The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-16
THE GREAT rebellion.
Chronological Record Of Operations
from Aug. s to IS, 1862.
BATTLE OF CEDAR CREEK.
Withdrawal OF Armies OF the
Potomac and Northern
Virginia from the
Peninsula.
KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE
Operations in Missouri and Ar
kansas-Capture OF Inde-
pendence, Mo.-Pur-
suit Of Poindex-
ter's Forces,
Etc, Etc.
KENTUCKY TENNESSEE


Compiled from the officiai( Records of the War
Aug. S-15.-A Union force of about $50 m en-
under Col. Odon Guitar. consisting of detach-
| ments of 7th, 9th and 18th Mo- S. M. Cav,
| Merrill's Horse, and section of Wachsman's
| battery started in pursuit of COL POindexter's
| command on the 9th, overlook and attacked
| him at Swtzler's Mill doth, at Little Comp
| ton Q1th), and on the Muscle Fork of the
| Charlton (13,hl. The pursuit was checked by
| the destruction Of the bridge over Muscle Fork.
| Union loss, five men wounded. Col Guitar re-
| ports that he killed, wounded, and drowned $50
Confederates, and captured 100 prisoners.
BATTLE OF CEDAR RUN, VA.
Aug. 9-Sometimes called Cedar Mountain,
or Slaughter Mountain. Maj. Gen. John Pope,
commanding Union army. Maj. Gen. Thomas
J. Jackson. commanding Confederate army.
COMPOSITION OF ARMIES
Army Of Virginia.
GENERAL EscoRT-Cos. A and @, LIST Ohio
Cav.
SECOND CoRPs-Maj. Gen. N. p. Banks.
Observation-Disclosures 1st Mich, 9Th N. Y. and
1st w. Va. Cav.s First Division-Brig Gen. A.
8. Williams. First Brigade-Brig.- Gen. S. w.
Crawford-5th Conn.,, 10th Me-, 2Sth N. Y, 10th
Pa. Third Brigade-Brig.- Gen. George Fl.
Gordon-2d Mass, Collis's Company Pa. Zou-
ayes d'Afrique, 9th Ind, 3D. Wis. Second Di-
ceeded by Brig Gen. Henry, Prince. captured !;
succeeded by Brig. Gen. George 8. Greene.
First Brigade-Brig. Gen. John w. Geary,
| wounded succeeded by Col. Charles Candy
9th, 7th, Goth, Goth Ohio. Second Brigade
Brig.Gen. Henry Prince captured; succeeded
by Col. David P. Do Witt-3d Md, 1921 1O9th
and 111th Pa, and battalion of 9Th and 18th U.
1 nd py;o ri Ear
list d. c., 18th N. Y. ArtiRery-4th and 9th
Me. batteries; 1st N. Y, Batteries K, L and NJ !;
Cd N. Y, Battery l.; 10th N. Y. battery; Pa. L.
A. Battery E, and 4th U. g., Battery f.
THIRD CoRPs-Maj.- Gen. Irwin Mcdowell.
Second Division-Brig.- Gen. James B. Ricketts,
First Brigade Gen. Abram Duryea-97th,
10th and 1O5th n Y, 1O7th Pa. Second Bril-
NY, s5th and Goth Pa. Third Brigade-12th
and 18th Mass, s3d N. Y, 18th Pa. Fourth
Brigade-Co 8. 8. Carroll-7th Ind. Slth end
10th Pa, LIST w. Va. Artilery-2d and 5th
Nc. Batteries LIST Pa. L. A.. Battery f and Bat
terry c, Pa. Art. Caualry B,igade-Bri Gen.
George D. Bayard-1st Me-, LIST N. j., LIST Pa,
and LIST r. /.
Army OF Northern Virginia.
JAcKsoN's D1v1sIoN-Brig Gen. Charles 8.
Winder, killed; succeeded by Brig. Gen. w. B.
Taliaferro. First Brigade-Col. Charles A.
Ronald-2d 4tb, 9th. 9th and 33d Va. Second
Brigade-Lieut.- Col. Thomas s. Garnett-2lst,
42d, 4Sth Va, and LIST (Irish) Va. battalion.
Third Brigade-Blig. Gen. William B. Talia-
ferro; succeeded by Col Alexander G. Talia-
ferro-10th, 23d and 9th Va. 47th and 18th
Ala. Fourth Brigade-Col. Leroy A. Stat
ford-2d, 9th, 10th, and 18th La. Cavalry
Brighten. Beverly II. Robsrtson--7th w.,
18th Va. battalion. ArtMery-Maj. r. Snow
den Andrews Allegheny Art, Rockbridge
Art, Hampden Art
LIGHT DIvIsIoN-Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill.
