THE GREAT REBELLION: Important battle at Brier Forks, Missouri; Fifteen Hundred National Troops Against Ten Thousand Rebels; Terrible Slaughter of the Insurgents (7/11/1861)

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The Great Rebellion: Important Battle at Brier Forks, Missouri – 2
Great Battle in Missouri: Fifteen Hundred National Troops Against Ten Thousand Rebels – 2
Latest News of the Rebellion – 3
Affairs at Fortress Monroe: More Experiments with Rifled Cannon – 3
The Blockade Fleet – 4
News from California by the Pony Express – 4
The Church Militant – 4
Editorial: The Army and Fugitive Slaves-Mr. Lovejoy’s Resolution – 4
Editorial: The Reported Battle in Missouri – 4-5
Editorial: Steam Battering Rams for Coast and Harbor Defence – 5-6
Editorial: Col. Taylor’s Mission Explained – 6
Affairs in Baltimore – 6

"The Great Rebellion: Important Battle at Brier Forks, Missouri – 2
Great Battle in Missouri: Fifteen Hundred National Troops Against Ten Thousand Rebels – 2"

The Battle of Brier Forks, MO, is also known as the Battle of Carthage, a Confederate victory.

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
April 12-14	Fort Sumter, SC	Confederate artillery (Beauregard), Union garrison (Anderson)	None	CSA
April 15	Evacuation of Fort Sumter, SC	Union garrison	Two Union soldiers killed, four wounded by accidental explosion	N.A.
April 19	Baltimore Riots, MD	MA 6th, PA 26th vs secessionist crowd	4 Union soldiers killed, 12 civilians killed, hundreds wounded	USA
May 10	St. Louis Riots, MO	Union forces vs secessionist crowd	4 Union soldiers killed, 3 prisoners, 28 civilians killed	USA
May 18-19	Sewell's Point, VA	Union naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery	10 total	inconclusive
May 29- June 1	Aquila Creek, VA	Union naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery	10 total	inconclusive
June 1	Fairfax Court House, VA	detachments from CSA & USA armies	8 on each side, 1 each killed	inconclusive
June 3	Philippi, WVA	Union Dept of Ohio (McClellan) -3,000, CSA infantry (Porterfield) -800	Union 4, CSA 26 (killed or wounded)	USA
June 10	Big Bethel, VA	Union (Butler) -3,500, CSA (Magruder) -1,400	Union 18-killed 53-wounded, CSA: 1-K 9-W	CSA
June 15	Hooe's Ferry (near Mathias Point) VA	Union schooner Christina Keen; CSA Farmer's Fork Grays	none -- Christina Keen captured and burned	CSA
June 17	Vienna, VA	Detachments from both Union & CSA armies	Union: 8 killed, 4 wounded; CSA: none reported	CSA
June 17	Boonville, MO	Union Western Dept (Lyon) -1,700 vs. MO State Guard (Marmaduke) ~1,500	Union: 5-killed, 7-wounded, MO Guard 5-k 17-w	USA
June 18	Camp Cole, MO	Union Home Guards (~500), Confederate State Guards (~350)	Union: 35 killed, 60 wounded 25 captured CSA: 7-K, 25-W	CSA
June 27	Matthias' Point, VA	Union gunboats ~50 vs. Confed garrison ~500	Union: 1-killed, 4-wounded; CSA none	CSA
July 2	Hoke's Run, WVA	Union Army of the Shenandoah (2 brigades, Patterson) -8,000 vs. Confederate Army of the Shenandoah (1 brigade, Stonewall Jackson) - 4,000	Union: 3-killed, 70-total; CSA 9-killed, 23-total	USA
July 5	Carthage, MO	Union Department of the West (Sigel) -- 1,000. Confederate Missouri State Guard (Jackson) -- 4,000	Union: 44-total; CSA 200-total	CSA
July 5	Neosho, MO	Union 3rd Missouri vs. Confederate cavalry	Union: 137-total; CSA zero total	CSA
July 8	Laurel Hill, WVA	Union Dept of Ohio. Confederate Army of the Northwest	Union: 8-total; CSA unknown	USA
July 11	Rich Mountain, WVA	Union Department of the Ohio (McClellan & Rosecrans) -7,000;. Confederate Army (Pegram & Garnett) -1,300	Union: 46-total; CSA 300-total Garnett killed	USA

The Battle of Rich Mountain in West Virginia makes 19 engagements resulting in over 1,200 total casualties.

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