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To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...

A Battle at Murfreesboro: A General Advance of Rosecrans’ Army on Monday – 2
From the Army of the Potomac: An Important Reconnoissance in Force – 2-3
The War in Arkansas: The Expedition of the Army of the Frontier to Van Buren – 3-4
Important from Washington: The Emancipation Proclamation to be Made Public To-Day – 4-5
Grand Emancipation Jubilee: A Night-watch of Freedom at Shiloh Church– 5
The Chimes at Trinity: Ringing the Old Year Out and the New Year In – 5
Stuart’s Reported Raid into Maryland a Hoax – 5
Editorial: The New Year and the War – 5-6
Editorial: The Alabama – The Responsibility – The Remedy – 6-7
The Pursuit of the Alabama – 7
General News – 7


3 posted on 01/01/2023 5:17:31 AM PST 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

One of my great grandfathers lost a leg in this battle. He was 18... was found on the field after the battle. He lived to be an old man.


4 posted on 01/01/2023 6:20:04 AM PST by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Every battle Bragg fights he gets a big initial hit on the enemy and then wastes it.


5 posted on 01/01/2023 2:56:55 PM PST by rxh4n1
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Stones River / 2nd Murfreesburo ends "today" January 2, Union Victory:

Tennessee 1862 - '63 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
July 13Murfreesboro, TNUnion hospital & PA cavalry (Crittended ~900, Confederate Cavalry (Forrest ~1,400)Union 890-total (0-killed), Confederates ~150-total (0-killed)CSA
Aug 30Bolivar, TNUnion Army of the MS, (Leggett ~1,000), Confederate Army of the West (Armstrong -1,000)Union unknown, Confederates unknownInconclusive
Oct 5Hatchie's Bridge, TNUnion Army of MS (Ord, Hurlbut, 12,000), Confederate Army of West TN (Van Dorn, Price ~20,000)Union 500-total (75?-killed), Confederates 400-total (60?-killed)USA
Dec 7Hartville, TNUnion XIV Corps (Moore ~2,400), Confederate Cavalry (John Hunt Morgan ~1,300)Union 2,096-total (unknwn-killed), Confederates 139-total (unkwn-killed)CSA (CSA outnumbered, Union surrender)
Dec 30Parker's Cross Roads, TNUnion Army of TN (Sullivan ~3,000), Confederate Army of TN (Nathan Bedford Forrest~1,600)Union 237-total (31-killed?), Confederates 500-total (75?-killed)CSA? (CSA outnumbered)
Dec 31-Jan 2, 1863Murfreesboro / Stones River, TNUnion Army of the Cumberland (Rosecrans ~43,400), Confederate Army of TN (Bragg ~35,000)Union 13,906-total (1,677-killed), Confederates 11,739-total (1,294-killed)USA

Stones River / 2nd Murfreesboro was the war's 168th engagement, by my count:

Summary of Civil War Engagements as of January 2, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:

StateUnion VictoriesConfederate VictoriesInconclusiveTotal Engagements
South Carolina2215
Virginia7271246
North Carolina7119
Florida2002
Louisiana3104
Tennessee75113
Arkansas6028
Georgia1001
Mississippi3205
Total Engagements in CSA39381794

Engagements in Union states/territories:

StateUnion VictoriesConfederate VictoriesInconclusiveTotal Engagements
Maryland3014
West Virginia93214
Missouri1213126
New Mexico58013
Kentucky56213
Oklahoma1304
Total Engagements in Union3533674
Total Engagements to date747123168

Casualties totaled almost 26,000 including nearly 3,000 killed in action.
These bring the war's total to date to over 294,000 casualties including over 34,000 killed in action.

6 posted on 01/02/2023 2:30:14 PM PST by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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