Posted on 07/09/2023 6:59:10 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
SPECIAL DISPATCHES FROM FREDERICK.
FREDERICK, Md., Tuesday, July 7 -- 9 P.M.
The latest intelligence from the front places LEE'S headquarters at Hagerstown to-day. The prospect of another conflict ere crossing the river is not promising. LEE secured the short line of retreat by seizing the Waynesboro Gap.
The weather is very wet, and the roads heavy, yet the troops are doing well.
The total number of prisoners captured, reported at the Provost-Marshal General's Office up to last night, including the wounded, is in the vicinity of eleven thousand. There is no truth in the stories of great amounts of artillery captured by us. It is possible that we took one battery, but even this is not certain. The reason is apparent enough, -- we fought the battle entirely on the defensive, and did not pursue the enemy beyond the contested ground.
About two-thirds of the burial parties sent out to bury the rebel dead have made returns. The number reported by them is thus far twenty-six hundred and eighty. The total cannot fall under three thousand five hundred, not including those of Wednesday's fight, which the enemy himself buried.
Our losses, as to-day reported semi-officially, foot up seventeen thousand, killed, wounded and missing. The Third corps loses forty-four hundred; the Fifth corps, two thousand three hundred and forty-nine; the Twelfth corps, seven hundred and fifty; the Second corps, four thousand eight hundred. The balance I have not yet obtained.
FREDERICK, Tuesday, July 7 -- 10 P.M.
Intelligence from the front, just received. informs us that LEE's forces are crossing the Potomac at Williamsport in two flat boats, leaving their wagons behind. This is reliable.
Our cavalry have done great service within the past week. Yesterday KILPATRICK sent in fifteen hundred prisoners, whom he had captured
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Gen. Lee’s Retreat: The Main Force of the Rebels Between Hagerstown and Williamsport – 2-5
POSTSCRIPT-From the Army of the Potomac: The Expected Battle – 5-6
The Surrender of Vicksburgh – 6
Gen. Rosecrans’ Campaign: Interesting Details of His Movement in Pursuit of Bragg – 6-7
The War in Kentucky: Movements of the Rebel Cavalry – 7
Rebel Invasion of Indiana – 7
From San Francisco – 7
The Victory at Helena, Ark.: Gen. Prentiss Attacked by Holmes and Price, with 15,000 Men – 7
The Fall of Vicksburg: Complete Confirmation of the Glorious News – 8-9
News from Washington: Three Hundred Thousand Troops to be Called For Under the Enrollment Act – 9
Editorial: The Armies East and West – 9
Editorial: Rebel Prisoners – 9
Editorial: Effect of Our Victories Abroad – 9-10
Editorial: Jeff. Davis’ View of Vicksburgh – 10
Editorial: Rights of Patentees-A Singular Case – 10
Maryland 1861-'63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1861 | 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 |
| July 6, 1863 | Williamsport, MD | Union Army of the Potomac (Mead ~10,000?), Confederate Army of N VA (Lee ~10,000?) | Union 865-total (including 135?-killed), Confederates 860-total (including 130?-killed) | Inconclusive |
| July 8 | Boonsboro, MD | Union Army of the Potomac Cavalry (Pleasanton ~5,000?), Confederate Army of N VA (JEB Stuart ~5,000?) | Union 50?-total (including 8?-killed), Confederates 50-total (including 8?-killed) | Inconclusive |
The third battle is the first of John Hunt Morgan's famous raid into Indiana & Ohio:
Indiana 1863 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 1863 | Corydon, IN | Union Indiana Legion (Jordan ~450), Confederate Morgan's Cavalry (JH Morgan ~1,800) | Union 371-total (including 4-killed), Confederates 51-total (including 11-killed) | CSA |
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of July 9, 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 | 35 | 11 | 87 |
| Total Engagements to date | 105 | 88 | 32 | 225 |
Casualties for the three engagements totaled around 2,250 including 296 killed in action.
These bring the war's totals to date, by my count, to 462,000 casualties, including 52,000 killed in action.
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