The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-13
Epraremcnt at Thorourhfare Can.

| glnla, ana n portion OF Iayard 9 Cavalry Brl
gade. Confederate troops-The Advance o.
Longstreet's Corps consisting of the Divisions
Of Brig.-Gens d. r. Jones. C. NJ. Wilcox. and
John B. Hood. Gen. Joncss was alone Ell.
gagged. Gems. Wilcox and Hood were to turn
the flank of the Union lines and attack in the
rear, but Gen. Ricketts, withdrew his command
before they could get into position.
Battle of Groveton.
Aug 29-Battla of Groveton or Manassa.
Plains.-Maj. Gen. John Pope U. s. Army
commanding Union forces Gen. Robert E.
Lee. G. S. Army, commanding Confederate
| forces. Troops engaged: Unon-First and
Third Corps, Army of Virginia; Third Corps
| Army of the Potomac and Ninth Corps. Con-
federate-Army of Northern Virginia
A detachment of the LIST Wis. Cav. engaged
in skirmsh at Bloomfield, Mo-, aud lost one
| killed and two wounded.
| A detachment of the 18th Mo- s. NJ Cav en-
| gagged in skirmish near the California House,
Mo.
| The stockade Mt Short Mountain Cross roads
on the Manchester & AtcMinnville Railroad,
| garrisoned by Co.'S A and /, 18th Ohio. and ID,
9th Mich, was attaked by Forests cavalry.
After brisk fight the Gonfederates withdrew.
| Capt. Miller in command Of the Union forces,
reports 1--WE buried IL of Che enemy left dead
and dying on the field. and have Al of his
wounded on our hands," Union loss nine
wounded.
Tie Union cavalry under COL Leonidas Met
calfe, 7lh KY, encountered the brigade of Con-
federate cavalry under Col. John S. Scott, Isl
| La. Cav, between Big Hill and Richmond, Ky.
| Union loss, two killed and two wounded.
| Skirmish near ST. Charles Courthouse. La.
| Union troops engaged, two companies "A and
| CO., 9Th VT, and one company OBJ, I'd Mass.
Cav, and two pieces OF artillery.
Commodore Charles Wilkes. u. s. ~, com.
handing the James River Flotila was ordered
| to turn over his command to Rear Admiral L.
NJ. Goldsboro to proceed immed lately to Wash.
ington with U. s. steamers Wachusett Mara
tanza, Sonoma, Tioga, Aroostook, Jacob Bell.
Yankee, Alert and six mortar. boats, and assume
command of the Potomac Flotila Commo-
dore Wilkes left Fortress Monroe, Va, Aug. 81.
The captured Con moderate steamer Anglo
American, First Master Robert X. Riley, armed,
but without ammunition for one of her guns,
and the other disabled. ran up past the Con-
federate batteries at Port Hpdson, La, to carry
coal to the U. s. s. Essex. She was struck 70
times and had two men woanded.
Brig Gen. Frederick Steele, u. 8. Army,
assumed command of the Army Of the South
west.
Capt William Long. with his company of
Missouri Enrolled Militia, attacked and routed
company of Col. Robert r. Lawther's regiment,
near iberia, No., killing one and woundng
several others. three of whom were taken pris-
and several slightly
Battle of Richmond, Ky.
Aug 30-Maj Gen. William Nelson. q. 8.
Army, commanding Union forces. Maj Gen.
E. Kirby Smith, c. s. Army, commanding Con-
Tolerate forces
UNION TRooPs,-Army of Kentucky-First
Brigade--1Gth. 55th 69th and list Ind. and
Lanphere's improvised battery. Second Bril-
gade-12th and Goth Ind, 18th KY, 95th Ohio,
t..,@y e I,sO
battery. Cavalry-7th KY, and battalion of
tue 3D. KY. A detachment of the 18th KY from
Brig Gen. George w. Morean's command Joined
the First Brigade aud took part in the second
engagement.
