Posted on 09/20/2022 4:45:48 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1861-1865: Seminar and Discussion Forum
The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts
First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: May 2025.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.
Posting history, in reverse order
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Link to previous Harper’s Weekly thread
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4092934/posts
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher
Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade, Edited, with an introduction, by William C. Davis
Diary of Gideon Welles: Saturday, September 20, 1862 (“Am troubled by Preble’s conduct. There must be a stop put to the timid, hesitating, and I fear sometimes traitorous course of some of our officers.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-gideon-welles-saturday.html
Diary of Salmon P. Chase: Saturday, September 20, 1862 (“Katie came home this morning, looking very well.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-salmon-p-chase-saturday.html
Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, September 20, 1862 (“To-day Porter’s corps was sent over, but not being properly supported, the enemy turned on him, and he had to retire to this side.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/01/brigadier-general-george-g-meade-to_23.html
Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: September 20, 1862 (“Fear Lucy has not heard of my wound; had hoped to see her today, probably shan’t. This hurts me worse than the bullet did.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-lieutenant-colonel-rutherford_14.html
Diary of Corporal David L. Day: September 20, 1862 (“We arrived back at Newbern, the morning of the 18th, having had a pleasant excursion of about 400 miles, and if we could have had our band with us the thing would have been complete.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/12/diary-of-corporal-david-l-day-september.html
Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: September 20, 1862 (“[W]e receive dispatches informing us that Rosecrans is engaged in battle with Price at Iuka. We are expecting every minute to move.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/05/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose_0.html
Diary of Josephine Shaw Lowell: September 20, 1862 (Oh, that the Lord would only put it into Lincoln’s head to do something strong and decided!”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/01/diary-of-josephine-shaw-lowell_24.html
Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 20, 1862 (Jones’s take on Harper’s Ferry and Sharpsburg.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/05/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-september_27.html
Diary of Private Louis Leon: September 20, 1862 (“Arrived at Blacks Church after three hours’ march, then turned about and tramped nine miles and camped for the night at Joyner’s Church.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/12/diary-of-private-louis-leon-september_85.html
Diary of Judith W. McGuire: Saturday, September 20, 1862 (Newspaper account of Harper’s Ferry and the death of Gen. Samuel Garland, killed at South Mountain.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/06/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_12.html
Diary of Sarah Morgan: Saturday, September 20, 1862 (“Does it not seem that this war will sweep off all who are nearest and dearest, as well as most worthy of life, leaving only those you least care for, unharmed?”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/11/diary-of-sarah-morgan-wednesday_3.html
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 |
| May 31 - June 1 | Seven Pines / Fair Oaks, VA | Union Army of the Potomac (McClellan ~34,000), Confederate Army of Northern VA (JE Johnston ~39,000) | Union 5,431-total (790-killed), Confederates 6,134-total (980-killed) | Inconclusive (both sides claimed victory) |
| June 6 | Good's Farm, Harrisonburg, VA | Union PA Inf, NJ Cav, Confederate Steuart's VA Inf (Ashby+) | Unknown | CSA |
| June 8 | Cross Keys, VA | Union Mountain Dept, (Fremont ~11,500), Confederate Army of the Valley (Ewell ~5,800) | Union 684-total (114-killed), Confederates 287-total (42-killed) | CSA |
| June 9 | Port Republic, VA | Union Dept of Rappahonnock (Tyler ~3,500), Confederate Army of the Valley (Stonewall Jackson ~6,000) | Union 1,002-total (150?-killed), Confederates 816-total (122?-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| June 25 - Jul 1 | Seven Days, near Richmond, VA | Union Army of Potomac (McClellan ~115,000), Confederate Army of N VA (Lee ~92,000) | Union ~18,000-total (2,100-killed), Confederates ~19,000-total, (~3,200-killed) | CSA |
| July 3 | Evelington Heights, VA | Union Army of Potomac, Confederate Army of N VA -- monor skirmish | no casualties reported | USA |
| Aug 9 | Cedar Mountain, VA | Union Army of VA (Banks -8,030, Confederate Army of NVA ("Stonewall" Jackson -16,868) | Union 2,353-total (314-killed), Confederates ~1,338-total (231-killed) | CSA |
| Aug 23-25 | Rappahannock Station, VA | Union Army of VA brigades (Pope), Confederate Army of N. VA brigades (Longstreet) | Union ~180-total, Confederates ~90-total | Inconclusive or CSA Victory? |
| Aug 26-27 | Manassas Station, VA | Union Army of VA (Taylor-killed, Pope), Confederate Army of N. VA (Stonewall Jackson, Ewell) | Union ~450-total, Confederates ~173-total | CSA |
| Aug 28 | Thoroughfare Gap, VA | Union Army of VA, (Ricketts -5,000), Confederate Army of N. VA (Longstreet -28,000) | Union ~50-total, Confederates ~50-total | CSA |
| Aug 28-30 | 2nd Bull Run, Manassas, VA | Union Army of VA, (Pope ~62,000), Confederate Army of N. VA (Lee -51,000) | Union ~14,462-total (1,747-killed), Confederates ~7,298-total (1,096-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| Sep 1 | Chantilly, VA | Union Army of the Potomac, (Kearny+, Stevens+ ~6,000), Confederate Army of N VA (Stonewall Jackson, JEB Stuart -20,000) | Union 1300-total (195-killed?), Confederates 800 total (120=killed?) | CSA |
| Sep 12-15 | Harper's Ferry, VA | Union Army of the Potomac (Miles+, White ~14,000), Confederate Army of N VA (Stonewall Jackson, AP Hill ~25,000) | Union 12,636-total (44-killed), Confederates 286-total (39-killed) | CSA (fort held) |
| Sep 20 | IBlackford's Ford, Sheppardstown, VA | Union Army of the Potomac (Porter, ~2,000), Confederate Army of the N VA (Pendleton, AP Hill ~2,000) | Union 363-total (55?-killed), Confederates 298-total (45?-killed) | CSA |
Confederate casualties in Virginia to-date ~44,000 represent 45% of all Confederate casualties, ~97,000.
