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£hc Pikmclki AiHincalc.
BY R. M. GOOPMAN.
From the Charleston Courier.
t The First Year of the War.
o
The military operations of the war,
during the first year of its existence,
from the commission of over the act by
Major Anderson, December 26th,
1830-
December 26; Sudden evacuation of
Foit Moultrie by Major Anderson, Uni
ted States Army. He spikes the guns,
burns the gun carriages, and retreats to
Fort Sumter, which he occup es.
December 27 ; Capture of Fort Moul
trie and Castle Pinckney by the South
Carolina troops. Captain Coste sur
renders the revenue cutter Aiken.
1861,
January 3 ; Capture of Fort Pulaski
bv the Savannah troops.
January 3 ; The Arsenal at Mount
Vernon, Alabama, with 20,000 stand of
arms, seized ly the Alabama troops.
January 4 ; Fort Morgan, in Mobile
Bay, taken by the Alabama troops.
January 9 ; The steam ship Star of
the West*tired into and driven off*by
the South Carolina batteries on Morris’
Island. Failure of the attempt to rein
force Fort Sumter.
January 10 ; Forts Jackson, St. Phil
ips and Pike, near New Orleans, cap
tured by the Louisiana troops.
January 13 ; Capture of the Pensa
cola Navy Yard, and Forts Baranc&s
and Me Rea, by the troops from Florida,
Alabama and Louisiana. Maj. Chase
shortly afterwards takes command, and
the siege of Fort Pickens commences.
January 15 ; Surrender of the Baton
Rouge Arsenal to the Louisiana troops.
January 31 ; The New Orleans Mint
and Custom House taken.
February 2 ; Seizure of the Little
Rock Arsenal by the Arkansas troops.
February 4 ; Surrender of the Reve
nue Cutter Cass to the authorities of
Alabama.
February 16; General Twiggs trans
fers the public property in Texas to the
State authorities. Col Waite, U.S. A.
surrenders San Antonio to Col Ben. Mc-
Culloch and his Texas Rangers.
February 18 ; Inauguration of Presi
dent Davis at Montgomery, Ala.
■ March 2; The Revenue Cutter Dodge
seized by the Texas authorities
March 3 ; Gen. Beauregard assumes
command of the troops besieging Fort
Sumter.
March 12; Fort Brown, in Texas, sur
rendered by Captain Hill to the Texas
Commissioners.
April 12-13 Battle of Fort Sumter
Brilliant victory gained by General
Beanregard and the South Carolina
troops After thirto-four hours bombard
ment the fort surrenders to the Confed
erate Staes.
April 14 ; Evacuation of Fort Sum
ter by Major Anderson and his com
mand.
April 14 ; Abraham Lincoln, Presi
dent of the United States, issues a pro
clamatian. calling for "5,000 volunteers
to put down the “Southern rebellion.”
April 15 ; Col Reeve, U. S. A., sur
renders Fort Bliss, near El Paso, to Col.
J. W, McGriffin, the Texas Commis
sioner.
April 16 ; Seizure of the North Caro
lina Forts and the Fayetteville Arsenal
by the State troops.
April 18 ; Capture of the steamship
Star of the West by Col. Van Dorn, C.
S. A.
April 19; The Baltimore massacre.
The citizens of Baltimore attack with
missiles the Northern mercenaries pass
ing through their city, enroute for the
South. I’he Massachusetts regiment
fires on the people, and many are killed.
Two mercenaries arc also shot Great
excitement follows, and the Maryland
people proceed to burn the rail road
bridges and tear up the tracks.
April 20 ; Capture of the Federal ar
n>y at Indianola, Texas, by Col Van
Dorn, Confederate States army. The
Federal officers released on parole.
April 20 ; Attempted destruction of
Norfolk Navy Yard by the Federal au
thorities. The works set on fire, and
several warships scuttled and sunk. —
The Federal troops retreat to Fortress
Monroe The Navy Yard subsequently
occupied by the Virginians.
April 20 ; Harper’s Ferry evacuated
by the Federal troops under Lieut Jones
who a'tempts the destruction of the
Armory by fire. The place occupied by
Virginia troops.
