The American annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year (1862) (14784734953)

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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; thenorth point of the former and the south pointof the latter being nearly opposite. The re-mainder of the fleet proceeded down outside tothe entrance between Cumberland and AmeliaIslands. The object of sending a portion of thefleet through Cumberland Sound was to turnthe works on the south end of Cumberlandand the north end of Amelia Islands. Theenemy having received information of the expe-dition, abandoned their works on its approachand retired. Fort Clinch on Amelia Island wastaken possession of and garrisoned. The townof Fernandina, which was almost deserted, wasoccupied by the Union force, and a small steamboat loaded with stores was overtaken andcaptured. The Confederate force stationed atFernandina consisted of the 4th Florida, Col.Hopkins, with a number of companies of caval-ry and light artillery. Reconnoitring expedi-tions were sent out in difierent directions withsuccessful results. New Fernandina on AmeliaIsland, about a mile and a half from Old Fer- 50 ARMY OPERATIONS.
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E GULF .: OF EXICO ARMY OPERATIOINS. 51 nandina, is the eastern termination of the rail-road across the peninsula. The western termi-nation is Cedar Keys, a small town located onone of a group of small islands close to the westcoast of Florida. It was captured by a Unionforce on the 16th of January. On the samenight that Fernandina was taken CommanderE. R. P. Rodgers in the Ottawa ascended theSt. Marys river, and took possession of thetown of that name, driving out a picket of theenemys cavalry. This town and Fernandinawere uninjured. Preparations for a most vig-orous defence were found to have been madeat both i)laces, but the State troops wereprobably required for the Confederate army.The difficulties arising from the indirectness ofthe channel and from the shoalness of the barwould have added to the defences by keepingapproaching vessels a long time exposed to fireunder great disadvantages. Having turned theproperty over to the military power the expe-dition was ready for further m