Posted on 09/07/2023 11:59:12 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept. 1.
The best attainable information locales Gen. LEE n Richmond, and his army scattered from the line of the Blue Ridge on the west to Port Royal, Rappahannock: River on the east, and south as far as the line of the Virginia Central Railroad. His troops are so widely scattered, probably, to facilitate subsisting. Gen. EWELL has the left; A.P. HILL the centre, lying on the railroad from Culpepper to Orange Court-house; while LONGSTREET holds the extreme right, occupying the line of the Richmond and Fredericksburgh Railroad. COOK's brigade of North Carolina troops occupies Fredericksburgh. JONES' brigade of cavalry is said to have gone back to the Shenandoah Valley, and ROBINSON to Richmond. STUART is still in command, but growing more and more unpopular. It is expected he will be relieved by WADE HAMPTON.
The captured gunboats Reliance and Satellite are at Port Royal, where the rebels have two boats capable of transporting 260 men each per trip. Measures have been taken to recapture the gunboats and drive the rebels from Port Conway. Success is almost certain.
GUERRILLAS.
The rebel guerrillas continue in our rear. One of KILPATRICK's body guard having been killed, permission was given the guard to hunt guerrillas. They have been at it three days with great success.
PROMOTION.
Capt. TIDBALL, of Battery A, Second United States artillery, is promoted to the Colonelcy of the Fourth New-York heavy artillery, in this department.
REBEL DESERTERS.
Rebel deserters continue to come in squads, and are ready to take the oath of allegiance; but of those who have done so, and have been sent as substitutes to our army, nine, after stealing horses and committing other depredations, managed to rejoin their old rebel comrades the other day.
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News from Washington: Scattered Condition of the Rebel Forces Under Lee – 2
Operations on the Peninsula: The Expedition to Bottom’s Bridge – 2
Army of the Potomac: Execution of Deserters – 2-3
The Rebels in Arkansas: Kirby Smith and Price Reported at Little Rock, with 40,000 Men – 3
Editorial: Maximilian’s Acceptance of the Mexican Crown – 3-4
Editorial: Puzzles for the Times – 4
A New Element for West Point – 4
Location of the Main Rebel Army – 4
The President and Gen. Grant: To Whom Belongs the Credit of the Vicksburgh Campaign – 4
Athens.
The wrong side ‘won’in 1865
Wow! I love Athens, some of my most cherished memories from there. I sure hope you're well enough to enjoy it.
In Charleston Harbor, Confederates defeated Union assaults on Fort Sumter and fought to inconclusive results elsewhere.
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) |
| July 18 | 2nd Fort Wagner, SC | Union X Corps, Dept of the South (Gillmore ~5,000), Confederate Dept of SC, GA & FL (Beauregard ~1,800) | Union 1,515-total (including 246-killed), Confederates 174-total (including 36-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered -- Union assaulted fortified positions) |
| August 17-Sept 8 | 2nd Fort Sumter, SC | Union Dept of the South (Gillmore 413), Confederate garrison (Beauregard 320) | none or unknown | CSA |
| Sept 5-8 | 2nd Charleston Harbor, SC | Union Dept of the South, South Atlantic Blocking Squadron (Gillmore, Dalhgren ~40,000?), Confederate garrison (Beauregard ~20,000?) | Union 368-total (including ~54-killed), Confederates 655-total (including ~110-killed) | Inconclusive |
In Texas, hugely outnumbered Confederates defeated and forced surrender of the invading Union forces at Sabine Pass.
Texas 1863 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1863 | Galveston, TX | Union W. Blockade Squadron (Burrell, Renshaw 6-gunboats), Confederate Dept of TX, NM & Az (Magruder, Smith 2-gunboats) | Union 420-total (6?-killed), Confederates 143-total (26-killed) | CSA |
| Sept 8 | 2nd Sabine Pass, TX | Union West Gulf Blocking Squadron (Franklin, Crocker 5,000 Infantry, 22-tramsports & gunboats), Confederate garrison (Dowling, Smith 50 Infantry, 6 artillery pieces) | Union 376-total (including ~20-killed), Confederates none | CSA (Union surrendered, war's most lopsided Confederate victory) |
In western Arkansas, Union cavalry outnumbered and defeated Confederate cavalry at Devil's Backbone.
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 |
| Sept 1 | Devil's Backbone, AR | Union Cavalry from Kansas, Missouri & Indiana (Cloud 1,500), Confederate Arkansas cavlary (Cabell 1,250) | Union 16 total (including 3-killed), Confederates 65 total (including 10-killed) | USA |
In eastern Tennessee, outnumbered Union forces ran out of ammunition and surrendered to Confederates at Telford Station.
