The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-13
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
THIS WEEK

June 10, 1862. No.
The seward-Lyons treaty for the
suppression of the African slave trade
was officially promulgated. 1t is to
remain in full force for a period OF
ten years. Instructions for the ships
| of the United States and British navies
and regulations for the mixed courts
of justice accompanied the publica-
ton.
The schooner Julia was captured at
Barataria, La, by Masters Mate John
H. Gregory, with a crew of twelve
men from the United States gunboat
Kittatinny.
A fight took place on James Island,
S. c., between a body of Union troops
and a large force OF Confederates. 1t
was holly contested for more than
two hours, and ended in the discom-
future of the Confederates. who were
outnumbered.
The Union army under General Ere
mont reached Port Republic, Va, the
scene of the stand made by General
Jackson the day before.
The C~onfederates in front of the
Union lines at Savage's Station,
Chickahominy Swamp, Va, kept up a
bombardment, without effect, their
shells falling short of the mark.
June II, 1862.
A sever skirmish took place be-
tween a portion of the Thirteenth In
diana light artillery and a mounted
squad of Captain Blood's provost
guard, under Captain Nicklin, and a
large body Of Confederate %irregulars
who were hidden in a thick clump OF
bushes. The C~onfederates were
eventually dislodged, but not until the
National troops had suffered some
loss in killed and wounded. Twenty
five of the irregulars were captured.
A flag of truce was received at
Batesville, Ark, the headquarters OF
General Curtis of the Union army.
bearing a letter from General Hind.
man of the Confederate army threat.
ening to hang every Federal officer
and soldier who should fall into his
hands in cas- General Curtis should
hang certain persons in his hands as
outlaws. General Curtis replied i'm.
mediately, disclaiming any intention
of hanging.
Specie payment was resumed by the
New Orleans Bank Of America.
A Confederate battery OF four guns
was captured at James Island, S. G..
by two regiments OF Union troops.
The schooner Princeton was cap
tured by the United States steamer
June IL, 1862.
A fight took place at Waddell's farm
near Village Creek, Ark. between
body of National troops under the com
mand of Col. Albert E.. Bracket OF the
Ninth Illinois cavalry and a party O.
C~onfederates known as Hooker's com
pany, in which the latter were de
feated with a loss of twenty-eigh,
killed, wounded and prisoners. Colone
Brackets loss was n killed anc
eleven prisoners.
A detachment of the Richmond
Blues had a skirmish near the Chicka
hominy on the right wing of the Con
federate army with a body of Unio1
infantry. The fire of the Blues killed
six of the enemy and wounded sew
eral, when they retreated.
General Fremont left Harrisonburgh
Va. The citizens expressed their de
light by an illumination of every win
dow in town.
A small expedition of United States
forces under Captain Hynes. topo
graphical engineers, vent up tn
Nansemond river without resistance.
Mount Jackson, Va, vas occupied
by the Federal army under Genera
Fremont.
An attack on a Confederate batter.
on James Island, 8. c., by three reg1
ments of Union troops, was repulsed
June 10, 1862.
Col. James R. Slack, Federal, com
handing at Memphis, Tenn, issue,
the following order: Thereafter tn
dealing in and passing of currenc.
known as Confederate scrip or Con
federate notes. is positively prohibit
ed, and the use thereof as a circulat
ing medium regarded as an insult t.
the government of the United State
and an imposition upon the ignoran
and deluded.
"All persons offending against tn
provisions of this order will be prompt
ly arrested and severely punished b:
the military authorities"
The Bank of Louisiana. at New o.
leans, being ordered by the provost
judge to pay a citizen in current fund
his deposit formerly received in Cor
federate notes, the bank appealed t.
General Butler, who sustained the dc
cision of the judge.
Congress passed a joint resolution
Of thanks to Lieutenant Morris an
the other officers and men OF tn
frigate Cumberland, recently destroye
by the Confederate iron-clad Virginia
The pickets of General Mcclellan
army near Richmond were driven i
from Old Church, and large bodies O
Confederates were discovered movinl
from the neighborhood of Mechanics
Vile Bridge and Richmond toward tn