The National tribune., 1893-03-09
THE GREAT REBELLION.
Chronological Record of Operations
from Aug. / to 8, 1862.
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI
Engagement atatBaton Rouge.
Destruction or the c. S. S.
Arkansas.
KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE.
Operations in Northern Vir-
ginia and on the
Peninsula.
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI
.ENTUCKY-TENNESSEE.
Compiled from the Official Record. Of the War.

Peninsula.
Compiled from the Official Records Of the War;
Aug. The 1st and 5th Mo- s. M. Cav. and
the enrolled militia of Ray and Carroll Coun-
ties attacked and dispersed body of Confed.
crates at Grand River, Mo. The officer in
command reports that he captured large sup
plies of equipage, ammunition. ETC., and killed
80.
A detach ment of the 14th Mo. S. M. Cav. were
attacked at Ozark, Mo-, and lost two men
| wounded.
A detachment of the 1st N. J. Cav lost two
men wounded in skirmish near Barnetta
Ford, Va.
/ The British sloop Lizzie, of Nassau, n p,
assorted cargo, was captured by the U. s. s.
Penobscot off the coast Of North Carolina.
/ Aug 2-The LIST Vt. Cav. Col. Charles Il.
| Tompkin ms, engaged the 7th Va. Cav, Col. Will
| liam E. Jones, in skirmish at Orange Court
house. Va. Union loss. four men wounded and
four missing; Confederates, 10 wounded and
40 missing.
| A detachment of the LIST Iowa Cav. lost two
men killed and three wounded in skirmish
on Clear Creek, near Taberville, Mo.
A detachment of the 18th Wis. engaged in .
skirmish near Totten's Plantation, Coahoma
County, Miss.
Aug. ga detachment of the LIST Wis Cav.
engaged in skirmisrng at Jonesborough, jack
son, L'Anguille Ferry, and Scatterville, Ark,
with Col. w. H. Parsonss Texan Rangers.
Union loss, II killed, 40 wounded three NOR
| tally, and 90 captured. No report of Con-
| federate loss.
Aug. 2-5-A detachment of the 44th Ohio,
numbering 155, went on scout from Meadow
| Bluff to the Greenbrier River, w. Va. They
| captured several prisoners, and on the Sd were
engaged in skirmish near Haynes Ferry, with
| loss of two wounded.
Aug. 2-8-A detachment of the 37th Ohio,
| while operating in the vicinity of Wyoming
| Courthouse, w. Va, were engaged in several
skirmshes, and lost two men killed and eight
captured or missing.
Aug. 3.-Gen. Mcclellan was ordered to with
draw his forces from the Peninsula to Aqua
Creek, Va.
| detachment of 300 men from the Sd Pa.
Cav. and 5th U. S. Cav. crossed the James River
| at Westover and made thorough reconnois-
| sance on the south side In that vicinity. The
| Confederates were encountered at Sycamore
Church, and slight skirnish ensusd. Union
loss, three wounded.
The 9Th KY. Cav. fUnion) engaged in Skin
mish near Morganfeld. KY.
skirmish at Austin, Tunica County Miss.
The 25th Ind. engaged in skirmish on
| Nonconah Creek, Tenn.
Co. G, 9th Mo. s. N. Cav, en- gagged in Skin
| mish at Charlton Bridge Mo-
| The British steamer Columbia cargo cannons,
| rifles, etc, was captured by the U. S. s. San.
| tiago de Cuba in latitude 25o ~, longitude 760
w.
The U. s. Steamers General Putnam, Henry
Brinker, and Shawsheen, under Acting Master
w. j. HOtchkss, made reconnaissance up the
Chowan River. N. c.. destroyed ferryboat at
Winton and Reddick's Ferry. captured 1000
pounds of bacon and some salt at the latter
place, dispersed the Confederate pckets along
the banks of the river and in returning down
the river destroyed all the boats in sight to pre-
vent the enemy's crossing.
