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To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Captain Strong’s Adventure – 1-2
The Plan of the Campaign – 1, 3
The Lounger – 3-4
Humors of the Day – 4
Domestic Intelligence – 4-5
Foreign News – 5
John Bull since the Southern Rebellion – 5
The Rebel General A.S. Johnston – 6
The “Winona” – 6, 8
Terrible Accident and Loss of Life at the Continental Theatre, Philadelphia – 7, 25
The “Jamestown” at Fernandina – 9, 11
Rebel Intrenchments on the Martinsburg Turnpike, near Winchester, Virginia – 10
The Western Wharves at Washington, where Army Supplies are Received – 11
A United States Army Supply Train Passing through Hagerstown, Maryland – 12
View on the James River Canal, near Balcony Falls-Rebel Troops Going from Lynchburg to Buchanan, on their Way to Western Virginia – 13
Crossing the Manassas Gap Railroad, and the Alexandria and Warrington Turnpike, at White Plains-Arrival of Reinforcements for Beauregard, at the Camp of the Tiger Zouaves of Louisiana – 14
Three Stories – 15
A Narrow Escape – 15-16
Fort Snelling, Minnesota, Rendezvous of the Minnesota Volunteers – 17
Fort Porter, New York, where the Second Buffalo Regiment is Quartered – 18, 25
The Fisheries of Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, North Carolina – 19-22
A Strange Story, by sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Ch. XXII-XXIII – 23-24
Beat! Beat! Drums!, by Walt Whitman – 24-25
The Sinews of War – 25
The Union versus Secession – 26
2 posted on 09/28/2021 5:13:04 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
"Beat! Beat! Drums!, by Walt Whitman – 24-25"

From "Leaves of Grass" to "Beat! Beat! Drums!" --- Walt Whitman sounds all-in for war now.

5 posted on 09/28/2021 6:35:48 AM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Here again is the list of Civil War engagements, "to date", a total of 53, resulting in about 15,200 total casualties, including over 1,900 killed.
Since September 25 there've been three skirmishes in New Mexico, all Confederate victories, and one in Missouri, a Union victory:

