The National tribune., 1893-01-26
JAMES ISLAND, S. @.
Naval Commandment OF NlckS-
burg and Passage OF Bat
teries by the Union
Fleet.
MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS.
Gaines's Mill-Garnetts and
Goldinq's-Peach Orchard
Savage Station-Glen-
dale and Malvern
Hill.
compiled from the Official Records OF the War

fcompiled from the Official Records OF The War
June 26-July BRIG Gen. George Stone
mans command consisting of about 1000 cav
airy and about 500 infantry, having been cut
off from the main army by the advance OF the
Confederates on the north bank of the Chicka-
hominv withdrew to White House and thence
TO Yorktown. Va, reaching the latter place on
July . the infantry embarking on the 2Sth at
White House with Gen. Casey's command.
June 27-Battie of Gaines's Mill talso called
Cold Harbor and the Chickshominy). Union
troons-Fifth Corps: Slocum's Division, of the
Sixth Corps; and Frenchs and Meagher's Bril-
gades. of Richardson's Division, of the Second
Corps. Confederate troops-Jacksons Corps,
d II. Hills Division, Longstreets Division and
A.P. Hills Division. Casualties-UniOn, oS4
killed, 8, 107 wounded. 9, s36 captured or miss
ing; total, 1887. Confederate troops-Of the
losses reported separately, Jacksons Corps, 3o2
killed, 1856 wounded ii missing; total. 2,0l9.
oh. Hills Division, SO killed, 4S1 wounded,
four missing; total, SOS. Longstreets Division,
lo9 killed, 971 wounded, 13 missing; total
l.IS3. Grand total, $40. The casualties OF
Fulkerson's and Trimbe's Brigades of Jack
sons Corps, aggregating 41s; Of G. B. Ander-
sons and Garland's Brigades OF ID. ID. Hllfs
Division, aggregating 10y; of the Cd s. T.
KINGS ana OIL -. L., dUu VI . dho
ston's Brigades of Longstreets Division. aggre-
eating LIT; Grand total, 1902, in battles of
Gaines's Mill and Glendale (Garland's Brigade
was also engaged at Mechanicsville) are not
reported separately, nor are the casualties OF
A. p Hills Division, aggregating 4, las. HiiIs
division was engaged at Mechanicsville, Gaines S
Mill and Glendale.
Detacbments of the Sd Ill. Cav. and Sd Iowa
Cav. lost five killed and IS wounded in a Skin
eb Plantation Ark.
Jackson's Corps reinforced the Army OF
Northern Virginia.
Can't. r. w. Martin, SD Va, reports that his
picket at Fair Oaks, Va, was fired on with
both musketry and shell. Casualties-seven
wounded.
The schooner Morning Star, cargo SALT acids,
etc. was captured by the q. S. steamer Bien-
willie, near Frying Pan Shoals, n. c.
Gen. Braxton Bragg, c. S. Army, assumes
permanent command OF Department No. 2, or
Western Department.
The steamer Modern Greece, cargo munitions
of war, was chased ashore and destroyed by
the {. S. steamers Cambridge and Stars and
Stripes. near Fort Fisher.
Continuous bombardment of the Confederate
batteries at vicksburg Miss, by the mortar
feet under Comdr. ID. ID. Porter, U. S. n.
June 27-2S-Actions at Garnetts and Gold
ings Farms, Va. Union troops (27th) Smiths
Division, Sixth Corps; (2Sthl, Slocum's and
Smiths Divisions, Sixth Corps Confederate
troops, Toombs's and Anderson's Brigades, of
Jones's Division, Magruder's Corps. Casualties
Union tFoops-no separate reports. Confed-
crate troops Toombs's Brigade, 211; Anderson's
Brigade, 1876; total, 407 killed, wounded, and
missing.
June 27-29-Lieut.- Col John A. Keith, 21st
Ind, with detachment of 40 men of Magee's
company of Mass Cav, while on Teconnois-
sance from Baton Rouge to the Amite River,
La, lost two men killed and five wounded.