Maryland has now seen the largest number of one-day battle casualties of the war.
Maryland 1861-'62 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19 | 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 |
| Sep 14 | South Mountain, MD | Union Army of the Potomac (McClellan, Burnside ~28,000), Confederate Army of N VA (RE Lee, AP Hill ~18,000) | Union 2,325-total (443-killed), Confederates 2,685-total (325-killed) | USA (fort held) |
| Sep 17 | Antietam/Sharpsburg, MD | Union Army of the Potomac (McClellan, ~87,000), Confederate Army of N VA (RE Lee, ~38,000) | Union 12,140-total (2,108-killed), Confederates 7,752-total (1,018-killed) | USA |
These bring Maryland's total casualties to date to ~25,000 which is the most among battles fought in Union states & territories.
Casualties in Tennessee, at ~25,000 are roughly equal to those in Maryland, but in 9 engagements compared to Maryland's 4.
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 |
Kentucky has suffered a dozen engagements resulting in nearly 16,000 total casualties to date.
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 | 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 |
| Aug 22 | Big Hill, KY | Union Army of Ohio (Metcalfe), Confederate Cavalry, E. Tenn (Scott). | Union 270-total Confederates 16-total | CSA |
| Aug 30 | Richmond, KY | Union Army of KY, (Nelson ~6,850), Confederate Army of E TN (Smith, Cleburn -6,500) | Union ~5,353-total (206-killed), Confederates ~451-total (78-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| Sep 14-16 | Munfordville, KY | Union garrison (Wilder, Dunham ~4,200), Confederate Army of MS (Buckner, Chalmers ~25,000) | Union 4,148-total (4,000+ captured), Confederates 714-total (100?-killed) | CSA (fort held) |
Missouri 1861 - 1862 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 | 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 |
| Aug 6-9 | Kirksville, MO | Union Cavalry (McNeill ~1,000, Confederate MO State Guard (Porter ~2,500) | Union 88-total (30-killed), Confederates ~368-total (200-killed) | USA (Union outnumbered) |
| Aug 11 | Independence, MO | Union MO Militia & Cavalry (Buel -344, Confederate MO Bushwhackers (Hughes (killed), Hayes (wounded) Quantrill -800) | Union ~344 (captured), Confederates unknown | CSA |
| Aug 15-16 | Lone Jack, MO | Union MO Cavalry (Foster -800, Confederate MO Regimental Recruits (Cockrell -3,000) | Union 323-total (94-killed), Confederates 118-total (59 -kill3) | CSA |
Here are the win-loss totals to date:
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of September 20, 1862:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Virginia | 7 | 26 | 11 | 44 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 30 | 34 | 14 | 78 |
Engagements in Union states/territories:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Missouri | 12 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 33 | 31 | 6 | 70 |
| Total Engagements to date | 63 | 65 | 20 | 148 |
All for the Union: The Civil War Diary and Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, edited by Robert Hunt Rhodes
Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade, Edited, with an introduction, by William C. Davis
Diary of Salmon P. Chase: Sunday, September 21, 1862 (“Dr. F. spoke of having been to the President’s, who being very busy writing, could not see him. Thought to myself, ‘Possibly engaged on Proclamation.’”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/07/diary-of-salmon-p-chase-sunday.html
Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: September 21, 1862 (“The Twenty-third has done nobly. Very gratifying. But alas, thirty or forty dead, and one hundred and thirty or one hundred and forty wounded.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/diary-of-lieutenant-colonel-rutherford_15.html
Captain Charles Fessenden Morse, September 21, 1862 (Stirring participant’s account of the 2nd Massachusetts at Antietam.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/captain-charles-fessenden-morse_5.html
Captain William M. Duncan to Mary Morgan Duncan, September 21, 1862 (The 13th Iowa is in Missouri, expecting to soon be ordered to Arkansas and Texas.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/01/captain-william-m-duncan-to-mary-morgan_8.html
Robert Gould Shaw to Francis G. Shaw, September 21, 1862 (Another account of the 2nd Massachusetts around the corn field at Antietam.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/08/robert-gould-shaw-to-francis-g-shaw_10.html
Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Sunday, September 21, 1862 (“It is reported to-day that Price has been beaten, and is now making a flank movement towards Corinth.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2021/05/diary-of-private-daniel-l-ambrose_9.html
John L. Motley to Mary Lothrop Motley, September 21, 1862 (“If Jeff Davis gets half the country, he will get the whole. If we keep half, we shall keep the whole.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/10/john-l-motley-to-mary-lothrop-motley.html
