Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13

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Crook at Lewisburgh. Va. but was re
pulsed after a spirited fight lasting ar
hour, with the loss to the attacking
column Of four guns and one hundred
prisoners. The Confederates burned
Greenbrier Bridge in their retreat.
The town OF Grand Gulf, Miss. wal
shelled by the Union gunboats Rich
mond and Hartford. Considerable
damage was done to the town, but nc
person was injured. The attack on
the defenseless post was made be-
cause two United States transports
loaded with soldiers had been fired
upon from q battery four miles from
the town.
May "a, 1852.
A collision between q squad Of Fed.
eral pickets and q body OF Confed-
crate infantry at Craighead Point
near Fort Pillow, drew the Federal
gunboat Benton into an engagement
with the forts batteries. The Ben
ton steamed up to the rescue Of the
pickets, who were hard pressed, and
was opened on by the forts guns. The
Benton retired upon the Union fleet.
Four companies OF the Fouth Mich
igan dealt a heavy blow on the Louis
lana Tigers In a skirmish at Cold Har-
bor While the main body OF the
Michigan regiment was moving to the
skirmish a small detachment gained
the rear Of the Tigers and opened
demoralizing fire at short range. The
Confederates were reported to have
lost fifty killed and fifty captured.
A Union meeting was held at Muir.
phreesboro, Tenn, at which speeches
were made by Governor Johnson and
others.
General Stoneman's and General
Davidson's Union brigades OF the
Army Of the Potomac were held in
check for eighteen hours at Ellison's
,iills, on Bells creek, by four regi-
ments Of Confederates, with nine
pieces of artillery and q small COM
mand of cavalry. The Union force,
on the move from New Bridge to
clear the way for McClellan's ad-
vance, found the enemy on two sides
Of the creek, and succeeded in driv-
ing them into the village with the fire
from three batteries. but 1t was morn
ing before they were finally and COM
pletely dislodged.
A accommodating party from Poe's |
Union command encountered a force
of Confederates near Corinth and
gained an advantage over them, after
q desultory but brisk engagement.
May rs, 1862.
The Confederate General Stonewall
Jackson, continued his diversion In
the Shenandoah to prevent McClel.
Ian from being reinforced, by attack.
ing and defeating General Banks
command at Winchester, Va. In the
valley.
The government Of the United
States called for additional troops,
and took military command Of all the
railroads, ordering that officials and
servants Of the railroads hold them.
selvesin readiness to transport troops
to the exclusion Of all other business.
The National force under General
Mcdowell. long held in suspense by
the activities OF General jackson in
the Shenandoah, advanced a short dis.
lance In the direction Of Richmond
and encamped six miles from Fred.
The news Of General Banks defeat
and the call for additional troops
aroused intense excitement through.
out the north. In the city of Baltimore
the enthusiastic rejoicing of southern
in Banks defeat and the
repulse of the First Maryland regi.
ment created extreme tension.
A reconnaissance OF the Confed.
crate defences Of Vicksburg, Miss,
was made by the Union gunboat Ken.
nebec, under command Of Captain
RUSSELL The Kennebec gained with. a..
N two miles Of the works, when q
battery opened on her, killing one
nan and wounding another.
General Mcclellan issued an order
o the effect that upon the passage OF
he Chickahominy, the troops of the
Army Of the Potomac were to be %pre.
Jared for battle at q moments no .
ice." I
nay 26, 1862. .
-Four regiments Of New York militia h
we're ordered to be ready to 60 to /,
Washington. One militia regiment h
eft for Washington, and another vol n
inferred in a body. n
General Banks command crossed q
be Potomac safely at Williamsport, a
Id, driven from the Shenandoah val
~ by jackson and Ewell.
Judge Richard Carmichael and
ames Powell, prosecuting attorney OF ,
Abbot county, Maryland, were ar.
ested, charged with treason, by order
I General Dix.
The steamer Shawsheen, with one
ompany Of infantry, proceeded up the
1howan river, North Carolina, to
ates county and burned q ware.
ouse containing heavy supplies Of
'odstuR for the Confederate army,