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Posted on 09/07/2022 5:01:46 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Sept. 6.
Gen. POPE, at his own request, was yesterday relieved of his command in order to enable him to prefer charges against Gens. FITZ JOHN PORTER, FRANKLIN and GRIFFIN.
The Third Army Corps, (MCDOWELL's,) and the Sixth, (HEINTZELMAN's) are to be consolidated, and Gen. HEINTZELMAN placed in command.
Gen. POPE has nearly completed his official report, a part of which was submitted to the President yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, Sept. 6.
The Washington National Republican says it was currently reported on the streets and in the hotels last evening, that Gen. POPE had been relieved of his command at his own request, in order to bring charges against Gens. FITZ JOHN PORTER and SUMMER, and a General of Artillery, whose name we did not get, for disobeying orders.
REPORTED MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS
WASHINGTON, Friday, Sept. 5 -- P.M.
The city maintains its usual quiet. There is nothing new from the front. Everything in the military line is working well, and a feeling of security everywhere prevails.
A report prevailed this morning of a battle last night or yesterday afternoon, at or near Poolesville, but nothing can be ascertained to confirm it. Probabilities are too often made to assume the form of facts.
Gen. BURNSIDE's troops are by this time in position. Some of them were not long ago seen in this vicinity.
Yesterday afternoon the rebels fired about twenty shots from Ball's Bluff upon a little canal steamer, the Flying Cloud, which plies between Georgetown and Harper's Ferry. Nobody hurt. The steamer has returned to Georgetown.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Sept. 6.
Farmers from the upper part of Montgomery County, Md., arriving here early to-day, report that heavy firing was heard late yesterday evening in the direction of Nolan's Ferry.
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Important War News: General Pope Relieved of his Command at his Own Request – 2-3
Affairs in the Southwest: A Reported Victory in Tennessee – 3-4
The West and Southwest: A Reconnoissance from Cincinnati – 4
From Fredericksburgh: Exodus of the Slave Population – 4-5
Important from Washington: A List of Officers Dismissed from the Army – 5-6
Editorial: The Past and Future of the War – 6
Light Wanted – 6
Editorial: The Officers for the New Levies – 6-7
A Statement Which Ought to be True – 7
Editorial: Causes of Northern Bitterness Against the South – 7-8
Invading Against Policy and Against Will – 8
The Want of Military Talent – 8
Kirby Smith’s Invasion a Failure – 8
“Then pull off your coat and roll up your sleeve
Richmond is a hard road to travel
Then pull off your coat and roll up your sleeve
Richmond is a hard road to travel, I believe”
That’s a good one. Some wit in the 2nd South Carolina was struck by inspiration. But no verses after 1862.
Pope relieved at his own request. Right. A minor story, a Col. Sullivan got approval to send more stores to Harper’s Ferry. Good timing that.
The August 30 skirmish of Confederate & Union cavalries at Bolivar, Tennessee was inconclusive, and Confederates continued on their mission.
Tennessee 1862 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 | Fort Henry, TN | Union 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 14-16 | Fort Donelson, TN | Union 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 6-7 | Shiloh, TN | Union 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 14 | Fort Pillowi, TN | Union mortor boats bombard Fort Pillow | none | CSA |
| May 10 | Plum Run Bend, TN | Union MS River Squadron (7-river ironclads), Confederate River Defense Fleet (9-wooden steamboats) | none recorded | CSA |
| June 6 | Memphis, TN | Union MS Flotilla (Davis, Ellet+), Confederate River Defense Fleet (Montgomery, Thompson) | Union 1- total, Confederates 250-total (~35-killed) | USA |
| June 7-8 | Chattanooga, TN | Union Army of OH (Negley 1 division), Confederate Army of KY (EK Smith) | Union 23-total, Confederates 65-total | USA |
| July 13 | Murfreesboro, TN | Union hospital & PA cavalry (Crittended ~900, Confederate Cavalry (Forrest ~1,400) | Union 890-total (0-killed), Confederates ~150-total (0-killed) | CSA |
| Aug 30 | Bolivar, TN | Union Army of the MS, (Leggett ~1,000), Confederate Army of the West (Armstrong -1,000) | Union unknown, Confederates unknown | Inconclusive |
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