The National tribune., 1892-06-09
ACTION AT CARTHAGE, MO.
Compiled from the Official Records Of the War,
1851.

july 4.-SklrmlSh at harper S L cry DetWeeI
detachment of the SD n. y. and few rebels
Firing was kept up for about half an hour
Casualties: Union, one killed, three wounded
The loss Of the rebels reported to be two killed
and two wounded.
Brig Gen. John Pope was assigned to con-
mand of troops at Alton, Ill., and Brig. Gen 5
A. Hurlbut to command of troops at Quincy
Ill.
The 9th Mo. (Union) was engaged in Skin
mish at Pennington, Mo-
Department No. 2. or Western Department
constituted, and Maj.-Gen. Polk assigned to
command with headquarters at Memphis
Tenn. The Department embraced portion oil
northern Alabama lying north OF the Iennes-
see River and Memphis and Charleston railroad
from Decatur to Stevenson; Tennessee west
and south of the Tennessee River; the river
counties of Arkansas and Mississippi, including
Corinth and adjacent country, extending 10
EastpOrt: the river parishes of Louisiana north
of Red River, aud that portion OF Arkansas
lying north and east of White and Black Rivers.
July Go T, 9th n. Y, had a skrmish
near Newport News, Va, with body of rebels
consisting of 100 infantry, Is or 20 cavalry,
and a detachment from the Sd company of
Howitzers with one howitzer. Gel. Charles ID.
Dreux 5th La and one private, killed, and one
wounded.
Engagement near Carthage, Mo. embracing
actions at Dry Fork Creek and Brier Creek J,
between the forces of Col. Frank Sigel and
Missouri State Guard under Gov. Jackson and
Brfg-Gen. James S. Rains. The Union forces
engaged were Bachof's battalion artillery, Sd
and 9Th Mo- Confederates: First Brigade,
Second Division; I'd, Sd. 9TH Cav, Eighth Divis-
ion; Third Division, Fourth Division, Sixth
Division Missouri State Guard. Casualties:
Union. IL killed and 81 wounded; Confeder-
ate tunoficial) 30 killed, 125 wounded, 40
missing.
Capt. Conrad, Co. B, Sd NO., and 81 enlisted
men, were captured at Neosho, No., by Capt
James Mcintosh, c. s Army, in command OF
four companies ChurchilFs mounted Arkan-
sas Rifles and Capt. Carrolls company Arkan-
sas State troops. Col. Churchill, with the re-
manning companies of his regiment, acted in
conjunction with Capt. Mcintosh. The prison
ers were paroled and released on the Sth of
July.
July Ga detachment of the Sd Ohio at
tackled the pickets of the 25th Va. at Middle
Fork Bridge, w. Va. Union loss, one killed
and five wounded. Confederate, three
wounded.
July Lieut. Anton Becker, Adjutant. 9Th
battalion, District Volunteers. reports that his
command (Co. b. had been fighting all day at
Great Falls. Nd. Loss. one man killed.
The L. S. steamer Pocahontas, Commander
BENJAMIN N. Dove, fired at the steamer
George Page in Aqua Creek, Va.
Two floating torpefoes were picked up in
Potomac River by the Resolute, Acting Master
VIM. Budd.
Gen. McClellan's adrance-guard, under Col.
z. l. McCook, consisting Of the 4th, 9th Ind,
and one battery, occupied Middle Fork Bridge,
u miles east of Buckhannon, w. Va His
pickets were attacked by Confederate force of
one company of the both and one of the 25th
Va. under Maj. Nat Tyler, who. finding the
bridge occupied in force, withdrew and re-
turned to camp.
Col John NJ Connell, 18th Ohio, reports that
hal rcfr cl-ad er1ial
Ct Chenille, w. Va
July 7-12.-Several spirited skirmishes took
place between the advance of Gen. 7. A. Nor
ris and the forces OF Gen. Garrett. Gen. Nor
ris left Philippi on the 9TH by direction of Gen.
Mcclellan, aud moved his command to Being
ton, near Laurel Ill., W. Va, reaching that
place on the 9Th. His orders were to occupy
the enemy make extended Reconnaissance,
calculated to give the impression that the main
attack was to be made by his forces.
July 6.-Richard T. Zarvona, the leader aud
three of the men of his party TO the seizure of
the ST. Nicholas, were arrested on board the Mary
Washington The steamer St. Nicholas was
seized on June % by persons who came on
board pretending to be passengers.
Return Of Confederate and State forces COM
Inanded by Brg-Gen. Henry A. WISE c. S.
Army, at Charleston, w. Va, shows present for
duty, 2 456; total present, 1853; aggregate
present, 2,705. Return of Confederate troops
~
commanding, shows present for duty, 4.345;
total present, 4,677. The imperfect returns of
the Department of the Ohio for July, 1861 do
not indicate the Union strength in West Viz
ginia.
Brig.-Gen. Henry a. Sihley, c. S. Army. or
dered TO Texas and intrusted with the duty of
driving the Union forces from New Mexico
BE was directed, in concert with Gen. Van
Dorm, % organize a brigade of mounted troops
and such other forces as he might deem neces-
sary for that purpose.
July 9.-The lst Ohio was engaged In Skin.
mish at Vienna, Va.
Shots were exchanged between the u. S. s.
Massachusetts and Confederate batteries on
Ship Island, Miss, commanded by Lieut. A. f.
Marley.
July 9-I1.-Col Robert F. Smith, with COM
panies (, II, 10th H., a, +, H. X, Sd Iowa
and Hannibal Home Guard, Co. A, with one
6-pounder, left Monroe Mo-. on July 9 in search
Of the rebel force under Brig.-Ge Thomas A.
Harris, Missouri State Guard. When about ~
miles south OF that place his advance guard was
fired into and three men wounded. charge
was ordered, and the rebels were driven from
cover, but being mounted effected their escape
On the 10th Col. Smith returned to Monroe
and on coming in sight found the station out
houses, IL passenger and freight cars, and other
railroad property In flames and force of about
300 rebels near by. Fire was at once opened
with the feld-piece scattering them In all di.
rectons. On the morning of the 18th the rebels
began to collect from ali quarters and soon sur
rounded the Seminary Va large brick build
ing which Col. Smith had taken possession Of
and about p. m. they fired on him with two
held pieces. The firing was continued until
about $50 p. M, when train with reinforce.
ments Cos. A, b, ID, 10th Ill. was seen com.
ing from the east The rebels at once began
TO move of, and by night time had left the
field entirely. The rebel force was estimated
at from j, 500 to 1900, and was commanded bv
Brig Gen. Harris.
July l0.-Capt. George n. Hollins. c. s.
Navy, was assigned to take charge Of the naval
defenses Of the James River.
A reconnaissance in force consisting OF the
9th, 9th Ohio and Loomis's battery, was pushed
TO within 200 yards OF the Confederate position
on Rich Mountain, w. Va. Loss, one killed,
one wounded.
The services of Lieut.. Samuel p. Carter. u.
S. Navy, having been placed at the disposal of
the War Department, be was directed to pro-
coed 10 East Tennessee and organize and i'm
struct volunteers TO be raised into the service
of the United States from that section of the
State.
Fort Breckenridge, n. NJ, was abandoned by
the Union forces Cos. ID, @, LIST Dragons
July Enlargement at Rich Mountain. W.
Va, between the forces under Brig. Gen. w. S.
Roseerans u. s. Army, and Lieut.. Col. John
Pegram, c. S. Army. The forces under Gen.
kosecrans consisted of the Sth, 10th, 18th Ind,