The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1863, Page 1

Ww YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9948. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1863. GENERAL WALLECK’S REPORT Oficial History of the Past Vear’s Military Operations. doarn.ng Geooral Btut's danger from an overwhelming attack of the enemy, Generar f of on@ hundred and ten a @ Fayettevillo, Arkanses, early on the morning of he after encountered the enemy im force at Prairie Grove, while attempting @ flavk movement to get botwoen E ing succor Lo crash Lhem both in succemsion fully devised project was fortunately frustra valor and enduraoce of Herron 4 division held their ground til! about two © when Btupt’s forces gagoment became goneral abo tinued to be tercely contested ross the Boston Mountains Although the enemy suffered muct more never hased tho vielory with the hundred and wiaty even killed, seven baud: ninety cight wounded, and one hundred and eighty threo | missiDg—Mak.oy & Lota lows of one thousand one hundred and forty-eight, of which nine bundrea oud filly tures were of Harron's divirion. Karly io January, 1803, a rebel force, ost from four thourand to fix bhousard M Vertuiuation of tho Migsuesipp: campayn, Geveral Banks sent an expedition under Geooral Franklin 40 ovoul mouth of the Sabine river m Texas. trance W the harbor on toe 8th of waged the enemy's bat! them—the Clinton and Sachem— bein, forced to surrender, the others retr expeition resur DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA AKD NORTH CAROLINA, Our (gree im North Carolio& during tho past for any important wonsequently has acved mostly oo the linportant positions: the rebels. Nevertheless, General has given much annoyance to the esemy aod every iayorabie Opportunty Ww threaten and Nines. Ip December jast be marched ayanst Kineton, ‘on tho 14th defeated the enemy and captured the He thea moved up the south side of the river Neuse to Goldsboro, burned the railroad bridge at that place ailroad between the river Mount Oye. He captured four buadred and nineby, iwoners and nive pivces of artillery. [is loss was, . four buodred and seventy-eight wounded m Ia March tho rebel General Pettigrew, with a large force of infautry and artiller Newbern, but was forced w al Gen. Foster's loss only two la In April Gen, Hill laid siege to on tho Tar river. The place bad only lightly fortified. immediately exerted ‘all bis energies to works a8 to repel any aerault until rei rived {rom Newbern to raise the siege. port of the loeses on Against arebel camp at Gum Swan tured one huadred aod #ixty-Ove pr stores, apd anothor in Jul; river, which destroyed large amount of rebel pro operations itt that Beate to ‘On being compelled to abandon bis attempt apen Wasb: ington, the rebel General Hil) marched mond to reinforce Longatrcet, who was investing Failing io his direct assaults upon this place, the proceeded to establish batteries for its reductic Peck made every proparat, n for defence 0: place was capable, and retarded the construction.of hw works, till fiually the attempt was abandoned. Our loee in these operations wae forty-four killed, two bundred and one wounded, aod four bundeed prisoners aod five guns dur: As Suffolk possessed 00 advant and was bot susceptible of a good defence, the thdrawo within the sew rrov, by forced marches Ub reactiod the io three days, arrived September, aud tbe Bul two of disabled and and the whole The otticers and has been to small Decouber, anit captured from tand the approach 40 Brashear City. crows of the guooeats and aboot ninety sharpsbootors red, and our loes in killed RO officia) information of his pians, or of their execution. Im the early part of June Lee's army moved up the who were ou board were captui and wounded was about thirty. After Brashear City the army moved forward by Franko last accounts’ occupied Opo- south bank of the nnock, ocoupied the gaps of the Bluo Riago, and iureatened the valley of the doab. General Hooker followed on an interior y Gap and Leeaburg, Dut the operations of both armies were #0 masked by the intervening mountains that neither could obtain positive information of the force and movements of the other. were at this time occupwd ther place was susceptible Directions were therefore given on ithdraw those garrisons to Harper's Ferry; but these orders were not obeyed, and on the 1th Winchester was attacked and its armameat and a part of the garrison captured. leo crossed the Potomac near Williamsport, and directed bis march upon Harrisburg. General Hooker t flank , covering Washington and Bal- Py ‘ick, Maryland, on the 28th of Jane, he was, at his own request, relieved from " Major General Meade appointed in his place. these movements cavalry skirmishes took place Station, Berryville and Aldie, some of which were quite severe, Dut in the absence of and Yermiliopy ule, and at tore up much of the AREMENT OF THM TENNKEHRR. At the