April 28 ; Fort Smith, Arkansas, cap
tured by the Arkansas troops under
Col. Solon Borland.
May 9 ; The blockade of Virginia
commenced.
May 10 ; Baltimore occupied by a
large body of Federal troops under Gen.
• B. F. Butler.
May 10 ; A body of 5000 Federal
volunteers, under Capt. Lyon, United
States Army, surround the encamp
ment of 800 Missouri State troops, near
St. Louis, and oblige tiiem to surren
der.
May 10 ; The St. Louis massacre.—
The German volunteers, under Colonel
Francis F. Blair, Jr., wantonly fire upon
the people in the streets of St. Louis,
killing and wounding a large number.
Mav II ; The St. Louis massacre.—
Repetition of the terrible scenes of May
10. The defenceless people again shot
down. Thirty-three citizens butchered
in cold blood.
May 11 ; The Blockade of Charleston
harbor commenced by the U. S. steamer
Ni (gar *.
May 19, 20, 21 ; Attack on the Vir
ginia Batteries at Sewell’s Point (near
Norfolk) by the U. S. steam <r Monti
cello, aided by the steamer Minnesota.
The assailants driven off with loss. No
one hurt on the Virginia side.
May 24 ; Alexandria, Va., occupied
by 5000 Federal troops, the Virginians
having retreated. Killingot Col. Ells
worth by the heroic Jackson.
May 25 ; Hampton, Va., near For
tress Monroe, taken by the Federal
troops Newport News occupied.
May 27 ; New Orleans and Mobile
blockaded.
May 29 ; President Davis arrives in
Richmond.
May 31 ; Fight at Fairfax Court
House between a company of United
States cavalry and a Virginia company;
the gallant Captain Marr killed ; sever
al Fedeial trooos killed, wounded and
taken prisoners.
June 1,2, 3 ; Engagement at Aquia
Creek between the Virginia batteries
and the United States steamers Wa
bash, Anacosta and Thomas Freeborn.
The enemy withdraw, greatly damaged.
June 3 ; Battle of Phillippa, in Wes
tern Virginia. Col. Kelley, commamL
ing a body of Federal troops and Vir
ginia tories, attacks an inferior force of
Southerners, at Phillipi, under Col. Por
terfield, and routs them. Col. Kelley
severely wounded, and several on both
sides reported killed.
June 5 ; Fight at the Pig’s Point Bat
tery, between the Confederate troops
and the U. S. Steamer Harriett Lane,re
sulting in the discofnfititre'of the ene--
my. The Harriet Lane badly hulled.
June 10 ; Battle of Great Bethel, near
Yorktown, Va. This splendid victory
was gained by eleven hundred North
i arolinians and Virginians, commanded
by Col. J. Bankhead Magruder, over
four thousand five hundred Federal
troops, under Brigadier-General Pierce.
The Federal troops attacked the South
ern entrenchments, and at era fight of
four hours, were driven back and pur
sued to Hampton. Southern loss, one
ma i killed and seven wounded. Fed
eral loss believed to be several hundred.
1 hey confess to thirty killed and one
hundred wounded.
June 12 ; Gov. Jackson, of iesouii,
issues a proclamation, calling the peo
pie of that State to arms. He commen
ces to concentrate troops at Jefferson
City, burning the bridges on the routes
to St. Louis and the East.
June 15 ; Harper's .Ferry evacuated
by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the
Confederate troops.
June 16 ; Skirmish at . Vienna. Va.,
between Col. Gregg’s South Carolina
Regiment and the Fifth Ohio Regiment
The enemy rou ed, vith a loss of sever
al killed.
June 16 ; Fight near Leesburg, Va ,
Federals driven off by Col. Hunton.
June 17 ; Another massacree in the
streets of St. Louis. The Federal
troops fire a volley into the Recorder’s
Office, while in session, killing many
citizens.
June 17 ; Battle at Kansas City be
tween 1300 Missourians, under Kelley,
and 1300 Fedrralists. The latter de
feated
June 18 ; Battle of Boonville, Mo.
