Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2)

by Ann S. Stephens

2. Bragg superseded by Hardee in command of the rebel army in Georgia.

3. Union cavalry make a foray toward Canton, Miss.

3. Sherman’s cavalry near Knoxville.

4. Longstreet raises the siege of Knoxville, Tenn., and retreats toward Va.

6. Chesapeake, steamer, seized by reb. pirates on board, engineer shot, and crew landed at St. Johns.

6. The monitor Weehawken founders at Charleston harbor, with all on board.

7. Jefferson Davis issues his annual message.

7. U. S. Congress reassembles.

8. Pres. Lincoln issues his Message and Proclamation of Amnesty.

11. Fort Sumter vigorously bombarded and partly set on fire.