She mingled with its gorgeous dyes Majestic monarch of the cloud Who rear'st aloft thy regal form, To hear the tempest trumping loud And see the lightning lances driven, When strive the warriors of the storm. And rolls the thunder drum of heaven, Child of the sun! to thee 'tis given To guard the banner of the free; To ward away the battle stroke; Flag of the brave! thy folds shall fly, And, as his springing steps advance, Catch war and vengeance from the glance; Like shoots of flame on midnight's pall; And cowering foes shall shrink beneath Flag of the seas! on ocean wave Each dying wanderer of the sea, Shall look at once to heaven and thee, In triumph o'er his closing eye. Flag of the free, heart's hope and home! Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven! Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the foe but falls before us? With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE REBELLION. For a Chronology of Battles, see page 280. 1859. Oct. 16. John Brown and fifteen white men and five negroes seize the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, and kill four of the inhabitants. Oct. 17. The militia and Federal troops besiege Brown and his men in the armory. Oct. 18. The armory captured by Colonel R. E. Lee (now General). Twelve of Brown's men killed. Brown and four men taken prisoners. Nov. 30. South Carolina Legislature offer resolutions, that she is ready to enter with other States into the formation of a Southern Confederacy. Dec. 2. John Brown and two negroes hung at Charlestown, Va. 1860. April 23. The Democratic National Convention assemble at Charleston, S. C., and adjourn to meet at Baltimore, June 18. The Southern Delegates secede, and meet at same time and place. May 9. The Constitutional Union Convention meet at Baltimore, and nominate John Bell for President, and Edward Everett for Vice-President. May 18. The Republican Convention at Chicago nominate Abraham Lincoln for President, and Hannibal Hamlin for Vice-President. June 23. The National Democratic Convention at Baltimore nominate Douglas and Fitzpatrick. The Seceders nominate Breckinridge and Lane. Dec. 5. The U. S. Treasury suspends specie payment. "21. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, withdraws from the U. S. Senate. "29. Secretary Dix's despatch to New Orleans, "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." Feb. 1. Texas Ordinance of Secession passed. 9. Jefferson Davis and A. H. Stephens elected President and Vice-President of the Southern Confederacy by the Convention at Montgomery, Ala. April 12. Bombardment of Fort Sumter-the first gun fired of the Rebellion-"nobody hurt.” (( 15. President Lincoln calls for 75,000 three months' volunteers. 66 16. The Confederate Government calls for 32,000 men, April 16. Virginia "Ordinance of Secession" passed in secret session. "16. N. Y. Legislature appropriates $3,000,000 for war เ purposes. 17. Jefferson Davis grants letters of marque. 19. Sixth Massachusetts Regiment mobbed in Baltimore while en route to Washington. แ 19. President Lincoln orders the blockade of Southern ports. "26. Governor Brown, of Georgia, by proclamation, pro hibits the payment of all debts to Northern creditors till the end of hostilities. May 6. Arkansas "Ordinance of Secession" passed. "24. Colonel Ellsworth shot at Alexandria, Va. "30. Secretary Cameron declares slaves contraband of war. June 3. Hon. S. A. Douglas died at Chicago. His dying mes sage to his son was, "Tell them to obey the laws, and support the Constitution of the U.S." "8. The Sanitary Commission authorized and appointed by the Government. "24. Tennessee secedes by a vote of 104,913 for, and 32,134 against. July 8. $5,000,000 loaned the Government in five hours by N. Y. merchants. "10. President Lincoln calls for 500,000 volunteers. Aug. 14. All Union men notified by Jefferson Davis to leave the Confederate States in forty days. "16. The President issues a proclamation confiscating rebel property. Nov. 8. Captain Wilkes, of the U. S. steamer San Jacinto. |