The National tribune., 1892-09-15

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fcderates near Boyd's Hole, Potomac River. Va.
March 26-The railroad between Harper's
Ferry and Winchester was taken possession OF
and held as military railroad of the L. 8,
and was placed under guard Of the General
commanding the Army of the Potomac. The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was required to re-
pair the road, aud DO all other things necessary
for its successful operation.
The women and children Of Yorktown di-
rected by Gen. Magruder to leave without de-
lay.
The military depa Uncut of Henrico under
the command of Brig. Gen. John II. Winder.
extended to include the city OF Petersburg and
the adjoining and surrounding country TO the
distance of 10 miles.
The aid of the Boards of Trade of Pittsburg
Cincinnati, and New Albany was requested BY
the Secretary In securing means Of defense
against ironciad boats on the Western waters.
CO. ID, 9Th battalion, No. 5. NJ. Cav, engaged
in a skirmish near Gouges Mill Mo.
Four companies of the Sth Mo- 5 NJ. Cav.
engaged q rebel force under Col. Frazier p at
Humansville, Mo. Union loss. II wounded.
Capt. Stockton in command of Union forces,
reports that he killed six and wounded 80, four
mortaly.
Mai Emory s. Foster, with two companies
a and G), 9TH Mo. s. NJ. Cav, engaged in
action with band of rebels under Mat Houx
on the Post Oak. at the mouth of the Brier,
Mo. Union loss, two killed and seven wounded.
Mai. Foster reports five rebels killed, among
them the chief, and a number wounded.
A detachment OF two companies, 9th No,
section Of Sd Ind. battery, and two companies
Missouri militia Capt. Rice's and Wards, en-
gagged in skirmiSh near Mount Vernon Moni-
teau County, Mo. They report five rebels
killed, two mOrtally wounded, and two capt
ured. No Union loss.
Detachments of the LIST aud 81 L. S. Cav. and
Co. +, lst Colo. Cav. and three companies ist
Colo Inf. engaged in skirmish at Apache
Canyon, y. NJ. Union loss, five killed and If
wounded. Confederates, three killed and %
wounded.
March 27-Gen Joseph Z. Johnston ordered
to reinforce the Confederate army on the Pc
ninsula.
Charles EIIet, jr., was directed by the Secre-
tary of War TO proceed 70 Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
and New Albany, and take measures to pro-
vide steam rams for defense against ironclad
vessels on the Western waters.
Capt Henry w. Closson, 1st Art, made
reconnaissance 40 miles up Santa Rosa Island,
Fla, for the purpose of ascertaining the char
acter of the upper end of the island. He re-
turned on the 31st.
The schooner Julia Worden was captured by
the Z. S. bark Restless in Cape Roman passage,
between the Santee River and Charleston,
S. G.
March 27-31.-Col. John W. Geary, 25th Pa,
occupied Middleburg Va, driving out the cav
airy of Col. Stuart and Capt. Whites command.
He advanced to White Plains Va, on the Both,
and on the 31st examined and found in good
order the line of railroad from that point to
Salem; also to Thoroughfare.
March 28.-Gen. o. o. Howard, U. S. Army,
with three regiments of his brigade, one of
Gen. Meaghers, the 9Th Ill. Cav, and Battery
C., 4th L. S. Art, and a section of G., 1st y. Y,
while accommodating, were engaged in slight
affairs with Stuart'5 cavalry at Beaieton and
H., nj Il
to their camp at Warrenton Junction on the
29th.
Maj. Oliver T. Beard, 18th N. Y, made
reconnaissance of the land near the mouth of
st. Augustine Creek, Ga.
Brig Gen. George w. Morgan, U. s. Army,
assigned to command of Seventh Division,
Army of the Ohio, and ordered to operate
against Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
Brig Gen. Leadbetter, G. s. Army, sent an
expedition consisting of the Sd Tenn. and a
squadron of Tenn. Cav. from Kingston into
Morgan and Scott Counties Tenn, for the pur-
pose OF dispensing organized Union bands
there The troops were under the command
of Col. Vaughn, and advanced as far as Hunts
vile, the column being fired upon all along the
march by small parties. Returning in the direc-
ton of Kingston, sharp skirmish occurred at
a small village near Montgomery, in Morgan
County, lasting about 30 minutes Confederate
loss, five killed and II wounded. Gen. Kirby
Smith reports Union loss 10 killed, large num-
Der wounded, and seven prisoners.
The 1st and Co. A. "a Col, detachments 1st
and Sd U. s. Cav, Ritters and Clafn's (provi-
sional) batteries, and Co.'S and @, 5th Z. S.
Inf under Col. John z. Slough, 1st Col, en-
gagged detached force from the command of
Brig. Gen. Ii. II. Sibley, C. S. Army. under the
immediate command of Col. w. X. Scivory 4th
Tex. Cav, at Glorieta or Pigeons Ranch. n. NJ.
Union loss 30 killed, 81 wounded, and II capt
rod -.,,isc Hi lpd and
50 wounded.
Reconnaissance by the U. S. gunboats Kenne-
bee and Wissahickon, under Comdr. ii. II. Bell,
up the Mississippi River to within range of
Forts Jackson and st. Philip. The forts
opened fire upon the gunboats, but did no
damage.
March 29-Maj Gen. John C. Fremont, q. S.
Army. supersedes Brighten. w. S. ROsecrans
in command of the Mountain Department.
The Confederate Armies of Kentucky and
Mississippi consolidated under the latter desig-
nation, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston COM
manding, and Gen. Beauregard second in COM
ynand. Maj Gens. Polk, Bragg, Hardee and
Crittenden assigned to the command of the
First Second, Third and Reserve Corps, re-
spectively.
The 55th Pa. were attacked by the Holcombe
Legion on Edisto Island, S. C., and lost one
man killed and 10 taken prisoners. The Hol-
connie Legion had three men wounded.
1urSc companies, =, L anu ISL lOHd OaVft
lost one man killed and two wounded in
skirmish on the Blackwater, near Warrens-
burg, No.
The schooner Lydia and Mary was captured
by the U. S. bark Restless, in Cape Romaine
Passage, s. G.
March 30.-Afartial law was established by
Gen. A. s. Johnston at Jackson and Grenada,
Miss. and their respective environs for a
circuit of five miles.
A detachment of the 1st Ohio Cav. engaged
in a skrmish near Clinton, No. Loss, one
man killed and three wounded. Confederate
loss, one killed, seven wounded, and 10 capt
ured
March 3d. 3l-Scouting parties from the 30th
Ga, sent out on Whitemarsh and Wilmington
Islands, killed one and captured Is men of
the 46th n. Y. The Confedcrates had one man
wounded.
March 31.-Bienker's Division, Second Corps,
detached and sent TO Mountain (Fremonts)
Department
Battery F, 1st R. /. Art. lost one man
wounded in q skirmish at Deep Gully, n. c.
Maj.-Gen. David Hunter assumed command
of the Department of the South.
Capt. VIM. i. Haw, 9th Iowa Cav, left
Camp Lowe on March 81 with 10 horse strong,
and reached Paris. Tenn, on April l, at a.
H., and temporarily occupied TIE place. He
returned 10 camp on the I'd, bringing with him
three citizens prisoners charged with furnish
ing information and supplies to the Confcder-
atGs
Iient Charles II Murray Co 7 18th Ohio