dato of my last anoual report Mayor General Grant ccouped West Tempessee and the othero bounda- ‘The object of the campaign of this Of the Mississipp! river, 10 conjunc Generai Banks ourselves, we par TY Of Mississippl. army was the openit ton with the army Geoerat Grant was instructed to drive the enemy in tbo interior a far south as possible, and destroy their railroad volun ications, then 0 fail Dack to Mom, bark hw available forces on trans assistance of the f Dumside’s, Hooker’s and Meade’s paigus in the East. What General Halleck Says of .the Disasters at Fredericksburg. Sherman’s Pajlure and Grant’sBril liant Success at Vicksburg. Banks’ Exploits at Port Hudson and the Rio Grande. Winchester and Mart by a8 simply as outposts. defence, a gow tho 11th of June to wi Coy 4 rts, and with the Porter reduce Vicks ‘The first part of this plan was most succeesf but the right wing of the army sent ag 4 under Major General Sberman found that piace ver than was expected. tacks were made, on the 25th and 20th of Deccm- ber, but failing m their ob,ect, our troops were with. Wh, aii white waiting for reiniorcoments from General HL, WOved up the Arkunsas river to Arkansas Post, oh place was, with the asmsance of the gunboat, captured on the Lith of January wae 191 killed, 96% wounded and 706 missing; ab Arkansas Post, 120 killed, 831 wounded and 17 missing. tured at the latter place 4,000 prisoners, 17 pleces of can nop, 3,000 small arms, 46,000 reune and was but | be eut Ozark to the attack 1, Migsour!, to iefly of mi'itia Hit followed on his ri uther side, An aud men, obstimalely de the day tho 8th Of January, with the loss of fo Killed, one hundred and forty Bye wounded ond five tive ing--10 all one hundred und sixty four the night the enemy withdrew and our force was too foo bie to make a vigorous purruit. place at Hartsvilleon the 11th reven killod and sixty four wounded twenty seven prisoners. went lay, which cap- y Ford, Brandy ‘Noont Ay Inder cover of rty, terminate be Stary | Another skirmish (ook whieh oor loos was Our joes at Vioksburg The *earoa was now 9 tar ad veneed and the roads #0 impar-uble that further opera could not be carried the ifth of July May isburg, whic jitia, upon which littie or no reliance could be corps was on the west side of the Sus- between that place and Columbia; Long- ‘ps was near Chambersburg, and flill’s corps between that ptece and Casbiown. Stuart’s cavalry was i wi and Frederick, cut '# Line of supplies and capturing bis trains. force at Harper’s Ferry at this time was supposed thousand. It was incorrect), was garrisoned by of ammuo/ton and General Grant Bow assemed the smmediate cornmand ‘of (he ariny Ob the Mine seippl, wh Boing eativtied by (he mau's operationy bal the works was 100 #trong 10 be carried without a very be logs, be directed his attention to opening the had been commenced the year betore Nats Acros the peninsula on the west bank ann) bad beon improper!y located. in an eddy aod the jower terminus being exposed to the enemny’s gun, nevertheless it was thought ‘hat it could be completed sooner than a new one could way largely rein aod on the 16th attacked a superior for poper, whieh be « 0 killed and wounded on tho feld Killed and sixty wounded, while that of the enemy wan one bundred and fifty killed (buried by our men), four hundred wounded, and seventy-seven pris oners taken, besides one piece of artiller by #tand of arms and fifteen guns with the enemy river, and on th Arkansas, The main fourteen missing. tage af a military post, to be about eleven ly repre. i sented to General Meade to be destitute of provisions, and that be must immediately su donment of the place. Accordi med the command, he assent up by an officer of General Hooke: French to send seven thousand men of the garrison to Frederick, and with the remainder—estimated at four remove and escort the public propert; order, based on erroneous represent tions, was bot known in Washington till too late to be It, however, was not entirely executed lo very judiciously directea the re- fon was afterwards constructed around was moving north upon Maryland aod FP Gen. Dix sent all of his available force from Ni Fortress Monroy up the York river, for the cutting off Lee’s communications with Richmond, apd attacking that place, which was then defended by only handful of militia. expedi accomplish a single object for whic! failure resulting, it was alloged, of one of the generals commanding, ordered its return, and sent the it was composed to reinforce the arm; orth of the Potomac. On the bth of Genera) Wistar was sent with a emali force, boats, to Mathew coun! party, known as the Co which was evgaged smu peake from Mary laud there Coast Guards were absent at the t! pedition resulted in capturing one hundred an and echoovers and eighty head of beef cattle. bas given efficient aid in al) the operations © thir lo partment of the South. ‘The withdrawal last year