Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-07-12

SIdt-lu-CulGI.
The Confederate General Ruggles
refused to grant the petition of the
parish of Saint Tamanay, in Louisiana,
to permit them to exchange their cot.
ton, brick. lumber. etc. with the citi.
Gems of New Orleans for food
A skirmish took place near New
Hope, Ky, between a body of Union
troops, under the command of Lieu
tenant-Colonel Moore and force OF
Confederate irregular cavalry, in
which the advantage rested with the
Union soldiers.
i The bill authorizing the issue of
/ s15O.o0O,00O in legal tender became
law.
July 70, 1862.
| The senate of the United States pass.
ed the confiseation bill as it had come
from the house.
i The advance OF General Curtis
i Union army in Arkansas, under Gem
leral Washburne. reached Helena, hay-
ing made a forced march OF SIS miles
from Clarendon in a day and night,
General Curtis left Batesville on June
Il "a with 20 days rations, and after
la halt of five days at Jacksonville.
put his entire command en- route ito
j Helena. His way was impeded by
every possible device by the Confeder-
ates, who were not in sufficient force
to offer battle. General Washburnes
i forced march was In the face of fire.
lquent skirmlshes
A fight took place at Lebanon, KY,
between a small force of Union troops,
under Colonel Johnson. and body of
i Confederate irregular cavalry under
John Morgan, In which the victorious
Confederates captured the town.
i Large and enthusiastic meetings
were held in various parts of the
north to excite men to enlist in re-
Spouse to President Lincoln's call for
100000 men. In several towns large
sums of money We're collected for the
purpose of Offering bounties for enlist.
ment.
| President Lincoln received the sen.
ators and representatives of slave-hold
ing border states at the White Housi
aud addressed them on emancipation,
endeAvoring to induce them to urge
thair states to accept compensated
! emancipation.
Fairmount. Mo-, was surprised and
looted by band of Confederate irreg.
ulars
There was a skirmish at Culpeper.
va.
4 A body of Union troops was sent
into northern Alabama to comfort the
| Unionists of that section, who had re-
!. Gently suffered much abuse for their
loyalty.
July 10, 1862.
The railroad bridge over the Rapi.
day river, near Rapidan station, Vir.
lginia, was destroyed by a party OF
Union trops, under command of Major
Deems Proceeding toward the bridge.
they were fired on, When about six
s lelles from Fairfax by force of the
enemy, and sharp skirmish was pre-
: lcipitated which continued as a run
ming fight for ten miles. Another
party of Confederates. found at the
bridge, was driven Off Besides de-
stroying the bridge, the Union soldiers
cut the telegraph wires and wrecked
the instrument at the station.
A party of Confederate irregular cav.
airy entered Memphis. Mo, captured
the military stores there, drove out
the Union men, and robbed the stores
Great excitement existed In Bowling
Green, Louisville, Lexington, Danville,
Fro =, u Fnrf (tOvirot and ofhor tnurv,s
in Kentucky, In anticipation of a visit
from Morgan, the leader of a large
lorce of Confederate irregular cavalry,
which he had raised to defend the state
from the invasion of the Union armies.
In order to be prepared for his posi-
BILE coming, General Boyle, command
ing the Union forces at Louisville. is-
sued the following order: ut is or
dered that every able-bodied man
take arms and aid in repelling the
marauders Every man who does not
join will remain in his house SO hours,
land will be shot down If he leaves IT,"
General Ward, commanding at Lex
lington, issued an order directing that
all able-bodied citizens of Lexington
and Fayette counties are to report
themselves at the court house square,
in Lexington, forthwith. Those hav-
ing arms viii bring them; those hav-
ing none viii be armed"
Murfreesborough, KY, was captured by
the Confederate forces under command
OF Brigadier General Forrest.
July IA, 1862.
General Pope issued an address to
the Officers and soldiers of the Army
OF Virginia" informing them that by
special assignment of the president
of the United States. he had assumed