The National tribune., 1892-08-11
THE GREAT REBELLION.
Chronological Record of Operations
from Feb. Is to March 5, 1862.
VALVERDE, N. NJ.
Occupation Of Nashville, Tenn,
and Columbus, KY.
NEW MADRID, MO.
NEW MADRID, MO.
Expedition to and Occupation
OF Amelia Island, Fla.
Compiled from the Official Records of the War.
1862.

Feb. 15-22.-The U. 8. gunboat Tyler
Lieut.. William Gwin. started on an expedi-
ton up the Tennessee River. Lieut.. Gwin
went as far as Easfport, Miss, returning to
Cairo on the 23d.
Feb. 16.-Geu. Burnside and Flag Officer
Rowan issued proclamation to the people of
North Carolina explaining the object of their
mission, declaring the course they intended to
pursue, and invited the inhabitants in the
name of the Constitution and in that of vir
tious loyalty and civilization to separate them
selves from the malgn influence of the bad
men in their midst and to return to their al
legiance.
Detachments of Sd Ill.,. 1st Mo. Cav, Bowen's
battery, and Wriglts Mo. Cav. engaged at
Potts Hill. Sugar Creek, Ark. Loss, one
killed and six wounded.
Feb 17.-Detachments of the 1st ILL.,, 1st and
4th Mo- Cav. 9:h Iowa, 37th Mo-, and Bowen's
battery engaged at Sugar Creek, Ark. Loss. Is
killed and 23 wounded.
Feb. 18.-Detachments of Benton's and FIRE.
monts battaiions of Cav. and Elbert's battery
were engaged at Bentonvi!le. Ark, capturing
the flag of Col. Rectors regiment of Arkansas
volunteers.
Capt Mudgett Sd Iowa Cav. with 30 men.
went to Mount Vernon, Mo-, returning on the
10Th. They entered Monnt Vernon, captured
five prisoners and Secession flag.
An armed boat expedition. under Acting
Master g. w. Frost, from the U. s. bark Ethan
Allen, went into Clearwater Harbor, Fla, and
captured the schooner Spitfre and sloops At
lanta aud Caroline.
Feb. 19-The Confederate forces at Winton,
N. c., consisting of the LIST n. c. battalion, one
battery. one company of cavalry, and some mi
litia, all under the command Of Lieut.-Col.
William T. Williams, opened sharp fire on the
nj. D.
under Comdr. s. C. Rowan. The fire was re-
turned ny the gunboats and the Confederates
dislodged. The following morning, having been
Joined by tho Louisiana, Commodore Barney
Morse, J. L. Lock wood, Hunchback. and White
head, with the 9th Regt. N. Y. Vols. (Haw-
kins's Zouaves) on board, Comdr. Rowan
sheled the town Of Winton, and covered tho
landing of the troops who finding the town
deserted, burned it.
An expedition consisting of the 9Th r. ]. bat
talon on the Union and three lanches under
the immediate command of Capt. letters, of the
Navy, went up Curritnck Sound. n. c., for the
purpose of accommodating the shores and de-
stroying salt works that were reported in OPP
Grafton on the coast. The expedition returned
on the GOTH and reported that there was no reg.
ular salt works there, only few kettles, used
from time to time by the people to obtain sup
plies for Immediate use. They were not dis
turbed.
Flag Officer A. Fl. Foote. U. s. N. with the
U. s. S. Conestoga and Cairo, arrived at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, and took possession of Fort Def
ance and two other forts near the cisy.
detachment of the Sd Iowa Cav. and Woods
battalion 9Th Mo. Cav engaged in a skrmish
at West Plains, Mo.
Flag Officer G. n. Hollins was ordered by the
Confederate Secretary of the Navy to proceed
with all his force from New Orleans to Mem
phis, Tenn. for orders, and should he receive
none there to go on to Columbus, KY, and CO.
operate with the military forces there.
boat expedition under Lieut.. Thomas Nc
Kean Buchanan. from the y. S. S. New London,
captured three schooners and nine soops near
Isle au Pied, Mississippi Sound. While bring
ing them out the crew of one of the schooners
recaptured her and made their escape.
