The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-01-12

and 9th Va, Go0dwynS cavalry. dfttHefy-
COL James Deshlcr-Branch's (va.) battery,
Brem's IN. c. battery French's (Va.) battery,
| Graham's tVa.l battery, Grandy's tVa.) battery,
Lloyd's IN. CD battery. Wise's Command
Brig Gen. Henry A. Wise-26th and 46th Va,
4th Va. H. A., Andrewss (Va.) battery, Armi-
stead's (Va.) battery, French's (Va.) battery,
Rives's tVa.) battery.
RESERVE ARTILLERY - Brig.-Gen. W. N.
Pendleton lst ia. Alt.-Col. ]. T. Brown
Coke's battery, Macon's battery, Richardson's
battery. Smiths battery. Watson's battery.
Nelson's Battalion-Maj. VIM. Nelson-Huck-
steps (ya.) battery, R. C. NJ. Pages battery.
richardson's Battdlion-Maj. Charles Richard
son-Ancell's (Va) battery. Milledge's (Ga.)
battery. Sumter (Ga.) Bdttdliom-Lieut- Col A.
S. Cutts-Blackshear battery, Prices battery.
observation-disclosures battery. Dixie (Na.)
artillery; Dabney's va battery, Bearings bat
terry, Grimes's (Va.) battery, Hamilton's bat
terry.
CAvALRY-Brig. Gen. James Z. B. Stuart
1st N. c., 1st, Sd, 4tb, 5th. 9th and 10th Va,
Cobb's (Ga) Legion. Critcher's tVa.) battalion,
Hampton Is. CO. Legion, jeff Davis Legion,
Stuart Horse Artillery.
STRENGTH OF ARMIES.
The return of the Army of the Potomac for
June 90. 1852, gives total present for duty"
), lis officers. 109,9S4 men. =" Present for duty
equipped" l14,69l. In these figures are in
Dix's command at Fort Monroe. Deducting
this strength it leaves 10i, 352 as the effective
force Of the army.
The strength of the Confederatcs is not given
in the official records of the war of the rebel
lion.
CASUALTIES.
Army of the Potomac.
Second Corps, POI killed, 1.195 wounded,
1924 captured or missing-2, APO. Third Corps,
Ina rad
m!ssing-1,9.3 Fourth Corps. 20 killed, 5l2
wounded 21s captured or missing-sOO. Fifth
Corps, 995 killed, 1906 wounded, 2.S0I cap.
tnred or mssing-7,60l. Sixth Corps, 296
killed, 1.472 wounded, Lilo captured or miss
ing-2.s7s Cavalry Reserve, Ia killed, So
wounded, So captured or missing-154. En-
gimeers wounded, 81 captured or missing
%. Grand total, 49, $40 killed, wounded and
missing.
Confederate Armies.
Jackson's Corps 49l killed, 2,400 wounded,
60 captured or missing-2,954. ID. Fl. Hilfs
Division, 100 killed. $3.50 wounded, 80 capt
ured or missing-37 39. Magrnder's Division,
373 killed. ,91S wounded, 140 captured or miss
ing-249l. Longstreet's Division, 766 killed,
3435 wounded. 237 captured or missing, 43s.
Huger's Division, 2l0 killed, 1,03S wounded,
2s3 captured or missing-1,53l Holiness Di-
vision, 81 killed, 504 wounded. rs captured or
missing-677. Reserve Artillery, killed, 26
wounded-30 A. P. Hills Division, 4,145
killed. wounded, or missing. Cavalry, Il killed,
wounded, or missing Grand total. 20076.
June 26.-Skirmishes at Atlee's Station. on
the Virginia Central Railroad; near Hanover
Courthouse: at Meadow Bridge, near Mechan-
icsvile, and at Hundleys Corners, Va, between
the Confederates advancing from Richmond,
under A. p. Hill and Jackson, and the outposts
and cavalry of the Union army.
Battle of Mcchancsville. Va; also called
Beaver Dam Creek and Ellison's Mills. Union
troops-A portion of the Fifth Corps tFiz
John Porter. Confederate troops-Portions
of A. p. Hills and d. H. IIilPs Divisions.
Casualties: Union, 40 killed, 207 wounded, and
105 captured or missing; Confederate troops
Losses included in casualtes-Seven Days
Battles-no separate returns.
The Army OF Virginia constituted, to be
composed of the troops of the Mountain De-
partment. Departments Of the Rappahannock
and the Shenandoah, and Maj.-Gen. John Pope,
U. S. Army, assigned to command. Three
army corps were formed and designated First,
Second, and Third Corps, to be commanded
respectively by Maj Fremont, Banks,
and Mcdowell. Maj.-GeD. Fremont was, at
his own request, relieved from command, and
ai.-Gen. Franz Sigel subsequently selected as
his successor.
Co. L, Cd Mo- S. NJ Cav, lost one man
wounded in skirmsh at Cherry Grove,
soCuuyict W. ~AO.
Expedition under Lieut.. T. NJ. Bunce, y. S.
n, consisting of six boats from the .. S.
steamers Mount Vernon, Penobscot, Mystic,
Victoria, and Monticello. up New Inlet to the
town of Little River, S. C., where they de-
stroyed two schooncrs, 80 bales of cotton, 200
barrels of turpentine, and SO barrels of resin.
The U. s. s. Kensngton, Acting Master
Frederick Croker, with the mortar vessels
Horace Beals and Sarah Bruen in tow, was
attacked by Confederate field battery about
Is miles below Rodney on the Mississippi
River. After short engagement the battery
was sienced. Union casualties, two severely
wounded.
The British schooner Emily, of Nassau, N.
p, cargo salt, was captured by boats from the
u S. steamers Mount Vernon, Penobscot, >Mys.
tic, and Victoria from under the guns OF Fort
Caswell. II. C.
June 26-2s.-Expedition Of the U. S. steam
ers Port Royal. Maratanza, Mahaska, South
field, Satellite Jacob Bell Island Belle, Step
ping Stones and Monitor, under command of
Ccmdr. John Rodgers, up the Appomattox
River, Va, to destroy the bridge over Swift
Creek near Peter burg, Va. The expedition
failed to accomplish its object.
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