THE GREAT REBELLION: The Fight of Monday Near Leesburgh; A NATIONAL VICTORY IN MISSOURI; Rout of the Rebels under Jeff. Thompson and Lowe (10/23/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 10/23/1861

[Homer_J_Simpson]

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Oct. 22.

At the Cabinet meeting to-day, it was decided not to interfere for the present with Gen. FREMONT in his command. Judge DAVIS, of Illinois, was commissioned to take testimony in reference to contracts made in the Western Department, and all bills that he passes will be paid.

The following paragraph appears in the Star of this evening:

"A day or two since, Lieut. HARREL, commanding the Freeborn, was informed that the enemy were constructing more batteries on Mathias Point. Yesterday morning be sent his own vessel and the Island Belle down to watch the Point. Shortly before sunset he heard fining there, and sent the Rescue down to see what it meant. She was informed that the two vessels first sent down had shelled the woods, and were answered by a fire from them, followed by the clearing away of the woods and undergrowth upon the Point sufficient to expose batteries of eighteen guns commanding the channel of the river, where it courses but five hundred yards from the Virginia shore. The Freeborn and Island Belle are now below Mathias Point. The new batteries, we take it for granted, effectually command the navigation of the river, closing it until a land force may demolish them. They are so located as to be able to throw shot into passing vessels for a distance of four or five miles, when they may attempt to double the Point."

The Harriet Lane and Reliance went down the river, to-day, to join the flotilla this side of the rebel batteries. No transports have passed the batteries since yesterday morning. Naval men here are of the opinion that a victory by Gen. McCLELLAN, in front of our lines, would compel the rebels to fall back from the Potomac,

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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The Great Rebellion: The Fight of Monday Near Leesburgh – 2-3
The Late Col. Baker – 3-4
From Gen. Banks’ Headquarters – 4
Important from Missouri: A Decisive National Victory at Fredericktown – 4
The Struggle in America: Maryland and the War, Letter of the Special Correspondent, etc., of the London Times – 4-5
A Plea for the Special Correspondent – 5-6
Why the War Should be at Once Ended – 6
Editorial: Our Army on the Potomac – 6
Death of Col. Baker – 6-7
Personal – 7

[SkyDancer]

And then there was the Centralia, MO massacre later on by the rebels.

[BroJoeK]

"And then there was the Centralia, MO massacre later on by the rebels."

I count 17 total Civil War massacres, with over 1,700 total killed -- including captured soldiers, civilians, plus Indian women & children.
Your Centralia, Missouri massacre will become the 15th, in September 1864.

Here are the massacres to date:

Civil War Massacres as of October 1861

Name of Massacre	Date	Place	State/Territory	Number killed	Perps	Vics	Description
Pratt Street Massacre	1861 April 19	Baltimore	Maryland	38	pro-Confederate civilians	Union Army	pro-Confederate civilians fired on Union troops marching through Baltimore
St. Louis riots	1861 May 10	St. Louis	Missouri	35	pro-Confederate civilians	Union troops	pro-Confederate civilians fired on Union troops who returned fire
Gallinas Mt. Massacre	1861 Sep 16	Gallinas Mountain	New Mexico	3	Apaches	Confederate troops	Confederate troops killed by Apaches
Sacking of Osceola	1861 Sep 23	Oceola	Missouri	9	Union troops	Missouri civilians	Jayhawkers sacked Osceola & killed pro-Confederates