The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-11
DC
CIVIL WAR.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS T. f.
January 2, 1862.

January z, 1862.
A detachment of Gen. Kelly's forces
under Col. Dunning of the 5th Ohio
which left Romney the night before
attacked the Confederates at Blse's
Gap, Virginia, at daylight on January
Z. The attack was successful, the
C~onfcderates withdrawing with a
loss Of fifteen killed and twenty pris
oners. Wagons, tents and stores fell
into the hands Of the National troops.
Petitions for the emancipation of
the slaves continued to be presented
in tie United States senate. The con.
test over the seating Of the senators
from Kansas involved the senate for
a time in heated debate. Representa-.
tive Vallano.ghum of Ohio criticised
the government fer giving up Messrc.
Mason and Sli6ell at the demand of
Great Britain. Mr.. Hutchins, his col
league, lnsinuated in reply that Mr..
Vallandigham's position was net sim
cere; that he had opposed ths war
previously, and that he now seemed
to desire to precipitate the United
States into a conflict with England
Cor the benefit of the south.
The Union. gunbuats under Com
mander Focte made a Reconnaissance
down the Mississippi as far as the
Confederate batteries two miles above
Columbus, Kentucky. They we're fired
upon, but escaped without damage.
A part Of the Second Virginia Fed
eral cavalry, under Col. RcMles, and a
portion Of Marshall's Confederate
forces, were involved in a serious
skirmish three miles west of Paints
vile. on Jennie Creek. Kentucky. The
C~onfederatcc withdrew before the gu
perior strength Of the enemy.
Col. James A.. Garfield with his
Union brigade Ct Chic, Kentucky and
Virginia troops, occupied Pa:ntsvills
without opposition. The C~oniederates
abandoned their works in front of the
town and retreated. They were pur-
sued, and three or them were, killed.
s. Colonel II. Anlnse. defeated a force
of Confeucrates thirty miles east Of
Sutton.
General A. E. Burnside was assign
ed to the command of the Department
of North Carolina.
January 8, 1862.
A force of Confederates under Col.
Polndexter were driven from their
camp at Roan's lanyard, eight Files
south Of Huntsville. by T. Onion fc,re
under MajGlo Tt-rencc anG Hubbard.
lie attach was mad : tate in the artar-
noon, a short time Before dusk. The
C~ont"ders'e, ~-re taken by Surprise.
and their leader wa* not able To- rally
them in tiI1e to make Z successful re.
sisttnce. The ttht ;as1.G, all hH.r
The Conf=dr"a:es lost tents, bas;aase,
and cou.pun-,t.
A fierce sNTnish vas fought be-
tween a sQ.Gd CT Company 3, Second
Virginia, Union. ard a band u s,.e:ii
las on the Dry a'oek OF Cheat River,
In Randolph cocnLy, Virginia. The
Union soldiers cam, uoan ne enemy
unexpectedly. For an hour tie i1eld
was bitterly contested The South.
erners were. fasliy Obliged to auandon
their q~idrt-~9. o"--s to a lack Of a1c-
mlnltlou. Ine t%u parties were FIRE.
quently within th,',y PAGES If each
other during the r,.t, TIE loss was
Six or se3cI killed aud wouuded on
each side. In Il sc"inmaga between
the same forces on .n, u;eSt Of the
HTh nf 1arr.r-y fIk, S,.. t<.. I'll
the final Advantage.
The rear guard CT the First Kansas,
on its march from S"ia!:a to t.exiuf;.
ton, Missouri. was alta. ked from am
bush MEaE Within q sew miles OF It's
destination. A German Sergeant was
MORTAL. wounded.
January 9, 1862.
Affairs IN Missouri continued highly
turbulent. Inc ST. Louis Chamber of
Commerce broke up ever an issue in
trcduced By tht. war The southern
members Of the body refused to ad.
NIT to membe"s1lp a nuInber Of caa
didatcs whoHe federal syupatnies
were we'll known, a;d the northern
members or Il chamber withdrew to
form another Chamber ct Commerce:
a purpose which they effected TIE
Provost Marshal General lss1ed q gan.
erai order directing cqecv newspaper
printed In the state. VITA the eXcep.
ton OF the st. Lculs Eaoers only, to
submit to MIN d ccDy Of each issue
for his insp+cIi>1 5Ed ceuso:saip Acy
paper 1al!l!tg To comply was threat.
elea VIII Suppression
Col. II. Au:usei. commanding the
unic2 f:rccs at GlarAyburg, Va, re-
turned 10 that pi1re with two conn.
rapies Ut the S@";r:6 Virginia cavalry
and th1te ~coiupalliss ~ infantry, att@r
an expedition i'll EaarCn OF a party Of
Contede:a,es That had recently seized
some military stores. He brought with
him the greater part of tho stores,
having COME up with the Conle6.
crates hear Sutton. He reported a
heavy loss among the enemy.
The vessels containing the third
and fourth br.gades or General Burn.
sides expedition left Annapolis for
b rendezvous at Fortress Monroe.