The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
July 20, 1862.

July 20, 1862.
Major General Pope, accompanied by
his staff, left Washington for the head
quarters of the army in the field. Be-
fore his departure he orderd that
passes to the lines of his forces should
not be granted to others than those
having official business there.
The English brig Napier was cap
trued by the U. 8. 8. S. Mystic while en-
deavoring to run the blockade of Will
mington, N. c.
The citizens of Mount Stirling, KY,
succeeded in driving on party OF IT.
regulars with a loss reported OF 20
In killed, wounded and taken pris-
oners.
A Union force defeated band OF
partisans near Bollingers Mills, MO.
General Pope and his stan arrived
at Warrenton, Va, at noon. creating
great CONSERVATION among the seces-
sionists. nearly all of whom had taken
Confederate oaths of allegiance. and
insisted that General Pope dared not
carry out the intentions declared IN
his proclamation.
Colonel Lloyd of the Sixth Ohio cav
airy, pursuant of General Pope's or
ders, arrested all the male inhabitants
of Luray, Va, and lodged them in the
court house preparatory to giving them
the oath of allegiance.
The Confederate batteries at Gene
sis Point, on Ogeechee river, were
shelled by the national gunboats.
Russellville, KY, was captured by
band of Confederate partisans. the
home guard being unable to drive on
their attack.
A detachment of Union cavalry un-
der Captain Dollin attacked force OF
Confederate cavalry near Brownsville,
Ky. capturing so of them. The Con-
federates, reinforced, captured 20 men
and IA horses.
July 80, 1852.
John H. Morgan of the Confederate
army, reported to Major General +
Kirby Smith, commanding the Confed
crate forces in eastern Tennessee. the
result of his recent raid with irregu
; lar troops. Leaving Knoxville, Tenn.
on the Fourth of July, with 900 men
he captured IL towns, destroying the
: national stores in each, dispersed
, 1900 home guards, paroled 1000 regu
] lars. and returned on the 2Sth will
e 1000 men, having travelled 1000 miles
in "a days. The entire loss In killed
wounded and missing was less thai
e 100.
. The bells contributed to the Coined
+ crate government by the churches
I planters and others to be made int
= cannon. and seized in New Orleans b.
q General Butler, were sold at auction Il
D Boston.
John r. Lee, acting master OF tn
U. s. 8. s. E. B. Hale, assembled Tod
Creek, Georgia, with party and dc
q stroyed a Confederate salt works tina
q was in successful operation.
l. An attempt to capture the tug Aef
e lilies, lying of Harrison's Landing. o
# the James. river, by a body OF Coz
n federates, was frustrated.
q A body of guerrillas under 10
d Thompson entered Paris. Ky. cut dow
g the flag pole, took the sheriff and tn
T. clerks of the circuit and county court
n prisoners, forced the keys to the ia
o from the jailer and liberated prisoner
IS obtained such indictments Of citizen
k as they desired from the clerk of tn
d circuit court, helped themselves
g. goods in the stores. took supper wit
the citizens, and left after dark. The
were followed and slightly punished b
party Of the Ninth Pennsylvania ca
"a airy.
a. July 81, 1862.
lg The secretary of war of the Unite
rd States issued an order revoking q
IS furloughs and leaves of absence fro
d. the army except those granted By Il
I'll department, on Monday, the 18th
ee August, and ordering all officers cap
L. BILE of service to join their regimen
forthwith under penalty of dismiss
OF from the service or court-martial. {
III Monday, August 10, the order warne
OF each regiment and corps would
IN mustered, the absentees would
marked, and if not appearing within
hours, would be dismissed from t
service or treated as deserters.
Several vessels from the mortar fle
by that had been operating on the M
II; sissippi under command of Commodo
tut Porter arrived at Fortress Monroe.
sw The Confederate steamer Mempf
,ly was captured by the United Stat
wo gunboat Magnolia, she having run t
up blockade of Charleston, s. c., on I