The Confederate steamer Magnolia, loaded
with 200 bales of cotton, ran the blockade at
Pass POutre, was chased by the U. 8. 8.
Brooklyn and Mercedita and captured by the
u. s. s. South Carolina OFF Mobile Bay, Ala.
Paymaster Henry Myers of the c. s. s.
Sumter, and Dir. L. T. TunstalI. citizen of the
Confederate States and ex-U. S. Consul at
Cadiz were seized by the y. S. Consul at Tan
ger Morocco, and sent to the United States as
prisoners.
Feb. 2O-Brig.- Gen. Daniel Ruggles as
sumed command Of all the Confederate troops
on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, about
The Confederate sloop Pioneer was captured
by the U. S. S. Portsmouth off the mouth Of
the Rio Grande, Tex.
ENGAGEMENT AT VALyERDE, n. NJ.
Feb. 21-Engagement at Vaverde n NJ,
between the Union forces commanded by Col.
T. R. s. Candy and Confederates commanded
by Brig. Gen. FL. III. Sibley. The Union forces
consisted of FIVE companies of the 5tb, three of
the 7tl, and three OF the 10th Inf. two COM
panes of the 1st and i've of the Sd Cav, Nc.
Raes battery iG of the I'd and l OF the Sd
Cav.), and company of Colorado volunteers;
also seven companies OF the I'd N. NJ, seven of
the 3D. one of the 4th, two of the 5th, and the
lst N. NJ; Graydon's spy company, and about
900 militia-an aggregate of 3.S10. The Con-
federa.es, I'd, 4th, 9Th, and 7th Tex. M'td Inf, |
and Teels battery, about 1.750 strong. Casual |
ties: Union, 65 killed, 100 wounded, and 35
missing: aggregate, 1853. Confederate, 36
killed. $50 wounded. and one missing.
Flag Officer ID. g. Farragnt. u. S. ~, assumed
command of the Western Gulf Bockading |
Squadron at Ship Island. Miss, and Flag Officer
VIM W. Mckean who had prior to this time,
been in command of the entire Gnlf. continued |
in command of the Eastern Gulf Squadron.
Feb. 22-The 5th Pa. Cav. and 43d N. Y. |
went on all expedition to Vienna and Flint |
Hill, Va. capturing few pickets and citizens |
found in their company.
Brig. Gen. Lewis G. Arnold, U. s. Army, |
superseded Col. Harvey Brown in command of |
the Department of Florida.
detachment of the Cd Ohio Cav. lost one |
man killed and three wounded in skrmish !
at Independence, Mo.
Capt. B. f. Neal, c. S. Army. commanding |
troops near Shell Bank, Arkansas Bay, Tex, |
reports that at $3.50 O'Clock this evening the |
enemy appeared within three miles of our
camp with two lanches, captured soop boat |
bound for Corpus Christi, and took from her
lot of medicines and other articles for the Gov
ernment-I presume this command. Two or
three of my men were oystering and gave the
alarm. / Immediately ordered out my COM
mand, got aboard all the boats l could raise.
and went in pursuit. We overlook one of the
lanches in Arkansas Bay and engaged them.
The wind was ahead. consequently we were
from capturing them, as they could
out travel US with their horses They returned
our fire, but none of our men were injured.
We drove them within range of their guns
Night coming on, we retired"
Feb. GA detachment Of the 9Th Mich
under Capt. Ralph Ely, made a reconnaissance
from Ladies Island, up Bull River and Schooner
Channel. S. C., returning Oh the Goth.
Gen. A. Sidney Johnston assumed immediate
command of the Central Army.
Brig. Gen. John Pope assumed command of
Lhe Army of the Mississippi, assembling at
Commerce. Mo.
The Second Division of the Army of the
under the command of Brig. Gen.
Asboth, occupied Fayetteville. Ark
The Department. of the Gulf constituted,
md Maj Gen. Benjamin +. Butter assigned to
The Department com prised all the
coast of the Gulf of Mexico west of Pensacola |