Posted on 09/25/2021 7:07:13 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept 24.
Lieut. MAXWELL's report of the last affair on the coast of North Carolina is as follows:
UNITED STATES STEAMER PAWNEE, HATTERAS INLET, Sept. 18, 1861.
SIR: I have to report that in compliance with your orders of the 16th, I started for Ocracoke on that day in the steamer Fanny, towing the Pawnee's launch Lieut. EASTMAN had charge of the latter with 23 men and 6 marines from the ship and the twelve-pounder howitzer, and I had on board 6 men and 61 soldiers of the Naval Brigade, under Lieuts. TILLOTSON and ROE.
We arrived within two miles of the fort on Beacon Island at 11 A.M., the Fanny grounded. I sent Lieut. EASTMAN in the launch to sound for the channel. While he was so occupied a sail-boat, with two men, put off from Portsmouth to cross the Sound. A shot from the Fanny brought them alongside, and they piloted us to within a hundred yards of the fort. It is called Fort Ocracoke, and is situated on the seaward face of Beacon Island. It was entirely deserted. It is octagon in shape, contains four shells-rooms, about 45 feet square, and in the centre a large bomb-proof 100 feet square, with the magazine within it. Directly above the magazine on each side were four large tanks containing water.
The fort has been constructed with great care, of sand in barrels covered with earth and turf, and the inner framing of the bomb-proof was built of heavy pine timber. There were platforms for 20 guns, which had been partially destroyed by fire. The gun-carriages had been all burned. There were 18 guns in the fort, viz.; 4 eight inch navy shell guns, and 14 long 32-pounders.
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The Great Rebellion: Grand Review of Cavalry and Artillery by Gen. McClellan – 2-3
The Rebellion in Missouri – 3-4
The American War: Later Letters from Mr. Russell, Correspondent of the London Times – 4-5
Editorial: The Fall of Lexington – 5-6
The London Times and its American Correspondence – 6-7
The National Fast – 7
The Flight of Senator Breckinridge – 7
Editorial: What We Pay, and What We Can Pay – 7
Horrible Murder and Suicide – 7
Details on the Battle of Lexington, MO, a great Confederate victory, also known as the Battle of Hemp Bales.
Missouri 1861 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 | St. Louis Riots, MO | Union forces vs secessionist crowd | 4 Union soldiers killed, 3 prisoners, 28 civilians killed | USA |
| June 17 | Boonville, MO | Union Western Dept (Lyon) -1,700 vs. MO State Guard (Marmaduke) ~1,500 | Union: 12-total (5-killed); MO Guard 22-total (5-killed) | USA |
| June 18 | Camp Cole, MO | Union 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) |
| 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 22 | Forsyth, MO | Union Department of the West vs. Confederate Missouri State Guard | Union: 3-total ;Confederates: 15-total | USA |
| Aug 2 | Dug 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 3 | Curran Post Office, MO (leadup to Wilson's Creek) | Union Department of the West (~6,000) vs. Confederate 1st Arkansas Rifles | Unknown | inconclusive |
| Aug 5 | Athens, MO | Union 21st MO Infantry, Home Guards (~500) vs. Confederate Missouri State Guard (~2,000 + 3-cannons) | Union 23-total (3-killed); Confederate 31-total | USA (USA outnumbered) |
| Aug 10 | Wilson's Creek, MO | Union 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 10 | Potosi, MO | Union Home Guard (~75 troops) vs. Confederate cavalry (~120 troops) | Union 5-total (1-killed); Confederates 5-total (2-killed) | USA (USA outnumbered) |
| Aug 17 | Palmyra, MO | Union 16th Illinois (entrained) vs. Confederate guerillas | Union 2-total (1-killed); Confederates 5-killed | USA |
| Aug 29 | Morse's Mills near Lexington, MO | Union MO Home Guards vs. Confederate cavalry | Union unknown; Confederates unknown | CSA |
| Sep 2 | Dry Wood Creek, MO | Union 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 17 | Blue Mills Landing, MO | Union 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 13-20 | Lexington, 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) |
New Mexico 1861 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 25 | Mesilla, New Mexico | Union 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 27 | Fort Fillmore, NM | Union Department of the New Mexico (~500) vs. Confederate 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles (~300) | Union: 500-total (surrendered); Confederates: none | CSA (CSA outnumbered, Union surrendered) |
| Sep 25 | Alamosa, NM | Union Dep of NM (Minks ~100 cavalry)& Confederate cavalry (Coopwood ~112) | Union 33 (4-killed); Confederates 9-total (2-killed) | CSA (Union surrendered) |
bkmk
George Patton would have stripped McClellan to Private and sent him to Montana.
not going to happen. Little Mac commanded all of the armies of the United States. Patton only commanded one Army. Patton would have been a junior to General McClellan
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