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News from Washington: Another Important Bulletin from Secretary Stanton – 2-3
The Advance of the Army: The Latest Intelligence from the Vicinity of Manassas – 3-4
The Evacuation of Winchester: Retreat of the Rebels on the Strasburgh Road – 4
Important from Virginia: The Policy of the Rebel Retreat from Manassas – 4-5
The Naval Battle in Hampton Roads: Official Rebel Report of the Engagement – 5
The Battle of Pea Ridge: Further Interesting Particulars – 5-6
The Naval Engagements: An Account of the Two Engagements Written on Board the Minnesota – 6-7
Lieut. Worden’s Description of the Monitor – 7
The Battle in New-Mexico: A Desperate Day’s Fighting – 7
The Line of the Mississippi: Late and Important Intelligence from Memphis – 7
Editorial: The Military Plans of the Rebels – 7-8
Heroism of the Officers and Men of the Lost Ship Cumberland – 8
Is Burnside in Danger? – 8
Scarcity of Ammunition in Secessia – 8-9
A Steam Ram Wanted – 9
A Suggestion of Common Sense – 9
Coast Defence – 9
A Word for a Worthy Officer – 9

"Today" Union Gen. Burnside lands in New Bern, North Carolina, the battle is the war's 88th engagement, the Union's 37th victory, making Union & Confederate victories equal, for the first time:

North Carolina 1861-'62 Engagements

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
Aug 28	Hatteras Inlet, NC	Union NY 9th & 20th Infantry (Butler -935) plus 7 US Navy ships (including Harriet Lane & Pawnee) vs. Confederate NC 17th Infantry (Barron ~900)	Union 3-total (1 killed); Confederates 715-total (4 killed, 691 captured)	USA
Feb 6, 1862	Roanoke Island, NC	Union Dept of NC + Blockading Squagron (Burnside, Goldsborough ~10,000) & Confederate Wise Legion (Wise ~3,000)	Union 264-total (37-killed), Confederates 2,643-total (23 killed)	USA
Mar 14	New Bern, NC	Union Blockading Squadron (Bernside, Rowen ~11,000 +14 gunboats) & Confederate Dept of NC (Branch ~4,000)	Union 471 total (90-killed), Confederate 578 total (64- killed)	USA

This makes the war's total casualties over 46,500 including over 4,400 killed in action.

Summary of Civil War Engagements as of March 14, 1862:
Engagements in Confederate states:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
South Carolina	1	1	1	3
Virginia	4	11	6	21
North Carolina	3	0	0	3
Florida	1	0	0	1
Louisiana	0	1	0	1
Tennessee	2	0	0	2
Arkansas	1	0	1	2
Total Engagements in CSA	12	13	8	33

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	7	0	7
Kentucky	4	3	2	9
Oklahoma	0	3	0	3
Total Engagements in Union	25	24	6	55
Total Engagements to date	37	37	14	88