The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-20


was asked to supply 10000; Pennsyl-
vania. $4,000: Ohio. 10000. and West
Virginia, 10000. These mer were not
used. Massachusetts,. New York and
other states offered volunteers to aid
the terror-stricken state.
Colonel Smith. commanding at
Hagerstown. was surrounded and
forced to surrender by the Confeder-
ates. who also occupied Chambers
burg.
The state archives and bank depos-
It's were removed from Harrisburg to
Philadelphia.
General Milroy reached Harper's
Ferry safely with the garrison from
Winchester.
Kentucky and Michigan cavalry un-
der Colonel De Courcy cut on the
Confederates who had raided Mays
Vile. KY, capturing 100 men and re-
covering their plunder.
General Grant received heavy rein
forcements in front of vicksburg.
Four barks and four schooners left
Boston navy yard to search for the
privateer Tacony.
June 1e, 1868.
General Lees steady advance arous-
ed new alarm in Pennsylvania The
post office and all stores In Harris
burg were closed and New Jersey
was asked to send men to serve nine
months.
All convalescents in the Washing
ton hospitals were sent to their regi-
ments in the Army OF the Potomac.
The 18th Michigan regiment fought
an engagement with the Confederates
in Fleming county, Kentucky, and lost
10 killed and 80 wounded.
The Federal monitors Weehawken
and Patapsco captured the Confeder-
ate ram Fingal, known also as the At
Ianta, in Warsaw sound.
Generals Totten, Meigs and Martin
dale. Colonel Townsend, Judge Advo-
cate General Holt and Captain Scott
as recorder met as a board to settle
the question of precedence raised by
Maj. Gen. Ben Butler as between him
and Generals Mcclellan. Banks and
Dix.
In the Missouri state convention
Mr.. Smith of st. Louis offered a reso-
luton declaring that on July 4. 1870.
Slavery shall cease forever In Mis-
souri,"
June II, 1868.
Militia of Pennsylvania and neigh
boring states began moving toward
Harrisburg. where the panic was sub
siding.
In a severe cavalry skirmish at
Thoroughfare Gap the Confederates
were repulsed
Resistance to the enrolment in
Montgomery county. Indiana, became
serious, meeting of citizens sending
a death warning to the commission
ers. In Holmes county, Ohio, organ
lied opposition to the draft was broken
up by troops after a lively fight.
John Brough. war Democrat, was
nominated for governor by the Re
publicans of Ohio.
Major General Blount, commanding
the District of the Frontier, forbade
the circulation In his department of
the Chicago Times. the New York
World. the Cincinnati Enquirer, the
Columbus Crisis and the Cauca3ian.
June 18, 1868.
Mystifled by the movements of Lee,
the Pennsylvsnia continued their hur-
ried march toward the border. 1t was
asserted in Harrisburg that the only
Confederates in the state were q
thieving party operating along the
state line.
Confederate General Bragg, having
been heavily reinforced. gave indica-
tions of an intention to invade Ken
lucky. to the intense alarm of Hick-
man and Columbus.
Three hundred Confederates raided
Hancock, Nd, and burned a lot of
canal boats.
Colonel Kilpatrick's federal cavalry
regiment was surrounded by Colonel
Rosseau's troops near Aide. Va, and
cut their way out with heavy loss.
A detachment Of Missouri and Ohio
cavalry under Major Henry was cut
to pieces near Fernando. Miss, by
General Chambers troops.
Enrolling Officer Fletcher Freeman
was shot dead In Sullivan county. In
diana.
Juno 10, 1868.
Fourteen New York regiments were
sent to the aid OF Pennsylvania.
General McClernand was removed
from the command OF the Thirteenth
army corps by General Grant, and
General Ord assigned to the place.