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retired toward the Potomac. The invasion of the North was stopped, for this time, in the East.

Sep.16-Munfordsville, Ky., captured by Confederates and 4,000 prisoners taken.

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17-Lee unwilling to give up his plan of invasion, makes another stand at Antietam creek, and a great battle was fought. Near 100,000 men on each side. The result was indecisive, the losses nearly equal, both in the neighborhood of 13,000. Lee retreated across the Potomac in the night, and Harper's Ferry was evacuated. 20-Gen. Rosecrans defeats the Southerners with great loss at Iuka, Miss.

22-President Lincoln issues an Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all the slaves free, unless the Southern States discontinued the war within 100 days.

27-U. S. garrison at Augusta, Ky., surrender after a very gallant fight. Oct. 3-Battle of Corinth, Miss. Confederates defeated with great loss. "8-9-Battle of Perryville, Ky. Southern army having been arrested in its advance and obliged to retreat before Gen. Buell, turned on his advance and inflicted a severe blow, but are forced to resume their retreat.

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10-Confederate cavalry, under Stuart, make a raid on Chambersburg, Penn. They capture 500 horses and many stores and hastily return to Virginia.

14-One hundred thousand dollars sent to Sanitary Commission from San Francisco.

15-Battle near Richmond, Ky.

19-Gen. Forrest defeated by Union forces, near Gallatin, Texas.
22-Southern defeat at Maysville, Ark., by Gen. Blunt.

24-An English steamer bringing military stores to the South, cap-
tured.

28-Confederates defeated by Gen. Herron, at Fayetteville, Ark.

30-Gen. Rosecrans supersedes Buell in Kentucky. Gen. Mitchell, the
astronomer, died in S. C.

Nov. 5-Gen. McClellan relieved of command in Va. by Gen. Burnside.
Attack on Nashville by Confederates. They are repulsed.
11-Southern defeat at Garrettsburg, Ky., by Gen. Ransom.
Exchange of prisoners effected.

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16-President Lincoln enjoins on soldiers in camp and garrison observance of the Sabbath.

17-Cavalry fight near Kingston, N. C. Southerners beaten.

22-All political State prisoners released by U. S. government.

25-Newbern, N. C. attacked by Southern troops. They soon retire. 28-Battle of Cane Hill, Ark. A Union victory.

Dec. 1-The Pittsburg Battery, captured on the Peninsula, retaken by a Union force sent from Suffolk, Va.

Dec. 5-Battle of Coffeeville, Miss. Southern loss was heavy.

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6-Gen. Banks' expedition for the South sailed for New Orleans.
7-At Prairie Grove, Ark., Gens. Blunt and Herron defeated Con-
federates.

Confederate Gen. Morgan captured several regiments of Western
troops.

8-Steamer Lake City destroyed by Southerners.

9-U. S. troops burn Concordia, on the Mississippi.

13-Battle of Fredricksburg. A severe repulse to the Union army. Gen. Foster makes a cavalry raid into the interior of N. C., a

success.

Commodore Parker destroys Confederate salt works, five schooners
and two sloops.

17-Gen. Banks captures Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana.
19-Confederates retake Holly Springs, Miss., and large stores with
4,000 bales of cotton.

26-Indians, engaged in the Minnesota massacre, hung-38 in number. 27-Vicksburg attacked by Gen. Sherman and gunboats, unsuccessfully, 66 31-Battle of Murfreesboro, or Stone River, commenced with a Federal repulse.

The Monitor that conquered the Merrimac, foundered at sea.
Act of Congress admitting West Virginia into the Union as a
sovereign State. This was to take effect 60 days after the Presi
dent's proclamation making this announcement.

CHAPTER XXVI.

CAMPAIGN OF 1863.

The preliminary Proclamation of Emancipation, issued Sept. 22d, 1862, was not to take effect for 100 days, or until Jan. 1st, 1863. Meanwhile the final details of the great operations, undertaken on both sides during 1862, were wound up. The bold efforts of the South, in the East and West, to transfer the war into the North, and indemnify themselves for the strict blockade of the coast by drawing supplies from the enemy, had resulted in defeat and withdrawal; not unaccompanied with booty, especially in the west, where Bragg's train of supplies was said to have been 40 miles long. The southern people had failed in the main point, yet they had gained much. Federal reverses in the east had stopped the victories in the west in mid career, both by withdrawing from those armies to the east, and adding to the Confederates from the same region. Grant and Sherman failed at Vicksburg, and Buell at Chattanooga.

Yet these reverses to the Union arms served to stimulate the north, and to demonstrate the energy, resources, and indomitable resolution of the

National government, and to undeceive the South as to the real sentiments of the great body of the Democratic party from which they had hoped aid on an invasion in force. Several of the European Powers, who would have liked to support the South, seeing the formidable character of the General Government, drew back in fear. The South might have foreseen that her cause was really hopeless; but she was too American not to feel an unconquerable resolution to carry her point or perish. She strengthened her armies and prepared for another invasion.

The Federal armies were now (Jan. 1863,) about 800,000 strong; her navy consisted of near 450 vessels, a large number being iron-clads. The great events of the campaign were Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania and his retreat after the battle of Gettysburg, and Grant's success at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. The resolution of the South, enveloped in the embrace of so mighty an antagonist, was wonderful; the unfaltering spirit, and readiness of the northern people to furnish whatever was required for success was still more so. The whole South, at least every State, was the theater of many contests of more or less importance; but the main interest centered on the Mississippi river, at Chattanooga and its vicinity, and on Gen. Lee's army in Virginia or Pennsylvania. It was a contest of giants; yet, struggle as she might, the South was doomed. At the end of this year she was still strong, her armies were veterans, her spirit unbroken. The Federal Government had gained much, but it was step by step, inch by inch; and, in some parts, as in Virginia, what had been gained many times over, in territory, had been as often lost. Her general gain over the Confederate States lay most largely in the fatal process of exhaustion to which the vast operations of the Federal government forced the South. Increase of numbers made the battles more bloody and wasteful of life. The three leading events in this campaign— the capture of Vicksburg, (the battle of Chickamauga was a Confederate victory, but balanced by that of Chattanooga,) the battle of Gettysburg, and the battle of Chattanooga-were all decisive against the Confederates, yet leaving her strength for a long and vigorous contest of more than a year and a half.