A party of Confederates opened fire on the
U. s. s. Southfeld, which was aground just
above City Point, James River, Va; she re-
turned the fire, and the U. s. S. Galena, Comd'r
John Rodgers, coming to her relief. they
siienced the enemy after Smelling them for
one hour and three. quarters.
Aug. A Sergeant and four privates. out
ward pickets, belonging to Co. G, Sd Ohio Cav,
were fired upon and one killed and three
wounded, one mortally, near Woodville, Ala.
Brig. -Gen. Alvin p. Hovey, with the Fourth
Division Army of the Southwest left Helena
to make demonstration in the direction of
Little Rock, Ark. He reached Clarendon on
the 9TH, remaining there until the 18th. While
at Clarendon several expeditions were sent out
the effect of which was to cause the Confeder-
ates to svacuate Des Arc and Cotton Plant. and
move in the direction of Little Rock. Union
loss during the expedition, three killed and
two drowned. Capt Birkle of the Oath Ind.
was wounded. The command returned to
Helena on the 18th.
A detachment of the ed ILL., Cav. engaged in
skirmish at Gayoso, Mo.
Tho 14th Ne. 8. M. Cav. engaged Col. Robert
r. Lawther's Missouri Partisan Rangers on
White River. near Forsyth, Mo-, and lost two
men wounded.
The Confederate schooner Aquilla, of Charles
ton, S. G., cargo turpentipe, WIS captured by
the q. 8. S. Huron off Charleston, s. G.
The British steamer Lodona, of Hull, Eng.
land, assorted cargo was captured by the U. 8.
s. Unadlla in Ossabaw Sound, Ga.
Aug. 4-5.-Detachments of the 4th Pa. Cav,
Sd U. s., and Battery X, 1st Art. made recon-
noissance from Coggins Point beyond Syca-
more Church, Va. No casualties. The weather
was excessively hot, the Surgeon reporting 20
cases OF sunstroke during the expedition.
commanding First Brigade, Fourth Division,
Army of the Mississippi, with portion of his
command, made reconnaissance from Jacinto
to Bay Springs, Miss.
Il Aug. 4-S.-A reconnaissance was made in
force from Harrison's Landing, and Malvern
Hill was reoccupied by the Union forces. On
the 9Th and 9Th, skrmishes took place at NAL
vern Hill, and on the 9Th the cavalry and ar
tillery under Col. William w. Averell were
engaged vt White Oak Swamp Bridge. No
definite reports of casualties on either side.
The Union forces fell back to Harrison's Land
ing on the 9Th.
Aug. 4-11.-A detachment of the Sd Mo. Cav.
were engaged scouting on Sinking Creek, Mo.
Engagement at Baton Rouge, La.
Aug. 5.-Brig.- Gen. Thomas Williams kill
ed. Succeeded by Col. Thomas w. CahilI. CON-
manding Union forces. Maj.-Gen John G.
Breckinridge commanding Confederate forces.
b. Composition of Armies.
Union forces.-9th Conn.,, 2lst Ind. 14th Me-,
Both Mass 9th Mich, 7th VT, 4th Wis, ed
Co. Unattached Mass. Cav, Cd. 18th and 9Th
batteries. Mass. Art The u S. Steamers
Essex, Hines, Kathadin, and Sumter coop
Grated with the UuIon land troops.
Confederate forces.-First Division-Brig.-
Gen. Charles Clark (wounded and captured),
succeeded by Col. T. b. Smith. Second Bri-
gade-Brig.- Gen. B. 81. Helm (wounded), sue.
ceeded by Col. Thomas w. Hunt (wounded),
succeeded by Capt. John A. Buckner-4th and
9th KY, 3lst Ala, 31st Miss, 4th Ala battalion,
Hudson's battery. Fourth Brigade-Col. T. B.
smith-19th, Goth, 2sth and 18th Tenn; 18th
and 22d Miss, Cobbs battery. Second Di-
vison-Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles. First
Brigade-Col. A. P. Thompson (wounded) sue
ceeded by Col. j. w. Robertson-35th Ala, Sd,
9th and 9TH KY, and Hnbbard's Sharpshooters.
Second Brigade-Col. II. w. Allen (wounded),