CONFEDERATE TRoops.-Army of Kentucky
Third Division, Second Brigade-1st and Cd
Ark. MID Riflemen, 4th and Both Ark, and
Brgade-12th, 18th. 47th, ard 154th Tenn
Second Brigade-13th and 18th Ark, I'd, 9Th,
and 18th Tenn, Douglass Tex. battery, and
company of sharpshooters.
CASUALTIES. Union troops-Killed, 12 off.
GERS and 1911 enlisted men; wounded, ii off.
GERS and 803 enlisted men captured or miss
ing, 159 officers and Aha enlisted men.
twice the wounded who fell into the hands of |
the enemy are omitted from captured or miss. !
ing" The whole number of prisoners was about |
ITS officers, and 1850 enlisted menu Confeder- |
ate troops-Killed, rs; wounded, 372 missing, |
one. Total, 451. Called also engagements at
Mount Zion Church and Whites Farm
Skirmsh at Buckhannon,' w. Va, between
Brig. Gen. A. g. Jenkinss command and Co. |
=, 10th w. Va Casualties:f Union, one man
Confederate, three wounded.
The Goth and 18th Ohio, section of 9th Ind.
battery, four companies of the I'd, and two
companies of tn, l1th III. Cav engaged the
cavalry force Of Brighten. Frank c. Armstrong,
=. s. Army, in a skirmishsuears Bolivar, Tenn.
Union loss five killed, Is wounded, and 81
missing.
Skirmish at Lews's Ford, Va, between the
ID. 7th and 18th Va. Cav. fComfederate) and a
orce Of Union cavalry. Confederate loss, FIVE
killed and DO wounded. No Union account of
his affair or record OF casualties.
skirmish at Little Pond. near McMinnville,
Tenn. Union force. Goth Ohio 18th and 5sth
md. and 9Th Ind. battery. Confederate, For
esps cavalry.
detachment of the 10th Wis. engaged in a
kirmish near Larkinsville, Ala.
Battle of Bull Run.
Battle Of Bull Run, Groveton Nights, or Second
lanassas.-Maj. Gen. John Pope, u. s. Army,
Union forces. Gen. Robert E. Lee,
J. S. Army, commanding Confederate forces.
troops engaged: Uaion-First and Third
;orps, Army of Virginia; Third and Fifth
,orps. Army of the Potomac, aud Ninth Corps.
my VI fTSiila. |
Aug. 3l.--The Union forces, under Gen. Pope,
Tere posted about Ccntrevile, Va. resting and
citing up supplies of provisions and ammuni-
ion. Several slight encounters occurred be-
ween the cavalry commands.
The British schooner Lilly, cargo powder,
alt, and drugs, was captured by the U. S. s. .
Vm. g. Anderson in the Gulf of Mexico
The U. g. transport w. b. Terry was capt.
red on the Tennessee River aud destroyed by
confederate cavalry. The guard on the boat, Z
OF one Sergeant and 16 men of the
LIST Ohio, excepting two on picket, were capt
red Two passengers one soldier and ono
egro of the boats crew were wounded.
Brighten. A. G. Jenkins, G.. S. Army, cap.
nred Weston, W. Va. Most of the garrison,
,os and G, 9th w. Va, escaped
Co. ii, 11th Iowa, four companies of the 45th
II. and six companies of the 7th No. were at Z
acked at Medon Station, Tenn, by the Con- c
sderate cavalry commanded by Brig. Gen. |
rank c. Armstrong Union loss, two killed i
nd Is wounded I
Go. z, 18th ILL.,. were attacked near Tones 7
tation, Tenn, and lost one killed and one e
rounded L
Maj Gen. Sam Jones, c. s. Army, reported 8
Sept. u that i received last night telegram t
informing me that after few hours G
ghting the enemy was driven from Stevenson I
Ia, and the place occupied by our troops" t
10 reports of casualties or Union account Of a
ne affair. t
detachment of 60 men of the LIST Tom. a
Dnlon) attacked and surprised Capt. Rhodes's u
)mDauy of Ashhv,s TanuaSsaa roo; p,apt oua ID