of most of Our (roope 4M Sowll Carolina to reinforce General MoUlellan on the compelied the Commanding General of that to confire himself mainly to the defence of oe bes then ne Ao attack upoo Fort Site and Charleston been in contemplation by 1! Navy Department, and io March last it was represented that the operation of the iron-clads be greatly facilitated by a Jand force the attack, and to ove! any work According!y Genera) abd @ large siege equipage which had been purpore, war set to agaiat ip the thought’ that hie talents and engineer officer, aud bis persopal know! calities and defensive works of Char dered him peculiarly suited for this ing acceptadje to the Com ment, te was wees Carolina, " io the Department of took cevstul nothing apparent After several skirmishes | pera! Bit descended the Arkansas coupled Fort Suuith it or order the aban- @ few bours after he to an order drawn taf, directing Gen. @illmore’s Matchless Manoeu- vres Before Charleston. The Operations and Removal of Rosecrans. Ist of “eptember Prince, chiet engineer of that armny, were diligently em- ‘Of the BeaxoD beED BELL Lo re: Taking advanta, moved against Helena, and atts epgagement be wa ! Vrention, with a heavy lore in | nO thousand one hundred prieon ors, Our joss in Killed, wounded and about two hundred and fifty. capitulated Major General Si.ole wax pent with a force { ployed upon this cant), Lon (o several other proje |, however, hb it hed beeo canal proving impracticable and his other plans ig unsuecessfil, he determined to move bis ariny by et bank of the river while transporte for crote)og ebowld run past the '» battered at Vieksburg, the danger of rupniog the batteries beng very great, abd the reads on the weet side in horrible courtition, Unis wor a difecult and hacardous expedient; but it reemed to he only possible sotution of the problem vu of the plan, however, was greatly facilitated by Ad- al Parragut, who bad rup two of bis vorsels pase ibe enemy '® batteries at Port Ludson ap cleared (he river Of the euemy's boaw below Vick bury and tioally, through the jadomitable @hergy of the co ding general and the admirable wiral Verter for ramming the enemy's batleries, the opera- ton wae completely susvereful. ibe army croewed the river at Bruinsburg April 30, and Gulf, and engaged the eoemy pear Port Gibson on she Tet, and at Fourteen Mile creek on ihe ibe enemy was defeated in both engagements with Deayy hone. General Grant now moved his forces by raped marches to the Gorth, garrieon of Viekebarg from t defeated by Major vome eeventy bso tion‘of tbat important occu rt the 20h General On the 29th ‘and at night was in position. its left at Emmettsbur; ite right at New Wicdsor. The advanco of Buford’s cava)- TY was at Gettysburg, and Kilpatrick’e{division at Hano- yer, where it encountered Stuart's cavalry, whieh had arouna the rear and right of our army without meeting any serious oppotition, the 30th, the First, Third and Eleventh corps were concentrated at Emmettsburg, under Geveral Reynolds, while the right wing moved to Manchest Bi reported the enemy in force on the Cashtown road molds moved up to that place on id our cavalry warmly engaged bim in check on the Cash- iy , and ordered army was put in As soon ne Vicksburg bad witb Brigadier Genera) j vil Davileon, who by Crowley's Ridge, drive the enemy south of the Arkaneas river, Lon being effected, Genere and he spitals at Paovail’s Biol, # advanced against the enemy, w Hock. After several succeseiul Arkansas river. and thre h bide W threaten the enemy's com iphia and take bis defences in revorne. 1 ov teeing this movement, destroyed what property they evild, and after a sight reatstance fled in disorder, pur sued by our cavairy, and on the 10th of September our | (Oops Lock — posiietsion — of ‘She Grand and Successful Assault on the Rebel Centre at Chatta- nooga and Enoxville. Singular Revelations of the Cam- paigus of 1863. whed hie depart fel! back towards L near Gettysburg, and the 186 Corte ‘He pont with the enemy, and bo town road. Reynolds ii bs rege: d First tates ‘ corps vance promptly support. division bad driven back the nolds fell mortally wounded. The about this time, peiled General "How the capital of weunded and did wot exceed coe bondred thousand prisoners and such public property me the rebele bad not tune to dentroy Rock, and while our cavairy wero driving the main force of the rebels roath, the enemy attempted the recapture MT, DUL Was repulsed With heey 2th of Oovober our troops occopied Arkarely my rotreasing to Rod river A large part of the military force in the Department of tho Mirsouri bas been ompiiyed during the part year in repetiing rads and io repressing the gueriila bands murderers who have Our lime or been organized 1D the country. Mont of these bands are not authorized bellixerente under the: jaws of war, bat imply outlaws from civilized Tk & exceedingly dificult to eradente there