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To: Homer_J_Simpson

The District of Columbia, exporting horrific, unnecessary wars for over 160 years, and counting.


4 posted on 08/22/2021 7:51:12 AM PDT by BrexitBen
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To: BrexitBen
The District of Columbia, exporting horrific, unnecessary wars for over 160 years, and counting.

The more things change, the more they remain the same

5 posted on 08/22/2021 8:04:15 AM PDT by Bearshouse
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To: BrexitBen; Bearshouse; Homer_J_Simpson
BrexitBen: "The District of Columbia, exporting horrific, unnecessary wars for over 160 years, and counting."

Well, not so far -- as of "today" the Civil War is being fought more in Union states & territories than in the Confederacy.
More Confederate soldiers have died fighting in the Union than in the Confederacy.

So far I count 35 engagements, 13 in two Confederate states (SC & VA), plus 22 in four Union states/territories (MO, MD, WVA, NM).
These resulted in over 10,000 total casualties (1,600+ killed), about 60% in the Union, 40% in the Confederacy.

So who exactly is exporting what to whom?

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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Aug 17Palmyra, MOUnion 16th Illinois (entrained) vs. Confederate guerillasUnion 2-total (1-killed); Confederates 5-killedUSA

9 posted on 08/22/2021 8:56:17 AM PDT by BroJoeK (looking for a new tag line...)
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