The American annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year (1862) (14741860346)

Identifier: americanannualcyv2dapp (find matches)
Title: The American annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year ..
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: D. Appleton and Company
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and Company
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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the 22d Ken-tucky, under Lieut.-Col. Munroe, had also reach-ed him. With a portion of this force, the pur-suit of the enemy was immediately commencedup the road along the Big Sandy river. The following despatches from Col. Garfielddescribe his movements: Paiutsville, January 8.T» Capt. J. B. Fry, Assistant Adjtitant-General: I entered this place yesterday with the42d Ohio, the4th Kentucky, and 800 of the 2d Virginia cavalry. Onhearing of my approach, the main rebel force left theirstrongly intrenched camp and fled. I sent my cavalryto the mouth of Jennie Creek, where they attackedand drove the rebel cavalry, which had been left as avanguard, a distance of five miles, killing three andwounding a considerable number. Marshalls whole army is now flying in utter confu-sion. He had abandoned and burned a large amountof his stores. We have taken fifteen prisoners. Ourloss is two killed and one wounded. I start in pursuitto-morrow morning. (Signed) J. A. GARFIELD, Col. commanding- Urisjade.
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ARMY OPERATIONS. 25 were the people to such events, that a speedy-close of the contest had been anticipated bythem. War, in their minds, was to be begun,carried on, and closed up with the despatch ofordinary enterprises. It was not only necessary to organize and dis-cipline armies, but to provide food, munitions,and transportation, and to organize artilleryreserves, the engineer corps, the pontoon trains,the telegraphs, and the hospitals; but also tomanufacture or import from other countriescannon, carriage harness, cavalry equipments,small arms, artillery, camp equipage, bridgetrains, &c. The time required to secure theseobjects, under the most favorable circumstances,was even longer than had been assigned for theduration of hostilities by the people of both theNorthern and Southern States. The Federal Government proposed to block-ade the coast to cut off the ConfederateStates from all communication with other na-tions. The recovery of the Mississippi valley,by which the westernamericanannualcyv2dapp