Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-06-06

1870 - toSoa
Joseph A Gilmore. inaugurated gov
ernor Of New Hampshire, said in his
inaugural speech: In such a con-
test as that in which we are now in
volved, I am unable to discriminate
between the support of the govern
ment and the support of the National
administration
Major General Stahl sent the fol.
lowing dispatch to the war depart
ment from his headquarters at Fair
/ fax Court House: "All is quiet along
our lines and in front, on the Orange
and Alexandria railroad. This morn
ing, when the relief passed, the
p1ckets we're attacked by guerrilla's
on Sawyer's, road. Colonel Gray
started in pusuit When he
passed Frying Pan his rearguard was
attacked by about one hundred rebels
who were concealed in thick woods.
Colonel Gray charged the rebels, who
fled in great haste. He followed them
up to Aldie, and captured
their surgeon"
A Union EXPEDITION from York
town, Va, proceeded to Walkerstown
and Aylett's landing, where the iron
foundry, machine shops, cotton mills,
lumber yards, and four. government
warehouses, containing large quaint.
ties of corn and grain, were burned;
also large mill owned by Colonel
Aylett, of the Confederate army, with
six thousand bushels of grain. A
great number of barns containing
stores were burned en- route.
Confederates attacking the National
| garrison at Fort Franklin, Tenn,
were prevented from capturing the
town and completely routing the
re-enforcements of brigade of in
fantry sent by General Granger The
Nationals were driven into their de-
lenses and were being hard pressed
when the help arrived. A Confeder-
ate attack made simultaneously on
| Triune was not so successful
The Nationals won a fight at Sar-
toria, Miss.
General Burnside's order suppress
ing the Chicago Times was sup
pressed.
Simmsport, on the Atchafala river,
Louisiana, was destroyed by a Union
| ram.
There was heavy cavalry skirmish-
ing about Manassas, Va.
June 5, 1886.
Contrabands in the vicinity Of SUI
folk, Va, having signified their in
tention of serving the United States
as armed soldiers, orders were issued
by General Peck ito recruit COM
pany of colored troops, subject to no
molestation in removing those re-
cruited to the place of rendezvous, at
Craney island"
| A squadron of the Sixth New York
cavalry on an expedition from York
i town, Va, to Warwick river, sue
ceeded in destroying twenty-three
boats and one schooner belonging to
the Confederates.
Brig. Gen. Alexander p. Stewart
of the Confederates. having been pro-
NOTED to the rank of major general,
assumed command of General Har-
dee's corps, at Wartrace, Tenn
The steamer Isaac Smith, which
was captured by the Confederates on
the first of February last, was sunk
while trying to run the blockade of
Charleston, S. c., by the National gun
boat Wissahickon.
| The Confederate privateer Alabama
sunk the ship Talisman on the high
seas.
The second division of the Sixth
army corps, National volunteers, un-
der Gen. A. P. Howe, crossed the
Rappahannock, in reconnaissance,
at Deep Run. The Confederate pick
| cts and sharpshooters made some re-
sistance, and there was some brisk
skirmishing after the division had
crossed. The Confederate rife pits
were carried, and over thirty pris-
oners captured. The Union loss was
six killed, among them Captain Cross
of the engineers, and thirty-fve
| wounded
June 6, 1868.
General Stuart of the Confederate
army held grand review of his COM
mand at Culpepper court house, Vir-
ginia, preparatory to his advance into
Maryland and Pennsylvania
A locomotive exploded near Nicho-
| lasville, KY, killing six and wound
| ing three National soldiers.
The schooner Statesman. loaded
with cotton, was captured by the Ma
tional gunboat Tahoma
Shawneetown, Kan, was captured
and burned by Confederate partisans
under Cy f. Gordon and Dick Yeager.
They seized quantity of stores and
! left after setting fire to the town.
The bark Whistling Wind was cap
tured and burned by the Confederate
privateer Coquette on the high seas.
Confederate partisans destroyed
portions of the railroad track near
| Germantown, Tenn.
General Sibley's command left st.