Another Day of Rioting: Continuation of Mob Rule – 2-4
The Escape of Lee: How the Movement Was Effected – 4-6
Casualties among Officers in the One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, at Gettysburgh, July 1 – 6
The Invasion of Indiana: Proclamation of Gov. Morton – 6
The Field of Gettysburgh: The Wounded and their Condition – 6-7
Important from North Carolina: Movements for Reconstruction – 7
Port Hudson: The Stronghold Unconditionally Surrendered on the 8th – 7
Morgan in Ohio: Probability of his Capture – 7
News from Washington: A Day of Thanksgiving Appointed by the President – 7
Editorial: Suspension of the Draft – 7-8
Editorial: The Press and the Mob – 8
Editorial: “A State of Insurrection”-The Draft and Financial Confidence – 8-9
Editorial: “The Left Wing of Lee’s Army” – 9-10
Four Campaigns Closed – 10
Good Advice – 10
Editorial: Words to Workingmen – 10
From San Francisco – 10
The National Finances – 10
The Union movement to Gimball's Landing was a feint, intended to prevent Confederate forces there from reinforcing against the main Union attack.
The battle featured the first combat appearance of the soon-to-be famous 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment, whose actions saved the 10th Connecticut (white) regiment from destruction.
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 |
| July 16 | Gimball's Landing, SC | Union X Corps, Dept of the South, Stone River Flotilla (Terry, Balch ~3,800), Confederate 1st Mil Dist, SC (Hagood ~3.000) | Union 45-total (including 14-killed), Confederates 18-total (including 3-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
It's worth noting here that, while Union forces have won more engagements than Confederates' won, still, when considering indecisive battles, the Union won less than half the total .
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of July 16, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Virginia | 11 | 33 | 14 | 58 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Texas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 66 | 56 | 21 | 143 |
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 | 107 | 92 | 32 | 231 |
Casualties at Gimball's Landing totaled 63 including 17 killed.
The war's totals to-date remain over 476,000 casualties, including over 53,000 killed in action.