The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-07
Union Victories in July.


The following is a record of the achievements of
the Union army for the month of July
July :. The victory at Gettysburg. Rebel loss in
killed, wounded and prisoners, SO 900.
July 4. Capture Of Vicksburg, with 81 900 pris-
oners. 20 guns, and 30 1000 small arms.
July 4. Victory ut Helena. Arkansas, the rebels
losing 200 killed, wounded and prisoners.
July 4. Rebel evacuation of Tullaboma, as the
result Of n series Of contests in which the rebel loss
was over 1000.
July 6 Defeat OF Stuart by Buford at Hanover,
with loss of 900 prisoners. and two guns.
July g. Capture of Port Hudson, 1000 prisoners
aud numerous cannon and small arms.
July 8. Successful cavalry engagement near
Funkstown, Gen. Pleasanton capturing 600 prisoners.
July 9. Another victory by our cavalry under
Buford and Fitzpatrick, at Boonsboro.
July 10. The rebel batteries on Morris Island in
Charleston harbor attacked and carried. and a Sc
care foothold gained on the island for future opera
tons against Fort Sumter.
July 10. Yazoo City, six guns, a %gunboat, large
quantities Of stores. and 500 prisoners captured by
our forces
July IA. i brigade Of rebels and two guns cap
tured at Falling Waters. and the rebel Gen. Pettigrew
killed.
July IA. Admiral Lee captures Fort Powhattan.
on the James river.
July 10. Joe Johnston is driven out of Jackson,
Mississippi. by our forces under Gen. Sherman with
the loss OF stores destroyed and captured and large
amounts Of rolling stock on the railroads.
July 16. Victory Of Gen. Blunt ut Elk Greek over
5000 rebels under Cooper, With capture of two guns
AMI 100 prisoners.
July Ia Two expeditions, one up the Red river
and one to Natchez, make large captures of steamers.
$4,000 En6eid rifles, 5000 head of cattle. some hun
dreds Of thousand rounds of ammunition, and Q
number Of cannon.
July Is. Morgan losses 900 Of his guerrilla gang
near Burlington, Ohio.
July 10. About 500 more Of the same expedition
captured.
July 10. Two companies Of rebels and an ammu-
nrdou train captured at Jackson, Tennessee.
July 20. Morgan's Lieutenant, Basil Duke, and
1909 OF his men taken prisoners at Georges Greek.
July %. Railway bridge, $50 feet long, over the
iar river at Rocky Mount, destroyed by cavalry
expedition from Ne~bern, together with a great
amount OF public property, two steamers aud one
iron clad nearly finished.
July - Capture of Brashear City, Louisiana
July "a Capture Of Wytherville, and 135 prisoners.
Juiy 20 John Morgan and all the remainder Of
ms forces surrender to General Shackleford.
July % Rebels defeated at Lexington, Tennessee,
WIN loss OF a Colonel, and other officers. and two
cannon.
July %. The rebel Gen. Pegram defeated at Paris,
ny, with severe losses.
July I'D. Rebels :, 1000 strong defeated at Winehes-
Ter, Ny. by Col. Sanders.
July II. Successful attack on the enemy at Lam
caster. Ky.
twenty eight successful contests, with a loss to the
Enemy OF more than 800 guns and 1000 prisoners.
: drlVen back into Virginia, the Mississippi open
-lom is source to the Gulf. the rebels expelled from.
-ea.iy All Tennessee and Mississippi the territory
ss"ject to their military control reduced to the States
. Alaoama. Georgia. South and North Carolina and
q part Of Virgins.