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guerrilla band, in the engagement at Cyn- thiana, July 17, 1862, and of otherwise having aided and abetted the present re- bellion."
Feb. 25-A Federal brigade dashes into Mountsterling, Montgomery eo., driving out a portion of Col. Cluke's cavalry. Two days after, Cluke, having by a shrewd ruse caused the large Federal force to be sent off to Paris, re-enters the town, cap- turing the garrison and stores.
Feb. 25-Library committee in the Ky house of representatives report that "out of 12,000 or 14,000 volumes in the state library, probably there cannot be found more than 100 on the subjects of history, biography and general literature. Of the well known histories of Kentneky by Humphrey Marshall, in 1824, Mann But- ler in 1834, and Lewis Collins in 1847, there is not a copy in the library of the commonwealth which is the subject of those histories. Thus much may be said of the contributions to Western history by Gen. Robert B. MeAfee in 1816 and Gov. James T. Morehead in 1840. Of the great statesman who has added so much to the historic fame of Kentucky, Henry Clay, not a single memoir or vol- ume of speeches is to be found in this capitol. With the exception of the books published at the expense of the state, and a few guides to law officers, there is searcely a copy of any work written or edited by a native Kentuckian.
"Would it not have been eminently proper, in former legislatures which have convened in this capitol, and manifested from time to time a becoming pride in the past history of Kentucky-by rearing military and civic monuments over the graves of her illustrious dead-to have expended annually a small sum in the purchase of printed memorials of her sons, dead or living, many of which will be more enduring than any monument ? Your committee think so, and believe such duty to be as imperative now as it was in former years."
Feb. 26-Publication of the True Pres- byterian at Louisville resumed, by Rev. Stuart Robinson, D. D., and Rev. Robert Morrison. It had been suspended, by military interference, sinee Sept. 18, 1862.
March 2-Interesting seene in the hall of the house of representatives, in joint session of the general assembly. Beauti- ful message from Gov. James F. Robin- son, presenting the battle-worn and storm- torn flags of the 6th, 8th, 9th, 15th, 17th, and 21st regiments of Ky. volunteer ( Federal) infantry. Resolutions adopted, 1. To deposit them in the state library ; 2. Of thanks to Edward C. Hockersmith and John T. Gunn, gallant extemporaneous color-bearers of the 21st Ky .; 3. Ordering printed for distribution 5,000 copies of the message and proceedings.
March 2-Legislature adopts a series of 12 resolutions coneerning national affairs, most of thein by an almost unanimous vote. The 4th "enters this general assembly's
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solemn protest " against the emancipation | the Fayette circuit court at Lexington, proclamation, as unwise, unconstitutional decides the law of congress which makes U. S. treasury notes a legal tender con- stitutional. Appeal taken. and void. The 6th "declines to accept the president's proposition for emancipa- tion, as contained in his proclamation of March 15-Atlanta (Georgia) Confed- eracy says that in the Confederate service are 10 regiments of infantry, 10 regiments and several battalions of cavalry, and 5 batteries of artillery, from Ky. May 19, 1862;" [Jas. Speed, senator, and Perry S. Layton, representative, alone voted against this.] The 10th favors a convention to propose amendments to the U. S. constitution.
March 2-Legislature makes special provision for common school districts in- terrupted by the war. .... Negroes claim- ing freedom under or by virtue of the President's proclamation of Jan. 1, 1863, forbidden to migrate to or remain in this state ......... Appropriates $100 per annum for the purchase of literary and miscella- neous works for the state library. .. 3- Resolves, "That we have witnessed with pride the gallant conduct of Col. John H. McHenry, Jr., late commander of the 17th Ky. volunteers ; and do heartily in- dorse and approve the order made by him in Oct. last-construing it, as we do, to mean that he would expel from his lines, and permit their owners to take in posses- sion, all runaway slaves found within his camp." [The house of representatives, Feb. 2, unanimously passed a spirited re- port and resolution, arguing its hardship and injustice-of which they requested the governor to send a copy to the president- asking him to rescind the order dismiss- ing Col. McHenry ; but the senate, after repeated sessions upon the matter, Feb. 25, passed the above very tame and impotent resolution, and the house concurred in it- permanent record evidence of a remarkable decay of the spirit of resistance to, and even of protest against, military aggres- sion and domination.]
