The National tribune., 1892-06-09

| Neu sweeney Dau complete possession. III
captured seven horses, quantity of arms
clothing and camp equipage and subsistence.
supplies. The Confederate forces were under
the command of Capt. Jackson, and the losse.
are. unofficially. reported five killed and IL
wounded. The Union loss was two men
wounded and horses killed. Gen. Sweeney
reports three prisoners captured on the 22d and
two on the 23d. The command returned tc
Springfield, reaching there on the 25th at
p. M.
BATTLE OF BULL RUN, VA.
July 21.-Brig. Gen. Irwin Mcdowell. U. S.
Army. commanding the Union troops; Brig
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, c. S. Army, COM
manding the Confederate troops.
COMPOSITION OF ARMIES.
Army of the Potomac.
FIRST DIvIsroN-Brig- Gen. Daniel Tyler.
First Brigade--Col. E. ID. Keyes-2d Me-. LIST, Cd,
Sd Conn. Second Brigade-Brig.- Gen. R. G..
Schenck-2d N. Y. lst. 2d Ohio g mos); E, I'd
Art. Third Brigdde-Col. w. T. Sherman-13th,
69th, 10Th N. Y; Cd Wis ; Z, Sd Art Fourth
Brigade-Col. j. B. Richardson-1st Mass, 18th
n. Y; I'd, Sd Mich; G, 1st, NJ, Cd Art.
SECOND DIvIsIoN-Col. David Hunter
First Brigade-Co Andrew Porter-Sth (Mil.).
14th, 9th N. Y; c, G, I'd; B. ID, G, II, K, Sd
G, Sth Inf; A, E. 1st; b, E, G, i, I'd Cav; K,
I'd Dragons; ID. 9th Art, and battalion of U.
S. Marines. Second Brigade-Col. A. E. Burn
side-2d N. H.; 1st, I'd r. l.; list N. Y. I'D r.
!. had with it battery of light artillery, and
the list n. Y. two howitzers.)
THIRD DIvIsIoN-Col S. P HeintZelman
First Brigade-Col. w. B. Franklin-5th, 18th
Mass; 1st Minn /, 1st Art. Second Brigade
Col o. B. Willcox-11th Fire Zouaves), 3Sth
NY; 1st 4th Mich. ID, Cd Art. Third Brigade
Col. 0. O. Howard-3d, 4th, 9Th Me-; Cd Vt.
FOURTH (REsERvE) DIvIsIoN-Brig.-G Gen.
Theodore Runyon-1st, ID, Sd, 4th (three
months n j.; 1st, I'd, Sd three years. N. j.;
41st NJ
FIFTH DIvIsIoN-Col Dixon s. Miles. First
Brgade-Col. Louis Blenker-Sth Vols, Goth,
Both n Y; 9th Pa A. "a Art; Bockwood's
On. Y. battery. Second Brigade-Col. Thomas
A. Dayies-16th, 18th, 3lst, 32d N. Y; g, I'd
Art.
Combined Confederate Armies.
ARMY OF THE PoToMAC afterwards First
Corps)-Brig.-Gen. G. T. Beauregard COM
handing. First Brigade-Brig. Gen. NJ. l.. Bon
ham-1lth N. c.; I'd, Sd, 7th, 9Th s. C. Second
Brigade-Brg Gen. r. S. Ewell-5th, 9th Ala. );
9th La. Third Brigade--Brig. Gen. d. r. Jones'
18th, 18th Miss; 5th s. c. Fourth brigade
Brig Gen. J. Longstreet-5th n. c.; 1st, 11th
18th Va. Fifth Byigade-Col p. st. Geo. Cooke
1st La. battalion Sth tseven cos 18th, 10Th, 2Sth
Early-13th Miss. 4th S. c.; 9TH, Oath Va.
Not brigaded. 18th, Sth La; Hampton's S. G. Le-
gion; Both Va. Cav; Harrison's Battalion Cav;
| 10 companies Independent Cav; Washington
| Ua.) Battalion Art. artillery: kemper's.
Latham's, Loudoun, Shields's batteries and
| Camp Pickens companies
| ARMY OF THE SHENANDoAH-Gen JOS. E.
Johnston. First Brigade-Col. T. j. Jackson
! Cd, 4th, 9Th, 9th Va Pendleton's battery.
