The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-04

| Army, assumed command OF Fort D0neIson,
| Tenn.
The Fremont battalion of Cavalry, under
Lieut.. Col. Wright, entered MarshfeId, Mo-,
| routing and pursuing small party of Confed-
| crates
Feb 10.-The U. s. S Delaware, Louisiana,
| Hetzel, Underwater, Commodore Perry, Valley
City, Morse, !. n. Seymour, Whitehead, j. L.
Lock wood. Ceres. Shawsheen. Henry Brinker,
| and Gen. Putnam, under Comdr. 5. e. Rowan.
attacked the Confederate battery of four guns
at Cobb's Point Elizabeth City, N. C., and the
| Confederate fleet consisting of the c. s. s. Sea
| Bird, Ellis, Appomattox. Beaufort Fanny, and
| schooner BLACK Warrior. under Flag Officer
| VIM. +. Lynch capturing the town of Eliza
beth City, Cobb's Point Battery, and tho G. s. s.
| Ellis and sinking the Sea Bird. The enemy in
order to prevent capture blew up the Fanny and
| burned an unfinished gunboat, the Black War
| rior aud Forrest tho latter being on the ways
| for repairs The Appomattox and Beaufort made
| their escape up the Chesapeake 81 Aibemarle
| Canal to Norfolk. Casualties in the Union
| fleet: two killed and seven wounded; Confod-
crate feet four killed and seven wounded. The
Union feet captured 43 prisoners.
| Brighten. Burnside ordered the following
| changes in names of forts on Roanoke Island:
| Fort Huger to Fort Reno; Fort Blanchard to
Fort Parke; Fort Barlow to Fort Foster; the
| inland battery was named Battery Russell, and
the battery on Shallow Bag Bay, Battery De
| Monteii.
A detachment of the 50th Pa. engaged in
skirmish on Barnwelrs Island, S. C.
| The State of Texas divided into two mill
| tary districts, to be called the Eastern and
| Western Districts Of Texas. The country en-
| braced between the northern and eastern bound
aries of the State and the eastern shore of Gal
weston Bay and left bank of the Trinity River
| to its intersection with the Cross Timbers at
| Alton, thence following Cross Timbers to Red
River, constituted the Eastern District. All
| other parts of Texas constituted the Western
| District.
Feb 11-Col Henry Moore, 47th N Y with
his regiment. occupied Edisto Island, S. G.
| Feb. 1.-The Union forces under Col. Sam
uel H. Cunning drove the Confederates from
| Moorfeld, w. Va. Union loss, two wounded.
| Gen. Samuel Il. Curtis occupied Springfield,
No., at 10 a. m. The Sd i'll. Cav. Bowen's bat
TALON Mo. Cav, and 37th H. engaged in
skirmishing in the neighborhood.
The U. s. bark Arthur, Acting Volunteer
Lieut.. ]. W. Kittredge, sheled Mustang Island
Tex, then sent a landing party ashore and
burned the houses which had been occupied by
Con federate troops.
Reconnaissance by the U. s. s. Louisiana. I'm
derwriter, Commodore Perry, and J. L. Lock-
wood, under command of Lieut.. A. Murray, to
Edenton, N. G. Upon their approach to the
! town portion of a Confederate regiment of
flying artillery fed without firing shot The
expedition destroyed oght cannon and one
schooner, and captured two schooners.
The u. s. S. De Soto chased steamer under
the guns of Fort Livingston, La. The fort
opened fire OH the De Soto, which was returned.
FORT DoNELsON, TENN.
Feb. 12-16.-The naval forces engaged in the
siege and capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn,
consisted of the gunboats st. Louis, Csrondelet,
Louisville, Pitsburg, Conestoga. and Tyler.
The Carondelet arrived on the 18th and threw
few she'll, and on the 18th again bombarded
the fort. On the evening of the 18th the other
gunboats arrived, and the morning of the
14th made an attack, advancing to within 400
yards of the fort At the end of one hour and
half they withdrew down the river, the
st. Louis and Louisville disabled, and the
Pittsburg and Carondelet badly damaged, with
loss of 10 killed and Al wounded; among the
latter Flag Officer Foote. On tho 18th the st.
Louis shelIed the fort. The land forces act
ualy engaged consisted Of three divisions,
commanded respectively by Gems. John A.