The Missourians under Governor Jack
son and Gen. Peicc, defeated by a supe
rior body the enemy, commanded by
General Lyon.
June 19 ; Serious fight at New Creek
rear Romney, Va. Col. Vaughan, with
a body of Virginians and Tennesseeans
routes a body of Federals, killing a
number. No Confederates killed.
June 24 ; Fight in Lancaster county,
Va. A force of Federal marauders land
on the shore of the James River and
commit depredations. They are driven
off and several killed by a company of
Virginians.
June 25; Riots at Milwanka, Wis
consin, in consequence of the deprecia
tion of bank money, caused by the
war.
June 26 ; Brilliant affair near Rom
ney. Captains Richard ami Turner
Ashby, of the Fauquier company, with
a handful of followers, cut to pieces
fifty or sixty of the enemy, the Ashbys
fighting half a dozen Hessians each, at
the same moment. Capt dick Ashby
mortally wounded
June 27 ; Engagement at Mathias
Point, between the Confederate troops
and the United States steamer Freeborn
Cap’ain Ward of the Freeborn killed
Marshal Kano of Baltimore,arrested by
order of the Lincoln Government, and
incarcerated in Fort McHenry
June 28 ; Skirmish near Aleyandfia
Sergeant Hanes, of Richmond killed
June 29 ; Extraordinary exploit of
Col Thomas, of Maryland Disguised as
a French lady he takes passage on the
steamer St Nicholas, from Baltimore to
Washington. During the voyage he
throws off his disguise, and in company
with his accomplices seizes the steamer
—coming down the Bay he captures
three prizes, and takes the whole fleet
into Frederiekslmrg in triumph.
Jnlv I—General1 —General Patterson crosses
the Potomac with the Federal army,
near Williamsport
July 1 ; Seizure of the Baltimore Pol
lice Comrnissioneis by order of Genera-
Banks ’ They are confined in For Me-
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Henry, and afterwards removed to Fort
Lafayette, A Y
July 2 ; Blockade of Galveston, Texas
com me need
July 2-3 ; Battle of Haynesville 'on
the Potomac, between General Patter
son’s army and the Southern advance
under Col Jackson After a sharp fight
the Confederates retired
July 4 ; Skirmish near New Port
News Lieutenant Col breux, of the
Louisiana Cadets, killed by the enemy
July 5 ; Battle of C irtliage, in South
western Missouri, between the Missou
rians under Gov, Jackson and the Fed
erals under Gen Seigel The Federals
badly defeated Col Gratz Brown, killed
Seigel retreats to Sarcoxie
July 7 ; Engagement at Acquia
Creek between the Confederate batte
ries and a U S steanvr
July 9; Engagement near New Or
leans. An United States war steamer
driven off by the Batteries on ship
Island,
July 10 ; Brush at Hatteras Inlet,
between the Confederates and a United
States steamer.
July 12 ; Battle at Rich Mountain, in
Western Virginia. Defeat of Col Pe
grim by the Federa’s under Gen. Mc-
Clellan. Retreat of Gen. Garnett.
July 13 ; Battle of St. George, in
Western Virginia. The Confederates
routed and five hundred captured by
Gen. McClellan. Gen Garnett killed.
July 17 ; Battle at Searcy Creek, on
the Kanawha, between 800 Confederates
under Lieut. Col. Patton, and 8000 Fed
erals, under Col. Low. The Federals
defeated, and three of their Colonels ta
ken prisoners.
July 18; Battle of Rull Run. The
Federal army attack the Confederates,
and several hours fighting are driven
back to Centreville with heavy loss.—
Major Harrison, Virginia Volunteers,
killed.
July 21 ; Battle of Manassas. Deci
sive defeat of the Federal army, under
Gen McDowell, by the Confeilera es,
under Generals Johnston and Beaure
gard. Confederates, 28,000 strong ;
enemy, 55,000 strong. The enemy, fly
panic stricken to Washington. Heavy
loss <jj' life on both sides The Confed
erate Generals Bee and Bartow killed.
Confederate loss in killed and wounded
1600. Federal loss in killed, wounded,
and missing and deserted at least 15-
000.
