The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-03-29
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY A AGO
THIS WEEK

March II, 1862.
Manassas, Va, recently vacated by
the COnfederates, was occupied by the
National forces. The southerners had
destroyed most of the works before
they left, and such stores as they
could not take with them. Bridges
were burnt and railroad track torn
were quartered were not demolished.
President Jefferson Davis issued an
order suspending from their COM
mands Generals Floyd and Pillow un-
til they should give a more satisfac-
tory account of the loss of Forts Hen
ry and Donelson, with a part Of the
Confederate garrison. The ordof In
timated that the entire army might
have been saved by evacuation, and
criticised the conduct of the two COM
handing officers in turning over their
commands to subordinates.
A party of sailors from the Z. S.. S.
s. Pocahontas. landing nea Bruins
wick. Ca. to obtain fresh beef. was
fired upon by a body Of Confederates
as they pulled back to the ship and
three of their number killed. They
were saved from heavier loss and pos
sible capture by the fire of the gun
boat Mohican.
General Grant was presented with
a beautiful sword by officers of his
command at Fort Henry. He had ap-
piled to General Halleck to be re-
lieved from his command because of
sights and friction.
President Lincoln assumed actively
the functions OF commandments
OF the northern armies. issuing orders
for the formation of army corps In
the Army of the Potomac. and affect
ing the commands of several Union
generals.
March IL, 1862.
The First Nebraska and a part of
Curtis's Iowa cavalry. under Col. w.
w. Lowe, attacked 600 Confederates
at Paris, Tenn, and defeated them,
occupying the town. They subsequent
ly retreated, having learned that a
heavy force of C~onfederates was on
the way.
The Federal troops occupied Win
chester, Va. during the day. A strong
work a mile outside the town was
found to have been evacuated the
night before by General Jackson.
There was 10 resistance. beyond two
slight skiymishes.
Sergeant Wade. with a squad Of
Carolina Light Dragons, in a daring
raid up to the Union lines, captured
Lieutenant William T.. Baum OF
Hooker's staff and a field telegrapher
Mr.. Gregg. The capture was made
one mile from the Evansport batteries
A petition from Kentucky asking
the senate to keep its hands of eman
cipation and attend to preserving the
Union was presented in the senate by
MIR. Davis.
March 10, 1862.
Six companies Of the Twenty.second
New York, in camp at Newport News
made a reconnaissance along the vii
Transport road, near the James river
At the junction of the Big Bethel road
crossing they encountered a large
company of C~onfederates. The Con
federates withdrew after a brief
skirmish, finding themselves out
nambered.
A foraging party of Union cavalry
fell in with a party of Ashby's cavalry
near Winchester, Va. and vas driver
back into the Union lines. The for
age which they had gathered before
the appearance of the Confederate
cavalry was brought off safely.
General Banks, Federal, at Winches
ter, Va. issued orders prohibiting
d~epredations of all kinds, and deeply
r~egretting that officers. in some case:
from mistaken view, either tolerate
or encourage" such a course.
General Halleck, at st. Louis. Mo.
issued an order assuming command o
the department Of the Mississippi
which included the departments O
Kansas and Missouri, the department
of Ohio, and all forces operating IL
the Mississippi basin.
A battalion of the Fifth Ohio cav
airy made a daring raid of 20 mile
into Confederate territory in Ten
nessee and destroyed a bridge on tn
Mobile and Ohio railroad 20 mile
from Jackson. Tenn. The cavalry
which was commanded by Ma,
Charles s. Hayes, narrowly escape
from a body of Confederate cavalr
that appeared after the bridge was de
stroyed.
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