The National tribune., 1892-12-08
The GREAT REBELLION.
Chronological Record of Operations
from May rs to. 81, 1862.
WINCHESTER, VA.
Engagements at Slash Church
and Kinney's Farm, Va.
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.
Evacuation Of Corinth, Miss.
by the Confederates.
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.
Compiled from the Official Records of the War;

Compiled from the Official Records of the War;
May 25.-Call made for all Volunteers and
Militia in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont and Wisconsin.
Engagement at Winchester, Va, between
forces of Mai Gen. n. p Banks u. S. Army,
and Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, C.. s. Army.
Union troops--5th Conn, 9th Ind, 10th Me-,
Cd Mass, 2Sth n. Y, 29th and 10th Pa, Sd Wis,
Batteries +, Pa. Art, NJ, 1st N. Y. Art f, 4th
u. S. Art, and detachments 1st Nd Cav, 1st
Me. Cav, 1st Mich Cav, 9Th and 9Th n. Y.
Cav, and 1st vt. Cav. Confederate troops
Jackson's Division, First Brigade-2d, 4tb 9Th,
9th, and 33d Va. Second Brigade-1st Va.
battn, 2lst, AID, and 46th Va. Third Brigade
10th, 23d, and 37th Va. Artillery-Carpen-
ter's, Caskie's, Cutshaw's, Poagues, and Wood.
ings batteries Ewell's Division, Second Bril-
gade--1st Nd 44th, SD and 5Sth Va Seventh
Brgade-15th Ala, 21st Ga, 10th Miss, and
21st ~ C. Eighth Brigade--6th, 18th, 9Th, and
9th La, and Wheat's La battalion. Artillery
Broken brough's and Courtney's batteries.
Cavalry-2d and 9th Va Cav. and Stuarts
Horse Art. Casualties: Union, including
losses at Front Royal, Buckton Station, May
90 Strasburg, Middletown, and NcwtOwn. May
24-62 killed, 2i3 wounded, l,714 captured or
| missing. Confederate-The only return of
casualties published in official records is that
for Ewells Division, and includes actions OF
May %, "a, and %. This return gives 80
killed, 172 wounded, and three captured or
missing. The Confederate reports of the en-
gagement at Winchester show 81 killed and
256 wounded in that battle.
Brig Gen. S. R. Gist, c. S. Army, reports that
the steamer Chesterfield and Capt. Bonneau's
gunboat were fired upon at the bridge between
| Dixons and James Island, S. G.
| May 25-26.-Lieut. Frank c. Davis with 10
men of the Sd Pa. Cav, proceeded across THE
country from Bottoms Bridge to the James
| River opposite City Point, and there commune
| Gated to Capt Rodgers, commanding the gum
boat Galena.
| May 26-The 55th, 18th Ohio, 9Th w. Va,
and Battery K, 1st Ohio Art, lost 8 men killed,
wounded and missing in q skirmish at Frank
lin, w. Va.
Co. l. 18th Mo. Cav. was fred upon by party
in ambush about five miles from Waverly, Mo-,
| and Capt. Foster /. Hawk was wounded and
Sergt Samuel Wood killed. Maj. Eliphalet
| Bredett, with detachment Of the regiment,
was Immediately sentout with orders to pursue
and destroy the marauders reported to be
| lodged alternately oman island and on the OPP
posite shores of the river in the vicinity of
Wavcrly He failed. to find the enemy, and
returned to Lexington on the Both, with IL
captured horses. iE
| Col. Sempronius II. Boyd 24th Mo-, reports
that his train, escorted by so men, was attacked
at Crows Station near Licking, Mo. Casualties,
| if any, not reported.
A detachment Of the 1st ILL., Cav. engaged in
skirmish at Calico Creek, Ark.
| The boundary of the Trans Mississippi De-
| partment extended to- embrace the States of
Missouri and Arkansas, including the Indian
| Territory, the State UfdLouisiana west of the
Mississippi, and the State of Texas.
| Department No. 2 (Confederate) extended to
embrace Mississippi south of 33d parallel and
| west of the Pascagoula, and Chickasawha Rivers
and Louisiana east of the Mississippi River.
| The expedition under the command of Brig
Gen. T. Williams. U. S. Army, having been
| fired into by field battery when off Grand
| Gulf, Miss, killing one man and wounding one
| officer, the L. s. gunboat knco fired several
shot and shell into the town. Four companies
| of the 4th Wis. were then landed and engaged
! the enemy, losing one man wounded. Lieut..
| DeKay, Gen. Wiliams's Aid de- Camp, was also
severely wounded.
! Lieut.-Co VIM. N. Grier with his regiment,
| the 1st y. 5. Cav and Bankers squadron of the
| Mcclellan Dragons, went on a reconnaissance
| toward Hanover Courthouse, Va, reaching a
| point within three miles OF that place. AT the
same time Col. Warren, with portion of the
Third Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Corps,
moved forward in the same direction joining
| Col. Grier. The enemys pickets were encoun-
| tered and driven and bridge over the Pa
munkcy River destroyed.
May PA detachment of the 1st p Ii. b.
| lost one man, killed, il a skirmish at LoudOun
flights, Va.
A detachment of the LIST Mo. Cav, under
| Lieut. Col. Lewis, lost two men, wounded one
mortally, in skirmish at Big Indian Creek,
| White Co., Ark. The rebel loss said to be about
| 90 III killed, captured, and wounded.
A detachment Of the 1st Iowa Cav. lost three
men killed and one wounded in skirmish at
Monagan Springs, near Osceola, Mo.
An expedition, under Gen. Eugene A. Carr,
Second Division, Army of the Southwest, con-
sisting of regiment and half of infantry,
three pieces of artillery, and all of the cavalry
Of his command, left camp, near Searcy Land
ing, Ark, and proceeded toward Searcy and
Des Arc Bayou. Simultaneously, Col T. j..
Osterhaus, commanding the Third Division,
sent out a command, consisting of 10 COM
panies of infantry, one section of mountain
howitzers, and four companies Of cavalry, to
West Point, Ark. Both expeditions engaged
tho enemy in slight skirmishes secured a large
quantity of forage, and secured the country
thoroughly No casualties reported.
A detachment of the Sth Pa. Cav. lost two
men, wounded, in a skirmish at White Oaks, or
Garnett's Farm, Va.
May 27-29.-Operations about Hanover Court
house, Va, including engagements (27th) at
Slash Church and Kinney's Farm, etc. Brig
! Gen. Fitz-John Porter commanding Union
forces, Brig Gen. l.. OB. Branch COM
manding Confederate forces. Union forces: I'd
Me- 9th, 22d Mass; Massachusetts, L. A., Bat
terry c; Massachusetts Sharpshootors, Second
Company; 10th Mich, Michigan Snapshots
ers, Brady's company; 18th, 18th. 18th, 18th,
25th, 44th, NY; 62d. SD Pa. lst U. S. S. s.;
9Th, 9th U. S. Cav; Cd q. s. Art, Battery NJ 9th
U. s. Art, Battery d. Confederate forces
9TH, 18th, 18th, 28th, 33d, and 37th n C.; 45th
Ga, and Latham's N. G. Battery. Union loss,
62 killed, 223 wounded, and 70 captured or
missing; total 800. Confederate loss, 73 killed,
1872 wounded. and 600 captured or missing.
Skirmishes in front of Corinth Miss.
JUST FULL