The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-19
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yotn' mas arfissd. The news ia min.
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1t is runored that all the r.x.n.. az.
cept one company, have left Arizon;. sna
commenced their march homev,rd -
An engagement took place near Pleas
ant Hill yesterday between a COMPANY Of
State Militia and Quantrers band. The
rebels were finally repulsed, with loss Of
SIX killed and five mortally wounded
Capt. Kehoe, commanding the Militia, is
reported wounded. Quantrel's coat and
sabre and . list of names of all his men.
were taken.
.tiE Memphis, July IL.
Arkansas refugees report that General
Curtis attacked and completely cut to
pieces 800 Confederates, under Col. Nc
Neill thirty miles cas-, of Batesville, on the
4th.
The Grenada Evening Appeal of the
Sth, says the Vicksburg canal is progress
ing, with 5000 negroes working on it.
The Mississippian States that Gen. But
ler visited Baton Rouge on Saturday.
Memphis, July 12.-The Vicksburg
Whig reports the damage to the city very
severe.
The publication Of the Whig is suspend.
ed
The Grenada Appeal states that the 9TH
Tennessee went into the fight three hund-
red strong, and came out without one ef.
fective man. The same paper states that
forage party of 1000 of Gen. Curtis
men was attacked and nearly all killed;
but few were captured alive.
A Vicksburg dispatch, of the 4th, says
that the bombbardment is tremendous.
and increasing. 1t is estimated that the
enemy fired $4,000 shot and shell. Our
loss so far is six men killed and one wound
ed. The inhabitants have taken refuge in
the works. Should the invaders land we
will drive them back at the point Of the
bayonet. Vicksburg canno, be taken."f
Nashville, July 13.
Between 5000 and 1000 Georgians and
Texans acting as guerilas under Col. For
rest attacked the 11th Michigan and Sd
Minnesota in Murfreesboro city this morn
ing. There was desperate fighting at
three o'clock in the afternoon, the Michi-
gan troops surrendered. The Minnesota
troops were strongly in.renched and cut up
the enemy terribly with Hewitt's Kentucky
Battery, repulsing them with great slaugh-
ter in three charges. Flags of truce were
sent in by Forrest.
ST. Louis. July IA.
Gen. Curtis army has arrived at He
lena. Arkansas on the Mississippi river
He is in communication with Memphis.
Fort Monroe, July IA.
A spy was captured yesterday afternoon
by some telegraph men.
Our gunboats have been shelling the
woods along the banks of the river. Only
one gun was seen to be fired by the rebels.
A schoooer seized at Harrison's Land
ing yesterday, by order of General Nc
Clellan, was sent TO Baltimore, with all
her cargo She had liquors on board,
and belonged to suffers. .a
There was skirmish at Williamsburg
on Friday, between the federal and rebel
pickets. Three rebels were killed and
seven captured.
About 200 laborers came down from the
army on their way north. Gen'ls. Rich
ardson and German paid flying visithere
to-day. They return Immediately to the
army.
Hospitals are being rapidly constructed
at Hampton.
Coils. Forney, of Alabama, and Will
liams, of Virginia, and Capt Murphy, Of
Alabama, arrived here from Harrison's
Landing. They were wounded and taken
prisoners at Williamsburg.
New York, July IA.
The following names are among the list
of officers who are prisoners at Richmond:
Maj. Gen. Mccall, Brig. Gen. J. F. Rey-
nolds, Brig. Gen. Rankin, Brig Gen..
Sumner, Brig. Gen. Meade, Lieut.. R. L.
Hubbard, Go. 1, First Mich, Capt. c. j.
Whitney 9th U. S. Cavalry, Col Stockton,
18th Mich, Capt. W. P. Chambliss, 9th
U. s. Cavalry, wounded in six places, Capt.
Fisher, 10Th Michigan, Maj. Davidson 4th
regiment U. s. Artillery, Col. w. R. Pres
ton, 4th reg't Sickles' Brigade, Adj't ].
F. Stiles Goth Indiana.
Washington, July IA.
Col. F. P. Blair left Washington for
Missouri to proceed at once to raise Brig
ade.
The members of the Border States met
but did not conclude their business t.
night. It seems certain, however, that
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