1862.
Jan. 1—Mason and Slidell leave Ft. Warren, Boston Harbor, for England.
” 2—Success of Unionists on Port Royal Island, near Charleston, S. C.
” 4—Gen. Milroy defeats Confederates at Huntersville, Va.
” 7—Confederate defeat at Romney. U. S. troops capture stores in Tucker Co., Va.
” 8—Union victory by Gen. Palmer at Silver Creek, Mo.
” 10—Humphrey Marshall defeated by Union troops in Kentucky.
Senators Johnson and Polk of Mo., expelled from the U. S. Senate.
” 11—Simon Cameron, U. S. Sec. of War, resigned; E. M. Stanton appointed.
Naval engagement on the Mississippi near the mouth of the Ohio; Union vessels superior.