Posted on 11/09/2022 4:45:48 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
SALEM, Va., Saturday, Nov. 8 -- 12 o'clock, noon.
The order relieving Major-Gen. McCLELLAN from the command of the army of the Potomac was received at headquarters at 11 o’clock last night. It was entirely unexpected to all, and therefore every one was taken by surprise.
On its receipt, the command was immediately turned over to Gen. BURNSIDE.
Gen. MCCLELLAN and his Staff will leave to-morrow for Trenton, where he is ordered to report.
The order was delivered to him by Gen. BUCKINGHAM, in person.
His last official act was the issuing of an address to his soldiers, informing them in a few words that the command had devolved on Gen. BURNSIDE, and taking an affectionate leave of them.
There is no other news worthy of mention, excepting that the army is in motion.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Nov. 8 -- 10:40 P.M.
Dispatches received here to-day from the Army of the Potomac show Gen. MCCLELLAN's headquarters to be at Warrenton, and that he is following the rebels south, their force being on the west side of the Blue Ridge, while his is on the east. It is admitted by his friends that the enemy is beyond his reach till it suits them to turn and make a stand.
WARRENTON, Va., Friday, Nov. 7 -- 4 P.M.
The Army Corps of Gen. REYNOLDS took possession of this place unopposed, yesterday. The place was occupied by Col. PAYNE with about four hundred men and two howitzers.
Gen. LONGSTREET's Army Corps had occupied Culpepper Court-House for several days, but left the town last Saturday, and it was generally reported that he would encamp on the hills south of the town.
Gen. A.P. HILL's command was here on Thursday, but retreated upon the advance of our troops.
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Highly Important: Gen. McClellan Relieved of His Command – 2-4
The Pirate Sumter: Her Chief Officer Murdered by the Second in Command – 4
The War in Missouri: Operations in the Southwest – 4
Attack on Nashville: Polk and Breckinridge, with 25,000 Men, on the South – 4
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 4-5
From Memphis – 5
A Loyal Tennessee Cavalry Regiment – 5
What Shall be Done With the Sioux? – 5-6
Indian Troubles in Florida – 6
Punishment of the Indians: Over Three Hundred of the Sioux Indians Condemned to be Hung – 6
Return of Minister Cameron: Rumors Brought by Him from Abroad – 6
Miscellaneous Rebellion News – 6
Our Russian Relations – 6
November 7 saw Missouri's 26th battle/skirmish, at Clark's Mill, a CSA victory, their 13th of 26 total Missouri engagements.
Missouri is second in numbers to only Virginia; it was the war's 156th engagement:
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 |
| Nov 7 | Clark's Mill, MO | Union IL Cav, MO state militia (Barstow ~100), Confederate MO brigade (Burbridge, Green ~1,500) | Union 46-total (9-killed), Confederates 65?-total (34-killed) | CSA (Union surrender) |
Curious to note that under this headline "Miscellaneous Rebellion News" a Cincinnati newspaper lays out US Grant's original plan to take Vicksburg, though without mentioning Grant by name.
These events will have great consequences for my ggf's 119th Illinois Infantry generally, and for my ggf specifically.
Burnside in command now? This might not end well.
There is a military history book “From the Jaws of Victory” by Charles Fair about military incompetence from the ancients to Vietnam. He devotes an entire chapter to Burnside.
Ouch.
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