Nov. 10. The rebels attack the town Guyandotte, Virginia, killing some of the Union men, but were driven off. Nov. 11.-Guyandotte burned by the Unionists. Halleck takes command of the Western Department.

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Nov. 15.-The United States Frigate San Jacinto arrived at Fortress Monroe with Mason and Slidell, the rebel commissioners to Europe.

Nov. 18. Confederate Congress met.

Nov. 21.-The United States vessel Santee captured the prirateer Royal Yacht, off Galveston, Texas.

Nov. 23.-Fort Pickens and the U. S. war vessels Niagara and Colorado, bombarded the rebel fortifications at Pensacola. Port of Warrenton burnt.

Nov. 26. Sharp skirmish at Hunter's Hill, Virginia. Union loss 28 killed and wounded.

Nov. 27.-General McClellan directed the observance of the Sabbath in all the camps of the U. S. Army.

Nov. 29. Skirmish at Warsaw Missouri; a portion of the town destroyed.

Nov. 30.-Fight at Salem, Missouri. Rebels defeated with a loss of 39 killed and wounded.

DECEMBER, 1861.

DEO. 3.-Congress met.

DEC. 4.-John C. Breckinridge expelled from the United States Senate.

DEC. 5.-Engagement between the rebel gunboats and the Federal vessels, at Cape Hatteras. According to the reports of the Secretaries of War and Navy, the Union forces numbered 640,537 volunteers, 20,334 regular soldiers, and 22,000 seamen.

DEC. 9.-The Confederate Congress passed a bill admitting Kentucky into the Southern Confederacy. Freestone Point, Virginia, shelled by the National gunboats; the rebel batteries were silenced, and the buildings containing stores were destroyed.

DEC. 13.-Engagement at Camp Alleghany, Virginia, in which General Milroy defeated the rebels under Colonel Johnson. Union loss, 21 killed and 107 wounded.

FIGHT AT MUNFORDSVILLE, KY.

DEC. 17.-The Union force engaged was a portion of the 32d Indiana (German) regiment; the Confederates were commanded

by General Hindman; battle drawn. Union loss 10 killed and 17 wounded. General Pope captured 360 secessionists at Osceola, Missouri.

DEC. 18.-General Pope captured 1,300 rebels, a number of horses and wagons, and 1,000 stand of arms, at Millford, Mis souri. Union loss 2 killed and 17 wounded. Stone fleet sunk in Charleston harbor.

DEC 20.-Battle of Drainsville, Virginia, in which the rebels were defeated by the Union troops under General McCall. Union loss 7 killed and 61 wounded.

DEC. 27.-Mason and Slidell surrendered to the British Minister.

DEC. 28.-A fight took place at Mount Zion, Boone county, Missouri. The Confederates were dispersed with considerable loss in killed, wounded and prisoners. Union loss 3 killed and 11 wounded.

JANUARY, 1862.

JAN. 1.-Mason and Slidell left Fort Warren, for England, in the British steamer Rinaldo. Cannon fight at Fort Pickens. General Stevens advances from Beaufort to the mainland, and with the assistance of the gunboats, captured the Coosaw batteries. Union loss 2 killed and 8 wounded.

JAN. 4.-General Milroy defeated the rebels at Huntersville, Virginia, and captured $80,000 worth of stores.

JAN. 7.-Rebels defeated at Romney. A force of 300 Union troops sent by General Milroy, captured a large quantity of stores in Tucker county, Virginia.

JAN. 8.-General Palmer defeated the rebels at Silver Creek, Missouri. Union loss 4 killed and 18 wounded.

JAN. 10.-Colonel Garfield defeated the rebels under Humphrey Marshall, at Prestonburg, Ky.

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JAN. 11.—The Burnside expedition sailed from Fortress MonNaval engagement on the Mississippi between the Union steamers Essex and St. Louis, and four rebel boats; the latter were compelled to seek protection under the batteries at Colum bus. Simon Cameron resigned his position as Secretary of War, and E. M. Stanton appointed in his place.

MILL SPRING, KY.

JAN. 19. This battle was fought between 3,000 Union troops under General Schoep, and rebels under General Zollicoffer.

The enemy were defeated and General Zollicoffer killed. Union loss, 39 killed and 127 wounded.

FEBRUARY, 1862.

FEB. 3.-The Federal Government decided that the crews of the captured privateers were to be considered as prisoners of

war.

FEB. 5.-Jesse D. Bright expelled from the United States Senate.

FEB. 6.-Commodore Foote, with 7 gunboats, attacked Fort Henry, on the Tennessee river. After fighting an hour and a half, the rebel commander, General Tilghman, made an unconditional surrender.

FEB. 7.-The expedition under General Burnside and Commodore Goldsborough reached Roanoke Island, and commenced the attack on the rebel fortifications.

ROANOKE ISLAND.

FEB. 8-General Burnside captured the six forts on Roanoke Island, taking about 3,000 small arms and destroying all the Confederate fleet, except two vessels. Union loss was 50 killed and 212 wounded. 2,500 prisoners and a large quantity of ammunition were captured.