March 2-Restrictions on trade between northern states and Ky. partially re- moved ; permits for shipments issued only to parties " well indorsed as to their loy- alty."
March 3-Legislature authorizes the auditor to give to certain clerks or sheriffs, credit for, or to refund to certain other par- ties, the following sums of money which they were, by duress or forcibly, compelled to pay to " commissioners of the so-called Provisional Government of Ky.," or to Confederate officers : In the counties of Logan $6,600, Simpson $1,000, Marshall $46, Owen $600, Warren $1,941, Allen $785, Fulton $904, Caldwell $800-total $12,676, during this session.
March 4-Ky. bank notes at Louisville 14 per cent premium.
March 6-Four bales of cotton, part of several small lots raised in Simpson co., Ky., sold in Louisville at 80 cents per pound.
March 10-U. S. senate refuses to con- firm the nomination of Brig. Gen. Horatio G. Wright to a major- generalship, which position he has held by appointment and also military cominander of the depart- ment embracing Ky.
March 12-Judge Wm. C. Goodloe, in |
March 18, 19-Union Democratic state convention at Louisville ; 94 out of 110 counties represented. Hon. James A. Cravens, recently a Democratic member of congress from Indiana-although in- vited to speak by acclamation, introduced by ex-Gov. Chas. A. Wickliffe, and his loyalty vouched for by congressman Geo. H. Yeaman, and by Col. C. L. Dunham, of an Indiana regiment (" who had spent most of the last two years in Kentucky defending her soil ")-was cried down and insulted, by cries of " traitor," " butter- nut," " copperhead," " put him out ;" be- cause, among other things, " he hoped they would inaugurate a policy which, while it would put down rebellion, would also preserve the constitution with all its guaranties ; Abraham Lincoln could not have organized the army without the aid of the Democratic party ; the war could not have lasted twenty-four hours without their aid and assistance; they were the only party that could save the country, and yet they were denounced and branded as traitors." After an hour's violent con- fusion, he was allowed to proceed for a few minutes, in peace. Joshua F. Bell was nom- inated for governor, receiving 627 votes, acting-Gov. James F. Robinson 171 ; Mor- timer M. Benton 79, Col. Thos. E. Bram- lette 77, Gen. Jerry T. Boyle 49, Brutus J. Clay 19. For lieutenant governor, Rich- ard T. Jacob was nominated on the second ballot, receiving 506 votes, Col. Geo. T. Wood 450. [Many " Union- Democrats"- finding themselves deceived, by the course of men heretofore co-operating with them and loud in conservative professions, but now rushing headlong into most extreme measures-condemn the action of the con- vention, and manifest a growing disposi- tion to part company with the controlling element.]
March 21-Col. Cluke's Confederate cav - alry, about 300, after a desperate fight of four hours, and setting fire to several houses from which he had been fired upon, captures Mountsterling, with 428 prison- ers, 220 wagons laden with valuable mili- tary stores, 500 mules, and nearly 1,000 stand of arms ; loss in killed and wounded, Confederates 11, Federals 3.
March 24-Gen. Pegram's Confederate cavalry occupy Danville : Col. Wolford's cavalry resisting their advance all day, but falling back towards Lexington ; he lost 27 killed and wounded; Confederate loss about the same, together with 30 pris- oners.
March 24-Federal military authorities under Col. Sanders D. Bruce, impress ne- groes in Bourbon co., sending them to Lex-
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ington to work on intrenchments and for other labor. Any person disobeying the order or obstructing its execution is threat- ened with arrest and imprisonment.
March 24-Gen. Humphrey Marshall's Confederate forces make a dash upon a portion of Gen. White's Federal troops, about 10 miles from Louisa, Lawrence co., forcing them back on the large force, when the former withdrew.
