Posted on 07/18/2021 7:19:15 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, July 17.
The Star this afternoon says, in relation to the Army under command of Gen. McDOWELL:
The column of the extreme right is commanded by Gen. HUNTER; the right centre column by Gen. TYLER. That consists of the following excellent troops, viz.: the Maine Second, the First, Second and Third Connecticut Regiments, under Col. KEYS; the New-York Second, and First and Second Ohio Regiments under Brig.-General SCHENCK; and the New-York Thirteenth, Sixty-ninth and Seventy-ninth, and the First Wisconsin Regiments, under Col. CORCORAN, probably with SHERMAN's United States Light Battery, and six pieces of the New-York Eighth, and a detachment of the Second United States Cavalry, under Capt. HARRISON and Lieut. TOMPKINS. Gen. TYLER's column bivouacked last night in and around Vienna, four and a half miles from Fairfax Court-house.
Col. MILES, U.S.A., commands the left centre column, and among other crack troops has more than 2,500 regulars. He probably moved up by the Little River Turnpike yesterday afternoon to a point within five miles of the Court-house, if not nearer. A portion of the troops forming his column were two hours crossing Bailey's cross roads yesterday afternoon to the intersection of the Columbia with the Little River Turnpike.
Col. HEINTZELMAN commands the column on the extreme left, composed of the New-York Fire Zouaves, the Michigan regiments, and other very fine troops, including the United States Cavalry and Light Artillery. Its route was via Orange and Alexandria Railroad and county roads in that vicinity. A portion of it doubtless rested last night at Springfield Station.
Falls Church was also occupied last night by a portion of Gen. TYLER's rear.
There must be at least fifty thousand troops actually on the march under Gen. MCDOWELL, exclusive of his reserve, which is still resting in and around his late intrenchments.
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Detailed, accurate orders of battle and exact routes of march. In near real time. Ah, yes: the sheer irresponsibility of the press is an old story. It’s almost surprising that some Union officers didn’t summarily hang reporters.
W.T. Sherman was sorely tempted.
“Falls Church was also occupied last night by a portion of Gen. TYLER’s rear.”
General Tylers wasn’t a very large man, so his rear occupied only his saddle.
Okay, I’ll go stand in the corner.
5.56mm
I have never forgiven Joe Johnston for burning 1,000,000 pounds of bacon as he retreated.
#WarCrime
| 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) vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. Confederate Army (Pegram & Garnett) -1,300 | Union: 46-total; CSA 300-total | USA |
| July 12 | Barboursville, WVA | Union 2nd Kentucky vs. Confederate rangers & locals | Union: 16-total; CSA 1-total | USA |
| July 13 | Corrick's Ford, WVA | Union Department of the Ohio (McClellan & Rosecrans) -20,000 vs. Confederate Army (Garnett) -4,500 | Union: 53-total; CSA 620-total CSA Gen. Garnett killed | USA |
| July 17 | Scary Creek, WVA | Union Department of the Ohio (Cox) -1,000 vs. Confederate Army of the Kanawha (Wise & George S. Patton) -800 | Union: 51-total; CSA 10-total including Patton wounded | CSA |
| July 18 | Blackburn's Ford, VA (pre-Manassas) | Union Department of NE Virginia (McDowell, Richardson) -3,000 vs. Confederate Army of VA (Beauregard, Longstreet) -5,100 | Union: 83-total; CSA 70-total | CSA |
As one confederate general is reported to have said, "get there first with the most men."
Sherman famously said if we hang all the reporters there would be news from hell before breakfast.
Nice, thanks for posting this.
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