The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-07
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ENGAGEMENT AT BALLS BLUFF, VA
Oct. 21-Col. E. d. Baker, list Pa. (killed)
succeeded by Col. Milton Cogswell, command
ing Union forces; Brig-Gen n. G. Evans
commanding Confederate forces. The Union
forces consisted of the 18th, 18th and 2oth
Mass, AID n. Y, list Pa; Battery B, LIST K. L.;
9th Y. Y. Battery; /, LIST Art. Casualties: AZ
killed, 15S wounded, ia missing; aggregate,
921. The Confederate forces, 18th, 18th and
18th Miss, Sth Va, and four companies of cav
airy. Casualties: SO killed, III wouned flour
mortality, and two missing.
Detachment of the Sd n. Y. Cav, under conf
mand Maj. John Mix. made a reconnaissance
on the Leesburg road, Va, and was engaged in
a skirmish
Engagement of the q. S. steamers Thomas
Freedom and Island Bell with the Confederate
battery at Matthias Point, Va.
Gen. Magruder reports that Gen. McLaws's
force engaged the enemy in front of his COM
mand at Young's Mill, near Newport News, Va.
The Confederate forces under Brig Gen. f.
K. Zollicoffer attacked the entrenched camp on
Rockcastle Hills Camp Wildcat), ky- COM
panded by Brig Gen. Albin Schoepf, U. 5.
Army. The engagement lasted about one
hour, when the Confederates withdrew in the
| direction of London. The Union forces en-
! gagged we're the 14th and 18th Ohio 33d Ind, a
detachment of the 1st Ky. Cav, and Battery
b, LIST Ohio Art. Loss four killed % wounded.
Confederates, 18th Miss, 11th. 17th 10Th and
Goth Tenn, 10th Ala, and Meetings. and Rut-
ledges Batteries. Loss, IL killed and AZ
/ wounded.
| The Secretary of War and Brig. Gen Lorenzo
Thomas Adjutant-General of the Army, re-
! turned to Washington from tour of inspection
| in Missouri and Kentucky. They reached st.
Louis on the 18th and left there for Gen.
| Fremont's headquarters on the 18th, arriving
at Upton, Mo-, on the 18th, and returned to
| st. Louis same evening. On the evening of
| the 18th they reached indianapolis, remaining
there the 18th in consultation with Gov. Nor
ton. On the 10th they were at Louisville and
on same day, with Gen. Sherman and Mr..
Guthrie, visited Lexington, Ky. They left
Cincinnati on the 18th for Washington, spend
ing the 18th and Goth at Harrisburg, Pa.
On the 18th Union force under the COM
mand of Col ]. B. Plummer. 18th Mo-, consist
ing of the 18th and Goth H., 11th Mo-, Lieut.
Whites section of Taylor's Battery, and Capts.
Stewart and Langens companies of cavalry,
left Cape Grardeau and marched to Frederick
town, Mo-, reaching there on the 21st, and
found Col. w. P. Carlin, 3Sth ILL.,, in occupa-
tion with the Sth Wis, 2lst, 33d and 3Sth H.,
LIST Ind. Cav, Hawkins's company Mo. Cav,
Manter's Battery, and two 24-pound howitzers
under Lieut.. G. w. Purcell. Gen. Thompson
having evacuated Frederick town the evening
before, Col. PIummer determined to pursue
him and started his column, reinforced by Col.
Carlin, at p. m., and had not proceeded over
half mile on the Greenville road when the
enemy was discovered in position and at once
attacked. The engagement lasted about two
! hours when the Confederates retreated toward
Greenville. Union loss, six killed, 60 wounded.
| Confederate loss, 20 killed. 81 wounded, and Is
captured or missing. One feld-piece was
taken by the 18th Ill.
