New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-06
TuB MONTHS EVENTS.

ing. praise. and prayer, because God nus
bearkened to the applications and prayers OF
an afflicted people, and has granted us signal
and fruitful victories. We gratefully recognize
the fitness of the moment. Not since the out
break of the Rebellion has this struggling Ma
ton passed. through q month illustrated and
consecrated by such triumphs as came to US in
July. Our Thanksgiving will not BIO less de-
yout or reverent if we recall to mind the sep.
crate occasions for gratitude which its history
presents.
July 3. The victory at GETTYSBURG. Rebel
loss in killed, wounded and prisoners, $4,000.
July a. Capture of yIcKsBURG, with 81, 900
prisoners, 900 guns, and 10000 small arms.
July a. Victory at HELENA, Arkansas, the
Rebels losing 300 killed, wounded and pris-
Onors.
July 4. Rebel evacuation of Tullahoma, as
the result of series of contests in which the
Rebel loss was over 1000.
July 6. Defeat of Stuart BY Buford ct
Hanover, with loss of 1000 prisoners, and two
guns.
July 3. Capture of PORT HUDSON. 1000
prisoners, aud numerous cannon and small
arms
July 2. Successful cavalry engagement near
Funkstown, Gen. Peasonton capturing 6Oo
prisoners.
July Q. Another victory by our cavalry, un-
der Buford and fitzpatrick, at Boonsboro.
July TO- The Rebel batteries on Morris
Island in Charleston harbor attacked and car
ried. and a secure foothold gained on the
island for future operations against Fort Sum-
ter.
July 10. YazoO City, six guns. gunboat'
large quantities of stores, and 800 prisoners
captured by our forces
July Il. A brigade of Rebels and two guns
captured at Failing Waters, aud the Rebel
Gen Pcttigrew killed
July II. Admiral Lee captures Fort Pow.
latan, on the James River.
July l6. Joe Johnston is driven out of Jack.
sod, Mississippi by our forces under zen.
Sherman, with the loss of stores destroyed and
captured aud large amounts of rolling stock
on the railroads.
July IL. Victory Of Gen. Blunt at Elk Creek
over 5000 rebels under Cooper, with capture
Of two guns aud 100 prisoners.
! July Il. Two expeditions, one up the Red
River and one to hatcher. make large cap
lures. Of steamer, 1900 Enfield rifles, 1900
head Of cattle some hundreds Of thousand
rounds Of ammunition, and number OF can
non.
July IL. Morgan loses 1000 ofh guerrilla
gang near Burlington. Ohio.
July 10 About 800 more OF tho same e1pe-
ditiop captured
July 49, Two companies of Rebels and al
ammunition train captured at Jackson, Times
see.
July 20. Morssns lieutenant, Basil Duke.
and 800 OF his men taken prisoners at
Georges Creek.
July ~ Railway bridge, $50 feet long, over
the Tar River at Rocky Mount, destroyed by
cavnlry expedition from Newbern, together with
q great amount Of public property, two steam
ers and one iron.clad nearly finished.
July - Capture Of Brashear City, Louis
lana.
July "a. Capture Of WytheviAe, and III
prisoners.
July 20. John Morgan and all the remain.
der Of his forces surrender to Gen. Shackel
ford.
July -. Rebel, defeated at Lexington, Ten.
ns.se, with loss Of a colonel. and other officers,
aud two cannon.
July % The Rebel Gen. Pegram defeated
at Paris, KY. with severe losses.
July 80. Rebels, 1900 strong defeated at
Winchester, KY, by Col. Sanders.
July 81. Successful attack on the enemy at
Lancaster, Ky.
Twenty-eight successful contests, with loss
to the enemy Of moro than 800 guns and So
900 prisoners. Lee driven back into Virginia,
the Mississippi open from its source to the
Gulf, the Rebels expelled from nearly all Ten
nesssee and Mississippi. the territory subject
to their military control reduced to tho States
of Alabama, Georgia, South and North Caro-.
lima and part of Virginia. We may indeed
with full hearts thank God for his merciea aud
from bis manifestation Of loving kindness to the
cause OF humanity and justice, conceive new
hopes Of tho destiny Of this Republic.
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