[Homer_J_Simpson]

The Rebellion: No Movement of the Armies of the Potomac – 2
Names of the Arrested Members of the Maryland Legislature – 2
Gen. Fremont’s Command – 2-3
Singular Statement of Gen. Buckner – 3
Nevada – 3
From Oregon – 3
Lower California – 3
Another Railroad Massacre: One Hundred of the Nineteenth Illinois Regiment Killed and Wounded – 3
The Whales Indorsed – 3
A Voice from the Street Preacher – 4
Editorial: Our Naval Arm – 4
Editorial: The Rebels Compelled to Fight – 4-5
Editorial: Universal Suffrage in the Army – 5
The Spanish Intrigue with the Rebels – 5

[ecomcon]

I note the “Arrest of Maryland Legislators” with foreboding.

[BroJoeK]

On September 19 the first battle in Kentucky, at Barbourville, was a Confederate victory.

Kentucky 1861 Engagements

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
Sep 19	Barbourville, KY	Union KY Home Guard (Black ~300) & Confederate Dept 2 (Zollicoffer ~800)	Union 15 (1-killed); Confederates 7-total (7-killed)	CSA

[BroJoeK]

The Battle of Barboursville, KY, brings the total to 49 engagements "to date", producing over 15,000 casualties including nearly 1,900 battle deaths.
Of the 49 engagements, 30 (61%) were in Union states & territories, 19 in the Confederacy, the Union has 20 victories (nearly all in Union states) Confederates 23 victories (13 in Union states & territories), 6 were inconclusive.

Summary of Civil War Engagements as of Sep 19, 1861:
Engagements in Confederate states:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
South Carolina	0	1	1	2
Virginia	3	9	4	16
North Carolina	1	0	0	1
Total Engagements in CSA	4	10	5	19

Engagements in Union states/territories:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
Maryland	1	0	0	1
West Virginia	8	2	0	10
Missouri	7	8	1	16
New Mexico	0	2	0	2
Kentucky	0	1	0	1
Total Engagements in Union	16	13	1	30
Total Engagements to date	20	23	6	49

[BroJoeK]

"Gen. Fremont’s Command – 2-3"

The major battle for Lexington, MISSOURI (ahem), aka "Battle of Hemp Bales", started September 12 and is "now" nearing its conclusion, unhappily for the greatly outnumbered Union forces....