March 30-Col. Chas. J. Walker's 10th Ky. cavalry attacks Col. Cluke's Confed- erate cavalry, 6 miles east of Mountster- ling, routes them, and drives them beyond the Licking river.
March 30-Battle of Dutton Hill, 112 miles from Somerset, Pulaski county ; be- tween 1,100 Federal troops (400 of Col. Wolford's Ist Ky. cavalry) under Brig. Gen. Q. A. Gillmore, and 2,600 Confeder- ate cavalry under Gen. Pegram. After a sharp engagement of 5 hours, the latter retreated over the Cumberland river, hav- ing lost some 250, mostly in prisoners ; Federal loss 60, in killed, wounded and missing.
March 31-Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burn- side, the new commander of the depart- ment of the Ohio, which includes Ky., orders the dishonorable discharge from the U. S. military service of Capt. Wm. D. Ratcliffe, 10th Ky. cavalry, for his sur- render of Mountsterling. [A court of in- quiry afterwards honorably acquitted him, and he was restored to his regiment.] Because of some irregularity by the Con- federates in paroling the prisoners, Gen. B. declares the parole void, and orders the men and officers to report to his headquar- ters at Cincinnati for duty.
March 31-Brig. Gen. Speed Smith Fry, from headquarters U. S. forces at Danville, issues a locomotive general order, requiring 1. "The quartermaster and commissary stores left in Danville by the Federal forces, and now in the hands of the citi- zens of the town, to be sent back to the places from which they were taken ;" 2. " The articles taken from private citizens by the rebels whilst in the town recently, and distributed amongst some of their sympathizers, will be at once returned to their proper owners ;" 3. " All male citi- zens who by word or act gave the rebels, whilst here, any aid or comfort or infor- mation, are hereby ordered to leave the place, and not make their appearance here again until they can return with full de- termination to be quiet and loyal citizens ; they have forfeited all claims to the protec- tion either of the general or state govern- ment, and will not receive it ; they must.go, and go at once."
April 1-" Brain fever" carries off 17 Confederate soldiers, in one regiment, in southern Ky., in a few days. The pa- tient suffers with a terrible pain in the back of the head and along the spine; the extremities soon become cold, and the patient sinks in torpor ; every case fatal, in a few hours.
April 3-A full-grown magnificent pan-
I ther, weighing 111 pounds, and measuring 7 feet from nose to tip of tail, killed by John Curtis, 512 miles from Lexington, on Frankfort road.
April 4-Martial law abolished at Lex- ington, and, April 8, at Paris. During its reign the citizens suffered for want of wood and eatables.
April 5-Wm. Kaye elected mayor of Louisville by 710 majority over Thos. H. Crawford, both " Union "-the former sup- ported by the Democrat and the latter by the Journal newspapers.
April 6-Judge Jos. Doniphan, in the Kenton circuit court at Covington, decides that congress has no power to pass any act of which the effect would be to divest a state court of its jurisdiction.
April 9-A large body of land and some railroad stock, confiscated as the property of Col. Wm. Preston, (of Ky.,) of the Confederate army, sold at auction at Charlestown, Indiana, for account of the U. S. government.
April 11-Gen. Pegram's Confederate cavalry defeated at Somerset, Pulaski co .; many taken prisoners.
April 12-Col. S. R. Mott, of 118th Ohio, commanding at Cynthiana, forbids any person buying, selling or shipping mer- chandise or groceries "without first pro- curing a certificate of six unconditional Union men to the effect that he himself is an unconditional Union man."
April 13-Savage and brutal code pro- mulgated by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burn- side, commander of the department which includes Ky. Besides some severe regu- lations strictly military and legitimate in war, the " carriers of secret mails and writers of letters sent by secret mails" are threatened with death, without dis- crimination as to the character of the letters or mail. " Persons declaring sym- pathy for the enemy will be at once ar- rested with a view to being tried as traitors, and if convicted suffer death, or sent be- yond our lines into the lines of their friends." Known as " Order No. 38."