1863.

Jan. 1-The year opened with a Confederate success at Galveston, Texas. An attack by sea and land resulted in the capture of 300 troops, the destruction of one vessel with its crew, and the capture of another, the Harriet Lane. Com. Renshaw was blown up with his vessel.

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Confederate defeat at Lexington, Tenn., after an obstinate fight.
Proclamation of Emancipation issued by President Lincoln.
Long, but indecisive battle of Stone River. Federal killed and
wounded, 8,000.

3-Union army withdraws from before Vicksburg. Southern army retreats at Murfreesborough, Tenn.

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7-Springfield, Mo., successfully defended by Unionists.
9-20.000 prisoners exchanged.

11-A combined attack on Fts. Hindman and Arkansas Post by gun.
boats and land forces, resulted in Union success-over 7,000
prisoners.

12-Three Federal transports and a gunboat captured on Cumberland
river.

13-The Southern steamer, Florida, escapes from Mobile.
17-$100,000,000 issued by the U. S. government in notes to pay the
army.

20-Blockading vessels captured by Confederates, at Sabine City,
Texas.

22-Attack on Vicksburg resumed. Gen. Porter dismissed from U. S. army.

"25-A regiment of colored soldiers organized at Port Royal, S. C. "26-Gen. Hooker succeeds Gen. Burnside, in command of the Union Army of the Potomac, and Gens. Sumner and Franklin are relieved from duty.

The Confederate war steamer, Alabama, destroys one vessel and captures another.

Feb. 1-A second unsuccessful gunboat attack on Ft. McAllister. 5-Destruction of transports on Red River, La. Ft. Donelson repels Southern troops.

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12-The Florida captures the Union merchant vessel, Jacob Bell.
13-The iron-clad, Indianola, runs the blockade at Vicksburg, and is
captured.

"18-Vicksburg bombarded by gunboats-ineffectually.

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21-The Alabama, a Confederate cruiser, destroys two vessels on the African coast.

25-The Bureau of Currency and National Banks established by U.S.

Congress.

26-The Cherokees return to the Union, and abolish slavery.

Twenty-eight cars, with stores, destroyed by Confederates, in Kentucky.

28-Confederate iron-clad, Nashville, destroyed in Ogeechee river, Geo. Mar. 1-Third fruitless Union attack on Ft. McAllister, Geo.

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2-U. S. Generals increased to 358.

3-Congress authorizes loan of $900,000,000. These are called ten
forty's.

The President authorized to suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus
U. S. Assistant Treasurer provided by act of Congress.

Territorial government organized in Idaho.

Twc U. S. gunboats destroyed.

5-Van Dorn (Confederate) captures Springfield, Tenn., and many prisoners.

Mar. 6-Van Dorn captures a considerable Union force at Franklin, Tenn. 66 7-Gen. Minty captures a Confederate cavalry force at Unionville,

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10-Colored troops captured Jacksonville, Florida.

14-Port Hudson, Mississippi river, attacked by the Union gunboat
fleet under Com. Farragut. The flag ship disabled and burnt.
17-Gallant and successful exploit of Union cavalry at Kelly's Ford, Va.
19-An English steamer with arms for the South destroyed off

Charleston.

20-Defeat of Morgan (Confederate) at Milton, Tenn.

25-Two Union vessels lost before Vicksburg.

28-Confederate steamer Iris captured near Charleston, S. C. Apr. 1-Admiral Farragut passes the batteries of Grand Gulf.

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Great scarcity of many things in the Confederacy from the strictness of the blockade, and extreme depreciation of Confederate money. No cotton could be sold.

7-An attack on Fort Sumter by nine Union iron clads. They are
worsted.

The Alabama Confederate cruiser captures the U. S. ship Morning
Star.

10-Two Union gunboats destroyed on Cumberland river.

Van Dorn repulsed by Union General Granger, at Franklin, Tenn. 16-Com. Porter runs the batteries at Vicksburg successfully. 17-Gen. Banks vanquished Southern troops at La Teche and Grand Lake, La.

"22-The Queen of the West captured on Grand Lake. Grigsby, Confederate, surprised at McMinnville, Tenn. Banks occupied Opelousas and Washington, Miss.

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must be treated as other prisoners of war, on pain of retaliation.
"24-Union defeat at Beverly, Va., and victories at Weber Falls, Ark.,
and on Iron Mountain Railroad, Mo.

May 1-Gen. Grant defeated the Southern troops at Port Gibson.
Gen. Pegram, Confederate, defeated at Monticello, Ky.

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A third defeat of Southern troops, at South Quay, Va.

Unionists defeated at La Grange, Ark. Battle of Chancellorsville,
Va., begins.

2- Col. Grierson, of U. S. army, finished a daring and successful raid through the interior of Miss. Traveled 800 miles in 16 days. Battle of Chancellorsville continued. It was a Federal repulse. Loss each side 15,000.

3-Capture of Grand Gulf, Miss., by Admiral Porter. 2-Vallandigham arrested in Ohio for treason.

He was sent South

100 Secessionists of St. Louis sent South for treason.

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