Tennessee 1862- '63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 | Fort Henry, TN | Union Army of TN + West Flotilla (Grant, Foote ~15,000) & Confederate Army of Cent KY (Tilghman ~3,200) | Union 40-total, Confederates 79-total (15 killed) | USA |
| Feb 14-16 | Fort Donelson, TN | Union Army of the Tennessee + Mississippi River Squadron (Grant, Foote 24,531) & Confederate Army of Central KY + garrison (Floyd, Pillow, Buchner 16,171) | Union 2,691-total (507-killed), Confederates 13,846-total (327-killed) | USA |
| April 6-7 | Shiloh, TN | Union Army of West Tennessee (Grant, Buell ~63,000) & Confederate Army of Mississippi (AS Johnson, Beauregard ~40,335) | Union 13,047-total (1,754-killed), Confederate 10,699-total (1,728-killed) | USA |
| April 14 | Fort Pillowi, TN | Union mortor boats bombard Fort Pillow | none | CSA |
| May 10 | Plum Run Bend, TN | Union MS River Squadron (7-river ironclads), Confederate River Defense Fleet (9-wooden steamboats) | none recorded | CSA |
| June 6 | Memphis, TN | Union MS Flotilla (Davis, Ellet+), Confederate River Defense Fleet (Montgomery, Thompson) | Union 1- total, Confederates 250-total (~35-killed) | USA |
| June 7-8 | Chattanooga, TN | Union Army of OH (Negley 1 division), Confederate Army of KY (EK Smith) | Union 23-total, Confederates 65-total | USA |
| July 13 | Murfreesboro, TN | Union hospital & PA cavalry (Crittended ~900, Confederate Cavalry (Forrest ~1,400) | Union 890-total (0-killed), Confederates ~150-total (0-killed) | CSA |
| Aug 30 | Bolivar, TN | Union Army of the MS, (Leggett ~1,000), Confederate Army of the West (Armstrong -1,000) | Union unknown, Confederates unknown | Inconclusive |
| Oct 5 | Hatchie's Bridge, TN | Union Army of MS (Ord, Hurlbut, 12,000), Confederate Army of West TN (Van Dorn, Price ~20,000) | Union 500-total (75?-killed), Confederates 400-total (60?-killed) | USA |
| Dec 7 | Hartville, TN | Union XIV Corps (Moore ~2,400), Confederate Cavalry (John Hunt Morgan ~1,300) | Union 2,096-total (unknwn-killed), Confederates 139-total (unkwn-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered, Union surrender) |
| Dec 30 | Parker's Cross Roads, TN | Union Army of TN (Sullivan ~3,000), Confederate Army of TN (Nathan Bedford Forrest~1,600) | Union 237-total (31-killed?), Confederates 500-total (75?-killed) | CSA? (CSA outnumbered) |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 1863 | Murfreesboro / Stones River, TN | Union Army of the Cumberland (Rosecrans ~43,400), Confederate Army of TN (Bragg ~35,000) | Union 13,906-total (1,677-killed?), Confederates 11,739-total (1,294-killed) | USA |
| Feb 3 | Dover, TN | Union garrison (Connor ~800), Confederate Army of TN (Wheeler ~2,500) | Union 126-total (19?-killed), Confederates 670-total (100?-killed) | USA(Union outnumbered) |
| Mar 4-5 | Thompson's Station, TN | Union Dept of Cuimberland (Coburn ~2,000), Confederate Cavalry Corps (Van Dorn ~4,000) | Union 1,906-total (33-killed), Confederates ~300-total (25?-killed) | CSA (Union surrendered) |
| Mar 20 | Vaught's Hill, TN | Union XIV Corps Brigade (Hall ~1,300), Confederate JH Morgan Cavalry (Morgan ~3,500) | Union 62-total (9-killed?), Confederates 373-total (55-killed?) | USA (USA outnumbered) |
| Mar 25 | Brentwood, TN | Union WI, IN, MI Inf (Bloodgood ~400), Confederate NB Forrest Cavalry (Forrest ~3,000?) | Union 300-total (unkn-killed), Confederates 6-total (0-killed?) | CSA |
| Apr 10 | Franklin, TN | Union Army of KY 3-divisions (Granger 10,000?), Confederate 1st Cavalry of TN, 2 Brigades (VAn Dorn 5,000?) | Union 100-total (15?-killed), Confederates 137-total (21?-killed) | USA |
| June 24-6 | Hoover's Gap, TN | Union XIV Corps Cavalry "Lightning Brigade" (Wilder ~2,000?), Confederate Cavalry Brigade ( Bate ~2,000?) | Union 61-total (10?-killed), Confederates 146-total (19-killed) | USA |
| August 21 | 2nd Chattanooga, TN | Union Army of the Cumberland XIV Corps (Rosencrans, Wilder's "Lightening" Brigade ~2,600), Confederate Army of Tennessee (Bragg , DH Hill's Corps ~30,000?) | none or unknown | USA (Bragg fixed in place) |
| Sept 8 | Telford Station, East TN | Union 100th Ohio (Hayes ~400), Confederate Jackson's Brigade (A.E. Jackson ~4,000) | Union 300-total (including ~100-killed or died later), Confederates 30-total (including ~5 killed) | CSA (Union surrendered) |
These bring the war's total engagements to 242 with Union victories outnumbering Confederate victories by only 15% and battles in the Confederacy outnumbering those in the Union by about 2/3.
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of September 8, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Virginia | 11 | 33 | 15 | 59 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Texas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 68 | 60 | 23 | 151 |
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 | 112 | 95 | 34 | 242 |
Casualties for August & September to date totaled over 1,700 including over 200 killed in action.
These bring the war's totals to over 481,000 total casualties, including over 54,000 killed in action.
Don’t worry.
Its just half-time.
Glad you are back. Started worrying about you.
Hope your wife is better.
After a fashion. We feel much better (except I can't smell or taste anything) but we need to lay low until we can test negative a time or two. If the apartment our kind hostess provided for us had wifi it would be almost ideal. As it is I have to go down to the White Bear cafe on [Indecipherable] Street for a presumably delicious omelet and a few cappecinos to do my posting. We saw a few things in Athens before we got sick but the cruise to the islands was pretty much a bust. The highlight of the trip was supposed to be a week on Corfu, but that failed to launch.
Thank you. We are getting there.
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