Diary of Josephine Shaw Lowell: September 21, 1862 (“Col. Dwight will be a dreadful loss to the Regiment and to his Mother, who adored him, but he himself (as I have just seen in a letter from his mother to Mr. Ward) was ready to go.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/01/diary-of-josephine-shaw-lowell_31.html
Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 21, 1862 (“We have one day of gloom. It is said that our army has retreated back into Virginia.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/05/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-september_54.html
Diary of Private Louis Leon: September 21, 1862 (“We reached Wakefield at 5 A.M., and laid in the woods and mud for the night.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/12/diary-of-private-louis-leon-september_19.html
General Robert E. Lee to Louis T. Wigfall, September 21, 1862 (“I have not yet heard from you with regard to the new Texas Regiments which you promised to endeavor to raise for this Army. I need them much.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/general-rober-e-lee-to-louis-t-wigfall.html
Diary of Sarah Morgan: September 21, 1862 (“Charming Colonel Breaux! Like all nice men, he is married, of course.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/11/diary-of-sarah-morgan-september-21-1862.html
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4092934/posts?q=1&;page=51#55
Bruce Catton, Terrible Swift Sword
Continued from September 17 (reply #30).
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4092934/posts#30
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals
Continued from September 13 (reply #8).
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4092934/posts#8
David Herbert Donald, Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher
Continued from September 18 (reply #51).
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4092934/posts?q=1&;page=51#51
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Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell
Continued from September 19 (reply #56).
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4092934/posts?q=1&;page=51#56
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume One
Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade, Edited, with an introduction, by William C. Davis
Diary of Gideon Welles, September 22, 1862 (Lincoln presents final draft of Emancipation Proclamation at cabinet meeting – 2 items.)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/01/diary-of-gideon-welles-september-22-1862.html
Diary of Salmon P. Chase, Monday, September 22, 1862
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2014/01/diary-of-salmon-p-chase-monday.html
Major General William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, September 22, 1862 (“It is about time the North understood the truth. That the entire South, man, woman and child are against us, armed and determined.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2012/11/major-general-william-t-sherman-to_20.html
Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, Monday, September 22, 1862 (“The Harpers Ferry imbecility or treachery alone prevented a crushing of the Rebels.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/06/lieutenant-colonel-rutherford-b-hayes_16.html
Captain William Thompson Lusk to Elizabeth Adams Lusk, September 22, 1862 (“If possible I am going to abandon the immediate pursuit of arms, and return to medicine.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/12/captain-william-thompson-lusk-to.html
Diary of Josephine Shaw Lowell: September 22, 1862 (“God bless Abraham Lincoln. He has issued a proclamation emancipating all slaves on the 1st of January, 1863, in any State then in rebellion against the Government.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/02/diary-of-josephine-shaw-lowell.html
Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 22, 1862 (“There are rumors that only Jackson’s corps recrossed the Potomac to look after a column of the enemy sent to recapture Harper’s Ferry and take Winchester, our grand depot.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/05/diary-of-john-beauchamp-jones-september_29.html
Diary of Private Louis Leon: September 22, 1862 (“We laid here all day. Cars came for us from Petersburg to-night and took us back. Got there at 12 at night, marched one mile and camped for the night.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2020/12/diary-of-private-louis-leon-september_61.html
Diary of Judith W. McGuire: Monday Night, September 22, 1862 (“Probably the most desperate battle of the war was fought last Wednesday near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Great loss on both sides. The Yankees claim a great victory, while our men do the same.”)
https://civilwarnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/06/diary-of-judith-brockenbrough-mcguire_13.html
Today’s posts:
“Terrible Swift Sword,” reply #11
“Team of Rivals,” #12
“Lincoln,” #13
Lincoln’s preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, #14
“Lee,” #15
U.S. Grant, #16
John Jackman, #17
Links to 9 items at Civil War Notebook, #18
Bruce Catton, Terrible Swift Sword
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