Confederate successes.
February 20
Battle of Ocean Pond,
Florida. Enemy 12,000 strong; defeated with loss of 2,000 killed and wounded, 300 prisoners, 5 pieces artillery, 1,600 small arms, and 130,000 rounds of ammunition.
Confederate loss about 200.
February 2 and 3
Operations against
Newbern, North Carolina.
No attack on the town was made, but the enemy lost 100 killed and wounded, 311 prisoners, 2 pieces of artillery, 2 flags, and a large quantity of clothing and camp equipage.
Commander Wood captured and burned the enemy's gun-boat “
Underwriter,” of 6 guns.
Confederate loss 55.
February 22
Whitemarsh Island, Georgia. Enemy repulsed with loss of 30 killed and wounded and 102 prisoners. Confederate loss 7.
March
Cavalry battles in
North Mississippi.
General Forrest drove back the enemy, inflicting on them a loss of 4,500.
Confederate loss 1,200.
Sherman retreated.
March 30
Paducah occupied by
General Forrest.
Enemy lost 300 prisoners.
April 12
Fort Pillow captured by
General Forrest.
Federals lost 700 killed and wounded and 300 prisoners. Confederate loss 75.
April 20
Plymouth, North Carolina, captured by
General Hoke.
Enemy lost 2,500 prisoners, 30 pieces of artillery, 100,000 pounds meat, 1,000 barrels flour, 3 gun-boats and a transport.
Confederate loss 350.
April and May
Battles of
Mansfield,
Pleasant Hill, Clentersville,
Poison Spring,
Marks' Mill and Jenkins' Ferry, in Trans-Mississippi region.
Only a brief synopsis has been received from
General Kirby Smith, showing the proximate result to have been: Enemy's loss 8,000 killed and wounded, 6,000 prisoners, 34 pieces artillery, 1,200 wagons, 1 gunboat and 3 transports.
Confederate loss estimated at 4,500.
Trans-
Mississippi almost entirely delivered.
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May
Battle of New Market,
Virginia. Seigel defeated, with loss of 1,200 killed, wounded and prisoners.
Confederate loss about 400.
No official report.
May 4 to May 16
Battles below
Petersburg, including battle of
Drewry's Bluff (May 16), in which
General Beauregard defeated the enemy decisively.
Official report sent to
Secretary of War 18th June, 1864.
June 10
Battle of Fishomingo Creek,
Mississippi.
General Forrest defeated the enemy, numbering 10,252.
Their loss was 2,000 killed and wounded, 2,000 prisoners, 250 wagons, 18 pieces artillery, 5,000 stand small arms, 500,000 rounds of ammunition, and all their baggage and supplies.
Confederate loss 493.
The whole Confederate force engaged was 3,500.
June 12
Battle near
Trevilian's depot, in which
General Hampton defeated double his force under
Sheridan, inflicting a loss of 1,200 killed, wounded and prisoners.
Confederate loss 400.
July 2 to 11
John and
James Islands.
Enemy repulsed with a loss of 700.
Confederate loss 35.
July
Battle of Monocacy, in
Maryland.
General Early defeated enemy under
General Wallace.
September 16
General Hampton, at Sycamore Church, captured 2,486 head of cattle, with rout of
Gregg's cavalry, taking 300 prisoners and a number of horses.
September and October
Recent operations of
General Forrest in
Tennessee, resulting in the capture of three towns and 3,200 prisoners.
May 5 to August 1
Battles between forces under
General Lee and the enemy under
General Grant, viz:
Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse,
Po River, Jericho Bridge, Cold Harbor and
Petersburg.
In none of these battles were the
Confederates defeated or forced from the field.
No official reports have been returned.
The losses on both sides cannot be accurately stated, but a recent statement of a Federal general (
Naglee) has been published, which states that
General Grant's losses in killed, wounded, prisoners and missing, amounted to 150,000 men. The Confederate loss probably amounted to 30,00.
August to October 14
Battles at Reams' Station, Staunton River Bridge, Davis' Farm or Weldon Railroad,
Fort Gilmer and the
Darbytown road, in which the enemy have probably lost in killed, wounded and prisoners, 10,000.
Confederate loss probably 3,500.
October
Price's success in
Missouri.
General Early reported
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successes in Valley, between
Fisher's Hill and
Strasburg, and near
Thornton Gap.
In addition to the foregoing, a large number of cavalry successes have been achieved by
Forrest,
Hampton,
Wheeler,
Morgan and
Rosser, and brilliant partisan operations performed by
Lieutenant-Colonel Mosby, resulting in the capture of many prisoners and much property from the enemy.
May to September
Battles between the Army of Tennessee, under
General Johnston and
General Hood, and the enemy, under
General Sherman.
These battles did not assume the form of general engagements.
No official reports have been received.
The Federal loss has been estimated at 50,000, the
Confederate at 20,000.