Civil War 1861 Engagements to Date

DateEngagementMilitary UnitsLossesVictor
April 12-14Fort Sumter, SCConfederate artillery (Beauregard), Union garrison (Anderson)NoneCSA
April 15Evacuation of Fort Sumter, SCUnion garrisonTwo Union soldiers killed, four wounded by accidental explosionN.A.
April 19Baltimore Riots, MDMA 6th, PA 26th vs secessionist crowd4 Union soldiers killed, 12 civilians killed, hundreds woundedUSA
May 10St. Louis Riots, MOUnion forces vs secessionist crowd4 Union soldiers killed, 3 prisoners, 28 civilians killedUSA
May 18-19Sewell's Point, VAUnion naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery10 totalinconclusive
May 29- June 1Aquila Creek, VAUnion naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery10 totalinconclusive
June 1Fairfax Court House, VAdetachments from CSA & USA armies8 on each side, 1 each killedinconclusive
June 1Arlington Mills, VAdetachments from USA ( ~200 McDowell) & CSA (~9 Bonham) armiesUnion 2-total (1 killed); CSA 1 woundedinconclusive
June 3Philippi, WVAUnion Dept of Ohio (McClellan) -3,000, CSA infantry (Porterfield) -800Union 4, CSA 26 (killed or wounded)USA
June 10Big Bethel, VAUnion (Butler) -3,500, CSA (Magruder) -1,400Union 71-total (18-killed); CSA: 10-total (1-killed)CSA (CSA outnumbered)
June 15Hooe's Ferry (near Mathias Point) VAUnion schooner Christina Keen; CSA Farmer's Fork Graysnone -- Christina Keen captured and burnedCSA
June 17Vienna, VADetachments from both Union & CSA armiesUnion: 12-total (8 killed); CSA: none reportedCSA
June 17Boonville, MOUnion Western Dept (Lyon) -1,700 vs. MO State Guard (Marmaduke) ~1,500Union: 12-total (5-killed); MO Guard 22-total (5-killed)USA
June 18Camp Cole, MOUnion Home Guards (~500) vs. Confederate State Guards (~350)Union: 120-total (35 killed, 60 wounded 25 captured); CSA: 32-total ( 7-K, 25-W)CSA (CSA outnumbered)
June 27Matthias' Point, VAUnion gunboats ~50 vs. Confed garrison ~500Union: 1-killed, 4-wounded; CSA noneCSA
July 2Hoke's Run, WVAUnion Army of the Shenandoah (2 brigades, Patterson) -8,000 vs. Confederate Army of the Shenandoah (1 brigade, Stonewall Jackson) - 4,000 Union: 70-total (3-killed); CSA 23-total ( 9-killed)USA
July 5Carthage, MOUnion Department of the West (Sigel) -- 1,000 vs. Confederate Missouri State Guard (Jackson) -- 4,000Union: 44-total; CSA 200-totalCSA
July 5Neosho, MOUnion 3rd Missouri vs. Confederate cavalryUnion: 137-total; CSA zero totalCSA
July 8Laurel Hill, WVAUnion Dept of Ohio vs. Confederate Army of the NorthwestUnion: 8-total; CSA unknownUSA
July 11Rich Mountain, WVAUnion Department of the Ohio (McClellan & Rosecrans) -7,000 vs. Confederate Army (Pegram & Garnett) -1,300Union: 46-total; CSA 300-totalUSA
July 12Barboursville, WVAUnion 2nd Kentucky vs. Confederate rangers & localsUnion: 16-total; CSA 1-totalUSA
July 13Corrick's Ford, WVAUnion Department of the Ohio (McClellan & Rosecrans) -20,000 vs. Confederate Army (Garnett) -4,500Union: 53-total; CSA 620-total CSA Gen. Garnett killedUSA
July 17Scary Creek, WVAUnion Department of the Ohio (Cox) -1,000 vs. Confederate Army of the Kanawha (Wise & George S. Patton) -800Union: 51-total; CSA 10-total including Patton woundedCSA (CSA outnumbered)
July 18Blackburn's Ford, VA (pre-Manassas)Union Department of NE Virginia (McDowell, Richardson) -3,000 vs. Confederate Army of VA (Beauregard, Longstreet) -5,100Union: 83-total; CSA 70-total CSA
July 21Bull Run/Manassas, VAUnion Department of NE Virginia (McDowell, Patterson) -54,000 (18,000 engaged) vs. Confederate Army of VA (Beauregard, Longstreet) -34,000 (18,000 engaged)Union: 2,708-total (481-killed); CSA 1,897-total (387-killed) CSA
July 22Forsyth, MOUnion Department of the West vs. Confederate Missouri State GuardUnion: 3-total ;Confederates: 15-total USA
July 25Mesilla, New MexicoUnion Department of the New Mexico (~300) vs. Confederate 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles (~380 +artillery )Union: 9-total (2-killed); Confederates: 19-total (13-killed) CSA
July 27Fort Fillmore, NMUnion Department of the New Mexico (~500) vs. Confederate 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles (~300)Union: 500-total (surrendered); Confederates: none CSA (CSA outnumbered, Union surrendered)
Aug 2Dug Springs, MO (leadup to Wilson's Creek)Union Department of the West (~6,000) vs. Confederate Missouri State Guard (~12,000)Union: 38-total (8 killed ); Confederates:84-total (40 killed)USA
Aug 3Curran Post Office, MO (leadup to Wilson's Creek)Union Department of the West (~6,000) vs. Confederate 1st Arkansas RiflesUnknowninconclusive
