Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-08-21
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ARMY AND N.,IT NEsSEXGEi,


ARMY AND NAVY NESSENGER.
Ne again recommend !" the favorable no.
iite u cir -~,olers this muck valanb!c Jour
nal rry!i=h"h prn.aitons.v. fg distribution
-n1ony In" .u.i crs an! saiio-c. hy tho Evan.
s,i;aat So'i"'y. It, czP.Cscs are !aet by con-
t:ilu,ivu= from al nose Nao mag foe, die
posed :, u,l lhis most eHcc!;"n;. work From
its August nuuibcr we extrnc; tho following:
Asar D~Ic-tJxARY or THE UNITED STATES.
-Wc haze already published the records Of
';ao"7gl- Lea, Long-t7"ct, Jackson aaL Penn
ber;rn, III the did army If the UnitNl State-.
ia that publication mas becn copied into near
~ AL the s4.n'Nc pa?"r.. We presume it il
mater nf nui,i:, interest. Tc t~f!cyefnrc con-
tinun III" lisr II Crn:niera,n Gcncra,s who
wcro in r:e nruly Of the L'nitcI States:
.ilai. Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston. Kontuc-
ky, Cadet Il: Wet Pyjnt lS22 Second Lieut..
ii Fnfnn;rr July. l-"E: .Hiia,ars IS to -:
All 20 Gen. Atkinson 80 70 80: 4. 4. A.
ten. 70 de-. 49,; rrs;grcu 1884: Adir. Gen. TO
Taxas arny 80. and - B. 0en. 81 70 81;
So. of Ts. - 70 80; Gu OF. Texan Rifle
Yols -, Ac:. lisp. Gen. to Gen. Eu,lcr in
battle Of Monterey, 'l5; Payrnn-t"r, with rank
Of Major. &lst Oct. 80.
Lieut.. Gen. Legnidas Polk, y. c.. Cadet ut
Wet Point Military Aca'iemy lo23: hyi. II
Ii. Artillery July %; En;4Hoaal Clergyman
since '3l Missionary Bishop 1t Arkansas, SC.
'3S to ~ : Bishop Of Louisiana -incc II.
Mai. Gen. JOHN Baukhcad Magruder, Va,
Cai", West Point, 1875; bvs ID 1t. Tth IL.
! fantry, July 1880, in st Artillery 81: Asst.
| Com. Sub. 81: st. Liaut. &c: Cnntain sc:
| bvt Major for ~ga!Iant and meritorious conduct
in battle OF Cerro GUrdn lsth April, -; Com
| u,anGiny LIZ. 'But. with Pillows Division; byt.
L.. Cvl. Cor gallant and mcrit2rious c"nlnrf
in battle CEepultepec l3tA Ser, II. il which
! wonrdr1.
Mai. Cen. George f. Pickett. Va. Cadet
Wcsr Point ~; hvt d L;. eta Infantry, ~;
in Il Inf. 40; in Sth Infantry July a.; Adjt.
n: bvt lst L.. for gallant and meritorious
conduct in battle of C0utr"ra' and Chcrubus-
ca. 10th Aug. IL; distinguished in stornljns
OF MoIino del ltey: G7t C.?t:.in for gallant
cjniac; 1t Ch"guitcYe> i&th SIP. -; Isr L..
Jurr.'I4.
Mai Grn Juia} A Ear:y. "a. Cadet West
Point Military Academy SO: ID 1t July IS:
MAJOR Of llatntrauk's w Tol. in Mexican
war, Janugry T. TO August ~.
l.. zen R;ciarl StDdIarI E.weli. y c. Ca
dot rs: by. II 1t IL Drngs J.: July 40; l5t
IL September -: "Hmmtn!ei O -qGnI-GH. on
tie i.lI nj il, co,nl W CrurrbusH.; bTs cap
tain for calian: nnt m.r!t"Uou- roaHurf in
the Bottles 0t Crrsraras and Chcrubusc0, Goth
An. IS: CAPTAIN Aug 'i9: distinguished in
conflict with Cavotuo ana Mcgailon. Apaches.
New Mexico, Eta June -. aEd Tor planning
the action.
Gen. Joseph f Johnston, Va. Cade: '2j; I'd
Lent. ith Ar.;lie-y. LIST July 90; Ast. Com.
