The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-08-21
A GOOD MONrH,s WORK.


We give below chronological state
ment of the victories gained by tho
Union forces during the past month
which has been compiled bt the Al
bany Evening journal This does not
include minor skirmishcs, in which
our troops were succcssful; neither
does it include the captures by oul
hlockading squadrons. IL shows M
aggregate of twenty eight successful
engagements against The rebels with.
in the compass of single month -
Over 10000 of the encnny were kill
ed, wounded or taken prisoners, and
no less than 800 pieces of heavy artil.
lcry and 100, 900 stand of arms taken.
y pretty rood July's work:
! July 3d--NIcadc's victory over Lee
at Gettysburg, with rebel loss in kill
ed, wounded and prisoners of 30, 900.
; July 4th--Capturc of Nicksburg by
Grant, with 81 900 prisoners and oven
300 heavy guns.
July lth--Gcn. Prcntss fights the
rebels at Helena, Ark, and defeats
them with Il loss of 2,700 in killed.
wounded and prisoners.
July 4th--Gen. Rosccrans compels
Bragg 10 cvacuatc Tullahomn Rebel
loss in the series of engagements over
1000.
July 6th--Gcn. Burord whips Stu
art and captures 0G7 prisoners and =
guns.
: July Sth - Banks captures Port
Hudson with G,000 prisoners.
July Sth-Gcn. Plcaston defeats
the rebel Cavalry near Funkstown,
capturing 600 prisoners.
July 9th-Buford and Fitzpatrick
engage the enemy near Boonsboro,
and defeat them, taking number Of
prisoners.
July 10th Tho attack on the ap-
it..oovttCs uU VnuIIvStUu CUHIWVnccU'
and the batteries on the lower end of
Morris Island captured by our forces.
July l3th-Iazoo City captured by
our gunboats, and several hundred
prisoners, six heavy guns and Il gun
boat taken.
July l4th-Bpttle of Falling Waters
| 800 rebels and several guns captur-
ed.
July 14th Fort Powhattan, on
James river taken by Admiral Lee.
July l6th--Our forces under Gen.
Sherman occupy Jackson, Miss, cap
| turing large amount Of stores, rail
road rolling stock, &c., and driving the
rebel Johnston into Central Mississip-
lpi.
July 1Gtl--Gen. Blunt obtains Il vic
tory over the rebels ut Elk Creek, Ark,
killing 80 rebcls, capturing 100 prison
ers and two guns.
July 18th or about that time Am
two steamers. several Transports, IT,
/ 900 Enfield rifles and large amount of
ammunition.
July l7th-An expedition sent 10y
Gen. Grant to Natchcz captures 1000
head of cattle, 1000, 900 rounds ofam-
munition and several pieces Of artil-
lcry.
July 18th The guerrilla Morgan
cornercd ut Burlington, ,Ohio,md ! 900
of his men captured.
July l9th-300 of Morgan 5 guerril.
las baggcd near Burlington.
july l9th-Col. Hatch attacks til,
rebels ut jackson, Tennessee, and cap
lures two companies and an artillery
, train
July 20th-l500 of Morgan's men
) including Basil Duke, captured n
, Georges Creek.
; july 22d-Expcdition from New
= bern attacks rarhora, y. c., 100 pris
| oncrs captured and an iron clad aud
= gmhoats destroyed.
D July 22d--Brashear City, La. sur
. rendered to our forces under Colonn
?. johnson.
/ July 24th--Col Tolland capture
Il Withesvillc and l2a prisoners.
+ July 2Gth-AIorgan bagged nj Salir
Il Vile: also 200 ofhis men.
july 2Sth- Our troops under Go
q Hatch, encounter the rebels at LeN
W ington, Tenn, routing them, aud cal
q turing II Colonel, two Licuttenants,
v privates. and two pieces of artillery.
- July ZJlll--Nell' 1 'Ri'ii IN NHS"SN
by our forces mt Paris, Ky, and rcpul
ed with serious loss in killed, woundo
=, and prisoners.
II July 30th-Col Sanders attacks Il
f rebels 1000 strong ut Winchester, Ny
G. and routes them with considcrab
er loss.
e July 31st-Our forces attack the @
c. envy at Lancaster Ky, kill and woul
er 1O and take 100 prisoners.