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Posted on 05/30/2022 6:43:40 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
We are indebted to ??? HUERTAS of the steam transport Matanzas, which arrived at this port yesterday, at New-Orleans [???] to the 18th.
A [???]; from JACOB BARKER had been published [???] against the destruction of cotton &c. He also says: [???] our brave soldiers do not [???] satisfactory peace, we must fall back on the balot [???] an amendment of the Constitution, so as to allow the people to vote directly for President.
An order from Provost-Marshal FRENCH says all coffee-houses, bar-rooms , gaming establishments and billiard saloons must procure licences immediately under penalty confiscation.
An order from Gen. BUTLER says the circulation of Confederate notes and [???] cease on the 27th of MAY, All sales or transfer of property on and after last day, in consideration of such notes or bills, will be void, and the property confiscated to the United States -- one-fourth to go to the informer.
Another order suppresses the [???] for a covert article [???] the cotton burning mob.
The Crescent is also suppressed
The office of the Delta has taken possession of for an article discussing the cotton question in violation of Gen. BUTLER's proclamation of May 1. Its business is to be conducted by the United States authorities.
Gen. BUTLER had forbidden the observance of JEFF DAVIS' fast day.
He had also issued the order concerning the women who insult soldiers, (already reported via Corinth.)
A municipal regulation of the City of New-Orleans punishes with imprisonment in the [???] any women of the town found in the streets after nightfall, or who may converse from the windows of their houses with persons outside. This is doubtless the punishment accorded to women who may insult our soldiers under the proclamation.
Six persons had been condemned to be shot by the Military Commission,
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“Spoons” Butler
Sorry for the poor print quality of the lead story. The archived version is a little better and can be read at the link provided - HJS.
From New Orleans: Gen. Butler Ruling the Rebels with a Firm Hand – 2-5
The Battle of Shiloh: Gen. Beauregard’s Official Report – 5-6
News from Washington: Character of the Intelligence Received at the War Department – 6-7
From Gen. M’Clellan’s Army: Important Operations of Our Cavalry – 7
The War in the Southwest: Trouble Apprehended in Western Tennessee – 7-8
From Gen. Halleck’s Army: Important Successes Gained by Our Forces – 8
Important from Harper’s Ferry: The Enemy in Front in Considerable Force – 8
Editorial: The Progress of the Campaign – 8
The First Iron-Clad: Representation of the Armored Vessel, Patented by Thomas Gregg, of Pennsylvania, in 1814 – 9
Editorial: What Stonewall Jackson Has Done for the Union – 10
Editorial: The Term of Enlistment – Official Orders and Counter-Orders – 10
The Battle of Pittsburgh Landing – 10-11
What Are Our Iron-Clads Doing? – 11
The Original of the Iron-Clads – 11
The Reorganization of the Medical Department of the Army – 11
Gen. Butler and the Disrespectful Ladies of New-Orleans – 11
Spicy Reading – 11-12
Union Leaders of North Carolina – 12
Fire in Rochester – 12
” Ruling the Rebels with a firm hand “.
Lincoln, like Vladimir Putin, was proud of his bloody, insurgent handiwork.
I sometimes wonder if there are any of the chamber pots with Butler’s face on the bottom still around.
Then I wonder if there is a market for a chamber pot with a certain resident of the White House’s photo .
Butler knew how to deal with Democrats.
https://www.americanheritage.com/butler-beast
Long after the war, Mississippi riverboats supplied their cabin passengers with chamber pots on the inside bottoms of which was painted the face of “Spoons Butler.”
On May 27 there was a battle at Hanover Court House, VA, part of the Peninsula Campaign:
Virginia Engagements. 1861 - 1862 to date
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18-19 | Sewell's Point, VA | Union naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery | 10 total | inconclusive |
| May 29- June 1 | Aquila Creek, VA | Union naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery | 10 total | inconclusive |
| June 1 | Fairfax Court House, VA | detachments from CSA & USA armies | 8 on each side, 1 each killed | inconclusive |
| June 1 | Arlington Mills, VA | detachments from USA ( ~200 McDowell) & CSA (~9 Bonham) armies | Union 2-total (1 killed); CSA 1 wounded | inconclusive |
| June 10 | Big Bethel, VA | Union (Butler) -3,500, CSA (Magruder) -1,400 | Union 71-total (18-killed); CSA: 10-total (1-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| June 15 | Hooe's Ferry (near Mathias Point) VA | Union schooner Christina Keen; CSA Farmer's Fork Grays | none -- Christina Keen captured and burned | CSA |
| June 17 | Vienna, VA | Detachments from both Union & CSA armies | Union: 12-total (8 killed); CSA: none reported | CSA |
| June 27 | Matthias' Point, VA | Union gunboats ~50 vs. Confed garrison ~500 | Union: 1-killed, 4-wounded; CSA none | CSA |
