The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-03

with the North, the moral effects OF
the fight were on the other hand, Rose
Grams being held from farther south
ern advance and so crippled that he
was compelled to remain inactive.
General Grant continued to en-
deavor to get grip on Vicksburg.
A Federal entrenching party was
driven from the lake by a force Of
Confederates. General Pemberton. on
the strength of the minor success. In
formed Richmond that Grant had With
drawn in despair of gaining foothold
against the city.
The Emancipation Proclamation was
officially issued as General Order
Number One
A detachment OF General Stuarts
Confederate cavalry. by a raid move
ment into Dumfries, Va, captured a
quantity of public stores aud ten suit
lers' wagons. belonging principally to
New York and Maine regiments.
Brown sugar sold at $110 per
pound. and molasses at IS per gallon,
in Richmond.
Union prisoners captured at Calves
ton arrived at Houston. The Houston
Telegraph of date said: They are
fine looking body of men. and ought
to be ashamed OF themselves for vol
unteering their services in the villainy
of trying to subjugate a chiyalrous
people,
Colonel Hoskins, commander of the
Federal military post at Lebanon, Ky,
abandoned a pursuit of General Nor
gan in which he had been engaged
since December goth. 1862.
January 8. 1863.
Captain William Gwin, of the Uni
ted States gunboat Benton. died of
the wounds received in the action near
vicksburg, on the twenty-seventh of
December.
A volunteer cavalry company, under
the command of ]. Sewell Reid, arrived
at New York from California, on the
way to Massachusetts to join the Sec
ond cavalry of that state. They were
raised in San Francisco and repre-
sented nearly every state in the Union.
Murfreesboro. Tenn, was evacuated
by the Confederates.
A portion of the Federal cavalry in
command of General Washburne. in
camp at Helena, Ark, leaving camp
the previous night, and proceeding
to point near La Grange, dashed
upon Confederate camp at day break
and scattered the force through the
woods. Ten men and two officers
were captured. and the camp de-
stroyed
Sixty-five Union prisoners we're cap
tured by Confederate force under
General Jones In an attack on Moore
field, Va. made early in the morn
ing. The attacking force was driven
OFF after desperate fight of several
hours. but not until they had severely
punished the defenders of the town,
and taken a number prisoners.
January 4, 1858.
Major General Hurlbut, commanding
the District of the Tennessee, issued
an order at Memphis, warming the
resident sympathizers with guerrillas
that every time there was a threat
that railroads would be blown up, he
intended to send on the trains over
the threatened roads ten families Sc
lected from the most important peo-
pie of the place. In order to insure the
safety of the trains and track. He
was provoked to the order by numer-
Gus open threats made against the
railroads leading out of Memphis, and
the haunting attitude of the citizens.
The Confederate General Magruder
issued the following order at Calves
ton. Tex. Whereas. the undersigned
having succeeded in capturing and de-
stroying a part of the enemy's fleet,
and in driving the remainder out of the
harbor of Galveston and beyond the
neighboring waters. and the blockade
having thus been effectually raised. he
therefore proclaims to all concerned,
that the harbor of Galveston is open
for trade to all friendly nations, and
their merchants are invited to resume
their usual commercial intercourse
with thic port"
Clarkesville, Tenn. was surrendered
to the National forces.
General McClernan. acting independ
emily of General Grants army along
the MISSISSIPPI, led Federal sforce
against Port Arkansas, on the Arkan
sas river. 73 miles southeast of Little
Rock. with an ultimate purpose of in.
vading the state.
January 5, 1868.
Captain John ]. McNeill. of limbo
denis Rangers, making descent upon
the National troops in Hardy county,
Virginia, succeeded in killing one and
capturing thirty-three men, sixty-one
horses, with accoutrements, besides
several revolvers and articles of value.
This was accomplished after the Con