Posted on 07/06/2023 6:06:01 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Saturday, July 4 -- 10:10 A.M.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC, NEAR GETTYSBURGH, Friday, July 3 -- 8 1/2 P.M.
The following has just been received:
Major-Gen. Halleck, General-in-Chief:
The enemy opened at 1 P.M., from about one hundred and fifty guns, concentrated upon my left centre, continuing without intermission for about three hours, at the expiration of which time, he assaulted my left centre twice, being, upon both occasions, handsomely repulsed, with severe loss to him, leaving in our hands nearly three thousand prisoners.
Among the prisoners is Brig.-Gen. ARMSTEAD and many Colonels and officers of lesser rank.
The enemy left many dead upon the field, and a large number of wounded in our hands.
The loss upon our side has been considerable. Maj.-Gen. HANCOCK and Brig.-Gen. GIBBON were wounded.
After the repelling of the assaults, indications leading to the belief that the enemy might be withdrawing, a reconnoissance was pushed forward from the left and the enemy found to be in force.
At the present hour all is quiet.
My cavalry have been engaged all day on both flanks of the enemy, harassing and vigorously attacking him with great success, not withstanding they encountered superior numbers both at cavalry and infantry.
The army is in fine spirits.
GEORGE G. MEADE, Maj.-Gen. Commanding.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, July 5 -- 4 P.M.
The latest official dispatch received here, up to this hour, from Gen. MEADE, is dated at Headquarters Army of Potomac, 7 A.M., July 4, which merely states that the enemy had withdrawn from his position, occupied for attack, on Friday. The information in the possession of Gen. MEADE, at that hour, did not develop the character of the enemy's movement, whether it was a retreat or a maneuver for other purposes.
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Mississippi 1862-'63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29 - May 30, 1862 | 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 |
| Dec 27-29 | Chickasaw Bayou, MS | Union Army of TN, MS Squadron (Sherman ~30,720), Confederate Dept of MS (Pemberton, SD Lee~13,792) | Union 1,776-total (208-killed), Confederates 187-total (57-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered |
| Apr 29, 1863 | Grand Gulf, MS | Union Mississippi squadron (Porter 7-ironclads ~10,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg batteries (Bowen 4,200) | Union 80-total (24-killed), Confederates 22-total (3-killed) | CSA (Grant changed his plans) |
| Apr 29 | Snyder's Bluff, MS | Union XV Corps, Mississippi squadron (Sherman 8-gunboatss ~10,000), Confederate Herbert's Brigade (Herbert 3,000) | Union unkwn-total (unkwn-killed), Confederates unkwn-total (unkwn-killed) | CSA (Union feint to fix CSA forces) |
| May 1 | Port Gibson, MS | Union Army of TN (Grant ~23,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Bowen, ~8,000) | Union 861-total (129?-killed), Confederates 787-total (118?-killed) | USA |
| May 12 | Raymond, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (McPherson 12,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Gregg, 4,000) | Union 446-total (67?-killed), Confederates 515-total (77?-killed) | USA |
| May 14 | Jackson, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (Grant, Sherman, McPherson ~30,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Johnson, Gregg, 5,000?) | Union 332-total (48?-killed), Confederates 850-total (127?-killed) | USA |
| May 16 | Champion Hill, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (Grant, McClernand, Sherman, McPherson 32,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Pemberton 22,000) | Union 2,457-total (410-killed), Confederates 3,840-total (381-killed) | USA |
| May 17 | Big Black River Bridge, MS | Union Army the Tennessee XIII Corps (McClernand, 5,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Bowen Vaugn, 5,000) | Union 275-total (41?-killed), Confederates 1,751-total (262?-killed) | USA (Union outnumbered) |
| May 19-22 | Assault on Vicksburg | Union Army of the TN (Grant, Sherman 77,000), Confederate Army of Mississippi (Pemberton, 33,000) | Union 4,141-total (659-killed), Confederates 580-total (75-killed) | CSA |
| May 18 - July 4 | Vicksburg, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (Grant ~77,000), Confederate Army of Mississippi (Pemberton ~33,000) | Union 8,435 total (including 766 killed), Confederates ~32,692 total (including 480?-killed) | USA |
Oklahoma 1861 - '63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 1861 | Round Mountain, OK | Union: Creeks & Seminoles (Opothleyahola ~1,700) & Confederate Cavalry (Cooper, ~1,400) | Union 110-total (unkwn-killed), Confederates 10-total (6-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| Dec 9 | Chusto-Talasah, OK | Union Creek & Seminole allies (Opothleyahola ~2,500) & Confederate Texas cavalry + Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek & Cherokee allies (Cooper ~1,300) | Union 500-total (9-killed), Confederates 467-total (30-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| Dec 26 | Chustenahlah, OK | Union Creek & Seminole allies (Opothleyahola ~1,700) & Confederate Texas Cavalry (McIntoxh, Stand Watie ~1,380) | Union 430-total (2,000 later starved), Confederates 49-total (9-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| Oct 22, 1862 | Old Fort Wayne, OK | Union Army of the Frontier, 1st Division -- Kansas, Indiana, Cherokee regiments (Blunt, 3,500), Confederate Army of Trans-Mississippi, 1st Brigade -- Cherokee, Chawktaw, Chickasaw, Creek (Cooper ~1,500) | Union 14-total (2-killed?), Confederates 150-total (15-killed) | USA |