FEB. 9.-General C. P. Stone arrested and sent to Fort Lafay

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FEB. 10.-Elizabeth City, N. C., surrendered to General Burn side. The Federal gunboats ascended the Tennessee river as far as Florence, Alabama, capturing three and destroying six rebel boats.

FORT DONELSON.

FEB. 13.-General Curtis took possession of Springfield, Mo. Fort Donelson invested, and the bombardment commenced.

FEB. 14.-Commodore Foote attacked Fort Donelson with the gunboats, but was compelled to withdraw.

FEB. 15.-The attack on Fort Donelson renewed by the land forces under General Grant, numbering 40,000. Bowling Green evacuated by the rebels.

FEB. 16.-General Buckner made an unconditional surrender of Fort Donelson and the troops under his command. Between 12,000 and 15,000 prisoners, 40 cannon, and a large amount of

stores were captured. Union loss was 321 killed, 1,046 wounded and 150 missing. Skirmish at Independence, Mo.

FEB. 18.-General Curtis drove the rebels across the Arkansas line, capturing a number of prisoners and army stores.

FEB. 21.-The Union troops occupied Clarksville, Tennessee. Desperate fight at Fort Craig, New Mexico, between the Union troops under Colonel Canby, and the Texans. The Federals were defeated with a loss of 62 killed and 162 wounded.

FEB. 22. Jefferson Davis inaugurated President, and A. H. Stephens Vice President of the Southern Confederacy.

FEB. 24.-Nashville, Tennessee, occupied by the Union troops. FEB. 27.-Columbus evacuated by the Confederates.

MARCH, 1862.

MARCH 1.-Fight at Pittsburgh Landing between two Union gunboats and a rebel battery.

MARCH 4.-Brunswick, Ga., Fort Clinch, Fernandina and St. Mary's Fla., were captured by Commodore Dupont. Andrew Johnson appointed Military Governor of Tennessee.

BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE.

MARCH 6.-The Confederates under Van Dorn, Price, and McCulloch, attacked General Curtis at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. The Union army numbered about 12,000.

MARCH 7.-The battle of Pea Ridge renewed, lasting all day. MARCH 8.-The battle of Pea Ridge ended in the total defeat of the enemy. Union loss was 212 killed and 926 wounded. The rebel steamers Merrimac, Jamestown and Yorktown, attacked the Federal fleet at Hampton Roads, destroying the Cumberland and the Congress, and damaging several other vessels. The Federal loss, in addition to the vessels, was 201 killed and 108 wounded.

MARCH 9.-Duel of the Ironsides in Hampton Roads. After three hours' fighting the Merrimac was towed under the protec tion of the battery at Sewall's Point, and never renewed the contest. The Monitor was uninjured.

MARCH 11.-General McClellan took command of the Army of the Potomac; General Fremont of the Mountain Department, and General Halleck of the Department of the Mississippi Manassas occupied by Union troops.

MARCH 12.-Commodore Dupont took possession of Jackson

ville, Florida. The rebels driven from their works at Paris, Tennessee.

MARCH 13.-The Confederates evacuated their works at New Madrid, Mo., in such haste as to leave 25 pieces of artillery, and a large quantity of military stores, valued at $1,000,000.

MARCH 14.-General Burnside attacked the rebels in their fortifications at Newbern, N. C. After a fight of four hours, the enemy retreated, leaving a large quantity of ammunition, provisions and stores in the hands of the victors. The Union loss was 91 killed and 466 wounded.

MARCH 16.-Commodore Foote commenced the attack on Island No. 10. Rebels defeated at Cumberland Mountain, Ky.

MARCH 18.-Rebel fortifications at Acquia Creek evacuated. Confederates defeated at Salem, Ark.

BATTLE OF WINCHESTER, VA.

MARCH 23.-The Union force engaged was a part of General Shield's army, and numbered about 8,000, commanded by Colonel Kimball. The fight commenced at ten o'clock in the morning, and lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon. The rebels were finally defeated, and retreated to Strasburgh, leaving their dead and wounded upon the field. The Union loss was 103 killed and 440 wounded.

MARCH 28.-Fight at Pigeon Ranch, New Mexico, between 3,000 Union troops under Colonel Hough, and 1,100 Texans. The battle was a drawn one.

MARCH 31.-Colonel Buford dispersed the rebels at Union City, Tennessee.

APRIL, 1862.

APRIL 6.-The rebels under Generals Johnson and Beauregard, attacked General Grant's army at Pittsburgh Landing. The Union forces were driven back to the river and a number of prisoners captured.

APRIL 7.-The battle of Shiloh renewed. General Buell arrived during the night with reinforcements. The battle lasted throughout the day with varied success, but the rebels were finally defeated and driven to their fortifications at Corinth. The Federal loss was 1,614 killed, 7,721 wounded and 3,956 missing. The rebel General Johnson was killed.

APRIL 8.-Island No. 10 captured, 5,000 prisoners, 100