Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1913 — CIVIL WAR [ARTICLE]

CIVIL WAR

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

June 21, 1863. Heavy fighting took place at Aldie Sap. Va., between federal cavalry unler Pleasonton and Stuart’s Confederate cavalry in which, after fierce über charges, the Confederates were worsted. The losses were heavy on both sides. Confederate cavalry under John Morgan crossed the Cumberland and made a raid in the vicinity of Cartilage. • Nine hundred Confederates invaded Indiana near Leavenworth and marched to Paoli, burning the bridges »f the Ohio & Mississippi railway. x Col. J. H. Holman of Missouri was iesignated the flret colonel of colored troops. Bishop Bayley advised the Roman Catholics of Washington to make no resistance to the draft. June 22, 1863. A party of Confederates surprised i federal cavalry force near Fairfax, 7a., and killed three, including Mr. Buckingham, the correspondent of the New York Herald. Mrs. Mattie Patterson of Jackson, Miss., was convicted of being a spy and sentenced to life imprisonment at Jeffersonville, Ind. The Missouri state Convention passed unanimously a resolution expelling Prince L. Hudgins from the state for disloyalty. June 23, 1863. Part of General Lee’s army reoccupied Chambersburg, the federal troops under the command of General Knipe retiring before the enemy. \ Pittsburgh was greatly alarmed by the advance of Lee. Business was entirely suspended and the citizens Joined in the work of surrounding the city with trenches. A thousand citizens of Indiana established themselves in a camp near Bloomington, with pickets, for the purpose of resisting the enrollment.

June 24, 1863. General Lee and his staff, together with a great part of the Confederate army, crossed the Potomac and seized Shippensburg, Pa,, which was evacuated by the Federate. General Roßecrans, advancing from Murfreesboro, began the Tullahoma campaign to drive the Confederate General Bragg out of middle Tennessee and across the Tennessee river. The Confederates occupied McConnellsburg in force after a "brisk fight with the Twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry. Admiral John A, Dahlgren succeeded Admiral Du Pont in command of the Federal Soutff Atlantic fleet. The Confederate General Joe Johnston offered full pardon to all deserters in his department who would rejoin their commands immediately. The United States gunboat Sumter was run down and sunk off Cape Henry. June 25, 1863. The remainder of General Lee’s army crossed the Potomac and the Confederate advance continued to Chambersburg. Brigadier General Pleasanton was promoted to major general. General Hunter, U. S. A,.,\ was recalled frctn the command of the Department of the South. President Lincoln gave a brief audience to a committee from the Ohio Democratic convention, headed by G. W. Pendleton, and received the protest against the government’s proceedings against Vallandingham. The Indian department received word that 10,000 warlike Indians of various tribes were gathered at Fort Larned, Kan., and the commissioner of Indian affairs urged that they be enlisted to keep them from causing trouble. The St. Loulb Democrat said Governor .Yates of Illinois had offered thjp secretary of war 10,000 men to repel invasion. Underwriters and merchants-met lb Boston and offered 310,000 for the capture of the privateer Tacony. June 26, 1863. General Hooker took the Federal army across the Potomac and he and Lee prepared to fight a great battle In either Maryland or Pennsylvania. Geiveral Early occupied Gettysburg with ten regiments of Confederate infantry and cavalry and artillery. Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania called for 10,000 volunteers. Maj. Gen. W. 8. Hancock was put In command of the Second corps, U. S. A., in place of Gen. D. N. Crouch. The crew of the pirate Tacony, having burned that vessel to avoid capture, entered the harbor of Portland, # Me., and cut out the United states revenue cutter Caleb Cushing. They were pursued and captured after blowing up the Cushing. The Confederate secretary of war ordered all North Carolina regiments to other states, owing to the growing disaffection in North Carolina, and replaced them with reglihents of Georgia and South Carolina men. The committee of Ohio Democrats submitted to President Lincoln a written request tor a revocation of the ■entence against Vallandingham. Hear Admiral Andrew H. Foote died In New York. .June 27, 1863. Major Genera] Hooker was relieved jo f the command of the Arm? of the

Potomac and MaJ. Gen. Georg* G. Meade was appointed to succeed him. The Confederates advanced to within thirteen miles of Harrisburg, Pa* and all citizens of that place weri given arms on application. Lee’s tropps occupied York, Colonel Jennings’ regiment of Pennsylvania militia was routed at Rock Creek bridge : and there was a lively skirmish at; Sterrett’s Gap, by winning which |the Confederates cut the lice of the Pennsylvania Central railroad. Fltz Hugh Lee raided Annandale. In a severe fight near Fairfax 900 Federal cavalry under Major Remington were defeated by' the Sixth Virginia cavalry and other troops. (Copyright, MIS.)