The National tribune., 1893-01-05


wounded and one officer and seven men capt.
1red or missing; total. 20L
A detachment of the 9th Ohio Cav sent ous
to recover a foraging party of Is men and
three wagons cut of in the morning, were
charged by the Confederate cavalry near NJ
Jackson. Va, and lost one man killed.
June 16-17.-Col. George f. Waring. IT,, IN
command of four companies 4th So. Cav. four
companies 4th Iowa Cav, two companies 9Th
No. Cav, two companies Sd III. Cav. and .
portion of Bowen's No. Cav. with four mount
ain howitzers went on a scout from Batesy.lla
to Fairview, Denmark, HiIcher's Ferry, and
Bnsh's Ford. Ark.
June IA detachment Of the 9Th Kan.
Cav. engaged in r skiTmish near Emiuence
No, and lost one man killed.
The L. S. Steamers Wachusett, Comdr J. p.
| ellis; Galena, Comdr. John Rodgers; Aroo-
stock, Lieut.. J. G. Beaumont: Port Royal Lieut..
q. U. Morris; Delaware. Lieut.. s. p. Quacken-
bush, having been fred at by Confederate in
fantry ard artillery from City Point, Va,
shelled the town for two hours and silencsd
and drove of the COnfederates.
Engagement at st. Charles, White River Ark.
The Federal force consisted of the T. 8 Steam.
srs Mound City. st. Louis Lexington. and
Conestoga. under Comdr Augustus II. Kitty,
Z. S. ". and the 10Th Ind, Col. Graham n.
Fitch, U. s. A. The Confederate force consist
ed OF the officers and crew of the G. S. GuQ,
boat Maurepas, five officers and 35 men from
the c. 8 GuubOat Poutchartraiu, and IS sol.
diers. all under command of Lieut. Joseph Fry
G. s. N; they had two batteries one Of two
81 pdr. rifles and two 3-inch rifles and tho
| other OF two 3-inch rifles, one small brass rife,
ana one - pdr. bOwitzer. The Union fores
captured both batteries aud about 30 prisoners,
among them Lieut. Fry. CasuaIties-Union,
killed and scnlded to death by steam on board
the Mound City, 1913; wounded. 81 Confsd-
crate, killed, 9; wounded not known.
The IL. =. OEagpO Liant Tohn
Guest. and j. p Jackson, Lieut.. s. (. Wood
worth, each towing two mortar schOoners, were
fred upon by a Confederate masked battery ss
Ellis Cliff. Miss. The fire was returned with
grape, she'll. and canister as long as the vessels
were within range.
Gen. Brax,on Bragg, c. s. Army. temporarily
superseded Gen. @. T. Beauregsrd in command
OF Department. No. 2. or the Western Depart
ment. He was permanently assigned on the
goth.
The Confederate works at Pass Manchac La,
were captured and destroyed by portion Of
the 18th Ne. and a section of Mauuings bat
terry, aided by the L. s. gunboat New London.
The party then proceeded to Vaudeville and
Madisonville, dispersed body Of cavalry there
and took Col. James VI. Putnam prisoner, with
$1,000 recruiting funds on his person.
Writings Division moved from Stanton,
and EwelPs and Jackson's from Meyers Cave,
Va, toward Richmond, under orders of Gen.
Lee. to effect junction with the Army Of
Northern Virginia.
A detachment of the 5th ILL., Cav. lost one
man killed, two mortally wounded and Eve
slightly wounded, in skirmish near Smith
vile, Ark. Capt. Jones (Con federated and IL
men were captured. one killed and two
wounded.
Co. G, 9TH No. S. VI. Cav, lost two men killed
and two wounded in skirmish with squad
Of bushwhackers near Warrensburg No.
June l9.-The 5lth and 57th Ohio, 55th H.,
9th and Sth No. and detachment of the 4th
Ill. Cav, and other troops Of the Fifth Divis-
ion of the Army of the Tennessee. returned to
La Grange, Tenn, from an expedition to Holly
Springs. Miss. The cavalry was engaged in .
skirmish at Tallahatchie Bridge, Miss, losing
four men wounded. two seriously.
Brighten. Paul o. Hebert, G. s. Army, as
sumed command of the District of West Louis
lana and Texas
The 18th Ohio engaged in skirmish at Will
sons Gap. Tenn.
Cumberland Gap, Tenn, occupied by the
Twenty sixth Brigade, Col. john F. De Courcy
commanding. consisting of the 10th and 42d
Ohio and 22d KY, detachment of cavalry,
and Fosters battery.
A detachment of the 18th No. Cav. engaged
in skirmish near Hamhrights Station, No.,
killing two and wounding one bushwhacker.
Skirmish near Fair Oaks, Va, (called also
gkirmsh on Nine-lIie road near Richmond,
Va Union troops-16th Mass. and section
of Bramhall's 9th N. Y. battery. Confederate
troops-2d and Sd s. c. Casualties-Union,
II killed, % wounded, and IA missing, Con-
federate-10 wounded and one missing.
The Union forces in and around Washington
were ordered to be organized into o. Reserve
Army Corps. to be commanded BY BEig-Gen.
s. d. Sturgis.
June 18-19.-A detachment of the lat W.
Cav. lost one man killed and two captured OK
missing in skIrmishes near Winchester, Va.
ha III
Rodgers, shelled the Confederate pickels In
City Point, Va.
The sloop Venture, cargo -four, rice, etc., was
captured By the U. s. S. Morning Light, of
Mobile. Ala.
The Confederate steamer Treaty and schooner
Louisa, cargo cotton. were captured by boats
from the L. S. S. Albatross, in the Santee River,
sc.
While on an expedition to Blue Mountains,
Ark, Co. B of the 9Th No. Cav. engaged in .
skirmish near Knights Cove and lost one man
wounded.
The Goth Ind. engaged in skirmish on the
Charles City road near Richmond, Va losing
three men wounded.
Ma. Gen. Earl Van Dorm, C. 8. Army. as
sumed command of the Department of Southern
Mississippi and East Louisiana.
The Home Guards of Owen County, KY,
were attacked near Lusby's Mill, Ky, and lost
two men killed.
The 9Th VT engaged in q skirmish nc BAYOU
des Allemandes, La.
The U. S. S. Galena, Comdr John Rodgers,
shelled party OF Confederate soldiers nsar
City Point, Va.
Sharp engagement between the q. S. s. Jacob
Bell, Lieut.. E. P. McCrea and two Confederate
field batteries of three guns each, supported by
about 500 shaFpshooters, at Watkinss Bluff,
James River, Va The Jacob Bell was con-
siderabiy damaged. but there were no casual
ties on board her.
The Confederate schooner Catherine, OF
Charleston. 8. C., cargo cotton, was captured
by the U. S. S. Alabama off Charleston. S. C..
The schooner Sarah of Nassau N. p, cargo
cotton, was captured by the U. s. S. Keystone
State off Charleston, S. C..
An artillery affair occurred near New Bridge,
Va. Battery b, LIST battalion N. 7. Art, and i,
9TH U. s. Art, engaged. One man of the Sch
n. Y. attached to Battery 3 killed.
Maj Gen. John p. McCown, c. s. Army,
assumed command of the Army of the West
The schooner Lucy, of Nassau, n. p, cargo
cotton. was captured by the U. s. S. Beaure-
gard, in Lat. 290 NJ. Long. $50 w.
The 18th KY, under command of Lieut.
Col. John ]. Landram. secuted through Owen
County, KY, and, assisted by the Home Guards,
arrested large number of Secessonsts most
of whom were released upon taking the oath
and executing bond. Eighteen were brought
into camp at Cynthians, Ky under charges