| July 18 | Blackburn's Ford, VA (pre-Manassas) | Union Department of NE Virginia (McDowell, Richardson) -3,000 vs. Confederate Army of VA (Beauregard, Longstreet) -5,100 | Union: 83-total; CSA 70-total | CSA |
| July 21 | Bull Run/Manassas, VA | Union Department of NE Virginia (McDowell, Patterson) -54,000 (18,000 engaged) vs. Confederate Army of VA (Beauregard, Longstreet) -34,000 (18,000 engaged) | Union: 2,708-total (481-killed); CSA 1,897-total (387-killed) | CSA |
| Aug 7 | CSA burned Hampton, VA | Union (Butler) vs. Confederate Cavalry (Magruder) | Union unknown; Confederates unknown | CSA |
| Aug 8 | skirmish at Lovettsville, VA | Union vs. Confederate | Union unknown; Confederates 6-total | USA |
| Aug 25 | Mason's Hill, VA | Union (Lowe's observation balloon) vs. Confederate Army NVA (Longstreet, Stuart) | Union unknown; Confederates unknown | USA |
| Aug 31 | Munson's Hill, VA | Union Army of the Potomac vs. Confederate Dept of Northern VA | Union 5-total; Confederates unknown | USA |
| Sep 3 | Bailey's Cross Roads, VA | Union & Confederat detachments | Union 8-total; Confederates none | CSA |
| Sep 11 | Lewinsville, VA (McLean, Fairfax County) | Union 79th NY Highlanders (Stephens ~1,800) & Confederate 1st & 13th VA (JEB Stuart ~400) | Union 12-total (3-killed); Confederates none | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| Oct 21 | Ball's Bluff, VA | Union MA, NY, MI, MN & CA Infantry, RI Artillery (Stone -1,720) & Confederate VA & MS Infantry, VA cavalry & artillery (Evans -1,709) | Union 1,002-total, including Lt. Oliver Wendell Holmes (223-killed including US Senator Edward Baker R-OR)), Confederates 155-total (36-killed) | CSA |
| Nov 26 | Skirmish at Hunter's Mills, VA | Union 3rd PA Cavalry (Bell ~94) & Confederate 1st NC Cavalry (Ransome ~120) | Union 33-total (1-killed), Confederates unknown 0? | CSA |
| Dec 20 | Drainsville, VA | Union Pennsylvania Volunteers (Ord ~5,000) & Confederate VA, KY & NC Volunteers (Stuart ~4,000) | Union 71-total (?-killed), Confederates 230-total (?-killed) | USA (1st larger Union victory in VA) |
| Jan 3, 1862 | Cockpit Point, VA | Union gun boats (Wyman ) & Confederate shore battery (French ~50) | none | Inconclusive |
| Mar 8-9 | Hampton Roads, VA | Union Navy (Marsten, Worden, USS Monitor +11 ships) & Confederate Navy (Buchanan, Jones CSS Virginia +5 ships) | Union 369 total (261 killed, 7 ships sunk), Confederate 24 total (7- killed) | Inconclusive (Strategic USA) |
| Mar 23 | Kernstown, VA | Union Army of Potomac V Corps (Kimball ~9,000) & Confederate Stonewall Division (Jackson ~4,200) | Union 590 total (118-killed), Confederate 718 total (80- killed) | USA tactical, CSA strategoc |
| April 5 - May 4 | Yorktown, VA | Union Army of the Potomac (McClellan ~103,000) & Confederate Army (Magruder, JE Johnson ~72,000) | Union 182-total (unkn-killed), Confederate 300-total (unkn killed) | Inconclusive, Confederates retreated |
| May 5 | Williamsburg, VA | Union Army of the Potomac (McClellan ~41,000), Confederate Army of Northern VA (JE Johnston, Longstreet ~32,000) | Union 2,283-total (~342-KIA), Confederates 1,682-total (~252 kia) | Inconclusive (Confederates withdrew) |
| May 7 | Eltham's Landing, VA | Union Army of the Potomac (Franklin ~11,300), Confederate Army of Northern VA (GW Smith ~11,000) | Union 194-total (~29 killed), Confederates 48-total (~7-killed) | Inconclusive (Confederates withdrew) |
| May 8 | McDowell, VA | Union OH & WVA infantry (Milroy, Schenck ~6,500), Confederate Virginia Infantry (Stonewall Jackson, E Johnson ~9,000) | Union 259-total (~28 killed), Confederates 532-total (~146-killed) | CSA |
| May 15 | Fort Darling, VA | Union VA River Squadron (Rogers 5-river warships), Confederate fort (Farrand, Mahone -fort artillery) | Union 27-total (14-killed), Confederates 15-total (7-killed) | CSA |
| May 23 | Front Royal, VA | Union Dept of Shenandoah (Kenly ~1,063), Confederate Army of the Valley (Stonewall Jackson ~3,0000) | Union 773-total (83-killed), Confederates 36-total (unkwn-killed) | CSA |
| May 25 | Winchester, VA | Union Dept of Shenandoah (Banks ~6,500), Confederate Army of the Valley (Stonewall Jackson ~16,0000) | Union 2,019-total (62-killed), Confederates 397-total (68-killed) | CSA |
| May 27 | Hanover Court House, VA | Union V-Corps (Porter ~12,000), Confederate NC Infantry (Branch ~4,0000) | Union 397-total (62-killed), Confederates 930-total (70-killed) | USA |
This was the 113th engagement all-told, the 30th in Virginia.
It brings total casualties over 86,000 including over 9,700 killed in action:
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of May 24, 1862:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Virginia | 6 | 15 | 9 | 30 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 21 | 20 | 11 | 52 |
Engagements in Union states/territories:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Missouri | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 29 | 26 | 6 | 61 |
| Total Engagements to date | 50 | 46 | 17 | 113 |
winners generally are.
Hi.
Damn good idea.
Chamber pots with Jane Fonda’s face.
Steel, brass, copper what should I use?
5.56mm
“Spoons” Butler
Your boring.
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