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T Pea-Dropper' and save jh TIME AND MONEY P eas are high in price W and you can save enough Irf /tup® in one days planting to / MWfeU pay for the dropper. We U M sell the GRIFFITH Pea /Jm wl Dropper, the best made. PRICE ONLY, 51.25 Ham & Carter Cos. 1862 IN THE CONFEDERACY An Essay Which Won the Prize Offered by the Daughters of the Confederacy.—Written by Hugh Mallett. At the close of 1861, although the South had won most all of the battles fought, her armies had been driven from West Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri, She had also lost several important xorts on the coast. The North had block aded the South so that it was very difficult to buy any thing from England or any for eign country. The Federal plans for 1862 were to capture Richmond and gain possession of the Mississippi Val ley. Lincoln said the Mississippi Valley was the backbone of the rebellion, and if it should be captured the east would be cut off from the enormous supplies of beef sent every year from the west. The Federal armies in the east were under the command of Gen. McClellan, those in the west were under Halleck. The Con federate armies in the east were under J. E. Johnston, and those in the west under A. S. John ston. The campaign west of the mountains began with an en gagement at Mill Spring. Zolli coffer, the Southern leader, was killed leading a charge, and the Confederates defeated. The next blow to the Confed erate cause came with the sur render of Fort Henry, under Tilghman, to Commodore Foote. Next the strong fort Donelson was captured by Grant and Foote. This was a great blow to the Southern cause, because the whole of western Kentucky had to be abandoned. Nashville was occupied by Buell, and Tennessee came into the possession of the Federals. The strong garrison at Columbus had to be moved to Island No. 10. Grant moved his army to Pitts burg Landing. There he was attacked by A.S. Johnston. The first day the Confederates were victorious, but near the end of the battle A. S. Johnston was killed. The next day Grant re ceived reinforcements and drove the Confederates from the field. Soon after this Foote captured Island No. 10. Sixty-seven hun dred men surrendered. v In the latter part of April Ad miral Farragut besieged the forts south of New Orleans. On the 24th he ran past the forts, de stroyed the little Confederate fleet and forced New Orleans to surrender on the 25th. Three days later the forts below the city surrendered. On the coast, at Norfolk, the Federals abandoned the steam frigate, “Merrimac.” The Con federates raised it, covered it with railroad iron and renamed it the “Virginia.’ ’ The “Vir ginia” sailed to Hampton Roads where the Federal fleet was stationed. The “Virginia” ram mod the “Cumberland” and sunk it. Next she blew up and burned the “Congress.” Then she ran the “Minnesota” into a sand bank and left her helpless. The “Virginia” returned to Nor folk for the night. She returned to Hampton Roads the next morning, intending to destroy the rest ofSthe fleet, but encoun tered a strange looking craft that resembled a cheese box on a raft. The “Virginia” fought the “Mon itor” all day, but was unable to ram her because the “Monitor” went in water too shallow for the j ‘ ‘Virginia’ ’to float in. The ‘ ‘Vir ginia returned to Norfolk with even honors. She was after wards blown 'up to escape cap ture by the Federals. On the peninsular between the James and the York rivers Mc- Clellan was preparing to march to Richmond with an army 120,- 000 strong. J. E. Johnston op- J posed him with an army of 30,000. The armies met at a place called Seven Pines. Johnston fought, McClellan to a standstill, but Johnston was seriously wounded and Lee was appointed to the, chief command. In the late spring Jackson be gan his famous valley campaign. Here Jackson showed that he was the peer of any general that ever lived. With his little army of 15,000 men he met and de feated the four armies under Milroy, Banks, Shields and Fre mont. The union armies con tained from 45,000 to 60,000 soldiers. On May Bth Jackson met and defeated Milroy at Mc- Dowell. On May 23rd he met Banks at Front Royal. Jackson was victorious. On the Jackson completely crushed Banks at Winchester. The authorities at Washington began to fear