April 17-Suspension of tobacco manu- factories at Louisville, throwing 3,000 operatives out of employment.
April 17-Gen. Wilcox, in command at Lexington, orders the exclusion, from his department, of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Gen. Burnside, in a few days, countermands the order.
April 19-Fine bridge at Lower Blue Licks, in Nicholas co., over the Licking river, fired by an incendiary and burned down. It was built 30 years ago.
April 20-Gen. Burnside orders the ar- rest of any persons guilty of trafficking in Confederate serip.
April 22-Win. F. Corbin and T. G. Magraw, confederate captains, found guilty by court martial (under Burnside's " order No. 38 ") of recruiting for the Confederate army, and ordered to be shot on May 15, on Johnson's Island.
April 22-Confederate raid on Tomp- kinsville, Monroe co., (in revenge for the
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Federal raid on and burning of Celina, Tenn.); several killed, and court house and several other buildings burned.
April 23-Death of Elijah Denny, aged 110, in Rockcastle co .; he fought at Stony Point and in other battles of the Revolu- tionary war.
April 23-A small Confederate detach- ment defeated near Rockhold, Whitley co., losing 4 killed and 9 taken prisoners.
April 23-A general court martial at Cincinnati condemns Sampson D. Talbot, of Bourbon co., to $1,000 fine and impris- onment 3 months, and longer unless the fine is paid, for harboring and concealing Confederate soldiers ; also, (for being pres- ent at Talbot's house, ) Thos. Sullivan to 60 days imprisonment-both in the mili- tary prison on Johnson's island, near San- dusky, Ohio. Thos. M. Campbell, a Con- federate soldier of Nicholas co., was also condemned to be hung as a spy, sent to Johnson's island in irons, and ordered to be executed May 8, 1863; he was not executed at that time, it was stated, be- cause " he had signified his willingness to inform on other spies."
April 24-Joshua F. Bell declines the nomination of the "Union " party for governor. May 2-Col. Thos. E. Bram- lette is nominated in his place, by the "Union Democratic central committee."
April 27-30 guerrillas attack a train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, 4 miles north of Franklin, Simpson co., but are driven off, losing several killed and wounded, by 100 Federal soldiers con- cealed on the train.
April 29-Gen. Carter, with Wolford's 1st Ky. cavalry and the 7th Ohio, over- takes and drives a Confederate force from Monticello, Wayne co., killing S, wound- ing 18, and capturing over 30 prisoners.
April 29-Near Meadeville, Meade co., the 36th Ky. Federal cavalry surround 10 guerrillas, kill 9 and mortally wound 1.
April 30-President Lincoln sets apart this Thursday, "as a day of national hu- miliation, fasting and prayer."
May 1-Gen. Carter drives a force of Morgan's Confederate cavalry out of Mon - ticello, Wayne co .; heavy skirmishing.
May 6-33 soldiers, 27th New Jersey, drowned in crossing the Cumberland river, at Stagall's ferry, by upsetting a boat. .
May 8-11 young men recruited for the Confederate army by Wm. S. Waller, jr., surprised at midnight and captured by a squad under Col. W. H. Wadsworth, near Maysville.
May 10-Adj. Gen. Finnell calls for the enlistment of 20,000 Kentuckians, for the defence of the state, as authorized by special act of congress.
May 10-The Gen. Buell court of in- quiry, after a session of 5 months, and taking 5,000 manuscript pages of testi- mony, closes its labors.
May 10-Judge Lanc, of Ala .. publishes a statement made in his hearing by the late Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston-that " without Kentucky, Missouri and Mary-
| land, the Southern Confederacy could not exist."
May 11-Brisk engagement at "the Nacrows," in the Horseshoe bend of the Cumberland river, in Wayne co., between 480 of Col. Jacob's 9th Ky. cavalry and 800 of Gen. John H. Morgan's Confeder- ate cavalry. The former successful at first, but finally had to fall back across Greasy creek ; Federal loss in killed, wounded and missing 42; Confederate loss 32 in killed and wounded, according to Gen. Duke.
