Posted on 07/31/2023 6:04:52 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
By way of Corinth and Cincinnati, we have a number of rebel journals -- among them Mobile and Atlanta papers -- which furnish us the following interesting extracts:
From the Memphis-Grenada-Jackson-Atlanta Appeal.
Since the fall of Vicksburgh, a shadow of gloom seems to have settled upon the countenances of many, and their hopes of triumph to have suffered at least a temporary eclipse. A calm and impartial survey of the past, and comparison of our then with our present situation, and a glance at our future prospects, we think cannot tail to dispel such despondency.
Twelve months ago Richmond was seriously and closely beleaguered by an overwhelming army. BUELL was strongly in ranched at Bridgport, Stevenson and Huntsville, and the enemy were at that time big with the hope and expectation of speedily crushing out the rebellion. How he has been disappointed in his calculations we all know. His legions have been signally beaten in Virginia, and driven in humiliation and disgrace across the Potomac, being thus compelled to assume a defensive attitude and fight for the protection of his own son, while our forces have been enabled to forage extensively upon his country and people. Gen. GRANT, in the meantime, had been defeated in his effort to invade the State of Mississippi from the North, and forced to fall back on Memphis for supplies and the protection of his gunboats. In addition to this, our navy has greatly grown in strength and efficiency, and has stricken the commerce of the Yankees many serious and damaging blows, and even ??? to expel it from the ocean. ROSECRANS may be considered to occupy the same position BUELL did at the same time last year, while the enemy have lost all the ground they had previously gained in Louisiana,
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Featured article – Review of the War, pages 9-10. This is the first of a three-part series. Part II will be posted on August 4 and Part III on August 7. Link to the NY Times archive version here => https://www.nytimes.com/1863/07/31/archives/review-of-the-war-i-what-has-been-done.html?searchResultPosition=1
From the Rebel States: The Effect of the Fall of Vicksburgh – 2-4
The War in Kentucky: Repulse of the Rebels under Pegram and Scott at Paris – 4
The Siege of Charleston: General Gillmore Still Besieging Fort Wagner – 4-5
From the Army of the Potomac: The Eleventh Corps to be Broken Up – 5
The War in the Far West: Gen. Blunt’s Recent Victory in the Indian Territory – 5-6
Obituary: Death of Gen. Strong – 6
The Indian Troubles in the Northwest – 6
The Returning of Fugitive Slaves – 6
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 6
Preliminary Report of the Operations of the Sanitary Commission with the Army of the Potomac, During the Campaign of June and July, 1863 – 6-7
Editorial: The War an Exterminator of Humbugs – 7-8
Editorial: Tennessee Restored – 8
Rebel and Union Officers – 8
Editorial: Negro Soldiers – 8-9
Gen. Price – 9
A Suggestion to the Rebels – 9
July – 9
Review of the War: I.-What Has Been Done – 9-10
Attempted Bank Robbery in Newburgh – 10
There were also battles in North Dakota against Dakota & Lakota Sioux, USA victories at Big Mound, Dead Buffalo and Stony Lake.
Ohio 1863 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19 | Buffington Island, OH | Union XIII Corps Cavalry Brigades ( ~3,000), Confederate Morgan's Kentucky Cavalry (Morgan ~1,930) | Union 55-total (including 25-killed), Confederates 902-total (including 52-killed) | USA |
| July 26 | Salineville, OH | Union Cavalry, Artillery & Mounted Infantry (Shackelford ~2,600), Confederate Morgan's Raiders (John Hunt Morgan ~800) | Union none, Confederates 364-total (including 23-killed) | USA (Morgan surrendered) |
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of July 31, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Virginia | 11 | 33 | 15 | 59 |
| 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 | 57 | 22 | 145 |
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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Indiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 44 | 36 | 11 | 91 |
| Total Engagements to date | 110 | 93 | 33 | 236 |
Union forces suffered no casualties. Morgan's raiders lost 354, including 23 killed in action.
The war's totals to date remain over 480,000 casualties including nearly 54 killed in action.
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