Second Brigade-Col. F. S. Bartow-7th, 9Th, 9th
Ga; Duncan's- Pope's (Ky.) battalion; Al
burtis's battery. Third Brigade-Brig. Gen. B.
E. Bee-4th Ala; I'd, 18th Miss, 1st Tenn;
Imbodens battery. Fourth Brigade-Col. A.
Elzey-1st battalion Md; Sd Tenn. 10th, 18th
Va; Groves battery. Not brigaded, 1st Va.
Cav; 33d Va.
NoTE.-The foregoing is from return of the
Army of the Shenandoah dated June 90 1861.
A report, dated Aug. %, of Thomas g. Rhett,
A. A.-G., gives the following list of regiments,
etc.. actually engaged:
Jackson's Brigade-2d. 4th, 5th, 9th, 33d Va.
Bees Brigade-7th, 9Th Ga. I'd. 18th Miss. 1.-TWO
companies) Attn Ala; 9th n c.. Smiths Bril-
TALON. ArtiNery-Pendleton's Imboden's, Al
burtis's STANDARDS, Beckham's. Caralry-
Stuarts (12 companies).
STRENGTH OF ARMIES.
Army of the Potomac.
The returns of the Department of North
eastern Virginia for July 16 and II, 1861,
show total present for duty 1,707 officers, 35,-
GA enlisted men. Gen. Mcdowell, in his Off
cial report, says: 1--WE crossed Bull Run with
$4,000 men of all arms"
NoTE.-The Fourth Division and 4th Mich.
were not engaged. The Fifth Division was in
reserve at Centreville and Schenck's and Rich
ardson's Brigades, Of Tyler's Division, did not
cross Bull Run, and were not in the battle
proper. They skirmished some while covering
the retreat Of the army.
Combined Confederate Armies.
The field return of the First Corps-Gen.
Beauregard-for July 81, 1861, shows an aggre-
gate of 81 1863, all arms; strength actually en-
gagged 9,977. The return of casualties COM
piled from the several reports shows losses In
organizations not entered in this return.
The Assistant Adlutant- General of the
Army of the Shenandoah under date OF
Aug. % reports that he cannot give the
strength of the regiments, companies, ETC.,
actually engaged. Gen. Beauregard says in
his official report: "The effective force of all
arms of the Army of the Potomac
did not exceed q, 1888 and 90 guns. The Army
of the Shenandoah ready for action on the field
may be set at 5000 men and 90 guns. (That
is, when the battle began. Smiths Brigade and
Fishers North Carolina came up later and
made the total of the Army of the Shenandoah
engaged 1884. Hills Virginia regiment, $50,
also arrived, but was posted as reserve to the
right fank.) The brigade of Gen. Holmes
nuuUCiCu dDouS jj~OO OuCt5, Blk guns anu
a company of cavalry about 80 strong"
CASUALTIES
Union army, AGO killed, 1,124 wounded 1912
missing. The several reports, returns, etc,
show the following the Confederate loss:
3S7 killed, 1852 wounded, 13 missing. Gen.
Johnston in his official report gives loss at 375
killed, 1889 wounded, 80 missing; Gen.
Beauregard, 800 killed, 1888 wounded.
July 22.-Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan ordered to
Washington.
Brig.-Gen. William j. Hardee assumed COM
mand Of all the troops of the Confederate States
serving in that portion of Arkansas lying west
of the White and Black Rivers and north of !
the Arkansas River to the Missouri line with
headquarters at Pitman's Ferry.
The 1st N. L. Mo. engaged in skirmisl at !
Etna Mo.
July 23.-Maj.- Gen. John A. Dix assumed |
command of the Department of Annapolis and |
announced that hereafter it would be called |
the Department of Maryland. lie was as.
signed July 10, superseding Gen. Banks.
Fort Buchanan. N Mex. was abandoned by |
the Union forces-Cos. c. II, 7th Inf
July 24.-Five launches. all manned and |
equipped-three from the Minnesota and two |
from the Roanoke-with four boats from Fort |
Monroe started about noon on an expedition
up Back River. They returned at o'clock a,
m. on the 25th, having destroyed 10 vessels
by burning, and brought back with them a
schooner heavily loaded with corn provisions
and other articles.
The 5th Mo-, U. 8. r. c., engaged In Skin.