1862, SEPTEMBER 17.-The garrison at Munfordsville, Kentucky, surrendered to the Confederates.

A provisional government was organized by the Confederate forces, at Frankfort, for Kentucky.

1862, SEPTEMBER 17.- Cumberland Gap was vacated by the Federals.

1862, SEPTEMBER 19. The Confederate forces were defeated at Iuka, Mississippi.

1862, SEPTEMBER 22.-President Lincoln issued a proclamation abolishing slavery in the Southern States, unless they returned to the Union before the 1st of January, 1863.

The President, after stating that the war would still be conducted for restoring the Union, and that he should again urge Congress to pecuniarily indemnify the loyal slave states, should they abolish slavery either gradually or immediately, and that efforts would still continue for the voluntary colonization of "persons of African descent," proclaims, "That, on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state, or any designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever, free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom." The proclamation ends thus: "And the executive will in due time recommend that all citizens of the United States who shall have remained loyal thereto throughout the rebellion, shall (upon the restoration of the constitutional relation between the United States and their respective states and people, if the relation shall have been suspended or disturbed) be compensated for all losses by acts of the United States, including the loss of slaves."

1862, SEPTEMBER 24.- President Lincoln by a proclamation suspended the habeas corpus "in respect to persons held by military authority."

It was done to prevent the release of military and state prisoners.

1862, SEPTEMBER 25.-A convention of governors_from_the loyal states was held at Altoona, Pennsylvania, and adopted an address to the President, pledging him their support.

They suggested an army of reserve, and indorsed the emancipation proclamation.

1862, OCTOBER 3.-The battle of Corinth, Mississippi, was fought.

The Confederates, under Van Dorn, were defeated by the Federals under Rosecrans.

1862, OCTOBER 8.-The battle of Perryville, Kentucky, was fought.

The Federals, under General Buell, defeated the Confederates under General Bragg.

1862, OCTOBER 10.A raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was made by a Confederate force under General Stuart.

1862, OCTOBER 18.- Morgan made a raid in Kentucky.

He occupied Lexington, Kentucky.

1862, OCTOBER 24.

The command of the army of Kentucky

was given to General Rosecrans.

General Buell was relieved of it.

1862, OCTOBER 27. The Mexican congress assembled and protested against the Spanish invasion.

1862, NOVEMBER 7. — General Burnside was appointed to the command of the army of the Potomac.

He relieved General McClellan.

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1862, NOVEMBER 9. General Butler issued his sequestration order.

1862. THE French government proposed to Russia and England to mediate in the United States.

The proposition was made by Drouyn d' L'Huys. Russia declined it November 8, and Great Britain on the 13th.

1862, NOVEMBER 22. A general order for the release of all state prisoners was issued.

1862, DECEMBER 7.- The Confederates were defeated at Prairie Grove, Arkansas.

1862, DECEMBER 11.- Fredericksburg, Virginia, was bombarded by the Federal army.

They were under command of General Burnside, and had crossed the Rappahannock. On the 13th, their attack on the Confederate works was repulsed, and on the 15th and 16th they recrossed the Rappahannock, having lost heavily.

1862, DECEMBER 16. Department of the Gulf.

General Banks assumed command of the

1862, DECEMBER 18. Lexington, Kentucky, was taken by the Confederates.

1862, DECEMBER 20.- Holly Springs, Mississippi, was captured by the Confederates.

1862, DECEMBER 27.

The Federals, under General Sherman, were repulsed at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi.

They had set out from Memphis December 20. After the repulse, the army withdrew from the Yazoo.

1862, DECEMBER 28. Van Buren, Arkansas, was captured by the Federals.

General Blunt was in command. A large quantity of supplies, and four steamers laden, were captured.

SIGNING THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, JANUARY 1, 1863.

¿CEMBER 29.—The battle of Stone River, Tennessee,

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ederates, under General Bragg, were defeated by the Federals under

ecrans.

ECEMBER, 30. The siege of Vicksburg was abandoned al Sherman.

riven the Confederates into the town on the 27th, and been driven ition on the 29th. On the 31st, General McClernand succeeded Genn in command, and the army retired to Milliken's Bend.

ECEMBER 31.-The second battle of Stone River, Tenas fought.

three days. The Confederates were driven back, and on January 3 occupied Murfreesborough.

ECEMBER 31. — An act passed by Congress for the adf West Virginia to the Union was approved.

ed that "whenever the people of West Virginia shall, through their tion, and by a vote to be taken at an election to be held within the e said state, at such time as the convention may provide, make and hange aforesaid, and properly certify the same under the hand of the of the convention, it shall be lawful for the President of the United ssue his proclamation, stating the fact; and thereupon this act shall and be in force from and after sixty days from the date of said procThe change referred to was to be introduced in the constitution, il children born after the 4th of July, 1863, free, and all children under it date, free when twenty-one; all over ten and under twenty-one, free y-five.

3, JANUARY 1.—The emancipation proclamation was issued. pecified Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (certain parishes excepted), MissisAlabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (West Virginia and other portions excepted), as the rebellious states to which the proclamation applied. The excepted parts "are, for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued." "And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said states and parts of states, are and henceforth shall be free, and that the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.

"And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free, to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that in all cases, when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.

"And I further declare and make known that such persons, of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.

"And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and gracious favor of Almighty God."

1863, JANUARY 1.- Galveston, Texas, was captured by the Confederates.