portions of 4 reg’ts belonging to Gen. Davidson’s brigades, attached to
Gen. McClellan’s army before Richmond. The Fed. soldiers drove the rebs.
from the town, with considerable loss. Fed. casualties 2 killed and 4
wounded.
24. The 4th Mich. encountered the 5th Louisiana a short distance above
New Bridge, on the Chickahominy. 37 rebs. captured, and about 50 killed
and wounded. Fed. loss 10.
24. All the railroads in the U. S. claimed by the government for
military purposes.
24. The steamer Swan, with 1,000 bales of cotton and 800 bbls. rosin,
captured off Cuba by U. S. brig Bainbridge and bark Amanda.
25. Gen. N. P. Banks, with 4,000 men, was attacked at Winchester, at
daylight, by about 15,000 rebs. under Gens. Ewell and Johnson. After a
spirited resistance Gen. Banks made good his retreat to Martinsburg.
25. A riot in Baltimore, created by the excitement caused on hearing of
the defeat and capture of a large part of Col. Kenly’s Md. regiment.
Many secessionists who expressed joy at hearing of the misfortune, were
roughly handled by the friends of the regiment.
26. After a five hours’ chase the English iron steamer Cambria, with a
cargo of stores for the rebs., was captured off Charleston, S. C., by
the Fed. gunboat Huron.
26. Col. Cluseret, with the advance brigade of Gen. Fremont’s army,
overtook the rebel Gen. Jackson’s forces, in full retreat, on the road
from Winchester to Strasburg, Va. 25 of the rebs. were captured. Their
killed and wounded unknown. 7 Fed. soldiers wounded.
26. British steamer Patras captured off Charleston, S. C., by U. S.
gunboat Bienville.
26. N. Y. and Mass. militia left home for Washington at one day’s
notice.
27. The English steamer Gordon, captured off Wilmington, N. C., by the
gunboats State of Georgia and Victoria.
27. Gens. Martindale and Butterfield’s brigades engaged and defeated a
rebel force of 8,000 near Hanover C. H., Va. Fed. loss 54 killed and 194
wounded and missing. Rebel loss between 2 and 300 killed and wounded,
and 500 prisoners.
28. Engagement on the Corinth road, Miss. A reconnoissance by the 10th
Iowa, Col. Purcell, of Gen. Halleck’s forces, met and fought a rebel
force. Federal loss 25 killed and wounded; 30 reb. dead left on the
field.
28. Gens. Denver and Smith of Sherman’s division, and Gen. Veatch,
obtained possession of a strong position within 1,300 yards of the rebel
lines at Corinth, Miss., giving the Federal army command of the enemy’s
lines. Union loss 6 killed, 12 wounded.
29. Capt. Frisbee, commanding a detachment of the 38th Ill. infantry,
and the 1st Mo. cavalry, captured, near Neosho, Mo., 2 colonels, 1
lieutenant, a number of guns and revolvers, 15 horses, and a large train
of forage and provisions.
29. English steamer Elizabeth, captured off Charleston, S. C., by U. S.
gunboat Keystone State.
29. Ashland, Va., occupied by Federal troops, and a large number of cars
with valuable rebel stores were captured.
29. Skirmish at Pocotaligo, S. C. Reb. loss about 20 killed and wounded;
Union loss 11.
30. Booneville, 24 miles S. of Corinth, Miss., occupied by 2 regiments
of Fed. cavalry under Col. Elliott, a large amount of stores destroyed,
with depot, engines, and cars, and 200 rebel sick captured and paroled.
30. Capture of Corinth, Miss., by Gen. Halleck’s army. 2,000 rebel
prisoners, and large supplies taken.
30. Col. Elliott, with the 2nd Iowa cavalry, by forced marches from
Corinth Miss., penetrated the enemy’s lines to Booneville, on the Ohio
and Mobile railway. They tore up the track in many places north and
south of that point, destroyed the locomotives, and 26 cars laden with
supplies for the rebel army. They also took 10,000 stand of arms, 3
pieces of artillery, large quantities of clothing and ammunition, and
paroled 2,000 prisoners.
30. On the Winchester road, six miles from Front Royal, Va., a body of
Fed. troops attacked a body of rebels, who fled at the first fire,
leaving six of their number prisoners, but bearing away their killed and
wounded. 1 English 12-pdr., and 12 wagons were captured; and 6 of the
1st Maryland regiment, who were captured in a previous battle at Front
Royal, were released.
