The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-25
THE GREAT. REBELLION.
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Chronological Record of Operations
from March Il to 20, 1862.
NEW ,BERNE, N. G.
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Organization of Corps, Army
OF the Potomac.
POUND GAP, KY.
Operations About New Madrid,
Mo-, and Island No. 10.
POUND GAP, KY.
Compiled from the Official Records of the War;
1862.

1862.
March 1.-THE u. s. S. gunboats Tyler and
Lexington, under Lieut.. VIM. Gwin, engaged
the Confederate battery at Chickasaw, Ala.
Reconnaissance by the u. S. gunboats Winona,
Kineo, and kennebec. under Comdr. II. II. Bell,
| up the Mississippi River to within five miles OF
Forts Jackson and st. Philip, cutting the tele-
graph lines along the river and chasing two
| Confederate gunboats above the forts.
Co. Z, 9Th Kan, lost one man wounded in a
skirmish near Aubrey, Kan.
The British schooner Fairpay, of Halifax,
| N. s., was captured by the U. s. bark Gem OF
the Sea off Georgetown, S. c.
March 13-The active portion Of the Army
| of the Potomac was formed into army corps,
as follows: First Corps, Maj-Gen. Irwin
Mcdowell, to consist of the divisions OF
Franklin, Mccall, and King Second Corps,
Brig Gen. E. V. Sumner, divisions, Richard
son, Blenker, and Sedgwick. Third Corps,
Brig Gen. s. P. Heintzelman, divisions, +. j.
Porter. Hooker, and Hamilton. Fourth Corps,
Brig Gen. E. d. Keyes, divisions Couch.
Smith, and Casey. Fifth Corps, Maj.-Gen. N.
P. Banks, divisions, Williams and Shields.
Gen. Robert Z. Lee assigned to duty at Rich
mond, and. under the direction of the President,
charged with the conduct of military opera.
| tions in the armies OF the Confederacy.
Maj Gen. III. W. Haleck assumed command
of the Department of the Mississippi
| President Davis requested the Governor OF
| Louisiana to proclaim martial law in his name
over the Parishes of Orleans Jefferson, st. Ber-
| nard, aud Plaguemne. On the 18th martial
law was declared by Maj Gen. Lowell c. S.
| Army, over the Parishes named.
| Detachments of the 9th Mo. Cav and Sd Iowa
Cav. lost four men killed, Is wounded and one
missing in action at Spring River. Ark.
March IS 14-Expedition of the U. s. g. Po-
tomska and Pocahontas, under Comdr. s. w.
! IL y~v <t.., Snsu
of Darien, Ca, removing two sets Of obstruc-
| tons across that river.
March H.-Brig.- Gen. w. 8. Rosecrans as
sun,ed command of the Mountain Department.
Brig. Gen. J. II. Trapier, G. g. Army, was
assigned to the command of the Department OF
Midaie ana East Florida; the western bound
arg Of this department to be the Choctaw-
hatchie River.
NEW BERNE, N. C.
Brig. Gen. Ambrose Z. Burnside, U. s. Army.
Comdr. S. C. Rowan, IT, S. Navy. Brig. Gen.
L. OBJ. Branch, G. S. Army.
COMPOSITION OF FORCES
U. 8. AnMY-Ffgst Bsigaae-Brig Gen. John
G. Foster-23d oath, 25th and 9th Mass, and
10th Conn. Second Brigade--Brig Gen. jesse
L. Reno-2lst Mas, 5ist n Y, 9th N. j. and
5Ist Pa Third Brigade-Brig.- Gen. John G..
Parke-4t!. 9Th list battalion) r. l., 9th and
18th Conn. rlaassigaed troops-1st N. Y. Marine
Art. (detacEmeDti, a9tn n. Y. Go. b..
o. S. NAvY-Gunboats Philadelphia, Stars
and Stripes, Louisiana. Hetzel, Delaware, Com,
modore Perry Valley City, Underwater, Com
modore Barney, Huncbback, Southfield, Morse
Henry BriHkeT, and j. r.. Lockwood.
c. s. ARaY-7th, 10Th, 10Th. 9th. 28tb,
$780, 35th 37th n. c.; Whitehurst's N. G..
