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Posted on 10/07/2022 6:15:15 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
The Richmond papers of Saturday are received The Examiner says:
"Congress again indicates an adjournment, coincident with a feeling of depression and apprehension in the public mind. The general acquiescence in the Executive management, right or wrong, has brought to us its bitter fruits. A close, vigilant, and firm performance of Congressional duties is as much demanded by the public exigencies, as a wild and bold control of the army."
A resolution has been adopted in the rebel Senate for the appointment of a Committee of Thirteen, to take testimony relative to the outrages committed by the Yankees. The evidence is to be collected and preserved in a permanent and credible form, in order that the "truth of history" may be vindicated, and the perpetrators of the outrages delivered to the just indignation of present and future generations.
According to the debates and reports of the rebel Congress, the Post-office Department is not self-sustaining.
A bill has been introduced to provide against foreign counterfeiting of Treasury Notes. The bill provides that if such counterfeit notes are introduced by officers and soldiers, and others of the United States, the offender shall be deemed guilty of felony, and suffer death on conviction in any military court.
An act was passed authorizing the manufacture of shoes and clothing for the army of the Confederacy. It provides for bringing into the country, duty free, cards, card cloth, machinery, and all other articles necessary for the purpose.
A joint resolution had been adopted by the Virginia Legislature, providing that no person within that State shall be tried or imprisoned for driving therefrom or putting to death, by any means, any person, with or without arms, who may be found on that soil aiding or abetting,
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Late News from Richmond: The Rebel Congress Expected to Adjourn Soon – 2-3
The War in Missouri: A Smart Skirmish at Newtonia – 3-4
The Victory at Corinth: Official Dispatches from Gen. Grant – 4
Important from Kentucky: Evacuation of Frankfort by the Rebels – 4-5
The Army of the Potomac: Another Reconnoissance Toward Charlestown – 5
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 5-6
Editorial: Emancipation and Free Negroes – 6-7
A Long Shot at a Seceding Bishop – 7
Editorial: How the Rebels Receive the Proclamation – 7
Assassination Authorized in Virginia – 7-8
Editorial: Victory Again at Corinth – 8
Editorial: Cassius M. Clay To-night – 8
Editorial: Maj.-Gen. Joseph Hooker – 8
The Springs of Sympathy – 8
September 30, 1862, the Battle of Newtonia, Missouri, the war's 149th engagement, Missouri's 25th, 12 Union victories in MO, 12 Confederate victories, Newtonia a Confederate victory.
Total battle casualties, over 9,000:
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 |
| Sep 30 | Newtonia, MO | Union Infantry, cavalry, artillery from Ohio, Kansas, Wisc. (Saloman, ~4,500), Confederate Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Texas & MO units (Cooper, Shelby ~6,000) | Union ~320-total (48?-killed), Confederates 78-total (12?-killed) | CSA |
October 3-4, 1862, the 2nd Battle of Corinth, the war's 151st engagement, Mississippi's 4th, a Union victory:
Mississippi 1862 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29 - May 30 | Corinth, MS | Union Army of the Mississippi (Halleck, Grant, Thomas, Buel ~120,000), Confederate Army of the Mississippi (Beauregard, Bragg, Van Dorn ~65,000) | Union 1,000+ total, Confederates 1,000+ total | USA |
| Sep 1 | Denmark, MS | Union Army of the Missippi, (Dennis ~1,000), Confederate Army of the West (Armstrong -4,000) | Union 108-total (8-killed), Confederates 288 total (11=killed) | CSA |
| Sep 19-20 | Iuka, MS | Union Army of Mississippi (Rosecrans, ~4,500), Confederate Army of the West (Price, ~3,179) | Union 790-total (144-killed), Confederates 1,516-total (263-killed) | USA |
| Oct 3-4 | Corinth, MS | Union Army of MS (Rosecran s, 12,000), Confederate Army of West TN (Van Dorn, Price ~22,000) | Union 2,520-total (355-killed), Confederates 4.233-total (473-killed) | USA |
The 119th began as a standard Union infantry regiment, with 10 companies (A through K, no J) of 100 each. Replacements for casualties totaled around 250, making the total served approx. 1,250.
My great-grandfather was assigned to Company K, along with others from his hometown, my guess is a lot of them did not speak much English.
Capt. Johnson was their elected company commander, Col. Kinney elected regiment commander.
By my estimates, over the next 34 months the 119th will:
So far as I know, the 119th was not considered a remarkable unit in any way, strictly average, if that, but solid, imho.
They will serve in six major campaigns, fight ten battles, plus 6 skirmishes and suffer 157 died, perhaps another 270 wounded.
Three of its members will be awarded Medals of Honor.
“Those are Western boys, and they will soon give you a belly full of fighting.”
Amazing mileage totals, considering most of those boys likely never left their home counties before.
In my g-grandfather's case, family tradition says his parents escaped the "old country" to dodge the draft of their young men into yet another of Europe's endless wars.
We think they arrived circa mid-1850s and settled on a farm south of Springfield, Illinois.
My g-grandfather enlisted on August 14, 1862, for 36 months, mustered out with the regiment on August 16, 1865.
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