30. A brigade of National troops, with 4 companies of R. I. cavalry,
entered Front Royal, Va., and surprised the 8th La., and 12th Ga.
troops, capturing 6 officers and 150 men, killing and wounding 20, and
securing 2 engines, 11 cars, and various stores. Fed. loss 8 killed 5
wounded.
30. 13 of the 11th Pa. cavalry captured near Zuni, Va.
31. Skirmish at Neosho, Mo. The 10th Ill. cavalry and 300 militia, under
Capt. Richardson, were driven from the town by rebs. and Indians, under
Maj. Wright after a slight resistance, and a quantity of plunder
obtained by the enemy.
31. Baton Rouge, La., occupied by Federal troops under Gen. Williams.
31. Skirmish near Washington, N. C., by a party of the 3rd N. Y.
cavalry, in which reb. cavalry were defeated with a loss of 11. Federal
loss, 22 wounded.
31. Six reb. prisoners ordered to be executed by Gen. Butler, at N. O.,
for violating their parole.
31. Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. General Casey’s division, after a gallant
resistance were overwhelmed by the reb. army. At night the rebs.
occupied the camps of the 4th corps, but their advance was broken. Gens.
Couch, Heintzelman, Kearney, Richardson, and Sedgwick, arrived on the
field at night with reinforcements.
=June 1.= Col. Elliott with the 2d Ohio cavalry, returned to Corinth,
Miss., from a successful raid on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. He burned
2 locomotives and 20 cars loaded with supplies, destroyed 10,000
muskets, and captured 2,000 prisoners.
1. Gen. Dix assigned to command Fortress Monroe and vicinity.
1. Rebel fortification at Pig Point, Va., destroyed.
1. Skirmish between Strasburg and Staunton, Va., between Gen. Fremont
and Gen. Jackson’s troops, with but slight results. Fed. loss about 12,
mostly woun’d.
1. The reb. army renew the attack on the Fed. forces at Fair Oaks, Va.,
when the enemy were defeated and driven from the field, with a loss of
8,000 killed and wounded. Fed. loss 5,739.
1. Gen. Wool promoted to a Maj. Generalship U. S. army.
1. Two boats’ crews from the U. S. bark Kingfisher captured on the
Ocilla river, Florida.
1. Skirmish near Strasburg, Va., by Col. Cluseret’s Fed. troops and
Ashby’s cavalry.
3. Maj.-Gen. Robert E. Lee assigned to the command of the rebel army in
front of Richmond.
4. Skirmish near Jasper, Tenn. Gen. Negley’s troops routed a large force
of reb. cavalry under Gen. Adams, capturing 25, with a large quantity of
arms, and killing and wounding 12.
4. Sixteen hundred of Gen. Prentiss’s troops captured at Pittsburg
Landing, arrived at Nashville, on parole.
4. Forts Pillow and Randolph, on the Mississippi, were evacuated by the
rebs. and occupied by Fed. forces on the ensuing day.
5. The 24th Mass. were attacked from an ambush, near Washington, N. C. 7
men were killed and several wounded.
5. Skirmish at New Bridge, on the Chickahominy, by Gen. M’Clellan’s
forces.
5. Sharp skirmish on James Island, S. C., by the “Roundhead” Pa. reg’t
and the 8th Michigan with rebels.
6. The 1st N. J. cavalry were caught in an ambush near Harrisonburg,
Va., and sustained considerable loss. Col. Windham was captured. Gen.
Bayard’s brigade engaged the rebels at that point and defeated them.
6. Engagement between the Fed. gunboats and rams and a reb. fleet in
front of Memphis, in which 4 of the latter were sunk or captured, and
one escaped. 100 reb. prisoners taken. Fed. loss none. Memphis occupied
by Federals.
7. Wm. Mumford, a citizen of New Orleans, was hung for pulling down the
American flag from the mint.
7. Bombardment of rebel batteries at Chattanooga, Tenn., by Gen.
Negley’s command.
7. Schooner Rowena captured in Stono river by the Pawnee.
8. Lieut. John G. Sprotsden, executive officer of the U. S. gunboat
Seneca, was killed by a reb. named George Huston, captain of a band of
marauders near Black Creek, Fla. The lieutenant had been despatched with
a force of 70 men to arrest Huston and his gang, and had surrounded his
house and demanded a surrender, when he was shot by Huston, who was in
turn desperately wounded and captured.