Heavy Artillery Clark's n. C. Militia, Brem's
aud La.ham's batteries.
STRENGTH.
There is no definite statement in the
Official Records Of the number engaged on
either side, and the returns furnish no salts
factory basis for an estimate.
CASUALTIES
U. s. ARMY-90 killed, $50 wounded, and
one captured or missing.
u. S. NAvY-Two killed and II wounded.
C. s. ARMY-64 killed, 101 wounded, and
Alb captured or missing. Gen. Branch, in his
official report, says of the missing: About 200
are prisoners and the remainder at home"
A Union force consisting Of the Cd i. Tenn,
Co. A, 1st L. Tenn, Co. B, 49th Ind, and
detachment Of 1st battalion KY. Cav, under
command of Col. James 2. I. Carter, encoun-
tered Confederate force under the command
Lieut. Col. John T. White, at Big Creek Gap, and
after short skirmish of about five minutes,
routed them, killing five, wounding Is and
capturing ID prisoners The command then
proceeded to Jacksboro. Tenn. distant five
miles, overlook the enemy, killed one aud
captured Capt Edward Winston, of the sappers
and miners. Union loss, one man wounded.
An expedition consisting of the division of
Brig-G w. T. Sherman embarked on 10
steamboats, at Savannah, Tenn, and escorted by
the L. S. gunb0at Tyler proceeded up the Ten
neSsee River to the mouth of Yellow Creek, at
Tyler's Landing. Tenn, where six companies
of the 9th Ohio Cav. were disembarked and Or
dered to point on the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad near huntsville to tear up the
road and destroy treste-work. The expedition
failed on account of the severe rains and re-
turned. On the 10th the command dropped
down to Pittsburg Landing and disembarked
and occupied that point.
New Madrid, Mo-, was occupied by the Union
forces under the command Of Brig Gen. John
Pope. The C0niederates evacuated on the
night of the 18th, leaving all their artillery,
field batteries, and siege guns, amounting to
80 pieces magazines full of fixed ammunition,
several thousand stand of arms, boxes of mnsket
cartridges, tents and other properties. The
Union loss during the operations against New
Madrid was eight killed, Fl wounded-and
three missing.
Flag Officer Foote, U. 8. NJ, with the fotilla
under his command, left Cairo, Ill., for Island
No. 10 in the Mississippi River. The same day
he arrived at Hickman, KY, having been
joined by the transports with 100 troops
under Col. Buord.
Flag Officer Farrngut, u. s. n, reports that he
had succeeded in getting the U. s. S. Brooklyn
over the bar at the mouth of the Mississippi
River.
March 14-16.-The 57th N. Y, Sd Pa Cav,
Mcclellan Dragons. and 9Th and 9th U. s.
Cav. under the command OF Brighten. Geo.
II. S.oneman, went OH reconnaissance to
Cedar Run. Va. Six men wounded, three by
the enemy and three accidentally.
March 15-The States of South Carolina.
Georgia, and Florida constituted military
department, to be called the Department of
the South. and Mai, Gen. David Hunter
assigned to the command. The expedtionary
forces under Brig Gen. T. w. Sherman in
cluded in the command.
Flag Officer A. II. Foote, U. s. n. with the
gunboats Benton, Cincinnati, Carondeet, Con-
estoga, Mound City, st. Louis, and Pittsburg
the ordnance boats Judge Terrence and Great
Western, and IA mortar boats under Capt.
Henry E. Maynader, U. s. A.. arrived above
Island No. 10, Mississippi River. The same
evening two mortar boats got into position and
opened the bombardment OF Island No. 10 and
Notifications on the Tennessee Shore which
was kept up by the feet without days inter-
mission, until April 7.
Co. ID, 7th Mo. 8. NJ. Cav, engaged in skir-
mish at Marshall, Mo.
March 15.--Capt. John Il. Morgan, Con-
federate Cavalry. with 40 men, left Murfrees-