July 21 ; Capture of four Prizes off
Cedar Keys, Florida, by the Confeder
ate steamer Madison. Limit. Selden,
U.S. A., and nineteen sailors, taken
prisoners.
July 25 ; Battle at Mesilla (Arizona)
between the Federal army and the Con
federates under Col. Baylor. The Fed
orals defeated and fly towards Fort
Staunton with a loss of thirty-two
killed.
July 28 ; Surrender of 750 Federal
troops tt> Col. Baylor, C. S. A., at Fort
Staunton. Arizona.
July 30 ; Retreat of General Wise in
Western Virginia. He reaches Gauley
Bridge, near Lewisburg, in safety.
August 2 ; General Magruder coni'
mences his march lown the York Pen
insula.
August 3 ; Engagement off Galves
ton between the Confederate Battery
and a Federal Steamer. The latter
threw several shells into the city.
August 7 ; Burning of Hampton (Vir
ginia) by order of General Magruder.
August 10 ; Battle of Oak Hill in
Missouri. This glorious victory was
gained by the Confederate troops under
General Ben. McCullough, over the Fed
eral army under General Lyon. Each
side numtiered about 10,000 men. Lyon
was killed and the Federals routed with
great slaughter. General Seigel con
ducts the retreat towards Rolla.
August 15 ; Skirmish at Matthias
Point. A boat load of Federals from
the United States steamer Resolute
landed and were fired upon by the Con
federate troops. Five were killed, when
they retreated.
August 18 ; The Confederite Priva
teer Jeff’ Davis went’ a shore on St.
Augustine’bar and was lost
August 20 ; Fight at Hawk’s Nest,
Western Virginia, between Wise’s Le
gion and the Eleventh Ohio Regiment.
The enemy fled after losing 50 in killed
and wounded. Gen. Wise’s loss, one
man killed.
August 25 ; Mason’s Hill, near Alex
andria, occupied by the Confederate
troops.
August 26 ; General advance move
ment of Beauregard’s army upon the
federal lines on the Potomac.
August 27 ; Fight at Bailey’s Cross
Roads, near Alexandria. The Confed
erates route a body of the enemy and
take Munson’s Hill. Five Federals
captured and one killed.
August 27 ; Battle of Cross Lanes in
Western Virginia, between the Confed
erate forces under General Floyd, and
the Seventh Ohio Regiment under Col.
Tyler. The enemy terribly cut to pie
ces, with a loss of 200 killed, wounded
and missing. 001. Tyler was the first
to run. Our loss 3 killed.
Augut 28, 29 ; Battle of Fort Hatter
sis. The Confederate entrenchments on
Hatteras Island attacked by the feder
al fleet under Commodore Stringham and
General Picayune Butler. After a
bombardment of twenty- four hours the
Commander of the Confederates, Com
modore Barron, surrendered. The ene-
my captured 691 prisoners, and carried
them off’ to New York. The Island oc
cupied by the federal troops.
September 2 ; General Fremont is
sued a proclamation in St. Louis, con
fiscating the slaves of rebels.
September 2 ; Skirmish at Big Creek,
on the Kanawha. The enemy driven
back.
September 6 ; Advance of the Fed
erals in Kentucky. Paducah occupied.
September 7 ; The Confederates un
der Oenei f.l Pillow occupied Columbus,
Ry-
September 10; Battle of the Gauley,
at Carnifax Ferry Western Virginia.
General Ros ncranz attacked General
Floyd’s position with 15,000 men. Af
ter several ineffectual attempts to carry
it, he fell back baffled and disheartened
At least 150 of the enemy were killed
and 250 wounded in these vaiu efforts.
Floyd had but five men wounded, as
his force was well protected. At night
fearing that R secranz might cross
above and attack him rear, Floyd re
treated.
September 11; Battle of Lcwinsville
on the Potomac. Several regiments of
Federal tn ops under Colonel Isaac J.
Stevens, of the New York Seventy
ninth, marched from Chain Bridge on a
recon nuisance. They were attacked by
the Confederates under Colonel J. E. B.