=June 8.= Battle of Cross-Keys, Va., near Port Republic. Gen. Fremont
drove Gen. Stonewall Jackson with considerable loss.
8. Skirmish on James Island, S. C., by Col. Morrow’s Federal troops.
9. Battle of Port Republic, Va. Gen. Shields with 3,500 men was attacked
by 12,000 rebs. under Jackson. Union troops retreated after severe loss
on both sides.
10. Skirmish on James Island, S. C. About 500 rebs. advanced on the
Federal lines for the purpose of captur’g pickets, when they encountered
the 97th Pa. regiment, and 2 companies of the 45th Pa. The rebs. were
defeated, leaving 15 dead and 2 wounded on the field. Fed. loss, 4
killed and 13 wounded.
10. Fed. expedit’n up the White river, when near St. Charles was fired
into from mask’d batteries, and the gunboat Mound City received a shot
in her boiler which occasioned the destruction of 100 of her crew by
scalding, 23 only escaping. The reb. works were captured by the land
forces under Col. Fitch, who took 30 prisoners.
10. Baldwin and Guntown, Miss., 24 miles from Corinth, occupied by
Federal forces under Gen. Granger, at which places the pursuit of
Beauregard’s army from Corinth terminated.
11. Skirmish near Montgomery, Ky. Feds. under Capts. Nicklin and Blood
engaged a force of guerrillas, and captured 25 of them, several of their
number being killed or wounded. 2 Feds. were killed.
11. A rebel battery of 4 guns captured at James Island, S. C.
12. A rebel cavalry force of 1,400 men, under Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, left
Richmond before daylight, by the Charlottesville turnpike, and
penetrated the Fed. lines to Hanover C. H., and the White House on the
Pamunkey, and then by the way of New Kent C. H., crossed the
Chickahominy near Blind Ford, returning to Richmond by the Charles City
road. In their foray they were eminently successful. In an engagement
with a small force of U. S. cavalry 3 or 4 of the Feds. were killed, and
also 2 teamsters. The rebs. captured about 50 prisoners, burned 2
schooners and 40 wagons laden with supplies, destroyed the tents of the
U. S. cavalry regiment, and also some hospital stores. The mules
attached to the wagons were driven off by the rebs. in their retreat.
12. A fight near Village Creek, Ark. The 9th Ill. cavalry, Col.
Brackett, engaged Hooker’s reb. company, and defeated them with the loss
of 28 killed, wounded and prisoners. Fed. loss 13 w.
12. A daring but unsuccessful attack was made on a reb. fort on James
Island, S. C., by the 79th N. Y., 8th Mich., and 28th Mass., in which
the Feds. were defeated with considerable loss.
12. Forty farmers from Conway Co., Ark., came into the Fed. lines at
Batesville, and enlisted in the army.
13. A negro settlement on Hutchinson’s Island, S. C., was broken up by a
raiding party of 300 rebs. from Fort Chapman.
13. Severe skirmishes in front of Gen. M’Clellan’s lines, from Old
Church to Fair Oaks.
13. The reb. transport Clara Dolsen captured on the White river, Ark.,
by the tug Spitfire.
13. Skirmish on James Isl., S. C. Reb. loss, 17 killed, 8 wounded.
Union, 3 killed, 19 wounded.
14. Capt. Atkinson’s company of 50th Ind. captured 6,200 pounds of
powder at Sycamore mills, 30 miles below Nashville, Tenn.
15. The battle of Secessionville on James Isl., S. C. The Fed. forces
under Gen. Benham, defeated with a loss of 685 men killed, wounded, and
prisoners.
15. Skirmish near Fair Oaks, Va., in which an attempt of the rebs. to
flank the Fed. lines during a thunderstorm was frustrated.
15. U. S. gunboats Tahoma and Somerset, Lieuts. Howell and English,
commanders, crossed the bar of St. Mark’s river, Fla., and destroyed a
reb. fort and barracks, driving out the reb. artillerists with 4 or 5
pieces.
17. The U. S. steamers Bienville, Somerset, and Montgomery, have
captured several vessels recently on the Fla. coast, laden with stores
and munitions for the rebs.
17. An act of Congress passed, forever prohibiting slavery in the
territories of the U. S.
18. A reconnoissance of the 16th Mass. from the Potomac army, engaged
the enemy in a severe fight with great credit, and a loss of about 25
men in killed and wounded.
