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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 3: military operations in Missouri and Kentucky. (search)
ing against the Confederates during the march of the main body. One of them, under Major Clark Wright, routed and dispersed a body of Confederates near Lebanon, in Laclede County, on the 18th of October; and on the following day the same forces captured the village of Lynn Creek. In the former engagement, after a charge, and a running fight for a mile and a half, there were about 60 Confederates killed and wounded, while the Union loss was only one man killed.--Report of Major Wright, October 18, 1861. Fremont's army arrived at Springfield at the beginning of November, inspirited by news of recent successes in the Department, and the prospect of speedily ridding Missouri of insurgents. While it had been moving forward, Lane and Montgomery, who, we have seen, had been driven back into Kansas by Price, See page 66. had crossed into Missouri again, to cut oft or embarrass the Confederates in their retreat from Lexington. Montgomery pushed on to the town of Osceola, the capital
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 5: military and naval operations on the coast of South Carolina.--military operations on the line of the Potomac River. (search)
rom Point of Rocks with five companies of Geary's regiment immediately after the capture of the Heights. He brought with him the standard of the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania. It was immediately unfurled, and under its folds, wrote the victor, we directed the fire of our artillery against the batteries and forces on Loudon Heights, and soon succeeded in silencing every gun and driving away every rebel that could be seen. The victory was now complete. Report of Colonel John W. Geary, October 18th, 1861. In that report Colonel Geary mentioned the fact that the Honorable Daniel McCook (father of the several McCooks who served the Union cause as general officers so well throughout the war) was in the engagement, gun in hand, as an amateur soldier. Geary's troops rested until evening, when, there being no military necessity for holding Bolivar Heights at that time, he crossed the Ferry with his whole command and resumed his position in Maryland. His loss was four killed, seven wounde
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., V. New Orleans and the Gulf. (search)
ded for his stupendous treachery to the Union in Texas, by the command of the Confederate defenses of New Orleans, until stern experience proved him as incalable, superannuated, and inefficient, as even our own Scott. At length, on a plea of declining health, lie was sent home to die; and Gen. Mansfield Lovell, who had abandoned a lucrative office under the Democratic municipality of New York to take service with tlhe Confederates, was appointed his successor. On assuming command, Oct. 18, 1861. Lovell found the defenses of the great slavemart more pretentious than formidable. The variety of water approaches )by Lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne, and the Bayous Barataria and La Fourche, all needed defenses against an enemy of preponderant naval force; while even the Mississippi required fortifying and watching above as well as below, to render the city entirely safe. Artillery by parks was indispensable; and a good many guns had been supplied from the plunder of the Norfolk Navy
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 90. battle of Bolivar Heights, Va. Fought October 16, 1861. (search)
Doc. 90. battle of Bolivar Heights, Va. Fought October 16, 1861. Report of Colonel Geary. Headquarters Twenty-Eighth regiment, P. V., Oct. 18, 1861. To the Acting Assistant Adjutant-General: sir: On the 8th instant, Major J. P. Gould, of the Thirteenth Massachusetts Volunteers, acting under orders of Major-General Banks, crossed the Potomac at Harper's Ferry to seize a quantity of wheat held by the rebels at that point. Three companies of the Third Wisconsin Volunteers, and a section of the Rhode Island battery, under Captain Tompkins, were ordered to report themselves to Major Gould for the purpose of assisting in and covering the necessary movements of the operation. On the 10th instant the Major called upon me to aid him with men and cannon, but as the necessity for them seemed to have vanished, the order was countermanded. Again, on Sunday, the 13th, I received reliable information that the rebel forces were concentrating in the direction of Harper's Ferry, and
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 97. Colonel Stahel's reconnoissance. (search)
Doc. 97. Colonel Stahel's reconnoissance. New York Tribune account. Bailey's cross Roads, Fairfax Co., Va. October 18, 1861. Union troops have to-day advanced beyond Anandale upon the Little River Turnpike for the first time since the retreat from Bull Run. The roads to Fairfax Court House are no longer sealed, and their occupation by our forces at any moment is wholly at the discretion of General McClellan. Last night the report came in to Acting Brig.-Gen. Stahel's Headquarters that Colonel Wurtchel, of the New York Eighth, had proceeded without difficulty to Anandale, a point some distance beyond any previous advance, and found no indications of the enemy for miles beyond. In order to ascertain with more certainty the present position of the rebels, and to test the truth of recent reports announcing their withdrawal from Fairfax Court House, General Stahel determined upon a reconnoissance to be made this morning. He accordingly started at about eight o'clock from Ma
