, after a hard march Of 40
miles in 2S1k hours. The bridge
across the river having been de-
stroyed, the brigade under Colonel
Turchin was sent across the river in
a hat boat, under cover of a heavy
IRE from the batteries Of field artil-
lery, under Captain Loomis. The Con-
f~ederates We're not in sufficient force
to resist General Buell's army, and
left the town. 1t had lost much value
as a strategical position because Of
b recent fire.
The national batteries on Venus
Island Point, In the Savannah river,
were attacked at 8 o'clock in the aft
ernoon by four Confederate gunboats.
The gunboats sought to silence or de- |
stroy the batteries in order that YES
sells might pass the point from Fort
Pulaski. The engagement was heavy
Tor an hour. 1t was terminated by a
lucky shot that disabled the boat of
the Confederate flag officer, which
was towed out of action by another OF
the heet or gunboats. The steamer
that had come with the gunboats from
Fort Pulaski to take advantage of the
passage they might effect, returned
whence it had come.
The C~onfederates attempted to
break through the Federal lines
drawn by General Grant about Fort
Donelson. They were repulsed and
into their inner works by a
general advance.
Commander Foote bombarded Fort
.onelson.
February rs, 1862.
Fort Donelson, a strong Confederate
position on the Tennessee river. in
lennessee, surrendered on the morn
ng or the 18th to the Union forces
General Grant, who had been ]
'perating against the fort for several
lays. On the 18th there had been an
tack by the Union gunboat fotilla.
mich had been repulsed after a heavy
uel between the boats and batteries.
~ the 18th more gunboats arrived :
'ltn relnforcements. General McCler-
ands column had occupied a posi-
IN front Of the works the day be-
ore. On the 14th the gunboats at
lcked again, but with no better sue !,
ess, losing heavily from the plunging =
OF the Confederate batteries. !.
FINDING it out Of the question to 9,
airy the works by a river attack. :.
eneral Grant determined to invest
le place, but his plans were upset by ~
herce sortie from the Confederate y
orks early on the morning of the =
The ~Confederates succeeded in r.
wing back the right wing of the =,
l army, and held a decided adj ,,
lntage until General Grant ordered
Smith to nov against the
left. The movement was
ecuted with dash, and was success ~
l.. The C~onfederates were driven II.
om that part of the field, and subse- 90
emily from the right, where they 70
d gained ground earlier in the day.
the morning of the 18th the i,
n1ederates surrendered. Generals IN
oyd n Pillow, with a large part III
the garrison, had escaped during no
3 night. Generals Buckner and no
lghman remained with the fort. and
LIE 0dDIlro OF I no
, fort was considered a decisive
tory in the North and did much to :
Sc General Grant in the popular
eem. -
3rigadier-General Price of the Con- -
crate army. son of Sterling Price,
ether with a number of C~onfeder-
officers, was captured near Warsa. cul
nv Tnn-o 1900
'"i, Ny iowa troops under Col do,
Il Stubs. -
II, 1862. col
hal
mere was a savage encounter in An,
woods on the banks of Sugar 9th
'ek, Arkansas, between a body of ski
lfederates whose identity was not an,
and the First Missouri Cav. an,
Fourth Missouri Cavalry. and an,
lor Bowen's battalion. The First ub,
49,