Sub. juno So: lst 1T July '2C; resigned 3Ist
May 81; Isl 1t Topo. Engineers, IthJuly IS;
bvs Captain for gallantry on several occasions
in war ngainst Florida indiGns, Tth July '3S;
CAPTAIN Sept. "a: 1t. Col. voltjgours 18th
FsI. n: bvt Col. for gallant ond meriooricus
cond1c; from April =; when no wns severely
wounded under the enen,y's works at Ccrro
Go.io, whist IN accommodating duty dis-
tinrrishpdim battle Of FL Moline; bvt Col. for
gallant and moritprious conduct in battle 0!
Cnepuitepe,. 18th Sept. ~. in which womb
Ell retained Aug. - Us Captain Tnrn. Eng.
with bvts.
Gcn. Petor Cus:ayu.. Toutan. ~BHcuregard,
IT,. Cadet '.4: % Lieut.. Is. Artillery lat
July IS; in Engineers July '3S: LIST Lieut..
June 81; bvt Captain 2Qth Aug. ~, for gal
liant and uleritorions conduct in battles OF
Con.rcras ana CheruIusco; brt Major 18th
Sen. AZ, for gallant and meritorious conduct
in battle Of Chepultepeo. in which twice
wounded.
Lieut.. Gen. a. p. Hill, Va, Cadet ~: bvt
Cd Lieut. LIT Artillery lst july II: LIT Lieut..
Sep. 81.
Gen. Brazton Bragg, Y. G., Cadet SO Cd
Lieut.. Sd Artillery lst July 81: Asst. Com.
Sub. D0v. 81; Adjt. Dec. 81; LAT Licut. July
IS; BY; Captain for gallant conduct indcteuce
Of Fort Brown, 9th May 'tG; Captain June
40: bYt Major for gallant conduct in conflicts
at Monterey. Mexico, 23d Sen Il: BIZ. Lieut..
Col. for gallant and merit ,r.0us conduct in
battle OF Bucna Vista, cd Ee>. Al.
ER. EDITOR: I perceive ia! you have pub,
lis!,ed military records of sona * our Generals,
= hills. in United States SEW, ~, in your valuable
journal. Perhaps i: would te Interesting TO some
Uf orr readers TO sec authentic accounts OF the
numbers engaged and tEs resu!t7 OF great bsttles
in the war OF i5l2. and contrast The Iurbers and
results with those in our present struggle for in
dependence. / he battle ni 81" | lanes. |. Cana
la. fought Oct. 9Th. pl3. be-: .::l tie Northwest
ern army Of United States. MAJOR General ". u.
Harrison, 2 800 strong. chiefly Kentucky volun.
tecTs and Major Gen. Proctor, commanding iiIi:
ish forces. 500 regulars and 30 Indians rnGer
Tecumsch our loss killed ari ~ Wounded. )
mortaliy their lose killed II regulars, - woun-
,l.I. md u officers ard J7i Tcu oar prisoaere ;
and of the ln5isus - killed, including Tc-
cnmseh. and spills S,rJJ SINAI! arns axl = pieces
Of cannon.
P!at:eburS, 1850 irguiars .a& s5rm; 500
volunteers ARD militia. coTr.sHied by Brigade!
Genera! Macomb, Sept. lith. !el4. who r"pu!aed
a british division OF 400 men u: nil Ar:ns. under
GoT. Sir George Pr =" :: our Ices - killed AID
g. wounded their -. D.! 500 in kilisj, wounded
and messing.
| Battle of y = orleans, S.h January. 1875
Our forces .,.Icr Gen. Jackson. 1865 on The
Eao. hide =: nc Mississippi AID 900 Oh The West
81 ic. The British forces numbered ZOO, unfeI
Lieut.. Gen. Packenham. Our loss g killed aud
: woundedin the main battle, and 9 killed and
81 wounded on the West bank their loss wa3
Igl killed. the Lieut.. General included. Rrd
I,262 wounded, and Il officers. aud 4s3 privates
prisoners.
The first ind last of the above batties have
been supposed to have maze their Commander.
Presidents. NV, the command of neither, eI.
ceed-d a good brigade in our army, aud the res
suits in casualties BIZ: littlo beyond a sndri
skirnish Of our ou,posts.
The entire loss in killed and wounded, in all
our battles in Mexico, amounted to 4,sy7, rs stu.
t ted in tho late eFieial records rf tho Eailes