IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON: Expulsion of Senator Bright, of Indiana; Combination of the Forces Opposing the Legal Tender Clause (2/6/1862)

In expectation that a vote would be had to-day in the Bright case, the galleries of the Senate Chamber were filled at an early hour, and all the available space in the Chamber was occupied by those entitled to the privilege of the floor. The interest in the proceedings was intense, and for five hours the vast concourse sat with enchained attention, awaiting the final issue.

Speeches were delivered by several Senators, and Mr. BRIGHT himself, who made a most ingenious and impressive defence, in a more temperate spirit than was to have been expected. It was not without its effect on the galleries, and at its conclusion. If his fate had depended on the popular vote, it is not improbable that it would have been different from what it was. But whatever chords of sympathy were touched by his fervent appeal, his cause was so much injured by some of his friends who followed him, that when the result of the vote was announced, there was as almost unanimous round of applause in the galleries, which was only silenced by an imperative call to order. Mr. BRIGHT's speech was well calculated to affect the vote of any Senator who was in a state of hesitancy, and he evidently intended it for the close of the performance; but he was thwarted by those friends who damaged his cause more effectually than his most vehement opponent could have done.

Representatives VALANDIGHAM, PENDLETON and CORNING, with MORRILL, both CONKLINGS, HORTON, and a few other disappointed Republicans, held a caucus this afternoon, and agreed to comprise all their proposed amendments of the Demand Treasury Note scheme in one bill, with the view to

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Important from Washington: Expulsion of Senator Bright, of Indiana – 2
Important from Kentucky: Preparations for Attacking Fort Henry – 3
Editorial: A Year of Rebellion – 3
The Treasury Note Bill – 3
How to Prevent Depreciation – 3
The Case of Nathaniel Gordon – 3-4
Editorial: Superseding the Blockade-A Hint for the French and English Parliaments – 4
Van Wyck’s Corruption Report – 4
The Expulsion of Bright – 4
Amusements – 4
Our Merchants and the Financial Crisis – 4
Schooner Ashore – 4

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February 6, 1862 included two notable battles, both Union victories, each with Union commanders we might hear about in the future: Fort Henry, Tennessee:

Tennessee 1862 Engagements

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
Feb 6	Fort Henry, TN	Union Army of TN + West Flotilla (Grant, Foote ~15,000) & Confederate Army of Cent KY (Tilghman ~3,200)	Union 40-total, Confederates 79-total (15 killed)	USA

And Roanoke Island, North Carolina:

North Carolina 1861-'62 Engagements

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
Aug 28	Hatteras Inlet, NC	Union NY 9th & 20th Infantry (Butler -935) plus 7 US Navy ships (including Harriet Lane & Pawnee) vs. Confederate NC 17th Infantry (Barron ~900)	Union 3-total (1 killed); Confederates 715-total (4 killed, 691 captured)	USA
Feb 6	Roanoke Island, NC	Union Dept of NC + Blockading Squagron (Burnside, Goldsborough ~10,000) & Confederate Wise Legion (Wise ~3,000)	Union 264-total (37-killed), Confederates 2,643-total (23 killed)	USA

These bring the war's total engagements to 81 with over 24,000 casualties including at least 2,700 killed.

Summary of Civil War Engagements as of February 6, 1862:
Engagements in Confederate states:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
South Carolina	1	1	1	3
Virginia	4	11	5	20
North Carolina	1	0	0	1
Florida	1	0	0	1
Louisiana	0	1	0	1
Tennessee	1	0	0	1
Total Engagements in CSA	9	13	6	28

Engagements in Union states/territories:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
Maryland	1	0	1	2
West Virginia	9	2	2	13
Missouri	11	9	1	21
New Mexico	0	5	0	5
Kentucky	4	3	2	9
Oklahoma	0	3	0	3
Total Engagements in Union	25	22	6	53
Total Engagements to date	34	35	12	81

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