lest Jackson with; his little army should attack the ( Union capital. Jackson advanced , as far as Harper’s Ferry which; even more frightened the people; at Washington. Lincoln called, for volunteers. Shields and Fre-; mont were sent to capture Jack- ■ son The Shenandoah river was between Shields and Fremont. J All three armies were marching j in parallel lines. On June 7th t Jackson suddenly turned on Fre mont and whipped him. Then crossing the river and burning the bridge so that the remnant of Fremont’s army could not come to the aid of the other army, he attacked Shields and completely crushed him. In less than a month’s time, Jackson, with his army of 15,000 men, had marched five hundred j miles, whipped four separate armies and captured more than a million dollars worth of provis ions, and gained for themselves the name of foot cavalry.” Mc- Clellan was again preparing to attack Richmond with 115,000 men. Lee opposed him with 65,000. Jackson was secretly re called from the Valley to aid Lee. J. E. B. Stuart rode entirely around McClellan with 1200 cav alry. He gained information for Lee that was very useful. Me* Clellan had been misinformed by negroes as to the strength of Lee’s army and sent for rein forcements. None were sent however. On June 25th one of the blood iest battles of the war began. It lasted until July Ist, when the battle of Malvern Hill was fought. Because of its length it received the name of Seven Days Battle. The losses were more than 15,000 on each side. After McClellan’s failure, Hal leck was called from the west and made commander-in-chief of the union armies. From the rem nants of the armies of Banks, Fremont and McDonell anew army was formed and placed un der Pope. It numbered 40,000. Pope was a braggart. He said, “I come from the West where we have always seen the backs of our enemies.” But Pope and McDowell were defeated at the second battle of Manassas by Lee and Jackson. The battle lasted through August 29th and 30th. Pope retreated to Wash ington and McClellan was again put in command. On Sept. 15, Lee entered Mary land hoping that the people would rise up and join his army, but he got no recruits. McClellan at tacked him on the 17th and the drawn battle of Sharpsburg was fought. That night Lee recrossed the Potomac into Virginia. Burnside then very reluctantly accepted the chief command. On Dec. 13 he crossed the Rappahan nock at Fredericksburg with 90,000 Federals. He was met by Lee with 60,000 men. Lee gained a decisive victory and Burnside recrossed the river, j The armies remained in this position the rest of the winter. On Sept. 22nd Lincoln issued the proclamation of warning in which he said that the slaves would be freed in those states that did not return to the Union by Jan. 1. On Jan. 1 he issued his Proclamation of Emancipa tion. By this ail the slaves in the seceded states were forever freed. He issued his proclama tions to weaken the South. In th' 1 South, on account of the blockade, prices had risen so that people could buy very few things. Coffee was worth S2O a pound and kid gloves sold for from $5 to $25 a pair. Sewing machines could not be bought at any price. But the devotion and bravery of southern women is one of the ‘most wonderful things of the 1 war. They nursed the sick and wounded soldiers. They made clothes for the soldiers. Many a soldier’s feet were kept from be ing frozen by socks knitted by the brave women at home. The women ran the farms and raised provisions for the army. But most of all. they gave their brothers, fathers, lovers and hus bands without a murmur to the cause more dear to them than life. Y oung Man If you are looking for the and neatest buggy on the market BUY THE CARMICHAEL r THEY ARE BUIT IN ONE GRADE O N Y AND ARE EQUIPPED WITH GENUINE “A Grade Wheels” AND OTHER MATERIALS THE BEST THAT MONEY WILL BUY. The Best is None too Good for You BUY A “CARMICHAEL” FOR BALE BY MIBBEB GOBBW Jackson, Georgia TAKE AN OUTING THIS MONTH VIA Southern : Railway THE RESORTS OF “The Beautiful Sapphire Country” and “The Land of the Sky” are cool and inviting UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE LIST OF Summer Resorts For complete information in regard to rates, schedules, etc., address G. R. PETIT, T. P. A., Macon, Georgia. 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