Stuart, and after a sharp fight, fled in
Bull Run fashion. Federal loss, 5 kill
ed and 9 wounded. Confederate loss,
none.
September 12 ; Battle of Toney’s
Creek, on the Kanawha. Wise’s cav
alry, under Colonel Clarkson, defeat of
the enemy, whose loss is 50 killed and
wounded. Clarkson also took 50 pris
oners and lost not a man.
September 13; Colonel John A.
Washington, of Virginia, killed in a
skirmish in Western Vitginia.
September 19; Bat 1c of Barbours
ville in Kentucky, between 800 Confed
erates under General Zolicoffer, and
1800 Federals. The enemy routed as
usal with a loss of 50 killed and 2 pris
oners
September 20;— Battle of Lexinsrton
in Missouri. The Missouri troops un
der General Price having besiege the
City of Lexington, at last forced tire
enemy under Colonel Mulligan, to sur
render. Our Uss in the series of bat
tles around Lexington, was 25 killed
and 72 wounded. Price took 3,500
prisoners, including Colonels Mulligan
Marshall, Reding, White, . Gtover and
119 other Commissioned officers, 5 pei
ces of artillery, 2 mortars, 750 horses,
SIOO,OOO worth of Commissary stores,
large quantities of arms, and m .tuitions
and o her property. He also recover
ed the great seal of the State and S9OO,
000 in money.
September 23 24 25; Heavy skirmish
ing on Sewell Mountain, Western Vir
ginia, between Rosencranz and Wise.
Two Confederates killed.
September 25-26; Battle of Alamesa,
in New Mexico. v aptain Copwool,
with 114 Texans, defeats a large body
of United States Regurlars, under Col.
Roberts, with great slaughter, Cop
wood,s loss, two killed
September 29; Col. J. W. Spaulding,
of Wise’s Legion killed while on a
scouting expedition in VV es <;rn Virgin
ia.
September 30; Hopkinsville, in Ken
tucky taken by General Buckner, C
S. A.
October 1; Capture of the Federal
steamer Fannv in Albermarle Sound,
by the Confed rate steamers Curlew and
Raleigh. Forty-five Federals taken
prisoners and SIOO,OOO worth of stores
cap tired.
October 2; President Davis visits the
Confederate army at Manassas. Grand
review of the troops.
October 3; Battle of Greenbrier Riv
er, in Western Virginia, between 1500
Confederates under Gen. Henry R.
Jackson, and 3000 Federals, under
General Reynolds. After six hours
battle, the enemy withdrew, leaving
Jackson still master of the ground.—
Jackson’s loss 50 in killed, wounded
and missing. Enemy’s loss at least
250.
October 5; Retreat of Rosencranz
from Sewell Mountain. He tied with
his whole army to the side of the Gau
ley, twenty miles distant
October 6; The Chickamacomico Ra
ces, on Roanoke Island N C. An en
tire Indiana Regiment chased
twenty miles by 001. Wright’s Thiid
Georgia Regiment, Thirty-two Federal
prisoners and valuable munitions of
war captured. Col Wright’s loss one
man, who ran after the enemy until he
fell exhausted. The Northern papers
claimed magnificent Federal victory.—
Thousands of rebels killed.
October 12; Battle of the Mississippi
Posses. Commodore Hollins, with his
musquito fleet, attacked and dispersed
the Federal Squadron blockading the
■muth of the Mississippi. The schoon
er J. II Toone and a launch captured.
October 15; After occupying Mason’s
Munson’s Hill for seven weeks, in vain
expectation of getting a fight from Mc-
Clellan, the Confederate army fell back
upon Centreville.
October 16; Battle of Bolivar, near
Harpers Ferry. Col. Turner Ashby,
with 250 volunteers and 300 raw Vir
ginia militia, completely routed 1000
Federals, killing 50 or 60 and taking
12 prisoners.