Oct 22.-The Department of Northern Vir-
| ginia, composed Of the Valley District, the Po-
tomac District and the Aqua District, estab-
! lished, and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston assigned
to command. The Valley District embraced
the section of country between the Blue Ridge
| and the Allegheny Mountains, the Potomac
District between the Blue Ridge Mountains
aud the left bank of PowelPs River, and the
| Aqua District between Powel's River and the
mouth of the Potomac. including the Northern
| Neck and the counties on either side of the
/ Rappabannock River from its mouth to Freder.
| icksburg. Gen. Beauregard and Maj Gems.
| Holmes and Jackson assigned, respectively, to
command of the Potomac Aqua and Valley
| Districts
| The 10th Ind, 1st MINI. and detachment
of Battery |, LIST Art, engaged in a skirmsh
opposite Edwards Ferry. Loss, two killed and
two wounded.
Col. Nelson Taylor, with the 72d n. Y, ar
rived at Budd's Ferry, Nd, accompanied by
| SOl hoUerI >. WILLIAMSON, u. .. Engineers. An
| examination of the Maryland shore was at
once commenced for the purpose of selecting
sites for the erection of batteries.
Brig. Gen. B. F. Kelley assigned to the COM
mand of the Department of Harper's Ferry
and Cumberland
Oct 23.-Brig Gen. A. E. Burnside o. s.
Army, directed to establish his headquarters
| at Annapolis, Nd, and assemble at that point
| the troops under his command.
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| Federal troops on the Maryland shore, below
Stump Neck, Potomac River.
Brighten. Lloyd Tilghman, c. s. Army as
signed to command of troops at Hopkinsville,
KY.
A detachment of the 1st KY (Union) lost
two killed and five wounded in skirmish at
Gauley, w. Va.
Col. Harris with the I'd Ohio, one section of
konkle's Battery, and Laughlin's company of
cavalry, occupied West Liberty. KY. His march
to that place was resisted by Confederate
force under the command of Capt. Jack May.
Maj. Josiah V. Robinson, with two companies
of the 33d Ohio, reached Hazel Green, KY, at
o'clock in the morning, and made complete
| surprise, capturing several of the most notori-
Gus Secessionists in that vicinity.
detachment of the 9Th Ind. engaged in
| skirmish near Hodgensville KY.
Oct. % ga reconnaissance was made Of
the Kanawha Valley from the mouth of Loop
Creek TO Lens's Creek, point 26 miles below
the falls by Confederate cavalry force under
the command of Col. John n Clarkson
Oct. % 3l.-Trial of the officers and crew of
| the Confederate privateer schooner Savannah,
on the charge of piracy. before the u. S. Cir.
cuit Court for the Southern District Of New
| York.
Oct 24.-Col. r. d. Allison. Gath Tenn. (Con-
federate), reports that he left Cave City on the
23d at p. m with go men Of his regiment
and 12G Tennessee cavalry, under Capts. Ham,
! ilton and Bif1e, and one piece of artillery and
reached Camp Joe Underwood, KY, next morn.
! ing about o'clock. His advance guard was
| fred upon and general skirmish ensued, when
| his entire command charged and routed the
enemy, capturing ii prisoners.
Maj Gen. David Hunter, u. S. Navy, ordered
! to supersede Gen. Fremont in command of the
Western Department.
Oct 25.-Msj. Charles Zagonyi, with Free
mont's Body Guard Co.'S and l., LIST Mo.
Cav. aud Capt. Naughton's company, Irish
Dragons, made charge upon large body of
Confederates at Springfield, Mo-, and routed
| them in short time Union loss-15 killed,
| q wounded and 10 missing. Maj. II. reports
| that he buried % dead rebels and took q
| prisoners.
Oct ga Union force under the command
of Brig.-Gen. b. Z. Kelley, consisting of one
company each 81 and 4th and detachment of
! the 9TH w. Va: nine companies each of the
4th and 9Th Ohio; Ringgold Cavalry, Capt
| Keys, and three pieces of artillery attacked
the Confederates at Romney, w. Va, and
| drove them from the place. Union loss one
killed and 20 wounded.