The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-13
NAVAL OPERATIONS.
Compiled from the Official Records OF the War

Aug. GA railroad train was captured be
tween Winchester and Harper's Ferry, w. Va
by Confederate cavalry.
A detachment Of 12 men of Co. d, 9Th lows
Cav, engaged in skirmish near Fort Donel
son, Tenn, about half way between the Cum
| berland and Tennessee Rivers
Aug. 25.-Thc Goth Ind 4th Ind. Cav, ant
9Th Ky. Cav. engaged in skirmish at Madi son
vile. KY. and lost three wounded.
The 9th KY. Cav. and 18th Ky. (Union) en-
gagged in a skirmish at Red Bird Creek, Ky.
| and lost ono man killed.
The post of Fort Donelson, Tenn, was at
tackled by Confederate force, under Col. #. G.
Woodward. detachment of the list Ohio
under the command Of Maj. James H. Hart
defended the post, and after about half an hours
| fighting repulsed the attack.
The British steamer Union. cargo 1863 bales
of cotton, was captured by the U. S. S. James
S. Chambers in Lat 23o N, Long $50 W.
Aug. 25-2S.-Operations about Manassas
Station, Va. On the Goth Manassas Station
was captured by the Confcdcrates, and Skin.
mshes took place at Bristoe Station, Bull Run
Bridge. Gainesville, Ilaymarket, Manassas
junction, and Sulphur Springs; on the 9th
there was an engagement at Kettle Run, near
Brstoe Station, and skirmishes took place at
auckland Bridge BROAD RUM and near Salem ;
on the 2Sth skirmislies took place at Centre.
VILE Iewis's Ford. and Hayn arket
Aug. 26.-The cavalry pckets on the Ripley
road, near Rienzi, Miss, were attacked and
driven by Confederate force under the COM
mand of Col. w. c. Falkner. Col. Hatch, of
the Cd Iowa Cav. supported by Col. Lee, with
two battalions of the eth Kan. Cav. with the
I'd Mich. Cav. in reserve, at once moved out aud
attacked the rebels, rontng them. Pursuit
was continued to point within five miles of
Ripley, capturing IL prisoners 200 shotguns,
~ horses. aud number of pistols Union loss
six wounded and four or five missing. No re.
port of Confederate casualties.
det6chment OF 40 men of the 9Th Iowa
Cav, under the command of Col. William W.
Lowe, engaged the Con iederate forces of Col.
T. g. Woodward at Cumberland Ironworks
Tenn. Union loss, four X He'd IA wounded. of
whom six were captured. and five captured
who were not wounded. Col Lowe estimates
Confederate loss at 35 killed and wounded.
The Second Corps left Fort Monroe, and after
stopping at Aqua Creek was ordered to Alex
andria where it arrived the 2Sth, and on
the 29th. by order of Gen. Haleck, was placed
near the Notifications, and particularly at the
Chain Bridge"
Aug. 27.-Brig.- Gen. Joseph Wheeler, C. 9.
Army, with a brigade of cavalry, consisting of
parts of the LIST Ala and lst KY, crossed the
Tennessee River at Chattanooga. moving in
advance of Hardee's wing of Braeg's Army of
the Mississippi
small detachment from the LIST and Cd
Tenn. attacked and surprised party OF Con-
federate cavalry near Cumberland Gap, Tenn
Acting Brig. Gen. Alston, commanding tile
Contederates, and three privstes were capt
ured.
Skirmish at Bridgeport, Ala. and attack on
Fort McCook, Battle Creek. Tenn. Union
troops-detachmeuts of the 33d Ohio and 4th
Ohio Cav. Confederate troops-Co. A. Towards
Ga aud Ala. Cav, 32d Ala; Free.
mans (Tenn.1 and Dnre's (Ga) batteries.
Union casualties. one killed and nine wounded,
Confederate six wounded and one missing.
During the night the works were evacuated by
the Union forces. and all stores that could not
be removed were destroyed.
