The Elbert County tribune., 1913-02-21
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
THIS WEEK

At point five miles west of Rom
ney. Va. a forage train under an
escort composed of companies from
the One Hundred and Sixteenth and
One Hundred and Twenty-third In
fantry, was captured by a party Of
Confederates. The train was taken
of. and the soldiers paroled and per
mitted to return to Romney.
By order of General Grant all
restrictions imposed on the circulation
| Of the Chicago Times we're rescinded
The steamer Hercules was burned
by Confederate partisans at point
few miles above Memphis. Tenn.
A heavy snowstorm prevailed along
the Rappahannock.
February 1s, 1868.
The siege of vicksburg was COM
menced by the Union mortar boat
feet, which threw shells into the city.
The Confederates opened three batter
les on the mortar boats, but their shot
fell short
The Confederate General Beaure-
gard, at Charleston. issued a proclama-
ton warning noncombatants of
Charleston and Savannah OF prob
able attack by the Union land and
naval forces, urging them to seek
places of safety; and in calling on
them for assistance in defense.
"Carolinians and Georgians," the pro-
clamation read, "the hour is at hand
to prove your country's cause. Let
all able bodied men from the seaboard
to the mountains rush to arms. Be
not too exacting in the choice of
weapons. Pixies and scythes will do
for exterminating your enemies, and
picks and shovels for protecting your
fireside. To arms, fellow citizens!
Come to share with us our danger,
our brilliant success, or our glorious
DEATH
Ten Union wagons sent out on a
foraging expedition from Memphis,
Tenn. were captured by party of
Confederates In Noncannah bottom.
The report of the government cot
ton agent at New York, Hiram Barney,
transmitted to congress by Secretary
| Chase, showed that cotton had been
sold at auction since the Southern
blockade commenced to the value of
nearly seven hundred thousand dol
lars.
Clifton, Tenn, was captured and de-
stroyed by Michigan cavalry under
Col Cicero Newell.
By order of General Mitchell, COM
manding the National forces at Nash
vile, Tenn. G. w. Donegan and w. H.
Calhoun, two wealthy and prominent
citizens of that place, were arrested
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tiary as hostages for the safe return
to the Union lines of ]. A. Galty and
T. T. Tabb, Union men held by the
Confederates at Chattanooga.
A Democratic convention at Frank.
fort, KY, was broken up by Federal
soldiers for alleged sympathies with
secession.
February 10, 1853.
A reconnoitering party from Yazoo
Pass to Coldwater Miss, under the
of the First Indiana cavalry. surprised
and routed two hundred Confederate
cavalry.
Hopefield. Ark, opposite Memphis,
Tenn. was burned by order of General
Hurlbut, because it was being used
by Confederate irregulars as head
quarters.
The office Of the Daily Constitution
at Keokuk. Ia, was destroyed by
soldiers from the hospital at that
place, utterances construed as SYM
pathetic with the South.
The brig Emily Fisher was captured
of Castle Island, Bahama, by the pri-
vateer Retribution, and after being
4 partially unloaded was released on
bonds for her value.
A large meeting was held in Liver
pool. England, In support of President
Lfncoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
The National Bank bill providing for
a uniform currency to be backed by
the public credit and private capital,
was introduced In the house of repre-
sentatives.
February 20, 1868.
Andrew Johnson, military governor
Of Tennessee, issued a proclamation
warning all persons holding, renting
occupying or using any real or person
al property in that state belonging to
Confederates not to pay the rents, is
sues. or profits thereof to the Confed-
crate owners or their agents, but to
hold the same until some person
should be appointed by the United
States to receive them.
Maj. Justus McKinstry. quartermas-
ter of the United States army, was fin
ally dismissed from the service by
order of President Lincoln.
The United States Bank bill, already
adopted by the senate, passed the
house OF representatives
Col. Charles Carroll Hicks of the