Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-01-19
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
January "A, 1862.

nuuIc2IOn was received from the
president, transmitting a copy Of the
instructions received by the Austrian
minister from his government relative
co the Trent affair, and the reply of
MIR. Seward thereto.
Governor Tod Of Ohio was inaugu-
rated at Columbus. In his inaugural
he expressed the fullest confidence in
the president Of the United States, and
commended his conduct of the war for
the preservation Of The Union.
The gunboats Essex, St. Louis, and
Tyler made a reconnaissance down the
Mississippi river to a point near Co
Iumbus. KY They fired several shots
into the Confederate camps, which
were returned with enthusiasm by the
batteries. They found no snags in
the river to impede navigation and
developed no masked batteries.
ID. w G. Bonham, colonel command
ing the twenty-third regiment of Mis-
sissippi troops, died at Camp Beaure-
gard, KY.
General Netherlands Union column
moved in the direction of Blandville,
KY.
The Union force under General
Paine moved forward from Birds
Point. Mo-
january IS, 1852.
The nomination of Edwin M Stan
ton as secretary Of war was confirm
ed. The nomination was received with
Fax I.xyf Ino No. 10
of the north as indicating closer
union OF the two parties for the con-
duct of the war, but it was comment
ed on unfavorably by much of the
Republican press.
Gen. Price, commanding the Con-
federate army in Missouri, protested
against the shooting of soldiers, citi-
.zens and bridge-burners' by the Ma
tional forces, under command of Gen
HaIleck. He expressed incredulity of
reports to that effect that had reached
him. and asked whether his men we're
to be treated as rebels or belligerents
Gen Halleck replied that the bridge
burners had been court-martialed,
and that mo order of yours can save
from punishment spies, marauders,
robbers, incendiaries, guerrilla bands,
etc, who violate the laws Of war He
promised, however, that any men cap
Enred wearing the uniform of Prices
army would not be SO summarily dealt
with.
The Union steamers blockading the
Rappahannock had brush with the
&C Federates on shore. The Mystic
oh. ed 9 schooner onto the beach, and
was proceeding to seize her, when
the Union sailors we're opened on with
n howitger concealed in adjacent
woods. The gunboat Dawn came to the
assistance OF the Mystic in bringing
the men of the schooner. An attempt
was made to dislodge the Confeder-
ates, who kept up a fire from the
woods with a howitzer and rifled
cannon The schooner was burned.
a notice was posted by Confederate
officials in Barren County, Kentucky,
directing all free white males between
the ages of eighteen and forty-ive
who would not enlist in the Confeder-
ate army either to bring all their guns
to the Inspector of Arms for Barren
county, or, having no guns, to come in
with twenty dollars.
January 10, 1862.
The Florida legislature passed a
Dill f0Tbidding the expectation from
the state of any beef cattle, dried or
picked beef, hogs, pork, or bacon,
corn or corn meal or salt, or provis-
Ions OF any kind, whether salt or
fresh The act also forbade any per-
son or corporation from buying these
articles for purposes of speculation.
and provided that all provisions of
life should be sold at price not to
exceed thirty-three per cent over the
cost and charges.
Germans of New York made an i'm
posing demonstration in favor of Gen.
Franz Sigel. Resolutions expressing
the highest confidence in the general
were passed, amid much speech
making
Two companies of Federal cavalry,
making a reconnaissance from licking
ton. Missouri, captured several Con-
fet1erate partisans who had been ma
king them much trouble. They also
recovered a large lot of horses, mules.
wagons. and commissary stores that
had been taken from Col Mulligan's
command, and quantity of boots
and shoes that had been seized on
the steamer Sunshine.
Col Dietzler. in command of the
Union troops at Lexington. Missouri,
issued an order for the Arrest of
number of prominent southern sympa-
thizers of the town, whom he accused
of having procured hirelings to assas-
asinate his men.
In the House of Representatives at
Washington. Mr. Dunn of the Com
Enittee on Military reported bill au-