May 13-Confederates defeated in a skirmish ncar Woodburn, Warren co.
May 13-Gen. Burnside's "order No. 66 " requires the wives and families of persons absent in the Confederate ariny to be sent South "as speedily as possible." " Persons who have been connected with the rebel army will be arrested as spies, if they do not report at some Federal headquarters immediately." May 18- Both orders slightly modified.
May 13-Skirmish at South Union, Lo- gan co.
May 15-Two railroad car-loads of Gen. Simon B. Buckner's furniture discovered at Elizabethtown, and confiscated.
May 21-Maj. Gen. John C. Breckin- ridge publishes, in the Chattanooga Rebel, a scathing reply to the reflections cast upon him and his Ky. troops by Gen. Bragg, in his official report of the Stone river battles ; and asks a court of inquiry.
May 22-Burning of the Transylvania Medical Hall, Lexington, Ky., recently occupied as a hospital for sick soldiers ; no lives lost.
May 25-Frankfort Yeoman suspends publication, on account of hard times.
May 27-$1,600 for premium tobacco, distributed at the Ky. state exhibition at Louisville.
May 31-Lieut. Col. Silas Adams, and 50 of the 1st Ky. cavalry, cross the Cum- berland river in canoes, and capture 17 Confederate pickets at Mill Springs, Wayne co .; then joining other Federal cavalry, engage in a sharp skirmish with Confederate cavalry, in same county.
June 1-Four counties in northern Ky., within the last 3 months, have produced 213,467 gallons of whisky, and paid $42,693 U. S. government tax thercon.
June 2-Gen. Burnside prohibits the circulation of the New York World and Chicago Times, both Democratic newspa- pers, in the department of the Ohio, which includes Ky .; but, June 4, President Lin- coln revokes the order.
June 3-A number of females arrested at Demossville, Pendleton co., and some at other points, to be sent South. They are regarded as dangerous to the U. S. government.
June 5-Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand, (of Illinois, but a native Kentuckian,) in a letter to Gov. Robinson, " bears testi- mony to the gallantry, bravery, good con- duct," and " unflinching steadiness," of the 7th, 19th, and 22d Ky. regiments, in
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the 13th army corps under his command, at the battles, in Mississippi, of Thomp- son's Hill on May 1, Champion Hills May 16, Big Black bridge May 17, and before Vicksburg since May 19.
June 6-Locomotive-boiler explosion, on the Ky. Central railroad, at Nicholas- ville ; 6 killed, 12 wounded.
June 6-Oppressive trade order issued at Lexington. The U. S. treasury agent, - Mullen, authorizes Lexington mer- chants to import only about $34,000 per month of all kinds of merchandise (just $112 to each citizen of Fayette co.) ; no merchant allowed to job or wholesale, or to purchase over 2 months' supplies.
June 6-Col. Orlando H. Moore, provost marshal at Louisville, by special letter "has the honor most respectfully to re- quest " the editors of the Louisville Jour- nal and of the Louisville Democrat " to discontinue their attacks and reflections upon the war policy and measures of the administration." Somebody immediately cuts off his provost-marshal head ; such politeness being simply intolerable.
June 9-Cavalry skirmishing for 8 miles, near Monticello, Wayne co .; Gen. Pegram's Confederates retreating before Gen. Carter's Federals.
June 13-Small Confederate force de- feated, losing 4 killed and 5 prisoners, on Wilson's creek, near Boston, Nelson co.
June 13-Confederate raid on Elizabeth- town; train of cars captured with 120 horses ; 3 cars burned.
June 14-About 300 Confederate cavalry under Col. Peter Everett make a raid on Maysville, spike the 6-pounder cannon, des- troy all the home-guard arms, and capture from the citizens a number of Colt rifles, a number of horses, and several thousand dollars worth of merchandise. They search in vain for Col. W. H. Wadsworth and some other prominent citizens, to carry off as hostages for certain Confederate sol- diers now under arrest or already senteneed as reputed spies.
