The National tribune., 1893-03-09

| captured or missing 33: total, 1893.
| Confederate forces.-Killed, "a; wounded
3l3; captured or missing, 56 total, 49,
| A detachment Of the Sd Wis. Cav. attacked
| and drove the Confederates from Montevallo
Mo. They were shortly compelled to evacuats
the place, losing one man, Surgeon b. o. Rey
nolds, captured by the enemy.
| A detachment of IA men of the 1st Mo. s. M
Cav, and 81 En-. Mil, were fred upon from the
brush by guerrillas near Cravensville. Davies
County. Mo. The engagement lasted one-and
| ono half hours, and resulted in the defeat o.
the guerrillas, with loss of six killed and II
| wounded Union loss, three severely and two
slightly wounded.
Detachments of the 18th Pa. Cav, 4th Ky
Cav. and 7th Ind. Cav. engaged in q skirmist
| at Sparta. Tom.
Brig Gen. Robert L. McCook, while rid
| ing in an ambulance some distance ahead OF
his brigade, was shot and MORALLY wounded BY
| guerrillas near New Market, Ala. He died or
the 9Th.
| detachment of the Sd Ind. Cav. engaged In
askirmish at Thornburg or Massaponax Church
Va.
The Sd Mo-, on board the transports Iatan
| and White Cloud, with the gunboat fleet con.
| sisting Of the Benton. Louisville. and Mound
City, and the rams Bragg. Switzerland and
| Monarch. went from Helena to the mouth OF
| the White River Ark. The river was found
| so low that it WAS deemed inadvisable to at
tempt to ascend, and the expedition was aban-
doned, and returned to Helena on the 9Th.
One man was drowned on the trip.
Aug. 5-z-A squadron of the Sd Ohio Cav.
| made reconnaissance from Woodville Ala, to
the river opposite to Guntersville.
Aug 5-6.-Brig. Gen. John Gibbon left Fred.
ericksburg. Va, ON the 5th with q force for the
purpose of destroying the Virginia Central
Railroad. The 9th wis.,, the Harris Cavalry,
and section of Gerrish's IN. H. battery went
on the Spotsylvania Courthouse road, the I'd
and 7th Wis, 18th Ind and Sd Ind. Cav. with
Monroe's tR. H. battery, OIL the Telegraph road.
Several skirmishes ensued with Stuart's Cav
airy, and the expedition was abandoned. Gen.
Stuart reports the capture of 65 prisoners, IL
wagons and teams complete, and Is cavalry
horses. with q loss Of two men MORALLY
wounded. Gen. Gibbon reports loss Of SO
men missing from his brigade.
Aug. Cool. g. G. Wharton, c. 8. Army, with
about 900 men and two guns, attacked de-
tachment of the 23d Ohio at Packs Ferry,
New River, w. Va. The Both Ohio and q Sec
ton of McMullin's battery was sent in support,
when the Confederates withdrew
The 4th w. Va. engaged in skirmish at
Beech Creek. w. Va.
A detachment of the Sd Ind. Cav. and sec.
lions of the LIST N. H. and Battery D. 1st R. l..
Art, engaged in q skirmish at Thornburg or
Massaponax Church. Va.
The 14th KY, 18th Ohio, and LIST Wis bat.
terry, while on foraging expedition to Taze-
well, Tenn, were attacked by superior force
of the enemy, but succeeded in withdrawing
with but slight loss. No definite reports of
casualties
Action at Kirksville, Mo-, between Porter's
lConfederate) command and the Union forces
under the command of COL John McNeill, con-
sisting of detachments of the Cd Mo- and Sd
Iowa Cav, I'd and 18th Mo. s. NJ. Cav, and a
i'm IS = 10 Yx1 kokto IT
killed and go wounded. No report of Con-
federate loss. COL McNeill estimates it at $50
killed and between 300 aud 400 wounded and
~ prisoners
The u. s. s. ESSEX, Commodore VIM. D. Por-
ter. proceeded above Baton Rouge, La, to
attack tho @. 8. ram Arkansas, Lieut. FL. K.
Stevens, G, 3. N. The engines of the latter
vessel breaking down completely before the
Essex came within range, she made but slight
resistance, Was run aground, set ON fire, and
blown up by her own officers and crew. who
escaped ashore.
Aug IA detachment of the 9th Mo. Cav.
and enrolled militia attacked the camp of
portion of Col. Cofee's command near Monte.
valio, Mo-, and routed them. Union loss,
"fsw slightly wounded" The officer in COM
mand reported that he killed 10 Confederates,
wounded four, and captured II prisoners.
Co.'s A and d, 9th Kan, and detachment of
the 3D. Wis. Cav, engaged band of guerrilas
at Rocky Bluff, Platte Co., Mo-, and drove
them in confusion. Union loss, two wounded.
No report of Confederate loss
Skirmish at Wolftown, Va, between Union
cavalry and the advance of Jacksop's army.
Capt. Peck, with So men Of the 9Th Ill. Cav,
attacked and routed Faulkner's company Of
Jackson's Cavalry atJ d. God Springs, near Dyers-
burg, Tenn, killing 90 capturing three pris-
oners and SO horses. Union loss, wounded,
two MORALLY.
Capt. p D. Roddey, c. 8. A., with three com.
panies Of cavalry, attacked a convaescent
train near Decatur, Ala, and captured 1913
prisoners. Two Union soldiers were killed,
and two wounded.
Aug. ia detachment of the 14th Mo-
n. Cav. engaged in scouting from Ozark to For
syth, Mo. On the 9th they were fred upon
by party Of five men, and returned the fire,
killing two, the other three escaping.
Aug. 7-10.-Two expeditions under the COM
mand Of Capt. A. N. Shipley, U. 8. Army, one
on the 7th, the other on the 9th, went from
Pensacola to Bagdad and Milton, Fla, and
seized quantity of naval stores, taken by
Confederates from the Navy-yard at Pensacola.
They also brought off a number of Union fami-
lies with their furniture, etc.
Aug. 8.-Lieut.- Col. Voolfolk, of the 1st No.
8. III. Cav, with about 400 men, engaged Por-
ter's command on Panther Creek, Mo. He lost
two men killed and 10 wounded.
The Union forces, under Col. Mcneil, over
took Porter near Stockt0na Mo-. and whipped
him again. No definite report of loss on either
side.
Maj. J. M. Hubbard, LIST Mo. Cav, in COM
mand at Newtonia, No., reports that the enemy,
LOCO strong, made demonstration on the
prairie a short distance from his camp, when
he opened on them with artillery, causing them
to fall back rapidly.
Western Florida detached from the Depart
ment of the South and annexed to the Depart
ment of the Gull.
The LIST Md. Cav. engaged in q skirmish at
Madison Courthouse, Va.
The Cavalry Brigade of Brig. Gen. George D.
Bayard engaged in skirmishing with the ad.
vance of Jacksons army near Slaughter's
House. Va.
The u. 8. steamers Commodore Perry and
General Putnam, under Lieut.. Charles w.
Flusser, accompanied by 25 men of the 9th
N. Y, under Capt W. w. Hammell, made a
Reconnaissance up Chowan River, n c., to Red.
dicks Ferry, capturing 1000 pounds of bacon
and eight and one-half bales of cotton.
The steamer Oreto afterwards c. 8. 8.
Florida), Lieut.. John N. Maffit, having been
released by the British authorities, left Nassau,
N. p.
Work of the Pension Office.
During the week ending Feb. 25, 1893, 5,044
al ;yns of which Iad fo.