Posted on 01/20/2022 4:55:07 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Sunday, Jan. 19.
The Potter Committee, appointed by the House to investigate the fidelity, of clerks and other employes of the Government about Washington, have suspended their labors and are preparing their report. It will be very long, and must create much excitement in the country, as the Committee have some to the conclusion that at least five hundred persons employed in the Departments here are disloyal to the Government, and would rejoice to see JEFF. DAVIS in possession of Washington. The report will be very severe upon Mr. SMITH, Secretary of the Interior, showing that JACOB THOMPSON's old disunion clerk and his own (SMTTH's), family and friends draw two-thirds of the salaries in his Department. They charge that Mr. SMITH and at least one other Secretary have treated the respectful inquiries of a Congressional Committee with contempt, and balked their efforts to purge the public service of traitors. The sympathies of the country will be with the Committee, for the people know that the Government has been harassed and nearly ruined by spies in Washington. The re-report will be finished this week, and published at an early day.
Mr. STANTON certainly enters upon his duties as Secretary of War to-morrow.
The Secretary of Treasury yesterday decided that leas on shipboard prior to the passage of the Tariff act are entitled to entry free of duty.
Gen. LANE and staff left for Kansas this afternoon
The financial scheme devised by Mr. CHASE and the Bank. Presidents, grows daily in disfavor with Congress. There seems no probability, whatever, of its adoption.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs have for several weeks past been engaged in the examination of the thirteen or fourteen hundred army appointments of all grades, made by the President during the recess,
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News from Washington: Disloyalty Among the Government Employes – 2
News from Fortress Monroe: Rebels Captured – 2-3
Interesting from the Gulf: Preparations of the Rebels at New-Orleans – 3-4
Important from Kentucky: Advance of Our Troops To South Carrollton – 4
News from Rebeldom: Signs of Dissatisfaction with Jeff. Davis’ Government – 4-5
The Campaign in Kentucky: Capt. W.D. Porter’s Official Report of the Battle at Lucas’ Bend – 5
The Pacific Telegraph-Table of Distances – 5
Editorial: The Changes in the Cabinet – 5-6
Editorial: Motions Along the Lines – 6-7
Who Invented “Contraband?” – 7
Editorial: Small Grain for Great Guns – 7
The Latest Newspaper Intelligence from Bowling Green – 7
The South Bank – 7
A Contraband Incident – 7
“Queries for the Times” – 7
Gen. Butler’s Yacht Saxony – 7
“Villainous Saltpetre” – 7
Gen. Dix and the Rebel Mrs. W. – 7
Reliable Intelligence from Havana – 7
Sounds like what happened to President Trump, too.
Back then, could Federal employees be fired? (Today, they can’t).
“Sounds like what happened to President Trump, too.”
It does, indeed. The resistance Lincoln got from Congressional Republicans, as described in reply #11 to this week’s Harper’s Weekly thread, also sounds familiar.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4030512/posts#11
LOL!! That reads like it was from now.
Even down to the squirrelly Republicans calling themselves “moderates” and to their consternation at having to provide “constructive leadership” without a background in that.
Great post!
On January 5-6 at Hancock, Maryland, Union PA infantry versus Stonewall Jackson's brigade, inconclusive.
Maryland 1861-'62 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1861 | Baltimore Riots, MD | MA 6th, PA 26th vs secessionist crowd | 4 Union soldiers killed, 12 civilians killed, hundreds wounded | USA |
| Jan 5-6, 1862 | Hancock, MD | Union PA infantry (Lander ~2,000) & Confederate Stonewall Brigade (Jackson ~2,800) | ~25 total | Inconclusive |
Then January 8, an engagement at Roan's Tan Yard, Missouri, Union victory:
Missouri 1861-'62 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 |
| Jan 8, 1862 | Roan's Tan Yard, MO | Union MO & OH Cavalry (Torrence ~500) & Confederate MO State Guard (Poindexter ~1,000) | Union 27 total, Confederates ~80 total | USA |
Then three engagements in Kentucky, two Union victories, one inconclusive:
Kentucky 1861-'62 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 | Sacremento, KY | Union cavalry (Murray ~500) & Confederate Cavalry (Forrest ~250) | Union 23-total (10-killed), Confederates 5-total (2-killed) | CSA |
| Jan 10, 1862 | Middle Creek, KY | Union KY&OH Inf (Garfield 2,100) & Confederate KY Inf & VA Art+Cav (Marshall 2,500) | Union 27 total, Confederates ~65 total | USA |
| Jan 11 | Lucas Bend, Columbus, KY | Union gunboats Essex, St. Louis (Foote, Porter) & Confederate Gunboats Jackson, Ivy, Polk, N.O. (Holland, Rogers) | Union none, Confederates unknown | Inconclusive |
| Jan 19 | Mill Springs, KY | Union KY, IN, OH, Mn, TN Inf, Cav & ART (Thomas ~4,400) & Confederate MS, TN, KY, AL Inf, Cav & Arty (Crittenden, Zollicoffer ~5,900) | Union 246-total (39 killed), Confederates 529-total (125 killed incl Zollicoffer) | USA |
These bring the summary to:
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of January 19, 1862:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Virginia | 4 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 7 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
Engagements in Union states/territories:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Missouri | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 25 | 22 | 6 | 53 |
| Total Engagements to date | 32 | 35 | 12 | 79 |
These bring my count of total casualties to over 21,000 including nearly 2,700 killed in action.
Actual totals to date are doubtless much higher when non-battle accidents, disease & disertions are included.
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