The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-04
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK

May 4, 1868.
The Confederates continued to in
crease their advantage in the bat
tie between the two main armies in
the vicinity of Fredericksburg and
charlottesville, Va, pressing back
the Union army under Hooker, and
retaklng most of the defenses Of
Fredericksburg. The affair was al
ready Confederate victory; the Ques-
ton only remained of the extent to
which 1t could be brought.
Capt. Howard Dwight, of General
Andrews staff, near Washington, La,
having been killed after he had sur
rendered to Confederate reconno1ter-
ing party, General Banks at once Or
dered the arrest of one hundred white
men nearest the place of the alleged
assassination, to be held until further
orders.
The sloop Empress. from Nassau for
wilmington, N. c., was captured by
the United States steamer Chicora.
Inc schooner Jupiter, bound for
Mobile, Ala, was captured by the gun
boat Colorado.
Captain Smith of the Second Cali
fornla volunteers attacked body of
hostile Indians fifty miles south of
Shell Creek Cal. killing five and
routing the rest.
May 5, 1868.
Clement c. Vallandigham, former
member of congress. was arrested at
his home in Dayton, Ohio, by de-
tachment of soldiers sent from Gin
c1nnati at the order of General Burn
side. Mr.. Vallandigham had views
concerning the war not popular in
military circles.
The Third New York cavalry, on an
expedition to Pettie's Mills, twenty
seven miles from Newbern, NJ c.,
captured an entire Confederate COM
pany, together with their horses, arms,
and equipments.
Fort De Russey, on the Red river,
Arkansas, tifty-eight miles from it's
mouth. was occupied by a National
force under Admiral Porter.
John J. Pettus, Confederate gov
ernor of Mississippi, issued a pro-
clamation calling on every man OF
the state capable of bearing arms to
! take the field for united effort in
driving or expelling the enemy from
! the soil of Mississinnt
Great indignation was expressed
by anti-war Democrats by the arrest
OF Vallandigham. They cried out
against the overthrow of free insti-
tutions by President Lincoln.
May s, 1868.
The National Army o. the Potomac,
outgeneraled if not outfought and
thoroughly whipped in the three dis
astrous days at Charlottesville and
about Fredericksburg, was withdrawn
from that town to the northern bank
of the Rappahannock. General Hooker
issued an address to the army, con-
graduating them on their achieve
ments of the Last seven days, which
was read with derision by the pub
lie.
Alexandria. Miss, was occupied
without resistance by the Nationals
under Admiral Porter
A body of Confederate cavalry un-
der General Ruggles was defeated in
fight near Tupelo, Miss, by Ma
tional cavalry under Colonel Cornyn.
Ninety Confederates were reported in
; the north as having been taken pris-
oners.
The steamer Eugenia was captured
off Mobile by the National gunboat
R. r. Cuyler
Southern sympathizers were sent
south from Nashville, Tenn, by order
OF General Mitchell. Among them
was Nelll S. Brown, formerly governor
of that state
May 7, 1868.
The English steamer Cherokee,
while endeavoring to run the blockade
out OF Charleston, s. c., was captured
by the National gunboat Canandaigua.
A portion of the Fourth corps, Ma
! tional Army of the Potomac General
Reyes commanding, reconnoitered
from West Point, Va. toward White
House. They were fired on by party
OF ambushed Confederates, but evened
the score when they rescued Lieuten-
ant Estes and fifteen men who had
been taken prisoners at the Battle Of
charlottesville. Lieutenant Estes
was aide to General Fitzpatrick.
Gen. Robert E. Lee, the Confeder~
ate commander at Fredericksburg, is-
, sued an order to his victorious army,
expressing his sense of gratitude Of
the heroic conduct displayed by off,
GERS and men during the arduous oper-
atoms in which they had been en-