Posted on 10/11/2023 5:46:18 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
We have received full files of Richmond papers as late as Thursday last. They contain the following interesting news:
The Atlanta appeal, of Saturday evening, Oct. 3, says:
"The only indication of preparation to make any new movement, that we have been able to learn, is that a large force of workmen have been ordered up to repair the damaged bridges over the Hiawassee and at Loudoun. The inference is that we will have use for them in intended operations in upper East Tennessee.
A letter in the Columbus Enquirer, dated "before Chattanooga, Sept. 26," says:
"Since the picket fight, night before last, nothing has occurred to break, the monotony along our lines. Yesterday not a gun was fired from either side until about sunset, when we opened upon them with a 32-pounder, from a projection on Lookout Mountain, overlooking the railroad. The putting of this gun in position was done very quietly, so much so that our own troops were not aware of what was going on. The enemy were completely astounded when shell after shell exploded in the very heart of the town. It is supposed by the uninitiated that this gun and others that are being mounted will effectually command their pontoon bridges. If this be so, Rosecrans may as well capitulate. If his bridges remain intact, his army is still in a very precarious position, because we hold the river above and below Chattanooga, and the railroad along the base of Lookout Mountain, thus leaving him only one source from whence to draw the immense supplies necessary to feed his large army."
The Columbus Sun, of the 2d inst., says:
"Some of the statements which we copy to-day from the Atlanta papers represent that we have one siege gun planted on the peak of Lookout
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Interesting from the South: The Situation in Tennessee – 2-4
The Army of the Cumberland: All the News Encouraging – 4
Kentucky and Tennessee: A Sharp Fight near Franklin, Kentucky – 4
Quantrell Again: The Capture of General Blunt’s Escort – 5
The War in Mississippi: Concentration of the Rebels Near Columbus – 5
The Rebel Raid in Missouri – 5
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 5
Yellow Fever – 6
Political Economy for Simpletons – 6
Draft Riots in New-Hampshire – 6
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) |
| Sept 22 | Blountville, TN | Union Army of the Cumberland (Foster ~1,500), Confederate Army of Tennessee (Carter ~1,200) | Union 27 (including 4?-killed, Confederates 165 including 30?-killed) | USA |
| Oct 10 | Blue Springs, TN | Union Army of the Ohio (Carter, Ferrero ~6,000), Confederate 4th KY & 1st TN (Williams ~1,000) | Union 100-total (including 15?-killed), Confederates 216 (including 32?-killed) | USA |
| Oct 11 | Henderson's Mill, TN | Union 5th Indiana (Graham ~400), Confederate 4th KY & 1st TN (Williams ~2,000) | Union 20-total (including 0 -killed), Confederates 200?-total (including 30-killed) | CSA |
Henderson's Mill brings the war's total engagements, by my count, to 250 of which the Union has not yet won even half.
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of October 11, 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 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Tennessee | 14 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Texas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 71 | 63 | 24 | 158 |
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 |
| Kansas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 44 | 37 | 11 | 92 |
| Total Engagements to date | 115 | 100 | 35 | 250 |
Casualties totaled around 220, including 30 killed in action.
These leave the war's totals to date, still by my count, to over 518,000 casualties, including over 58,000 killed in action.
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