June 15-Maj. R. T. Williams, with 30 men of 14th Ky. cavalry, ambushed, 2 miles fromn Olympian Springs, Bath co., by Capt. Peter Everett's Confederate eav- alry, losing 11 killed or mortally wounded, and 5 wounded and missing.
June 15-Provost marshals busy en- rolling the militia of Ky.
June 16-Home-guards attack Everett's Confederate cavalry near Plummer's mills, Fleming co., and are defeated.
June 16-Lieut. Col. R. R. Maltby, with 2 battalions of 10th Ky. cavalry, overtakes Everett's Confederate cavalry at Triplett's creek bridge, near Morehead, Rowan co., and defeats thein after a brisk skirmish. During the engagement Col. DeCoureey's 8th Michigan cavalry regi- ment, 1,000 strong, came up and attacked the Confederates, who were allowed to slip off under the impression they were home-guards; while the 8th Michigan with cannon and Spencer rifles opened a hot fire on the 10th Ky., across the creek-
fortunately shooting over their heads. 38 Confederates were captured, of whom 1 had been killed, and 3 wounded.
June 18-Capt. Hines, and 65 men of 2d Ky. Confederate cavalry, eross the Ohio river near Leavenworth, Indiana ; on their return, while fording the river, they are vigorously charged upon by two companies of home-guards, a number captured and the rest scattered.
June 19-More impressing of negroes in Bourbon county, for military purposes -to work on roads.
June 20-Wm. F. Bullock, John -H. Harney, Nat. Wolfe, Wm. Kaye, Wm. A. Dudley, Joshua F. Bullitt, and others, eall upon ex-Gov. Chas. A. Wickliffe to become a candidate for governor ; he con- sents.
June 22-John T. Dial and E. M. Grin- dle, of Campbell co., tried by court mar- tial at Cincinnati, on a charge of aiding and abetting the enemy, and sentenced to be shot ; and James Clark Lisle, a Confed- erate soldier captured in Clark eo., sen- tenced to be hanged as a spy.
June 22-James R. Hallam, of Newport, brings suit in Covington against Edmund W. Hawkins, Nathaniel B. Shaler, Wm. H. Lape, Wm. M. Thompson, Wm. H. Smith, Frank Clark, and Henry C. Gass- away, for false imprisonment in Camp Chase, Ohio, for four months-charging them with conspiracy in eausing his arrest and confinement, and elaiming $30,000 damages. Hubbard D. Helm, Robert Maddox, Peter MeArthur, Patrick Walsh, and 10 others bring separate suits, in the Campbell circuit court, at Newport, against various parties, for the same general cause -each elaiming $50,000 damages. Afew days after, H. B. Wellman, the attorney who brought most of the foregoing suits, was arrested by order of Gen. Burnside, and lodged in the military prison, on Co- lumbia st., Cincinnati. Notwithstanding this, ex-Judge Samuel M. Moore brought four suits against the defendants first named, in favor of Thos. L. Jones, Wilson Kiser, John Kiser, and Jesse Yelton.
July 1-Robert Richardson, superin- tendent of public instruction, in his annual report, speaks of the act of Aug. 30, 1862- which requires a stringent oath of loyalty to be taken by every common school trus- tee and teacher before he shall aet as such, under penalty of a fine of from $25 to $200 if he aet without the oath, and of confinement in the penitentiary if he vio- late the oath-as " materially detrimental to the prosperity of our common schools ;" " visiting unmerited punishment on thou- sands of innocent and defenseless chil- dren," and "a monument of misdirected patriotism and unguarded legislation." HIe earnestly recommends its repeal. " Military operations, and the presenec of armies and armed bands, in certain lo- ealities, during the greater portion of the past year, rendered it impossible for many district schools to be taught."
July 2-Skirmish near Burksville, Cum-
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berland co .; the Federals driven back by Gen. Morgan's Confederate cavalry to their encampment at Marrowbone; by the aid of artillery and reserve forces they in turn repulse the Confederates.
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