The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-10-27

! skirmishing with the rear-guard OF the Conied-
crate forces, returning from Yorktown to Will
liamsburg The Confederate forces consisted
ola portion of McIaws's Division and Brig. Gen.
| J. L. B. Stuart's Cav. Uuion loss 12 killed
aud 80 wounded. Gen. McLaws reports Con-
| federate loss will not exceed 10 killed,
wounded, and missing"
The Union cavalry-20 or 30-repOrted by
COL A. J. Lindsay c. s. Army. as on the Mobile
| and Ohio Railroad near Bethel. Tenn, tearing
up track, also that another party struck the
roal at Purdy and skirmished with his
| pckets.
In n skirmsh at Pulaski Tenn, the Union
| forces lost two men wounded and 81 captured
or missing.
| Lieut. Col. Robert II. G.. Minty. with Co.'S A,
d, /. and X, Sd Mich. Cav, encountered the
| Confederates 300 strong on Pennington flights,
Miss, drove them back after sharp running
| tight of an honr, losing one man wounded.
May 4-5.-Mai. ID. Porter Stowel, 1st Me.
Cav with the available force of his regiment,
made q reconnaissance from Warrenton juno
ton to Culpeper Courthouse Va, capturing
seven prisoners and horses.
| BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG. VA.
May 5.-Brig- Gen. Edwin V. Sumner COM
| handing Union forces. Maj.-Geu James Long
street commanding Confederate forces.
COMPOSITION OF ARMIES.
Army of the Potomac.
THIRD CoRPs-Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Heint-
zelman. Second Division, Brig Gen. Joseph
| Hooker. First DISQUALIFICATION. Cuvier
Grover. 1st and 11tli Mass. I'd N. H., and Goth
Pa. Second Brigade-Col. Nelson Taylor, 10th,
| 72d, I'D and 74th N. Y. Third Brigade-Brig.-
Gen. Francis E. Patterson, 5th, 9th, 18th and
9Th N. J. artillery Maj. Charles s. Vain
wright. ID, 1st N. Y. 4th and 9Th Ind'p't N T.,
II, lst U. S. Third Divsion-Brig.- Gen.
Philip Kearny. First Bfigade-Brig.- Gen
Charles d. jameson, s7th N. Y, 57th. 63d and
1O5th Pa. Second Rfigade-Brig.- Gen. David
B. Birney Sd and 4th Me-, 38th and 10th N. Y.
Third agade-Brig.-Gen Hiram G. Berry, %,
Sd and 9TH Mich, 9th N. Y. ArtiHery-Capt.
James Thompson, I'd N. j., f, 1st K. /. and q,
I'd U. s.
FOURTH CoRps.-Brig.-G Gen. Erasmus D..
Reyes. Caratry-5th q. S. First Division
Brig. Gen. Darius n. Couch. First Brigade
Col. julius w. Adams 65th and 9th n. Y,
23d, 3lst, and 6ist Pa. Second Brigade-Brig.-
Gen. John J. Peck 55th and 62d N. Y, 93d,
9Sth. 1921 Pa. Third Brigade-Brig. Gen.
Charles Devens, ir., 7th and 10th Mass, I'd
X. /. Artalery-Ma Robert NJ West, T., ID, E
and II, 1st Pa Second Dvision-Brig. Gen.
William +. Smith. First Brgade-Brig.-G Gen.
Winfield S. Hancock, 9th Me-, Add N Y, 10th
Pa, 5th Wis Second Brigade-Brig.-Gen w.
T. II. Brooks 3D. Sd, 4th, 5th and 9th VT.
Third Brigade-Brig Gen. Winfield S. Han
cock temporarily, 9TH Me-. 33d, 40th, 10th n.
| l. hFHt6y-Cdpt hOHleyh AyTeS, lot
Sd Indpt N. Y, L, 1st N. Y; +, 9Th o. s.
Third Division-Brig. Gen. Silas Casey. First
Brigade-Brig. Gen. Henry NJ. Naglee, 18th
Me-. 18th and Tooth n. Y, SD and 104th Pa
Second Brigade--Brig.- Gen. William II. Kem,
96th N. Y, S5th 101st, and 103d Pa. Third
Brigade-Brig.- Gen. Innis n. Palmer 8lst ooth,
92i, ODD. and 9sth n. Y. ArtHery-Col. G. d.