June 2S-The Sth Ill. Cav. engaged in a
skirmish at Dispatch Station, on Richmond &
York River Railroad, Va, with Cobb's Ga. Le-
gi0n, cavalry. The Confederates lost two men
wounded; Union loss if any, not reported.
The evacuation of James Island, S. C., by the
Union troops under Brig. Gen. II. G. Wright
began, and was completed July z, without in
jury to single man or loss of one pound OF
public property.
White House, Va, was evacuated by the
troops under the command of Brig.-Gen. Silas
Casey, and all public property that could not
be removed was destroyed by fire. The White
House was also burned.
Gen. Dix sent an expedition, on board the
steamer c. p. Smith, up the Chickahominy
River, to open communication with the Army
OF the Potomac. Capt Wilhelm Heine Vol
endeavored TO reach Headquarters, but he and
his party were captured. The steamer re.
manned in the river until the Sd, when she
started for James River, and reached Harrison:
Landing at 800 p. N.
The Confederate sloop Wave, cargo salt. etc.
was captured by the U.S.S. Bohio in Mississippi
Sound, Miss.
The British schooner Chance, of Nassau, \
p, cargo salt, was captured by the U.S.S. Bra
zilliera in Wassaw Sound, Ga.
The e. s. S. Island Belle, having gottor
aground ia the Appomattox River, Va, wal
destroyed by order of Comdr. John Rodgers
U.S.N., 10 prevent her from falling into The
hands Of the Confederates.
Beginning at a. 10. Flag Officer ID. G. Far
ragut, U.s.N., attacked and passed up by The
Confederate batteries al Ficksburg, Miss. His
feet consisted of the Iroquois, Oneida, Rich
mond, Nissahick0n Sciota, Hartford (fagship)
Wnona, Pinola, Brooklyn. Kennebec and Ka
tshdin. The three latter vessels failed to pas.
the batteries. At The same time the followin,
steam ganboats Of Comd'r Porter's mortar flo
ti.la ran up and attacked the batteries-Octo
rara Miami. J. p jackson, westfeld, Clifton
0wascO and Harriet Lane-while the mortal
boats C. L. Williams, 0rYetta, Geo. Mangham
Arletta, Norfolk Packet, o. II. Lee, Para VIM
Bacon, John Griffith, Racer, Sophronia Henry
james, Dan Smith, u. Ward. Matthew Vassar
Adolph Huge!, am Sidney c. Jones bombardet
yicksburg from bout 1000 yards down tn,
river. Union casualties, l. killed and 3
wounded.
detachment Of the LIST BIO. Cav were en-
gagged operating against bush hackers in John
son County, Mo-, killing FIVE and capturing tw
prisoners. three horses, two shotguns, and on,
pistol. The detachment returned to camp OF
the 29th.
The Sd Ind. Cav. engaged in skirmish q
Sparta. Tenn.
The piekets OF detachments of the Sd Mici
Cav. and 9Th III. Cav. were attacked at Black
LAND. Miss, about sunrise, aud one wounde
aud one captured. Co X, 9Th H., pursued tll
attacking party, engaged them in a.sharp ski
mish, and drove them TO within three or fou
miles of their camp, IL miles southwest frol
Bsckland. killing one, wouuding several all
capturing two.
June 29.-Battle of Savage Station, on I'll
Richmond & York River Railroad. Un0
troors-SumneI's (Secondl Corps. and Smith
Division. Sixth Corps. Confederate troops
Semmes's and Keishaw's Brigades of McLaw
Division. and BSIksdale's Brigade, of Magr
der's Division, aud Kempcr's battery. Casus
ties: Union troops-no separate reports Co
federate troops-Semmes's and Kershaw's 81
gades-59 killed, 2S9 wounded nine missin;
total, 357. Barksdale's Brigade lost 81 kille
434 woundcd-total 52o-at Savage Station al
Malvern Hill.
The Union troops aud detachments of the
Md. 7. ii. b. were driven out of Moorefeld, \
Va, and the Confederates burned the cover
bridge eight miles west of Wardensyille, w. y
Flag Officer Charles II. Davis, Z. S. ", wi
the gunboats Benton. Carondclet, Cincinna
and Louisville, the ordnance boat Judge TS