Aug 5Athens, MOUnion 21st MO Infantry, Home Guards (~500) vs. Confederate Missouri State Guard (~2,000 + 3-cannons)Union 23-total (3-killed); Confederate 31-totalUSA (USA outnumbered)
Aug 7CSA burned Hampton, VAUnion (Butler) vs. Confederate Cavalry (Magruder)Union unknown; Confederates unknownCSA
Aug 8skirmish at Lovettsville, VA Union vs. Confederate Union unknown; Confederates 6-totalUSA
Aug 10Wilson's Creek, MOUnion Dept of the West (Lyon -5,430)vs. Confederate MO State Guard, Dept 2 (Price -12,120)Union 1,317-total (285-killed incl Gen. Lyon); Confederates 1.232-total (277-killed)CSA
Aug 10Potosi, MOUnion Home Guard (~75 troops) vs. Confederate cavalry (~120 troops)Union 5-total (1-killed); Confederates 5-total (2-killed)USA (USA outnumbered)
Aug 17Palmyra, MOUnion 16th Illinois (entrained) vs. Confederate guerillasUnion 2-total (1-killed); Confederates 5-killedUSA
Aug 25Mason's Hill, VAUnion (Lowe's observation balloon) vs. Confederate Army NVA (Longstreet, Stuart)Union unknown; Confederates unknownUSA
Aug 26Kessler's Cross Lanes, WVAUnion Dept of Ohio (Tyler ~1,000) vs. Confederate infantry (Floyd ~2,000)Union 73-total (15 killed); Confederates 40-totalCSA
Aug 28Hatteras Inlet, NCUnion 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
Aug 29Morse's Mills near Lexington, MOUnion MO Home Guards vs. Confederate cavalryUnion unknown; Confederates unknownCSA
Aug 31Munson's Hill, VAUnion Army of the Potomac vs. Confederate Dept of Northern VAUnion 5-total; Confederates unknownUSA
Sep 2Dry Wood Creek, MOUnion Dept of the West (Lane ~1,200) vs. Confederate MO State Guard (Price ~12,000)Union 25-total (2 killed); Confederates 14-total (5 killed)CSA
Sep 3Bailey's Cross Roads, VAUnion & Confederat detachmentsUnion 8-total; Confederates noneCSA
Sep 10Carnifax Ferry, WVAUnion Dept of Ohio (Rosecrans ~5,000) & Confederat Army of Kanawha (Floyd ~2,000)Union 158-total (17 killed); Confederates 32 total (2?-killed)USA
Sep 11Lewinsville, VA (McLean, Fairfax County) Union 79th NY Highlanders (Stephens ~1,800) & Confederate 1st & 13th VA (JEB Stuart ~400)Union 12-total (3-killed); Confederates noneCSA (CSA outnumbered)
Sep 12-15Cheat Mountain, WVAUnion Ohio, Indiana & WVA regiments (Reynolds ~3,000) & Confederate Virginia, Tennessee & Arkansas regiments (RE Lee ~5,000)Union 88-total (10-killed); Confederates 120-total (~100? -killed)USA (USA outnumbered)
Sep 13-20Lexington, MO, 1st battle, aka: "Battle of the Hemp Bales" Union Illinois 23rd Irish Brigade + 27 & 13th MO Infantry (Mulligan ~3,500) & Confederate Missouri Militia (Price ~15,000)Union 3,000 surrendered (36-killed); Confederates 150-total (~30-killed)CSA (Union surrender)
Sep 17Blue Mills Landing, MOUnion 3rd Iowa & MO Home Guard (Scott ~800) & Confederate 4th Div Missouri Militia (Atchison ~3,500)Union 99 (19-killed); Confederates 21-total (3-killed)CSA
Sep 19Barbourville, KYUnion KY Home Guard (Black ~300) & Confederate Dept 2 (Zollicoffer ~800)Union 15 (1-killed); Confederates 7-total (7-killed)CSA
Sep 25Alamosa, NMUnion Dep of NM (Minks ~100 cavalry)& Confederate cavalry (Coopwood ~112)Union 33 (4-killed); Confederates 9-total (2-killed)CSA (Union surrendered)
Sep 26Hunter's Farm, MOUnion Dep of the West (Steward under Grant ~200 & Confederate MO State Guard (under Thompson ~40)Union none; Confederates 10-total (10-killed)USA
Sep 27Fort Craig, NMUnion Haspel's cavalry ( ~100) & Confederate cavalry Union 10-total; Confederates 10-total CSA
Sep 27Pinos Altos, NMUnion allied Apaches (Cochise ~300) & Confederate Arizona Guards (Mastin ~15 +cannon)Union Apaches 30-total (10 killed); Confederates 14-total (7-killed, incl. Mastin) CSA

14 posted on 09/29/2021 6:56:21 AM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
And here is the summary, victories & losses.
19 total engagements in Confederate states, 34 in the Union.
Overall the Union won 21 engagements, Confederates 26, with 6 inconclusive:

Summary of Civil War Engagements as of Sep 27, 1861:
Engagements in Confederate states:

StateUnion VictoriesConfederate VictoriesInconclusiveTotal Engagements
South Carolina0112
Virginia39416
North Carolina1001
Total Engagements in CSA410519

Engagements in Union states/territories:

StateUnion VictoriesConfederate VictoriesInconclusiveTotal Engagements
Maryland1001
West Virginia82010
Missouri88116
New Mexico0505
Kentucky0101
Total Engagements in Union1716134
Total Engagements to date2126653

15 posted on 09/29/2021 7:01:26 AM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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