Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-17
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK

charleston, s. G.
General Fremont wish his command
reached Franklin. w. Va, by forced
marches, under the apprehension that
an attack would be made on Generals
Schenck and Miiroy. already in tkat
neighborhood. His was part OF the
force Of 10000 men held from joining
General McClellan's Army Of the Po-
tomac on the peninsula by the elusive
operations of Stonewall Jackson.
The Army Of the Potomac moved 10
miles nearer Richmond during the
day.
Major General Halleck. at Monterey.
Miss, issued an order expelling news
paper correspondents from his lines.
General Butler, in New Orleans, Is
sued an order suppressing the New
Orleans Crescent. owned and edited
by Confederate.
Brigadier General Kelly's force of
National troops was attacked by guer.
rillas in a pass at Reedy Creek. Viz
ginia. His men made a gallant charge
up the mountain, driving the enemy.
There was loss of only gunpowder and
breath on either side.
Suffolk, Va, was occupied by Ma
tionals under Major Dodge.
A Federal accommodating party I'M
der General Smith had a skirmssh
with Confederates near Monterey.
Tenn.
General Butler issued an order inter-
fering with a day of fasting and prayer
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claimed by President Davis.
The Union General Negley occupied
Rogersville in northern Alabama.
May IA, 1862.
In slIirmish five miles from Tren-
ton Bridge, North Carolina, Lieut..
Rogers. a favorite Confederate officer,
was killed end his men driven by a
superior force of National troops I'M
der command of Col. Amory.
The Chhrlestown Mercury published
the following circular, composed by
citizens of New Orleans: ITO cotton
planters-New Orleans has fallen, not
degraded or enslaved, but yielding to
armed ships with guns leveled at the
homes OF our defenseless wives and
children. The escutcheon OF Louisiana
Is untainted, and her flag has been
desecrated but by her enemies. None
could be found among lis so vile, low,
or degraded as to lower her national
insignia. We have yielded to brute
force but for the moment.
1T becomes now the duty OF al
planters to display more than evel
their patriotism and devotion to theil
country. They have sealed that devo
tion upon the battlefield Now let us
fight our enemies, as well by burning
and destroying every bale of cotton
upon the river or rivers liable to cap
ture. as well as refusing ever TO ship
or sell bale of cotton until peace is
declared and our nationality fixed. Let
their conquest be a barren one.
THE merchant ships of Europe and
Yankeedom will soon be bringing
their riches to trade among us, ex-
pecting an exchange Of cotton. .
be no trade, and the countless millions
OF foreign products will be without
purchasers. How long will they re-
main idle spectators of such scene?
The powers of Europe will see that
there Is no sentiment or regard for
the old fiag-that we despise the race;
and when we withhold or destroy our
property, they will find that Unionism
is dead forever
The u. S. S. S. Ceres and Lock
wood captured the Confederate steam
er Alice in Roanoke river, about two
miles below Williamstown She had
on board bacon for the Confederate
army, and the church bells OF ply
mouth, which were to have been cast
into guns.
May is, 1862.
A detachment Of infantry sent to
| guard the wagons Of column of Gen.
Geary's National forces, arriving at
the destination of the march before
the infantry, which was on q train,
was attacked by Confederates and
! captured in body
The U. S. gunboats Monitor, Galena.
/ Naugatuck, Aroostook and Port Royal
/ were repulsed in an attack on Fort
| Darling in the James river. The one
| hundred pound gun on the Naugatuck
exploded at the first discharge.
Great excitement existed in Rich
mond over reported progress of the
Union army under General Mcclellan
and the Union fleet. A joint commit
tee was appointed by the legislature
of Virginia to communicate with Pres
ident Davis in relation to the defense
of the city. The general assembly re-
solved that the capital of the state
ahould be defended to the last extrem-
ity. Gov Letcher issued a proclama-
ton calling all officers out Of the serv-
Ice, and others who were willing to
unite in defense Of the capital, to meet
at the city hall that evening. The
meeting was held amid great excite
ment and enthusiasm. The action of
the governor was warmly commended.
In the senate of Virginia Mr.. Col