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8th Mointh, AUGUST, 1870. 31 Days.
MOON'S PAI-SES.
: First Quarter .................. 4d. 2h. 20m. morning.
Full Moon ......................lld. 2h. 42m. morning.
e Last Quarter .................19d. lh. 19m, morning.
PTew Moon .................26d. 2h. 54m. evening.
4,1, Time Time .
of of 4 g Chronology of the War of
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1 Mon. 5 19 6 53 6 4 10 5 3 50 Fight at Cumberland.
2 Tues. 5 19 6 52 6 0;10 41 4 50iFight at New-Creek.
3 Wed. 5 20 6 51 5 55;11 22 5 31 Fight near Atlanta.
4 Thurs. 5 20 6 50 5 50:norn. 6 23 [Fight near Fort Smith, Ark.
5 Frid. 5 21 6 49 5 441 3 18 Great naval fight in Mobile Bay.
6 Sat 5 21 6 49 5 381 48 8 14]Fort Powell, near Mobile, evacuated.
.32) 8th Sunday after Trinity. Day's length, 13h. 26m.
7 Sun. 5 22 6 48 5 3l1 1 38 9 121Battle of Moorfield, Va.
8 Mon. 5,23 6 47 5 23 2 32 10 10Fort Gaines, nr. Mobile, surrendered.
9 Tues. 5 23 6 46 5 15 3 31 11 6!Atlanta shelled.
10 Wed. 5 24 6 45 5 6 rises. 12 0 Fight near Abbeville, Miss.
11 Thurs. 5 24 6 44 4 57 7 13 morn. Battle of Sulphur Spring Bridge.
12 Frid. 5 25 6 43 4 47 7 52 50iShip Adriatic cap. by Privateer Tal
13 Sat. 5 25 6 42 4 37 8 25 1 38,Bat. near Snicker's Gap. [lahassee.
33) 9th Sunday after Trinity. Day's length, 13h. 16m.
14 Sun. 5 26 6 42 4 26 8 57 2 221Battle of Strawberry Plains.
15 Mon. 5 27 6 41 4 14 9 29 3 5;Battle of Deep Bottom, Va.
16 Tues. 5 27 6 40 4 2110 1 3 47iBattle of Deep Run, Va.
17 Wed. 5 28 6 39 3 50 10 33 4 29Fight at Dalton, Ga.
18 Thurs. 5 28 6 38 3 37111 8 5 11 Battle of Six Mile Station.
19 Frid. 5 29 6 37 3 2311 46 5 55!Martinsburg plundered by Conifeds.
20 Sat. 5 29 6 36 3 9 morn. 6 41!Raid on Woodburn by Confeds.
34) 10th Sunday after Trinity. Day's length, 13h. 5m.
21 Sun. 5 30 6 35 2 55 291 7 30 Memphis entered by Forrest.
22 Mon. 5 30 6 34 2 40 1 16 8 21 Fight at Rogersville, Tenn.
23 Tues. 5 31 6 33 2 25 2 8 9 14 Shelby cap. 54 Ill. near Duval's Bluff.
24 Wed. 5 32 6 32 2 9 3 6 10 9 Clinton, Miss., taken by Gns. Herron
25 Thurs. 5 32 6 31 1 53 4 6 11 4 Fight at Reams Stationp [and Lee.
26 Frid. 5 33 6 30 1 37 sets. 11 58 Cfs. ret. before Sheridan to Smithfield.
27 Sat. 5 34 6 29 1 20; 7 23 ev. 51 Cf.pr. Tallahasseerunsinto Wilm'g'n.
35J 11th Sunday after Trinity. Day's length, 12h. 54m. -
28 Sun, 5 34 6 28 i 1 21 8 3 1-43 Early driven thro' Smithfield. [toaI
29 Mon. 5 33 6 27 0 45 8 42 2 35 Wheeler advances on Nashville.
30 Tues. 5 35 6 26 0 27 9 21 8 27U.S. Dem. Convent'n met at Chicago. .
31 Wed. 5 36 6 24 0 9 10 2 4 20 Battle of Jonesboro.
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The Texas Almanac for 1870, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas, book, January 1870; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123775/m1/29/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.