McClernand, C. f. Smith, and Lew Wallace.
The following was their composition:
McC1ernand's Division: First Brigade-Col.
Richard Oglesby-sth, 18th. 10Th, 30tb and
3lst H.. Ind'p't Battery and Battery e. I'd
ILL.,; Companies aud c, Cd III. Cav; Co. c. I'd,
and ], 4th q. S. Cav; CarmiehaePs, DolliBss,
O'Harnett's, and Stewards Cav. Cos. Second
Brigade-Col. w. II. L. Wallace-11th Goth,
10th, 4Sth ILL.,; Batteries 3 and ID, LIST
ILL., Art, and 4th III. Cav Third Brigade
Col w. r. Morrison-l7th and 49th ILL.,
Smiths Division: First Brigade-Col. John
McArthur-9th 18th, and 41st III. Third
Brigade-Col John Cook-7th and 5Oth ILL.,, SD
Ind, 18th Iowa, 18th Mo-; Batteries d. FL, and
X, Ist Mo. Art. Fourth Brigadc-CoI. Jacob
G. Lanman-25th Iud., I'd, It'll, and 18th Iowa,
and Briggs sharpshooters. Fifth Brigade
COL Morgan J.. Smitir-Sth Mo. and 18th Ind |
Wallace's Division: First Brigade-Col. Charles
Cruft-31st and 44th Ind, 18th and 25th KY.
Second Brigade attached to Third Brigade)
10th, 57th, 55th I'll. Third Brigade-Col. John
NJ Thayer-1st Neb., 18th, 65th, 10Th Ohio
Not brigaded: Battery A, 1st Ill.,. and Co.
A. 32d I'll. On the 18th the Confederates
made vigorous assault upon McClernand, COM
mandng the right wing, and after closely
contested battle of several hours were repealed
The next day Gen. Buckner surrendered the
fort and forces under his command. The Con- |
federate forces consisted of following organiza-
tions: 26th and 9th Ala, 18th Ark, I'd and |
Sth KY, 1st Sd [23d 4th, 18th, Goth. and 26th
Miss; 3d. 10th, 18th. Goth, Both. 32d. 4ist, AID, |
18th, 10th, 5Oth and SD Tenn; 9TH Tex; Both,
50th. 51st, and seth Va; Frencii's, Green's
Grayes's, Guys, Maney's, Porter's and Ross |
batteries. 9th, Browder's and Collins Tenn. |
battaions, and detachment of FORESTS cav |
airy Casualties: Union, 500 killed, 2, 10S |
wounded, and 224 missing; Confederate-ap-
proximate-13.402 killed, wounded, and cap
tured.
Feb 13.-Hilps and Herndon's battalions of
Miss Cav. lost three men wounded III q Skin |
mish near Fort Heiman KY.
The u. S. bark Arthur 5helled body of Con- |
federates near Aransas Tex, after which Acting |
Volunteer Lieut.. J. w. Kittredge landed under |
Il flag of truce and warned the cavalry to leave |
that section of the country.
Reconnaissance by the U. S. S. J. L. Lock- |
wood Shawsheen, and Whitehead, under COM
mand of Lieut.. VIM. N. LETTERS. to the mouth of |
the Chesapeake &, Albemarle Canal, N. G. Dis
covered force of Confederates (said to be |
remnant of Wise's Legion under Wise himself) |
obstructing the canal. The Confederates re-
treated and the expedition completed the OBJ
struction of the canal by sinking two schoOners |
and dredging machine at its mouth.
Feb A-The Union forces consisting of the |
1st W. Va. Cav. and 7th w. Va. Inf, Co. A, 1st |
Ohio Cav and 9Th Ohio Inf. under Gen. f. w. |
Lander, drove the Virginia Militia from Bloom
cry Gap. w. Va. Union loss, two killed and
three wounded; Confederate estimated at SO
killed, wounded, and missing.
Brg-Gen. U. S. Grant assigned to the COM
mand of the District of West Tennessee and
Brig Gen. w. T. Sherman to the command of |
the District of Cairo
The Confederate forces evacuated Bowling |
Green, KY, On the 1itb, and it was occupied
by the Union forces under the command of
Brig. Gen 0. M. Mitchell on the 18th.
company of the LIST battalion KY. Cav.
Union) engaged i'll skirmish near Cumber-
land GAN Tenn.