The New York herald., 1862-12-31

uE-TtD STATES OFFICERS EXCHANGED
Br gadier Generals
Colonies Io
Lieutenant Colonois. 10
Sspains. ..'.... "a
REHasr. orEICsRs UNCHANGED.
ooioi'olH
Lieutenant Coohels..
lapttins 40.
LeuShants'
| Total ,5es
In addition 70 these ofcefs there had exchanged
about twenty -four Thousand privates, leaving balance
due 70 the United States of about six Thousand prvates
portion of General Por,ers division made reconnos
through Smokers Gap, Va to take OF the
country the side of The Blue Ridge mountains. At
the base OF the mountain on the opposite side close BY
the banks OF the Shenandoah riveE large force Of
rebels The enemy opened with musketry and she'll
most brilliant charge made by cavalry, and the
sharp and ncessant firing Of nfantr sent the rebes
scattering They plunged into the river in wild confu
sion and scores Of dead bodies floating in the
water, showing that firing attended with most
deadly effect Our men did not press across the river
but, having driven the enemy asrs withdrew, bringing
all our killed and wounded with them Our loss i've
killed and sixt en- wounded
section of.Unon cavalry General Stahl, drove
the enemy out Of Thoroughsare Cap virginia. and entered
General Pseasan;on occupied UpEeryil.e Va, aftor
spirited engagement with the enemy for about oar hours
The rebels LEFT three Of their dead on the neld.
An expedition from Washington, n. c.. after brief en-
gageaeni With the nebes anont three Thousand srsng
all the nhabillnts fed tho approach 0f tho Union
trocps During the engagement lost ten nnn and tho
eneny's less sixty in killed and wounded.
ber oi buildings In hamilton burned 10y our troops
in revenge Cor being fired ON when entering the town.
The expedition then returned 10 Newborn.
Elections held over third OF the loyal States
and the change in public feeling on political questions
Radicalism received its death blow.
The advance Of the Army of the Potomac took posses
sion Of Ashbys Gap, Va the rebels retreatng without
Lieutenant asce OF the Fifth cavalry, made charge
the enemy At Markham, Va killing and wcunding
number. The LIion loss was eleven wounded.
5th.--ihe rebels madc attack Nashville, Tenn at
two points, hut the city well protected by orca
tions that they made very little impression. and were
driven ott with the loss Of Killed and twenty
two wounded The onion loss killed, six wound
cd. and number Of the picket guare either killed
captured.
cartridge factory at jackson. Miss. exploited and
caught lire. There about seventy persons mostly
boys and girls engaged in the building not one OF whom
escaped. All were either killed by the explosion or
pcri-led in the flames.
Col. wyndhan, Of Bayards cavalry, had a spirited
engagement New Baltimore. with the cavalry and
pieces OF artillery Of the rebel force at Warrenon, Va.
Their numbers were about equal 70 his az the time say
fifteen hundred strong After short resistance lie drove
the enemy OF in the direction OF the main rebel army at
the town OF Warrcnton.
A skirmish between tho cavalry forces under General
Peasarron and the rebel General stuart took place al
Barbour, Va After short engagement the enemy re
treated leaving thirty six dead the hed Our loss was
live killed and ten wounded.
Tho town Of warrenton. Va, occupied by Union
forces.
rebels and occupied by our forces.
The following order removing Genera! 80, oilan from
the command III the Army Of the Potomac issued by
the War Department.
CENTRAL aeprRs-so ls2.
Was DlrA.rnlSr, An.vrssr GEsEN.I's orgrr
BY drection q The rresiee. Of ss United states. it is
command te Army the Potomac that Major Gene
RAJ burnside tese inc command Of % ,aas ag,ay g.
s. D. Towssiyp Assissant Al dinlani General -
6th.--Gcn. Ransen engaged the rebel forces under
xlx.,..
badly whipped their loss amounted 10 sixteen Led,
forty wound"d and twenty FIVE prisoners.
sth.A reconnaissance made by General Neither
son and largo force rcJels place called
Old Lamar, few miles from Holly Springs, Miss An
engagement ctsred and the enemy rrrits after
contest with the less Of twelve killed. lfccn
wounded ard ono hundred and sixty Eve prisoners.
owneo the projected position Of The Vnion troops
General Kelly encountered the rebel btsI,w hacker
Imbolen, about eighteen miles from Moorchcd Western
Virginia. completely routed him. killing and wound
ing large number taking fifty prisoners, quantity of
arms three hundred and nifty hogs and la number
OF horscr and cattle. The e0einy's clnp COMPLETELY
broken ui and the men who escaped fed 70 the noun
tains.
Another charge uron tho enemy was made b., Lieut..
Aeehe near 6aius' Cross Roads, Va. number Of the
rebels killed and their wounded captur-
cd Our loss eight wounded.
9th-Ihe Union gnnbnats shelcd and nearly destroyed
the town Of 81. Nary's, Ga.
A reconnctering party. twenty-five hundred stroug.
under command Of General John a. Geary. advanced
from Harper Ferry aud lcnstrated fourteen miles into
Virginia with satisfactory results,
1Oth--Captsiu Dahircn. with 1fty four meri' from
General Sigels body guard, made sudden dash into
fye hundred rcbsl Soldiers So sudden wa the surprise
that the enemy could collected, and after
tempted delesce or short duration ~ Ichcd parties
the rebels fed leaving aboat -zsS.nFd and wounded
and thrtyour prisoners The msacking party lost but
ons man killed and one wounded.
Whites rebel valry, numbering about one hundred
aud twenty-five. made da-h into the town of Mount
Cilead twelve miles frfn Isesburg Va. and captured
some thirty five and oIccr, property and
between three hundred and four hundred stand oi arms
sonvie' Ky s.linr twenty live ana tssnr sixty prison
crs includn. four commissioned Officers, sevenyii
horses, and largo number OF and other property.
13th --skirmshing continued all day along the enre
line az Holly springs, Miss, resulting 10 the driving Of
the rebels with less 70 us of wounded aud
the rebels OF lieutenant and Ave mon killed and
l4ih-fhe Army Of the Potomac, under General Burn.
side, took up its line of march from warrentcD towards
2Ist.--A demand was made by General sumner upon
the authorities Of Fredericksburg va for the surrender
should allowed Tor the removal OF ana children
42d.--Ordcrs were issrei from the War Department
a5th sri "A body Of about four thousand rebels, under
General MARTIN marched against and attempted to take
the city OF Newborn, N o. They me, with more resis
tance than they had anticipated and forced
treat In disorder.
1sth.-Neary all the political prisoners we're released
from the forts aud prisons OF the government.
Colonel J. G. faxton with o detachment Of union
troops, attacked body OF rebels who we're encafped
near Frankfort, In Western Virginia and after short
FIGHT defeated then capturing commissioned scors,
one hundred and eight hon commissioned officers and
prvaes hundred horses between two and three
hundred stand Of arms burned his camp ard all his equ
page his stores and four wagons. Colonel Paxton did
not lose
T1,anksgiviug was observed in twenty states.
General Blunt with i've thousand Union troops
attacked the rebol forces undor General Marmaduko at
Cane Ii Arkansas, and after engagement Of three
hours tho enemy broke and Our soldiers pursued
them and running fight kept up for distance Of
twelve miles The rebels lost sixty killed Our loss was
comparatively small.
large body Of rebel cavalry--sad 10 be Hamptons
Ieecu-crossed the Potomac river and made descent
uYoA i've cempaniss q W 1sA pcnnsxlvspR cavalry,