18. Maj. Zeley’s troops attacked a band of rebs. near Smithville, Ark.,
capturing their leader, Capt. Jones, and 14 of his men. 4 rebs. wounded;
Feds., 2 killed, 4 wounded.
18. Cumberland Gap, Tenn., occupied by Gen. Morgan’s Fed. troops.
19. Skirmish by the 20th Ind. of the Army of the Potomac, in which great
gallantry was shown, and slight loss suffered by the Fed. troops.
19. Reb. schooner Louisa, and two boats laden with rice captured on the
Santee river, S. C., by U. S. steamer Albatross.
20. An attack was made by some of Com. Farragut’s fleet on the reb.
batteries at Ellis’ Cliffs, on the Miss. river. The enemy’s guns were
silenced after a shot from one of them had severely wounded two of the
crew of the Sarah Bruin.
20. Pres. Lincoln signed the bill prohibiting slavery forever in the U.
S. territories.
21. A series of skirmishes took place at the mouth of Battle Creek,
Tenn. Col. Lill’s Fed. troops defeated a body of the enemy with slight
loss.
21. Death of Col. Charles Ellet, of the Miss. ram squadron, at Cairo,
Ill., of wounds.
21. Skirmish at Fair Oaks, Va.
22. Part of the 16th Ill. cavalry captured a train, 25 prisoners, and
10,000 lbs. bacon, near Coldwater, on the Miss. and Tenn. R. R.
22. 3 men killed and 8 wounded of the 8th Vt., at Algiers, near N. O.,
by a party of guerrillas who surprised them.
23. Pres. Lincoln made a hurried visit to Gen. Scott, at West Point, N.
Y., to confer with him in reference to some important changes in the
military departments.
25. Battle of Oak Grove, Va. General Hooker’s forces with a loss of 200
men, defeated the rebs., who suffered more severely.
25. Gen. Pope arrived in Washington, to take command of the Army of Va.
25. Gen. Fremont resigned his command in the U. S. Army.
25. A train of cars on the Memphis and Ohio railroad, with a company of
Fed. troops, 80 mule teams, &c., was captured by the rebs. 10 Fed.
soldiers were killed, and the cars and engine destroyed.
25. Col. George Crook, with 1,750 men from the 36th, 44th, and 47th
Ohio, and the 2d Va. cavalry regiment, returned to his headquarters at
Meadow Bluff, Greenbriar Co., Va., after driving 2,000 rebels under Gen.
Heth, out of Monroe Co., retaking a large supply of provisions, grain,
and forage, which had been seized by the rebs., capturing a number of
the enemy, and restoring 100 refugees to their homes.
26. Skirmish on the Appomattox river, Va. 6 of Capt. Rogers’ gunboat
fleet engaged reb. batteries, 6 miles from the mouth of the river.
26. 3 reb. gunboats burned on the Yazoo river by their officers, to
prevent their capture by the Union ram-flotilla, Lieut.-Col. Ellet, then
in pursuit of them.
26. The great series of battles on the Chickahominy, before Richmond,
commenced at 2 P. M. by the attack by a large force of rebels on
McCall’s division, on the extreme right of McClellan’s army at
Mechanicsville. After losing more than 1000 men, the rebels retreated.
Fed. loss, 80 killed, 150 wounded.
26. Severe losses had occurred in picket skirmishing on the Chickahominy
creek for two weeks previous. 9 Federals were killed on this day.
27. Skirmish on the Amite river, La. 21st Ind. Col. Keith, defeated 2
parties of rebels, after slight skirmishing.
27. Skirmish near Swift Creek bridge, N. C.
27. Battle of Gaines’s Mill, near Richmond, Va. The Federals
successfully resisted an attack by the rebel army and made good their
retreat.
27. Severe fight near Village Creek, Ark. 9th Ill. cavalry, under Col.
Brackett. Fed. loss 2 k. and 31 wounded.
27. The Vicksburg “canal” commenced, intended to isolate that place from
the Mississippi river.
28. 5 clergymen imprisoned at Nashville, Tenn. by Gov. Johnson, for
refusing to swear allegiance to the U. S. Government.
28. Battle of the Chickahominy, Va. Gen. Porter’s troops bore the brunt
of the fighting, the Feds. still successfully retreating.
28. 100 of the Maryland Home Guard were captured at Moorfield, Hardy
Co., Va. by rebel troops under Col. Harness, formerly of Ashby’s
cavalry. The prisoners were paroled.