Bailey, 7th and 6th Ind'p't N. Y, A and ID, LIST
Ny.
Also, cavalry and artillery under Brig. Gen.
George Stoneman. with Brig Gems P ST. George
Cooke and William n. Emery brigade COM
manders. CaUalry-6th H.. Mcclellan ORA
goons 81 Pa, 1st and 9th U. s. artillery
Lieut.-Col William Hays b, and L, NJ, Cd u s.,
G and X, Sd U. s.
Army of Northern Virginia.
LONGsTREET's DIVISION First Brigade -
Brig. Gen A. P. Hill, 1st. It'll, 18th, and 18th
| Va. Second Brigade Gen. Richard II.
Anderson, 4th 5th and 9th S. c.. Palmetto S.
S., La. Foot Rifles, Fauquier Art, Williams
burg Art, Richmond Howitzers. Third Bri-
gatle-Brig.- Gen George E. Pickett Sth, 18th,
| 10Th, and 29th Va, aud Bearings Battery.
Fourth Brigade-Brg- Gen. G. NJ. Wilcox, 9th
and 10th Ala, 18th Miss. Fifth Brigdde-Brig.-
! Gen. Roger A. Pryor, 9Th and l4th Ala, 14th
! La, 32d Va (battalon), and Richmond Fayette
Art. C0tston's Brigade-Brig. Gen. T. L. Col
ston, 18th and 14th n. c., Sd Va, Donaldson
vlle La, Battery.
d. H. HrLL's DIvIsIoN.-Early's Brigade-
Brighten. Jubal Early 9TH and 23d n. c., oath
and 38lh Va. Rodes's Brigade-Brig. Gen. L. E.
Rodes. 5th. 9th, ard 18th Ala, 18th Miss.
Rains's Brigade-Brig.- Gen. G.. j. Rains, 18th
aud Goth Ala, 9th and 23d Ga. FeatherstOns
Brigade-Brig. Gen w. s. Featherstou. 9th
and 2S,h Ga, 4th N. C., 49th Va. Unattached-
Cd Fla and Cd Miss. battalion.
Caralry Brigade-Brig. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, Sd
and 4th Va, JEFF Davis Legion, Wise Legion,
and Stuart Horse Artillery.
STRENGTH
There is nothing in the Official Records
showing strength of either army.
CASUALTIES
Union Army-H officers and 429 enlisted
men killed; 50 officers and 1912 enlisted men
wounded; two officers and 81 enlisted men
captured or missing; total, 1920
Confederate Army-24 officers and 26i en-
listed men killed; rs officers aud 300 enlisted
men wounded; three officers and 294 enlisted
men captured missing; total. 1,560.
The 1st w. Va. lost one man killed and one
wounded in skirmish at Columbia Bridge,
Va.
A detachment of the Sd W. Va Cav lost two
men captured missing In skirmlsh at
Franklin, w. Va.
detachment of the 23d Ohio engaged in
skirmish at Princeton, w. Va.
Confederate force under the command of
Col. Thomas Claiborne, 9th Confederate Cav,
and Col VIM. II. Jackson, Tenn. Cav, while
on an expedition from Trenton to Paris and
Dresden, Tenn. engaged a detachment Of the
9Th Iowa Cav. (Curtis's Horse) near Locl.ridges
Mill. Union loss, four killed, four wounded,
and So captured or missing.
Detachments from the 7th Pa. Cav, LIST and
4th Ky. Cav, overlook Col. John H. Morgan's
command near Lebanon, Tenn, and after
sharp engagement lasting one and one-half
hours, and running fight of 10 miles in pur-
suit captured $50 prisoners. Union loss six
killed, % wounded, and one missing
| Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt, u. s. Army, as
sumes command of the Department of Kansas.
May 6.-The 9Th n. Y Cav. had sharp
skirmish with Ashby's Cavalry near Harrison
| hnro w a,,d LOST rnnti icillnd md