Posted on 12/28/2021 8:02:01 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. 27.
REPORTED ADJUSTMENT OF THE TRENT AFFAIR.
It is reported and generally credited that the Trent affair has been adjusted.
Mr. SEWARD gave a large dinner party this evening, at which were present Lord LYONS and other eminent diplomatists, and members of the Senate and House Committees on Federal Relations. This is a significant reunion, and needs no comment.
Mr. CORWIN has made no treaty with Mexico' and therefore there is nothing of the kind before the Senate. At the time the English Minister in Mexico' Sir CHARLES WYCK, was endeavoring to negotiate a treaty with the Mexican Government, Mr. CORWIN framed a treaty which proposed to pay, or guarantee to be paid, the interest on the English debt for five years. Mr. CORWIN was given to understand that this arrangement would be acceptable to both England and Mexico, but the Mexican Congress refused to ratify Sir CHARLES WYCK's treaty, and it was soon after ascertained that if it had been ratified by the Mexican Congress, it would not have been accepted by the British Government.
On the failure of Sir CHARLES WYCK's treaty before the Mexican Congress, Mr. CORWIN's treaty, having been predicated on the success of the English negotiations, fell through, and all attempts on the part of Mr. CORWIN to frame a treaty with Mexico ceased for the time being, and Mr. CORWIN forwarded the papers appertaining to his negotiations in Mexico to the State Department in Washington, with the request that he should be instructed as to his future course, in view of the momentous issue raised by the European coalition against Mexico.
The State Department not being willing to take the responsibility of advising in the matter, has laid the papers before the Senate.
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Important from Washington: Reported Adjustment of the Trent Difficulty – 2-4
Important from Missouri: Confirmation of the Report of Price’s Retreat – 4
The Affair of the Trent: The Peace Reaction in England – 4-5
English Letters from America: The Special Correspondent of the London Times – 5-6
Editorial: Our Relations with England-General Scott’s Return – 6
Editorial: The Trent Affair – 6
Editorial: The Situation-Its Satisfactory Aspects – 7
The English War-Fever on the Mend – 7
Mr. Seward and the Duke of Newcastle – 7
To lose one commodore is a misfortune.
To lose forty-nine looks like carelessness.
The Union victory at Mount Zion Church, brings Missouri totals to 10 Union victories, 9 Confederate and one inconclusive:
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) |
| Sep 26 | Hunter's Farm, MO | Union Dep of the West (Steward under Grant ~200 & Confederate MO State Guard (under Thompson ~40) | Union none; Confederates 10-total (10-killed) | USA |
| Oct 21 | Fredericktown, MO | Union Ill & MO Infantry, IN cavalry (Plummer ~3,500) & Confederate Missouri State Guard (Thompson ~1,500) | Union 67-total (7-killed), Confederates 145-total (25-killed_ | USA (Union defeated Confederate ambush) |
| Oct 25 | Springfield, MO | Union: Fremont's scouts (Zagonyi -326) & Confederate MO State Guard (Frazier ~1,500) | Union 85-total (48-killed), Confederates 133-total (unkn-killed) | USA (USA outnumbered) |
| Dec 28 | Mount Zion Church, MO | Union Birge's Western Sharpshooters, 3rd MO Cav (Prentiss ~400) & Confederate MO State Guard (Dorsey ~235) | Union 70-total (3 dead), Confederates 235-total (25-killed) | USA |
The Confederate victory at Sacramento, bring Kentucky totals to 3 Confederate victories, 2 Union and one inconclusive.
Kentucky 1861 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Barbourville, KY | Union KY Home Guard (Black ~300) & Confederate Dept 2 (Zollicoffer ~800) | Union 15-total (1-killed); Confederates 7-total (7-killed) | CSA |
| Oct 21 | Camp Wildcat, KY (near Cumberland Gap) | Union IN & KY Infantry, KY Cavalry (Schoepf ~7,000) & Confederate TN Infantry (Zollicoffer ~5,700) | Union 25-total (5-killed), Confederates 53-total (11-killed) | USA |
| Nov 8-9 | Big Sandy-ivy Mountain, KY | Union: Dept of Ohio (Nelson ~5.500) & Confederate 5th Kentucky (Williams, ~1,010) | Union 62-total (12-killed), Confederates 235-total (41-killed) | USA |
| Nov 20 | Skirmish at Brownsville, KY | Union Dept of Cumberland (~115) & Confederate Cavalry (Morgan ~200) | Union 14-total (6-killed), Confederates 1-total (1-killed) | CSA |
| Dec 17 | Rowlett's Station, KY | Union 32nd Indiana (Willich ~500) & Confederate 8th Texas Cavalry, 1sT Ark. (Terry ~1,350) | Union 46-total (13-killed), Confederates 91-total (33-killed, including Terry) | inconclusive (outnumbered Union forces held the field) |
| Dec 28 | Sacramento, KY | Union cavalry (Murray ~500) & Confederate Cavalry (Forrest ~250) | Union 23-total (10-killed), Confederates 5-total (2-killed) | CSA |
These bring the overall totals for 1861 to 73 engagements, 35 Confederate victories, 29 Union victories, 9 inconclusive:
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of December 28, 1861:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Virginia | 4 | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 7 | 13 | 5 | 25 |
Engagements in Union states/territories:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Missouri | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 22 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| Total Engagements to date | 29 | 35 | 9 | 73 |
As of "today" in 1861, Confederate armies control Union territories of New Mexico and Oklahoma, along with about half of Union Missouri and Kentucky.
Union armies control West Virginia plus small pockets in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
The Kentucky engagement is the subject of reply #3 on the new Harper’s Weekly thread. Nathan Bedford Forrest gets his baptism of fire.
I've mentioned before that Forrest played an important role in my great-grandfather's civil war service.
He was an interesting character.
bkmk
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