Posted on 07/12/2023 7:17:58 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Saturday, July 11.
There has been no fighting to-day beyond a few unimportant skirmishes.
Gen. MEADE's force are in a position to advance and give battle when the proper time arrives.
ANTIETAM BRIDGE. WILLIAMSPORT ROAD, Friday, July 10 -- 8 P.M.
Our cavalry to-day forced the rebel advance back to Funks town on the right and beyond Bakersville on the left.
The fighting was not heavy but very handsome.
Our fine to-night crosses the Antietam at a point between the Hagerstown and the Williamsport Road. The enemy is in force and shows fight. He has renewed his supplies of ammunition, and as our forces are well concentrated a battle will probably be begun to-morrow.
Our army is in exceedingly fine condition.
Lieut. PARSONS, of Gen. PLEASANTON's Staff, returned to-night from the perilous work of opening communication with Gen. SMITH. He had to pass through the mountains along the enemy's flank. Lieut. PARSONS reports the country full of deserting rebels as well as of hundreds of our own men, including many offices who have escaped from the enemy after capture. The weather is very hot.
L.L. CROUNSE.
HAGERSTOWN, Md., Saturday, June 11.
The rebels commenced evacuating Hagerstown at six o'clock last evening. Their rear guard left at nine this morning. Their army was divided into three columns, each column marching in the direction of the Upper Potomac, taking three different roads. Not a rebel, wounded or well, was left behind. The army had with it its entire supply and ammunition train.
The rebels had not built any earthworks in the immediate vicinity of Hagerstown. They admitted they were short of ammunition, and had a scarcity of provisions. The citizens believe the enemy has retreated to Williamsport, for the purpose of effecting a crossing.
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The Impending Battle: No Fighting Yesterday Excerpt Skirmishing – 2-4
The Late Battle-Field: Condition of the Wounded – 4-5
The Fight at Helena, Ark. – 5
From Port Hudson: Life Inside the Fortifications – 5-6
Movements of John Morgan: Particulars of the Capture of the Steamers J.T. McCoombs and Alice Dean – 6-7
The Fall of Vicksburgh: Particulars of the Surrender from Our Own Correspondent – 7-8
Operations on the Mississippi: Admiral Farragut’s Report to the Navy Department – 8-9
Our Red River Correspondence: An Exodus of Contrabands – 9
The Readmission of Louisiana: Important Letter from President Lincoln – 9
Editorial: Gen. Meade’s Army – 9-10
Editorial: The Confederacy and Slavery – 10
Editorial: Use of Balloons in War – 10-11
Editorial: The Rebel Conduct Toward Maryland – 11
Editorial: What Intervention Means – 11
General News – 11
A Woman Killed by Her Husband – 11
Fernando Wood Drafted – 11
Optimism, but almost two more years of war.
At Funkstown, Maryland, JEB Stuart continued to rearguard for RE Lee's retreating Army of NVA.
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 |
| July 10 | Funkstown, MD | Union Army of the Potomac Cavalry (Buford ~4,000), Confederate Army of N. VA Cavalry (JEB Stuart ~4,000) | Union 314?-total (including 48?-killed), Confederates 157?-total (including 23?-killed) | CSA |
In South Carolina, the Union assault on Confederate Fort Wagner failed:
South Carolina 1861 - '63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 12-14, 1861 | Fort Sumter, SC | Confederate artillery (Beauregard), Union garrison (Anderson) | None | CSA |
| April 15 | Evacuation of Fort Sumter, SC | Union garrison | Two Union soldiers killed, four wounded by accidental explosion | N.A. |
| Nov 3-7 | Port Royal, SC | Union: Blockading Squadron (DuPont, TW Sherman -12,653 77 vessels) & Confederate SC Dept (RE Lee, Frazier -3,077 4 gunboats) | Union 31-total (8-killed), Confederates 63-total (11-killed) | USA |
| June 16, 1862 | Secessionville, Charleston, SC | Union Dept of the South (Benham ~6,000), Confederate SC 2nd District (Evans ~2,000) | Union 685-total (100?-killed), Confederates 204-total (30?-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| June 21 | Simon's Bluff, SC | Union 2-river boats, 55th PA Inf (Rhind ~500), Confederate SC 16th Inf (McCullough ~500) | no casualties reported | USA |
| Apr 7, 1863 | 1st Charleston Harbor, SC | Union S Atlantic Blockaid Squadron (DuPont 7-ships), Confederate 1st Mil District of SC (Beauregard 2-ships 385 land arty) | Union 22-total (1-killed, 1 ship sunk), Confederates 13-total (unkwn-killed) | CSA |
| July 10-11 | 1st Fort Wagner, SC | Union X Corps, 2nd Div (Gillmore ~4,000), Confederate Fort Wagner garisson (PGT Beauregard 1,770) | Union 339-total (including 12-killed), Confederates 12-total (including 2-killed) | CSA |
In Mississippi, Union Gen. WT Sherman's assault of JE Johnson's "Army of Relief" at Jackson reached its peak on July 12.
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 |
| July 12 (peak) | Jackson, MS | Union Army of the Tennessee (WT Sherman 40,000), Confederate Army of Mississippi Relief (JE Johnson 30,000) | Union 1,122-total (including 129-killed), Confederates 600-total (including 71-killed) | USA |
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of July 12, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Texas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 65 | 54 | 21 | 140 |
Engagements in Union states/territories:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 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 | 36 | 11 | 88 |
| Total Engagements to date | 106 | 90 | 32 | 228 |
Total casualties for the three battles were about 2,600, including around 285 killed in action.
These bring the war's totals to date (by my count) to over 464,000 casualties, including over 52,000 killed in action.
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