October 21; Fight atFrederickstown
Mo., Jeff. Thompson, with 1200 Mis
sourians, driven back by 5000 Federals
with loss on both sides
October 21; Brillant victory at Lees
burg The enemy, with twelve Regi
ments (7000 men), uder Gen E. I) Ba
ker, crossed the Potonab and attacked
the Confederate army, near Leesburg,
consisting of three Regiments (1500
men), under Gen. Nathan G. Evans, of
South Carolina. The Federals were
terribly defeated, losing 500 in killed,
800 in wounded, and 726 in prisoners,
also 4 pieces of artillery and 1600 stand
of arms. Gen. Baker -was killed, and
on our side Col Burt was mortally
wounded. Confede.ate loss 27 killed,
111 wounded. Many of the enemy
were lest in the river.
October 25; Gen. Fremont, having
a Ivanced from St. Louis, occupies
Springfield, Mo.
October 31; Resignation of General
Winfield Scott as Generalissimo of the
Lincoln army. He is succeeded by
General McClellan.
November 2-3; Great storm on the
Atlantic coast. Several of the Lincoln
Armada lost.
November 5; Fremwnt removed from
his command in Missouri and succeed
by Hunter. The latter immediately
orders a retreat to St. Louis.
November 6; Ba tle of Belmont on
the Mississippi river. The enemy un
der General Grant 10,000 strong, at
tacked General Pillow, at Belmont op
posite Columous, Ky. A dreadful
carnage on both sides ensued and Pil
low was being ovepowered, when he
was reinforced by Polk The enemy
beaten, fled up the river until night
closed the pursuit. Confederate loss
585. Federal loss 1200.
November 7; Battle of Port Royal on
the South Carolina coast. The Sand
Forts in Royal harbor attacked by a
large Federal fleet, under Commodore
Dupont and General Sherman. After
a furious cannonade, the shot and shell
from the fleet falling like hail, the
brave defenders retreated. Small loss
on both sides. The enemy landed 12,-
000 troops immediately and occupied
the deserted Forts.
November 8; Several bridges on the
Tennessee and Virginia Rail Road burn
ed by the East Tennessee tories.
November 7; Urbanna, on the
pahannock, shelled by the Federals.
November 8; Battle of Piketon, in
Kentucky. The enemy repulsed With
very heavy loss.
November 8; Seizure of Messrs. Ma
son and Shdell, on board the British
steamer Trent by C.tp ain V\ ilkes, of
the United States steamer San Jacin
to.
November 9; Fight at Guyandotte,
on the Ohio river, Western Virginia.—
Colonel Clarkson, with the cavalry made
a gallant dash into the town slaughter
ed 40 Federals wounded 50, and took
98 prisoners losing only two men him
self.
November 14; General Floyd retreat
ed from Cotton Hill on the Kanawha.—
Colonel St. George Croghan killed.
' November 15; Arrival of Messrs, Ma
son and Slidell at Fortress Monroe, in
charge of Captain Wilkes. They are
sent to Fort Warren.
November 16; Capture of 30 Feder
als near Upton Hill, (Potomac) by Ma
jor Martin, of the Natchez Cavalry.—
Several Federals killed.
November 18; Occupation of the
Eastern shore of Virginia, by the Fed
eral troops under General Lockwood.
November 18; Skirmish near Falls
Church between the Virginia Cavalry,
under Lieut. Colonel Lee and a body of
the Federal Cavalry. The enemy rout
ed with a loss of 7 killed and 10 cap
tured. Our loss, 1 killed and 2 captur
ed.
November 22 23; Bombardment near
Pensacola. Fort Pickens opens fire
upon Gen. Bragg’s Batteries. Bragg
resopnds and a cannonade of two days
follows. The Federal vessels engagi.ig
in the fight driven off badly damaged.
Warrenton partially burned by the
shells from Fort Pickens Finally Col.
Brown finding his efforts fertile ceases
his fire. In his official report he gives
his loss at 1 killed and 6 wounded.—
Several were killed on the fleet.—
Bragg’? loss, one man killed by the
enemy’s lire, several wounded.
November 24; Occupation of Tyhee
Island by the Federals.
November 26; Cavalry fight near
Vienna (Potomac) betwceen the enemy
and Colonel Ransom’s North Carolina
Cavalry. Many of the enemy killed
and 26 captured. One Federal regi -
ment ran the officers leading. Ransom’d
loss, none.