The 23d KY. detachment of the 36th Ind
the Cd Ky. Cav. and section of Battery NJ,
4th U. S. Art, repulsed an attack of Brig Gen.
N. Is. Forests Cavalry at Round Mountain,
near Woodbury., Tenn. Union loss, five men
Two companies of tho 18th Kan. Cav were
am ouscaded about five miles from Kossuth,
Miss, and in the skirmish that followed lost
four men killed and eight wounded
The Confederate schooner Lavinia, of vii.
mington. n. c., cargo tnrpentine was captured
by the U. S. S. Santiago de Cuba in Lat. 27o N,
Long. 7Go w.
The British schooner Anna Sophia, assorted
cargo, was captured by the U. S. s. r. r. Cuyler
IN Lat 3O0 80 n. Long 750 "a W.
Action at Bull Run Bridge, Va. Troops en-
,aged: Union I'd N. Y. II. A.; LIST. I'd, Sd, 4th
guess and Carpenters batteries, of Jaekson's
Division, and Fields. Pender's. Archer's, and
Thomas's Brigadcs, of A. p. Hills Division,
jackson's Corps Casualties: Union, killed, |
3; wounded, 1873; captured or missing, 2s3;
cta, 4S9. Confederate, killed, S; wounded, Is. |
A detachment of the Cd Ind. Cav. engaged in
! skirmish near Murfreesboro, Tenn and lost
.wo men killed.
Co. Z. 21st Ohio engaged in skirmish near
Reynolds's Station. Nashville & Decatur Rail.
Dad, and lost one man killed
Cos. A. Il, and E. 18th Ill.,, engaged in Skin. |
nish OH Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.
Skirmsh at Waterford, Va Union troops |
Engaged: Means company, Loudoun County |
Rangers.
Aug. e7-2s;-The Army Of the Mississippi,
lnder Gen. Braxton Bragg, G. s. Army crossed |
he Tennessee River At Chattanooga, Tenn.
Engagement near Gainesville, Va.
Aug. 2s.-Union troops-Brig. Gen. Rufus
Kings (Firs) Division, Third Corps. Army
I Virginia; Confederate troops-Divisions of |
Brig Gen. William Taliafarro and Mai. Gen.
Richard S. Ewell Gen. Mcdowell says the en-.
aaement was mostly an affair between Gen.
iibbon's Brigade and part of Gen. Double
avs Brigade, with two brigades of the enemy
la. Gen. Ewell and Brig Gen. Taliaferro were
9th wounded.
detachment of 200 men of Seth Ohio, with
wo l2-POnnder howitzers of the LIST Iowa bat
cry, embarked on the steamers White Cloud
nd Iatan at Helena and under convoy of the
J. s. gunboat Pittsburg proceeded down the
Mississippi to Eunice Ark, aud took possession
q large wharf boat and t0wed it to Helena,
sturnng on Sept. 3. En- route the troops were
.nded at several places, secured the surround
az country, and captured a few prisoners and
quantity OF stores and cotton.
The Confederate troops at City Point, James
liver, Va, opened fire upon the u. s. s. Morse,
lieut.. Charles A. Babcock. which was returned
= l6 rounds Of shell. when the Confederates
ispersed.
The U. 8. Steamers Marblehead and Bien-
lie shelled the Confederate batteries on Sulli-
ans Island. s. c.. for about two hours.
A detachment of Mo. Enrolled Militia were
tackled at Ashley Mo-. and after fight la st.
q ono hour. repulsed the enemy, losing ono
AN killed and five wounded. Two Confeder.
,es were killed and two wounded. 3hsSt
Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler. c. s. Army re-.
,rts that he attacked and drove in the Union |
ckcts near Altsmont. Tenn. II
detachment of the 9TH No. g. N. Cav. en-.
Iged In . skirmish In Howard County, Mo-,
ID lost eight killed. two wounded, and one
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