The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-11-17

party retraced their original route until they
reached Cold Harbor when the Confederate
pick cts were encountered and driven in, they
retiring 10 Gaines's Mill, where the cavalry
| had a slight skirmish with them.
May ia party Of Confederate soldiers at
tackled boats crew from the U. S. s. Wachnsett
at City Point Va, killing two men, woundiDg
three, and capturing three officers and five
men. The boat with few men escaped capt
ure. The Monitor and Maratanza, upon seeing
the fight, proceeded up the river and shelled
the town.
detachment of the Sd Mich. Cav. while on
reconnaissance to the front and left of Farm
| iugton, Miss, drove in the Confederate pickets,
killing three with loss Of two men slightly
wounded.
The 10Th and 18th Mo. Inf. and 4th Mo. Cav,
OF the Third (Osterhaus's) Division Army of the
Southwest, from $50 to 300 men, were attacked
at Searcy Landing, Ark, by a large body OF
Confederates, estimated at from 700 to 1000
strong and lost 15 killed, 30 wounded and two
missing. Col. Osterhaus reports that the enemy
:" left IL killed on the spot" Surg. Krumsick,
of the Sd Mo-, was captured by the Confederates
while on the field collecting tho dead and
wounded.
May 19-23-Brig. Gen. Isaac F. Quinby, U.
S. Army with attachments of 34th and Attn
Ind, 5Ith H., 9Th Mo-; II, LIST Mich. Art II
and X, % Ill. Art, and I'd III. Cav. went on an
Pillow, Tenn. A personal reconnaissance salts
fed him that the position was very strong, and
that land approach with his small COM
mand was impracticable. He was preparing to
erect battery the side Of the river oppo-
site to aud below the fort, when his plans
were discovered by the enemy, and believing
that no good could be accomplished by remain
ing longer returned to Columbus, KY.
May 20.-A detachment of the 9TH Mass,
while on reconnaissance. were fired upon
near Bottoms Bridge, Chickahomlny River,
Va. and lost one man wounded and one capt
ured or missing. 5-. 1ad
The advance of the Army of the Potomac
| reached the banks Of the Chlckahonlny river,
Va, at Bottoms Bridge on the goth. Casey's
Division at once forded the river and recon-
| n0ssances were pushed out.
Col. Crook with his brigade made dash upon
the Virginia Central Railroad, 10 miles beyond
Covington, at Jackson's River Depot. Va.
| The U. S. s. Galena, Commander john Rod
gers, fired four shells ut squad OF Confederate
cavalry near the mouth of Appomattox River,
Va, causing them to scatter.
| The u. S. s. Unadilla, Pembina, and Ottawa,
under COMMANDER ]. b. AIarchand, proceeded
| into and occupied the Stono River, 5. g., caus-
| ing the onfederates to burn and desert the
barracks and fort opposite Legarevi!!e, and
| capturing picket-guard OF six men belonging
| to the Oath S. 9. 4H.j
tapt. ii. L. BLOCKER, commanding Dodule-
| gard Rangers, reports from Camp GLADDEN.,
| Wakulla Co., Fla, that he ambushed boat
| from the blockading vessel, on Crooked River.
and killed or wounded all the party OF Il, ex-
| cept four.
| detachment of the 4th Ohio Cav. lost one
man. captured or missing, in skirmlsh on Elk
| River Tenn.
Tucson, Ariz., was occupied by the advance.
| guard of the California column, under Lieut.
| Col. Joseph West, 1st Cal.
| May 2l.-Maj. Hector Tyndale, 2Sth Pa,
with detachment of his reg iment and 80 men
of tho 1st Mich. Cav. made a reconnaissance
from Front Royal to Brownton, Va. No Con-
| federate troops were found.
The U. S. S. Galena Comdr John Rodgers,
| shelled several squads of Confederate cavalry
near City Point Va.