December 2; Skirmish at Anandalc,
Potomac. Col. C. W. Fields,
Regi inent Virginia Cavalry kills four
and captures fifteen of the enemy.—
Fields’ loss two.
December 3; Battle of Drainesville,
near the Potomac. Gen Stuart has an
engagement with a superior body of the
enemy and after a hard fight is forced
to retreat, with a loss even greater.
December 13; Battle of the Alleghany
in Western Virginia. The Confederate
army, 1200 strong under Colonel Ed
ward Johnson, was attacked by 5000
Federal troops. The latter were gal- .
kmtly repulsed after seven hours fight
ing. I
December 17 ; (yen T J Jackson d«- j
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stroys dam No 5 on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, thus cutting cT com
munication between Washington and
the West.
December 17; Battle of Woodsonville
in Kentucky. A large body of the
enemy attack General Hindman, who
had 1100 infantry and 40 pieces of ar
tillery, but were defeated with loss of
75 killed and wounded. The Confeder
ates lost the gallant CoL I'crry, of Tex
as.
December 26; Seward surrenders Ma
son and Slidell Ly letter, to Xord Lyons
the British Minister.
December 26; Battle of Optheyobolo,
in the Indian Territory, 75 miles North
west of Fort Gibson,between Col James
M. Mclntosh with four regiments mad
Indian Allies of the Federal Govern
ment under their, Opotheyoholo. Ywo
hundred of the enemy killed and woun
ded, and 100 taken pris; 100 horses cap
tured. Confederate loss 12 killed and •
20 wounded. The battle lasted four
hours. Opotheyoholo fled to Kansas.
December 28; Exploit in Hampton
Roads of the Confederate steamer Sea
bird, under C ipt. Lynch who attacks
the Federel steamer Express having
the schocner Sherwood in tow, and af
ter a fierce fight, in which the federal
Batteries at the Rip Raps take a -.part,
succeeds in driving off the Express and
capturing the schooner, taking her ip-<
to Norfolk in tiiumph. #
December 28; Fight at Sacramento,
near Green river, in Kentucky, Wtween
a detachment of Col Forrest’s Cavalry
and the enemy, who where routed af
ter a fight of half an hour Confeder
ate loss two killed, one wounded.—
Federal loss 10 killed, 20 wounded, 18
prisoners.
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Office south side of public square, over the Post
OffiM Oet 5A 1«6«.
Administrator’s Sale.
WILL be sold on the Ist Tuesday in February
next before the Court House door in Camil
la. Mitchell County. Ga.. lots of land Nos. 362.
363. and 364. in the 10th District of said County.
Sold as the property of William Thomas dec'd.
Terms on day of sale.
T. D. PERKINSON. Adin’r.
n.tvtn IIIWIX. GItBEXI.KE nrTI.EII.
IRWIN & BUTLER,
A T/ORNEYS A T LA IV,
iMarlettcL, c: ( ‘i.
BUSINESS confided to their professional
management in the following counties will
be transacted, viz; Campbell. Paulding. I’olk.
Cobh, Cherokee, Forsyth. Lumpkin. Fulton and
Milton. Also, in the District Court at Marietta,
and nt the Supreme Court at Atlanta.
jja»~Tbe District Court sits at. Marietta on the
second Monday in March and September. Re
turn 20 days before Court. —feb29-’6l-ly.
St. JB. OZFLIHIIHIIDT
Attorney nnd Counsellor nt I.aW,
Marietta, Cobb county Ga.
Will practice, and give prompt attention to
all business confided to his professional care, in
the District Court of the U. S. at Marietta, Tim
Supreme Court of Georgia, at Atlanta, and the
Superior A»d Infe -ior Courts of the Blue Ridge
Circuit, and the counties adjoining Cbbb of oth
er circuits.
Especial attention given to the collection of
debts, and the securing of all manner o ’ claims.
Prompt and efficient attention will be given to
all manner of business in the Courts of Ordina
ry in the county of Cobb and adjoining jo ttPies.
Feb. 10 one y