| July 1-2 | Cabin Creek, OK | Union elements from 9 units, Colorado, Wisconsin, Kansas Colored and Indian Home Guard (Williams ~2,000?), Confederate Cherokee & Texas Cavalry (Stand Watie ~1,500?) | Union 145-total (including ~15-killed), Confederates ~150?-total (including 65-killed) | USA |
Pennsylvania 1863 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29 | Oyster Point (Camp Hill), PA | Union Dept of Susquehanna (Couche ~200?), Confederate ANV 2 companies (Ewell, ~200?) | Union none, Confederates 2 | USA (Confederate attack failed) |
| June 30 | Hanover, PA | Union Army of Potomac Cavalry Brigade (Kilpactric ~5,000?), Confederate Army of N VA (Stuart ~6,000?) | Union 216-total (32?-killed), Confederates 117-total (18? killed) | inconclusive (Union held their ground, Stuart bypassed) |
| June 30 | Sporting Hill, PA | Union PA & NY Militia (Couch ~2,000?), Confederate Army of N VA Cavalry (Jenkins ~2,000?) | Union 11-total (none-killed), Confederates 45-total (16 killed) | inconclusive (Union held their ground) |
| July 2 | Hunterstown, PA | Union Cavalry (Custer ~2,000?), Confederate Army of N VA Cavalry (Hampton ~1,000?) | Union unknown, Confederates unknown | inconclusive |
| July 1-3 | Gettysburg, PA | Union Army of the Potomac (Mead ~100,000?), Confederate Army of N VA (Lee ~75,000?) | Union 23,049*total (including 3,155 killed), Confederates ~25,000 total (including 4,708-killed) | USA |
| July 3 | Fairfield, PA | Union cavalry (Star ~400), Confederate Cavalry ("Grumble" Jones ~1,050) | Union 242-total (including 6-killed), Confederates 34-total (including 8-killed) | CSA |
Arkansas 1862- '63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1862 | Little Sugar Creek, AR | Union Army of the Southwest (Curtis ~2,000) & Confederate Army of AR (McCullough ~2,000) | Union 33-total (13-killed), Confederates 250-total (23-killed) | Inconclusive |
| Mar 6-8 | Pea Ridge, AK | Union Army of Southwest (Curtis, Sigel ~10,500)& Confederate Army of the West (Van Dorn, Price, McCulloch, Pike ~16,500) | Union 1,384 total (203 killed), Confederate 2,000 total (unknown killed) | USA (Union outnumbered) |
| May 19 | Whitney's Lane, AR | Union Dept of the SW (Curtis, Steele ~30,000), Confederate Trans-Mississippi (Roane ~1,200) | Union 51-total (unkwn-killed), Confederates 10-total (unkwn-killed) | USA |
| June 17 | St. Charles, AR | Union 4-river boats, 46th Ind Inf (Fitch, Kitty-WIA ~1,000), Confederate AR 29th Inf (Fry-POW) | Union 160-total (58-killed), Confederates 40-total (8-killed) | USA |
| July 7 | Cache River, AR | Union Army of SW (Curtis, Havey ~600, Confederate 12th & 16th Cavalry (Hindman, Rust ~600) | Union 63+-total (6-killed), Confederates ~100-total (30-killed) | USA |
| Nov 27 | Yellville, AR | Union Army of the Frontier, (Wickersham, cavalry from Illinois, Iowa & Wisconsin ), Confederate garrison | Union none, Confederates 60-total captured & paroled | USA -- salt mining disrupted |
| Nov 28 | Yellville, AR | Union Army of the Frontier, (Blunt, Cloud ~5,000), Confederate Trans-Mississippi Dept (Marmaduke, Shelby ~2,000) | Union 44-total (8-killed), Confederates 80-total (10-killed) | USA |
| Dec 6 | Reed's Mountain, AR | Union Army of the Frontier, (Blunt, Basset 3 regiments), Confederate Trans-Mississippi Dept (Shelby's brigade, Monroe +2 regiments) | Union 8-total (1-killed), Confederates 37-total (10-killed) | Inconclusive -- USA tactical, CSA strategic |
| Dec 7 | Prairie Grove, AR | Union Army of the Frontier, (Blunt, Herron ~9,000), Confederate Trans-Mississippi Dept (Hindman ~11,000) | Union 1,251-total (175-killed), Confederates 1,317-total (204-killed) | USA strategic (Union outnumbered) |
| Jan 9-10, 1863 | Arkansas Post, AR | Union Dept of MS, MS Squadron (McClernand, Porter ~ 20,090), Confederate Ft. Hindman garrison (Churchill ~5,000) | Union 1,092-total (165?-killed), Confederates 4,931-total (60-killed) | USA |
| May 1-2 | Chalk Bluff, AR | Union Army the Frontier (Vandever ~10,000), Confederate Army of Trans MS (Marmaduke, ~2,000) | Union 120-total (23-killed), Confederates 210-total (30-killed) | CSA (Union strategic) |
| July 4 | Helena, AR | Union XIII Corp 13th Div (Prentis 4,129), Confederate Dist. of Arkansas (Holmes, Price 7,626) | Union 237-total (including 57-killed), Confederates 1,636-total (including 173-killed) | USA |
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of July 6, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Virginia | 11 | 33 | 14 | 58 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Texas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 64 | 53 | 21 | 138 |
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 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 41 | 34 | 9 | 84 |
| Total Engagements to date | 105 | 87 | 30 | 222 |
Casualties in four battles, including the surrender at Vicksburg, totaled about 40,000 with 1,570 of those killed in action.
These bring the war's totals to nearly 460,000 casualties, including over 52,000 killed in action.
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