The National tribune., 1892-12-29
THE GREAT REBELLION.
Chronological Record Of Operations
from June 6, to June 10, 1862.
HARRISONBURG, VA.
Naval Engagement off Mem
phis, Tenn.
HARRISONBURG, VA.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Battle OF Cross Keys-EnGage-
ment at Port Republic, Va.

Compiled from the Official Records of the War;
June Col. W. s. Walker, c. S. Army, com
manding Third Military District of S. c., re-
ports that detail of 20 men of the Beaufort
Art, supported by 30 men of Co. ], 11th
s. c., and Is men OF the Rutledge Mtd Rife
men proceeded to Port Royal Ferry, s. c., and
destroyed the flats at that place, and set fire
to the ferry house.
Action near Harrisonburg, Va. Union troops
4th N. Y. Cav. (detachment), Ist n. j. Cav, lat
Pa. Cav, 18th Pa. Reserves (detachment), Goth
Ohio, and 9Th W. Va Confederates, I'd Va.
Cav, 9Th Va. Cav, 1st Nd, and 18Th Va. Union
loss. eight killed. 81 wounded, aud 81 captured
or missing. Confederate, the 1st Nd. and 53th
Va lost II killed, ID wounded, and three cap
tured or missing. Col. Turner Ashby, c. s. A.,
in command, was killed and Maj. ]. Shac.
Green, 9th Va. Cav, severely wounded.
Engagement at Memphis, Tenn, between
the Federal feet under command of Flag
Officer Charles II. Davis, U. s. n, assisted by
the ram fleet, under Col. Charles Ellet, jr., and
the Confederate River Defense Fleet, under
Commodore j. E. Montgomery. The Federal
feet consisted Of the U. s. Steamers Benton,
Louisville, Carondelet, Cairo, aud st. Louis,
and the rams Queen of the West and Monarch.
The rams Lancaster and Switzerland were in
supporting distance but took no part in the
fight. The Confederate fleet consisted Of the
General Beauregard, Little Rebel (fagship),
General Lowell General NJ. JEFF. Thompson,
General Price, Sumter, General Bragg, and
General Earl Van Dorm. The ram Queen of
the West was considerably damaged. All the
Confederate vessels except the General Earl
Van Dorm, which made her escape, were either
captured or destroyed. The City of Memphis
surrendered to Flag Officer Davis. Casual
ties-Unon four wounded, including Col.
Charles Ellet., jr, who died shortly after from
the effects of the wound. Confederate, re-
ported 80 killed and wounded and 100 missing.
detachment of the 9th Pa Cav. lost one
killed and five wounded in O skirmish near
Tompkinsville, KY.
The Cd Mich. Cav. lost one man severely
wounded in skrmish near BALDWIN, Miss.
The British schooner Rowena. cargo, lead,
etc, was captured by the .. S. S. Pembina in
Stono River, S. C.
Col. Charles Doubleday, Cd Ohio Cav, COM
mandng troops on Spring River, with 1000
men left that place for the purpose Of break
ing up an encampment of Confederates on Cow
skin Prairie. He found the enemy about three
miles from Grand River. Ind T., and threw a
few shot and shell into their camp, when they
fed. He succeeded in capturing 500 or 600
head Of cattle and horses.
June brig. Gen. n. G. Evans, c. 8. Army,
reports that while ON reconnaissance on Johns
Island, S. c., Capt Jenkins of the Rebel
Troop, shot and captured Patrick Hayes, Of the
1st Mass. Cav.
The LIST 8. G. Cav. lost one man killed and
eight wounded in skirmish on Johns Island,
s. C.
Lieut. Col. William B. Hatch. 4th N j., with
companies d. T and Of his regiment, made
reconnaissance on the east bank of the Chick
ahominy River, Va, securing the woods from
the bridge on the Mechanicsvile road to Rich.
mond, to the Virginia Central Railroad bridge.
