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Memphis Occupied: Its Surrender to Our Flotilla Without Resistance – 2-3
Another Triumph: The Rebels Under Gen. Adams Routed at Chattanooga – 3
From Before Richmond: Everything Quiet at Noon Yesterday – 3-5
Gen. Banks’ Department: The Advance from Williamsport – 5
News from Washington: Gov. Stanly and the Administration – 5-6
Last Day of the Baby Show – 6
Editorial: The Impending Battle in Virginia – Sunday Thoughts on the Battle of Last Sunday – 7
More Work for Women – The Wounded Soldiers – 7
Charleston – 7
Editorial: Resources North and South – 7-8
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Our Naval Prizes – 8
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3 posted on 06/08/2022 4:48:26 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
The First Battle of Chatanooga, Tennessee finished "today", a Union victory:

Tennessee 1862 Engagements

DateEngagementMilitary UnitsLossesVictor
Feb 6Fort Henry, TNUnion Army of TN + West Flotilla (Grant, Foote ~15,000) & Confederate Army of Cent KY (Tilghman ~3,200)Union 40-total, Confederates 79-total (15 killed)USA
Feb 14-16Fort Donelson, TNUnion Army of the Tennessee + Mississippi River Squadron (Grant, Foote 24,531) & Confederate Army of Central KY + garrison (Floyd, Pillow, Buchner 16,171)Union 2,691-total (507-killed), Confederates 13,846-total (327-killed)USA
April 6-7Shiloh, TNUnion Army of West Tennessee (Grant, Buell ~63,000) & Confederate Army of Mississippi (AS Johnson, Beauregard ~40,335)Union 13,047-total (1,754-killed), Confederate 10,699-total (1,728-killed)USA
April 14Fort Pillowi, TNUnion mortor boats bombard Fort PillownoneCSA
May 10Plum Run Bend, TNUnion MS River Squadron (7-river ironclads), Confederate River Defense Fleet (9-wooden steamboats)none recordedCSA
June 6Memphis, TNUnion MS Flotilla (Davis, Ellet+), Confederate River Defense Fleet (Montgomery, Thompson)Union 1- total, Confederates 250-total (~35-killed)USA
June 7-8Chattanooga, TNUnion Army of OH (Negley 1 division), Confederate Army of KY (EK Smith)Union 23-total, Confederates 65-totalUSA

This brings total engagements to 118, with over 98,000 total casualties, including at least 9,500 killed in action.

Summary of Civil War Engagements as of June 8, 1862:
Engagements in Confederate states:

StateUnion VictoriesConfederate VictoriesInconclusiveTotal Engagements
South Carolina1113
Virginia6161032
North Carolina5106
Florida1001
Louisiana2103
Tennessee5207
Arkansas2013
Georgia1001
Mississippi1001
Total Engagements in CSA24211257

Engagements in Union states/territories:

StateUnion VictoriesConfederate VictoriesInconclusiveTotal Engagements
Maryland1012
West Virginia93214
Missouri119121
New Mexico48012
Kentucky4329
Oklahoma0303
Total Engagements in Union2926661
Total Engagements to date534718118

4 posted on 06/08/2022 7:00:19 AM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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