Branchs Brigade-Brig.- Gen L. OBJ. Branch
7th. 18th, 2sth, 33d and 9th N. G. Archer's
Brigdde-Brig. Gen. James J. Archer-5th Ala.
battalion, 10Th Ga, LIST Tenn. Up. Al 7th
and 14th Tenn. Thomds's Brigadc-Co Ed
ward l.. Thomas-l4th, 18th, 45th and 49th
Ga. Fields Brigade-Brig.- Gen. Charles w.
Field-22d Va. battalion. 10th and 55th Va.
Pender's Brigade-Brig.- Gen. William d. PEN
der-16th, 22d, 34th and 3sth N. G. artillery
Lieut. Col. r. L. Walker-Purcell Art,
Middlesex Art, Fredericksburg Art, Branch
Art.
THIRD DIvIsroN.--Maj- Gen. Richard s.
Ewell. Fourth Briqads--Brig Gen. Jubal Early
18th Ga, 18th. 25th, 3lst 44th. SD and 5Sth
Va. Seventh Brigade-Brig. Gen. Isaac R.
Trimble-15th Ala, 21st Ga. 2lst N. c. Eighth
Brigade-5th, 9th, 7th and 18th La. Artillery
Maj. A. r. Courtney-1st and 4th Md. bat
tories. DAquin La. battery, Courtney Art,
Bedford Art.
STRENGTH OF ARMIES
ARMY OF VIRGINIA.-About 1890. The
number is not specifically stated in the official
records.
ARMY OF NORTHERN Observation-Disclosures
at about 10000.
CASUALTIES
Union Ioss-kilcd, 314; wounded, 1,445;
;coip fotA fod.
crate loss-killed, 241; wounded, 1,120; miss
ing. 4 total, 1866.
The 1st and 9th Mo. 8. M. Cav. and de-
tachment of the LIST Mo. 8. M. Inf, with two g.
Founders, overlook Porter's Band at Walnut
Creek and routed him. An engagement also
took place later in the day ct Sears's Ford on
the Charlton River, Mo- Union loss-one
detachment of the Sd Mo. Cav. engaged in
skirmish at Salem Mo.
In consequence of U. s. transports having
been fred at in passing Donaldsonville, La,
Rear-Admiral D. g. Farragut, with the U. 8.
steamers Hartford, Brooklyn and Cayuga,
shelled and burned tho town and destroyed
the ferry boats and skiffs along the banks of the
river.
Aug. 10.-The q. 8. Gunboat Essex, accom-
panied by transport, seized and carried off
between 400 and 500 hogsheads of sugar from
Bayou Sara, La.
The Confederate steamer Gen. Lee, with flag
of truce, was seized by Col. William B. Barton,
commanding U. 8. forces. on the Savannah
River for violation of orders. She was subse-
quently released and permitted to return to
Savannah.
Lieut.. C. d. McRae, Cd Tex. MID Rifles, re-
ports an affair on the Nueces River, near Fort
Clark, Tex, in which he lost two killed and 18
wounded. His command consisted of detach
ments from the I'd Tex. MID Rifles Dhf's
Partisan Rangers, Davis's State troops and
Taylor's battalion, sggregating "a men, rank
and file. Ho reports enemy's loss 80 killed, the
remainder escaping. He also claims to have
captured 80 horses, 80 stands of small-arms, 13
revolvers, and camp equipage and provisions
for 100 men for 10 days.
The I'd, Sd and 9Th w. Va, 62d Ohio, . de-
tachment of the LIST w. Va. Cav, and 18th Ohio
battery, of Milroy's Brigade, First Corps, Army
Of Virginia, holding the advance, were engaged
in continual skirmishing during the day at
Cedar Run, Va.
Skirmish at Linn Creek, Mo-
A reconnaissance was made from Browns
vile, Tenn, toward the mouth of tho Hatchie
River.
Aug. ia Confederate force, from 500 to
800 strong, attacked and captured the town of
Independence. Mo. The garrison. consisting OF
detachments Cd battalion M. 8. NJ. and 18th Mo.
Cav, 312 strong. under Lieut.. Col. Buell. 7th Mo.
Cav, surrendered after short resistance. |
Union loss, 26 killed, 30 wounded, and about