A detachment of the 9th W. Va engaged in
q skirmish at Big Bend, W. Va.
detachment of the 1st Conn. Cav. and 1st
Pa. Cav. engaged in a skrmsh near Harrison.
burg, Va, and lost two men captured or miss
ing.
The 30th ILL., and detachment of the 18th
Ohio drove the Confederates from Jackson,
Tenn, and captured quantity of Commissary
and Quartermasters stores.
Skrmish at Readyville, Tenn, between a
detachment of the 4th KY. Cav. GU and a
detachment of Starnes's regiment, Tenn. Cav
co.. The 4th Ky. lost two men killed and IL
captured or missing.
The steamer Oreto afterwards O. s. s. Flori-
da) was arrested at Nassau. N. P.
A detachment Of the Sd III. Cav lost two
men wounded and seven missing in skirmishes
at Fairview and Little Red River, Ark.
June 7-S.-The Union troops, under Brig
Gen. James s. Negley, U. s. Army, opened fire
on Chattanooga, Tenn, from the opposite side
after fierce cannonading of three hours sue
ceeded in silencing the Confederate batteries.
Fire was resumed on the morning of the Sth
and kept up for three hours when Gen. Neg
ley, having accomplished his object, withdrew
his forces. Casualties: Union, one man of the
18th Pa. wounded; Confederate, three men
wounded.
Mass, one section of Minis battery, and two
companies of the 4th Wis, under the command
of Col. N. A. M. Dudley, Both Mass, made
demonstration from Baton Rouge, La. They
captured and brought in large amount of live
stock, some wagons, quantity of sugar and
molasses.
June s.-Expedition consisting of three
boats with 40 men, under Lieut.. John G.. Spros-
ton, from the U. s. s. Seneca accompanied by
q reserve force of 30 men from the U. s. 8.
PATRON, up the st. Johns River, Fla, to the
vicinity of Black Creek to capture George Hus-
ton, Confederate guerrilla chief Huston
killed Lieut. Sproston, but was captured, after
having received four wounds.
The 18th s. G. fired into the Confederate cav
airy pickets on Johns Island, s. O., and
wounded eight men, four mortally.
The 10th N. Y, and one company of the 1st
Mass. Cav, under the command of Col. ]. III.
Morrow, of Gen. Hunters staff, made recon-
naissance up the road leading from GrimbalPs
plantation, James Island, s. O., and meeting a
heavy force OF Skirmlsher5 Withdrew, alter los
ing two killed and five wounded, all of the
46th n. Y.
Ma. Gen. Mcdowell ordered to operate from
Fredericksburg In the direction of Richmond.
The 71st I'D, and 106th Pa. lost 10 men |
killed, 80 wounded, and one captured or miss |
ing in skirmish near Fair Oaks, Va.
Cos. d and K, Sd Pa. Cav, with six compa- |
MES of infantry from the 65th and 92d n. Y, |
made q reconnaissance on the New Market |
road. and reached within one and q half miles |
of New Market
The Department of the Shenandoah extend |
ed eastward to include the Piedmont District |
and the Bull Mountain range.
The Mountain Department extended east |
ward to the road running from Williamsport to |
Martinsburg, Winchester, Strasburg, Harrison |
burg and Staunton, including that place; |
thence in the same direction southwark until it |
reaches the Blue Ridge Mountains; thence |
with the line of the Blue Ridge to the south |
ern boundary of the State of Virginia.
A detachment of the I'd w. Va. Cav engaged /
Ia a skirmish at Muddy Creek, w. Va. Mai. |
Hoffman, in command, reports three Confeder-
ates were killed and two captured.
Martial law proclaimed in Arizona by Col.
James II. Carleton, U. S. Army, Military Gov
ernor
The limits of the Department of the Missis-
sippi extended 80 as to embrace all of Ken
lucky aud Tennessee. All the Union troops j.
these States had, in fact, been embraced in IT, Q
rfv,,n. 80,