28. About $100,000 value of Government stores were destroyed by Federal
troops at the White House landing on the Pamunkey river, Va., previous
to evacuating that place, to prevent the rebels from seizing the same.
28. Flag-officer Farragut with nine vessels of his fleet ran by the
rebel batteries at Vicksburg, through a severe fire, losing 4 men killed
and 13 wounded.
=June 29.= The steamship Ann, of London, with a valuable cargo, was
captured in the act of unloading by the U. S. steamer Kanawha, at the
mouth of the Mobile Bay, under the guns of Fort Morgan.
29. Battle of Peach Orchard, Va., in which the rebels were repulsed.
29. Battle of Savage’s Station, Va. The Union troops continuing their
retreat were attacked. A sanguinary engagement ensued which resulted in
heavy loss to both sides.
29. Fight at Henderson, Ky. Andrews’ Mich. battery and Louisville
Provost Guard routed a body of rebel guerrillas.
29. Heavy bombardment at Vicksburg, Miss.
30. Bridges at Harrodsburg and Nicholasville, Ky. burned by rebel
guerrillas.
30. Battle of White Oak Swamp, Va. which lasted the entire day.
=July 1.= In response to a proposition from the loyal Governors of the
States suggesting the employment of additional military force, President
Lincoln called into service 300,000 men, to be apportioned from the
several States.
1. Battle of Malvern Hills, the last of the 7 days’ contests, lasting 2
hours. The rebels repulsed at all points. As the Fed. forces neared
James river, the Fed. gunboats opened fire, and did great execution. The
rebels were driven back discomfitted.
1. Com. Porter’s ram fleet skirmished with the rebel batteries at
Vicksburg, Miss.
1. Col. Sheridan, of the 2d Michigan cavalry, commanding 728 men, was
attacked by a force of over 4,000 rebs. near Booneville, Miss. An
engagement of seven hours’ duration ensued resulting in the total defeat
of the rebels, leaving 65 dead on the field. The Federal loss was 41 in
killed, wounded and missing.
2. Gen M’Clellan’s army reached Harrison’s Bar on the James river, Va.
2. Gen. Halleck left St. Louis to take position as Gen.-in-chief at
Washington.
2. Flag-officer Farragut, with nine vessels of his fleet, passed above
the reb. batteries at Vicksburg, Miss., through a severe fire, thus
forming a junction with the Fed. fleet of the Upper Mississippi. His
loss in the engagement was 4 killed and 13 wounded.
3. The brig Delilah captured by U. S. steamer Quaker City off
Hole-in-the-Wall.
3. Skirmish on the James river, Va. Gen. Davidson’s brigade captured 6
reb. guns and a number of prisoners.
3. Commencement of the bombardment of Vicksburgh, Miss. by the combined
fleets of Coms. Farragut and Porter.
4. The United States flag waving in every State of the Union.
4. Successful skirmish near Little Red river, Ark. by Fed. troops under
Lieut.-Col. Wood.
4. Union pickets defeated in a skirmish at Port Royal Ferry, S. C.
4. The steamers State of Maine and Kennebec left Fortress Monroe with
559 wounded soldiers for New York.
4. 553 reb. prisoners, arrived at Fortress Monroe taken in the late
battles near Richmond.
4. 4,600 Fed. prisoners were confined in Richmond, one-fourth of whom
were wounded or sick.
4. Skirmish near Grand Haze, on the White river, Ark. by 13th Ill.
4. Reb. gunboat Teazer captured on James river by U. S. steamer
Maratanza.
6. A fight at Grand Prairie, near Aberdeen, Ark. Col. Spicely’s infantry
defeated reb. cavalry, routing them with great loss.
7. Steamer Emilie captured off Bull’s Bay, S. C. by U. S. steamer Flag
and bark Restless.
7. Col. Hovey, with 4 companies of his 53d Ill. regiment, 4 of the 11th
Missouri, and a battalion of Ind. cavalry, attached to Gen. Curtis’s
army in Ark., routed 2 Texan regiments at a point between Cotton Plant
and Bayou Coache. Rebel loss 110 killed, left on the field. Fed. 8
killed, 47 wounded.
8. Pres. Lincoln reviewed the army of the Potomac at Harrison’s Landing,
Va.