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), General officers of the Confederate Army: a full roster compiled from the official records (search)
y A., Oct. 8, 1863. Starke, Peter B., Nov. 4, 1864. Starke, Wm. E., Aug. 6, 1862. Steele, William, Sept. 12, 1862. Sterling, A. M. W., Jan. 7, 1862. Steuart, Geo. H., Mar. 6, 1862. Stevens, C. H., Jan. 20, 1864. Stovall, M. A., April 23, 1863. Strahl, Otho F., July 28, 1863. Taliaferro, Wm. B., Mar. 4, 1862. Tappan, James C., Nov. 5, 1862. Taylor, T. H., Nov. 4, 1862. Thomas, Allen, Feb. 4, 1864. Thomas, Ed. L., Nov. 1, 1862. Toombs, Robert, July 19, 1861. Tilghman, Lloyd, Oct. 18, 1861. Tracy, Edward D., Aug. 16, 1862. Trapier, James H., Oct. 21, 1861. Tucker, Wm. F., Mar. 1, 1864. Tyler, Robert C., Feb. 23, 1864. Vance, Robert B., Mar. 4, 1863. Vaughn, A. J., Jr. , Nov. 18, 1863. Vaughn, J. C., Sept. 22, 1862. Villepigue, J. B., Mar. 13, 1862. Walker, H. H., July 1, 1863. Walker, James A., May 15, 1863. Walker, Leroy P., Sept. 17, 1861. Walker, L. M., April 11, 1862. Walker, Wm. S., Oct. 30, 1862. Waterhouse, R., Mar. 17, 1865. Watie, Stand, May 6, 1864
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
called, from having this appendage in their caps) was in my brigade for a week, and when taken from me, expressed, Colonel and all, the greatest regret, for in that short time we had become most excellent friends. I met to-day Lieutenant Colonel Penrose, Wm. M. Penrose, lieutenant-colonel 35th Regt. Pa. Vols. who said he was the son of the former Solicitor of the Treasury, and a brother of Dr. Penrose. This makes the third of your connections in my brigade. camp Pierpont, Va., October 18, 1861. I had just seated myself to write you a nice long letter, when orders came to march to-morrow, requiring me to stir about and give the requisite directions. The enemy, it is understood, have fallen back to their old lines at Bull Run. They have had a force above us at Leesburg, which it is believed they are withdrawing. The object of our expedition is to advance some twelve or fifteen miles to the front, to reconnoitre the country, and also with the hope of cutting off some of t
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1861 (search)
0: Exp. from Cumberland Ford to Clay CountyConfederate reports. Sept. --: Skirmish, Laurel CreekConfederate reports. Sept. 29: Skirmish, HopkinsvilleKENTUCKY--Home Guard. Sept. 29: Affairs at Albany and TravisvilleKENTUCKY--12th Infantry. Oct. 8: Skirmish, HillsboroughKENTUCKY--Flemingsburg Home Guard. Union loss, 3 killed, 2 wounded. Total, 5. Oct. 12: Skirmish, Upton's HillINDIANA--39th Infantry. Oct. 12-13: Skirmishes near Clintonville and on the Pomme De TerreConfederate reports. Oct. 18: Skirmish near Rockcastle Hills(No Reports.) Oct. 21: Action, Rockcastle Hills or Camp Wild CatINDIANA--33d Infantry. KENTUCKY--1st Cavalry; 7th Infantry. OHIO--Battery "B," 1st Light Arty.; 14th and 17th Infantry. Union loss, 4 killed, 21 wounded. Total, 25. Oct. 23: Capture of Hazel GreenOHIO--33d Infantry (2 Cos.). Oct. 23: Skirmish near HodgensvilleINDIANA--6th Infantry (Detachment). Union loss, 3 wounded. Oct. 23: Action, West LibertyOHIO--1st Cavalry (Co. "B"); Battery "E," 1st Li
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Missouri, 1861 (search)
t. 16: Skirmish near Linn CreekMISSOURI--Fremont's Battalion Cavalry (Detachment). Oct. 16: Action, LexingtonILLINOIS--Irish Dragoons, 23d Infantry. MISSOURI--1st Cavalry (Co's "C," "L"). Oct. 17: Skirmish, FredericktownMISSOURI--6th Cavalry. Oct. 18: Skirmish, FredericktownINDIANA--1st Cavalry. Oct. 18: Skirmish, WarrensburgMISSOURI--1st Cavalry. Oct. 19: Action, Big Hurricane CreekMISSOURI--18th Infantry. Union loss, 2 killed, 14 wounded. Total, 16. Oct. 21: Action, Fredericktown, IrontOct. 18: Skirmish, WarrensburgMISSOURI--1st Cavalry. Oct. 19: Action, Big Hurricane CreekMISSOURI--18th Infantry. Union loss, 2 killed, 14 wounded. Total, 16. Oct. 21: Action, Fredericktown, IrontonILLINOIS--Batteries "A" and "B" 1st Light Arty.; 17th, 20th, 21st, 33d and 33th Infantry. INDIANA--1st Cavalry. MISSOURI--6th Cavalry; Battery "A" 1st Light Arty.; 11th Infantry. WISCONSIN--8th Infantry. Union loss, 6 killed, 60 wounded. Total, 66. Oct. 24: Skirmish, JohnstownILLINOIS--Naughton's Irish Dragoons. Oct. 25: Skirmish, SpringfieldMISSOURI--Fremont's Body Guard; White's Prairie Scouts. Union loss, 18 killed, 37 wounded. Total, 55. Oct. 27: Skirmish, Spring HillMISSOURI--7th Cava
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Virginia, 1861 (search)
wounded. Total, 34. Oct. 2: Skirmish, Springfield StationNEW JERSEY--3d Infantry (Detachment). Oct. 3: Skirmish, Springfield StationNEW YORK--15th, 18th, 31st and 32d Infantry (Detachments). Oct. 3: Expedition to Pohick ChurchNEW YORK--16th, 26th and 27th Infantry (Detachments). MAINE--5th Infantry (Detachment). Oct. 4: Skirmish near Edward's Ferry(No Reports.) Oct. 15: Skirmish, Little River TurnpikeNEW JERSEY--1st Infantry (Picket Co. "A"). Union loss. 1 killed, 2 missing. Total, 3. Oct. 18: Reconnoissance to Occoquan RiverMICHIGAN--2d, 3d and 5th Infantry. NEW YORK--37th Infantry. Oct. 20: Reconnoissance to Hunter's Hill, Herndon and Thornton StationPENNSYLVANIA--1st Cavalry (Detachment); 1st Rifles (Battalion). Oct. 21-24: Operations on the PotomacINDIANA--16th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--Andrews' 1st Company S. S.; 12th, 15th, 19th and 20th Infantry. MICHIGAN--7th Infantry. MINNESOTA--1st Infantry. NEW YORK--3d Cavalry; 6th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 34th, 40th, 42d and 82d
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