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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861 , January (search)
Jan. 29.
The United States revenue cutter Robert McClelland, Captain Breshwood (a Virginian), was surrendered at New Orleans to the State of Louisiana.--Times, Feb. 8.
Secretary Dix's dispatch to Hemphill Jones, to shoot on the spot any one who attempts to haul down the American flag caused great enthusiasm.--(Doc. 28.)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1862 , January (search)
January 29.
At sundown last night General Heintzelman sent fifty of the New York Thirty-seventh, under Lieutenant-Colonel John Burke, to capture some rebels, who were at Porter's, near Occoquan Bridge, Va. They had to march ten to eleven miles through mud, and reached there about one o'clock this morning.
A dance was progressing in the house, which was frame, and covered with clapboards.
A gun was fired, and they were ordered to surrender.
They immediately refused, and opened fire on the National troops through a window, and then made port-holes through the sides, hoping that their firing would be heard by their comrades, and aid come to them.
After considerable random firing, a whole platoon fired through the weather-boards, and in a few minutes afterwards the firing ceased, and some on cried out they had surrendered.
On examination it was found that inside were bodies of nine privates and one major, of the Texan Rangers, and one civilian dead.
The man of the house, Porte
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1863 , January . (search)
January 29.
The British iron steamer Princess Royal, laden with rifled guns, arms, ammunition, steam-engines, etc., was captured oft Charleston, S. C., while attempting to run the blockade.--(Doc. 112.)
The Senate of Missouri passed the resolution of the lower House asking the Congress of the United States to appropriate twenty-five millions of dollars for emancipation purposes in that State, by a vote of twenty-six yeas to two nays.--General Banks at New Orleans, issued a general order promulgating the confirmatory Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln.
A fight took place at Bear River, Washington Territory, between a force of Union troops under the command of Colonel Connor, and a large body of Indians, resulting, after a bloody contest of four hours duration, in a rout of the Indians with great loss.--(Docs. 113 and 142.)
The first decision under President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was made in St. Louis by Judge Glover, who decided in favor o
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1864 , January (search)
January 29.
Last night a train of about eighty wagons was sent out from New Creek, heavily laden with commissary stores for the garrison at Petersburgh, West-Virginia, and accompanying the train was an escort of about eight hundred men, being detachments from the Twenty-third Illinois, (Irish brigade,) Fourth Virginia cavalry, Second Maryland, First and Fourteenth Virginia infantry, and one hundred of the Ringgold Cavalry battalion, the whole under command of Colonel J. W. Snyder.
Nothing unusual occurred until the train got about three miles south of Williamsport to-day, when it was suddenly set upon at different points by open and concealed forces of the rebels.
Although somewhat surprised by the suddenness of the attack, the guard at once formed and deployed for action.
Then it was that a hard fight ensued, commencing at three o'clock in the afternoon and lasting for over four hours, at the expiration of which time it was found that the Nationals had lost about eighty i
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 33 (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Captain Wilkes 's seizure of Mason and Slidell . (search)
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 7 : Secession Conventions in six States. (search)
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 9 : events at Nashville , Columbus , New Madrid, Island number10 , and Pea Ridge . (search)