9. A detachment of 9th Pa. cavalry, 250 strong, under Maj. Jordan, were
attacked at Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., Ky., by about 1,200 rebs. under
Cols. John Morgan and Hunt. The Pennsylvanians were routed after a fight
of 20 minutes, with a loss of 4 killed, 6 wounded and 20 prisoners,
including Maj. Jordan. 10 rebs. were killed, and Col. Hunt mortally
wounded.
9. Hamilton, N. C., captured by Fed. gunboats and 9th N. Y. volunteers.
9. Gold coin commanded a premium of 17 per cent. in New York, silver 10,
and nickel 3 per cent.
10. Ninety rebs. while drilling in an old field between Gallatin and
Heartsville, Tenn., were surprised and captured by Col. Boone’s
regiment, and taken to Nashville as prisoners.
11. Maj.-Gen. H. W. Halleck appoint’d commander-in-chief of the U. S.
army.
11. Skirmish near New Hope, Ky. Fed. troops under Lieut.-Col. Moore,
defeated rebel cavalry.
11. Capt. Cohl, with a company of Mo. State Militia, defeated a band of
rebels commanded by Col. Quantrell, at Pleasant Hill, in which 6 rebs.
were killed and 5 badly wounded. The Fed. loss was 9 killed and 15
wounded; Capt. Cohl being among the wounded.
12. Gen. Curtis’ army arrived in safety at Helena, Ark., on the
Mississippi river, having defeated the rebs. in every encounter during a
five months’ campaign, and frustrated their attempts to impede his march
and cut off his supplies.
12. Fight at Lebanon, Ky. Union troops under Col. Johnson defeated by
Morgan’s cavalry, and the town captured by the rebels.
12. Fairmont, Mo., plundered by rebel guerrillas.
13. Skirmish at Rapidan Station, Va., by Fed. troops under Maj. Deems,
who destroyed the bridge and defeated a party of rebels.
13. Memphis, Mo. robbed by rebel guerrillas.
13. A reb. force of 2,000 cavalry under Cols. Morgan and Forrest,
attacked the 9th Mich., 3d Minn., and Hewitt’s battery under Gen. T. A.
Crittenden, at Murfreesborough, Tenn., capturing the entire force. Reb.
loss, 30 killed and 100 wounded. Fed. loss, 33 killed, 62 wounded.
14. Cynthiana, Ky., captured by Morgan’s rebel troops, and a small force
of Feds., under Capt. Arthur, taken prisoners.
15. Maj. Miller, with 600 men from 10th Ill., 2d Wis., and 3d Mo.,
attacked a superior force of rebs. under Rains and Coffee, at
Fayetteville, Ark., routing them with great loss.
15. Gen. David E. Twiggs died at Augusta, Ga.
15. The reb. iron-clad ram Arkansas, came down the Yazoo river and
engaged the Fed. gunboats Carondelet and Tyler, and ram Lancaster. The
ram succeeded in escaping to Vicksburg with a loss of 10 killed and 15
wounded, including the commander, Capt. Brown. 22 Federals were killed,
and 55 wounded and missing.
15. A large and enthusiastic Union meeting was held in N. Y. city, in
which all classes of citizens were fully represented, and a unanimity of
purpose expressed to sustain the Government to the fullest extent in
putting down the rebellion, and restoring the integrity of the Union.
16. Lieut. Rogers, of the U. S. steamer Huntsville, of the S. Atlantic
blockading squadron, reported capturing the British schooner Agnes, with
60 bales cotton and 40 barrels rosin. Also the rebel steamer Reliance,
from Dobay bar, Ga., bound for Nassau, with 243 bales Sea Island cotton.
17. Skirmish at Cynthiana, Ky., Capt. Glass’ troops.
17. Gordonsville, Va., occupied by Gen. Pope’s Fed. troops.
17. Adjournment of Congress.
17. Confiscation bill signed by the President.
17. Skirmish near Columbia, Tenn. Lieut. Roberts, of 1st Ky. Union
cavalry, kept at bay a superior reb. force in a fight of 6 hours.
18. Twenty-eight men of company A., N. Y. cavalry, were captured at
Orange C. H., on the Orange and Alexandria railway, by rebel cavalry
under Gen. Ewell.
18. Severe fight near Memphis, Mo. 400 Feds. under Maj. Clopper,
defeated a reb. force under Col. Porter. Fed. loss, 15 killed and 30
wounded. Reb. loss, 23 killed besides wounded.