bands, foaetnuch ax the inhabitants of the country, rome times from disivyaity, aud nometimes from fear, afura them subsistence themselves in the woods, and, being ne point to apother, sapply ing themralves Y with provisions and fresh horses. apo murder wherever of one of there bande some distance, and al and Monitors woud jnced by the pavy », With @ considerable tore inorder to separate the 0 covering army of John. This movement was followed by the battles “Raymond,” May 12. of *\Jacksoo,’ May 14. of “Cham pont,” May 16, and of ‘Big Black River Hiridge,’ May ig all of which ‘Our troops were victorioun. sraot bow proceeded w invest Vicksburg. In order to faonti destroying the enew Where Shall ‘he Responsibility of th Defeats be Placed? arrival of Ewell’s corpe, the York and Harrisburg road, com- ard, upon whom the command de- volved, to withdraw his force, the Firet aod Fleventh corps, to the Cemetery Ridge, on the south side of Gettysburg. About seven P. M. Generals Sickles and Blocum arrived on the field with the Third and Twelfth corps, which took. position, one on the left and the ether on the right of our bew line. The battle for the day, however, was over. ‘General Meade arrived on the fleld during the night with tho reserves, and th corps next, then the Twelfth en m ‘COrps, the Second and Third the left of the Eleventh Alter the capture of Gevera) Gravy’ '# lines of communication and pre- vent the early concentration of any reinforcements, Colonel (now Brigadier Geveral) Grierecn was Kent with ® cavalry force rom fa Grange on the i7th of April w traverse (be wnlerior of the state of Mstienpp. petition was most RavceNefully conducted. many of the enemy's railroad bratyer, depota aod m Polling BYOck, ADA Tea ched safety on the 2d of General Grant found Bie vert the enemy's works. that the two boo! Jobnston might yet efiect @ net that the latter was be sarge operations by BRADQUARTERE OF IR Wasminerom, D. ©. , Nov. @e—Ip compliance witb your orders, I sabmit the foi- iowitg summary of military operations since my jaet eanea) report — MOBARTMGNT OF WHET VIRGINIA AND ARMY OF TuR Jeston » fen auty but not prov mitted to returo Wo Dis command jn eth of Apel ba moan Ti Charleston and its of robbers aod ted his. the tight the tev whicb croesed the Raltimore pike; corps op the Cemetery Ridge, corps. The Fifth corps, form: d the reserve. Ud insofficient ifere was there ‘the enemy ander Vemberte ‘When General Burnside relieved General McClellan ‘from bie command, on the 7th of November of last year, We Army of tho Potomac was on the south pide of the Votomac, under instructions to pursue General Lee by a Seak march on the interior ine to Richmond, hugging easly to the Blue Ridge, #0 # to observe its Peases, and to give battle to the enemy whenever ‘2 «(Opportunity cccurred. On however, Genera) Burnside proposed Wve wp Wis pursuit of Lee's army towards Richmona, (nd to move down the north side of the Rappahannock to Dalmouth, and estabiiad a new baseof supplies at Aquia Week or BallePlaio. Thie proposed change of base was ‘Bet approved by me, and in a persona) interview, at strongly urged him to retain his present Rase, and continue bis march towards Richmond in the Manner pointed oat in the President's lotter of Octoder ‘30 to-Gen. McClellan. Geo. Burnside did not fully concur tm the President's views, bus finally consented te so modify Ble plan as to cross his army by the fords of the Upper Bapyehannock, and theu move down and seize the heights (ruth Of Fredericksburg, while a small force was to ve gent north of the river to enable Gen. Haupt to reopen (he railroad and to rebuiia the bridges, the materials for ‘Which were nearly roady in Alexandria, 1, however, ro. ened to give any officia) approval of this deviation from the President's instructions unt!) his assent was obtained @a my return to Washington, on the 13th, I submitted te him thie proposed change in the plan of campaiga, end on ite receiving bis asseut, rather than approval, | ‘Aelegraphe:! on the 14th authority to Gen. Burnside to adopt twoo’clock P, M 1! Mounted, meve preparing, apd the berger es! In a recent raid mw Kabeas tbey burned and murdored wmbumen than those of' indian These are the terrible reeults of a border cow tept, iweited at Ormt for political purposes, and wince in the civil War in which we Aee Tumanity soeme w bave jot In the desire to avenge with Biood real or fancied erievances, This extracrdi that frontier reeme to call for 1 severe remedy. to aoeiet on the reduction of ort Sumter. batteries and the reduction of the enemy’ and Battery Gregg—being a matter of ing #ki), Brigadier General, vow @ ), Was selected to command Jand forees ep In ee ek ow eau olrournstances "a worke—Vort attempt to carry the piace by arsauit. Two chsuccepful attacme were made May 19 aud 22 bat as reinforcements reached bit a few days after mut lentiy large 10 enable him to completely ‘nvest the ;obe) defences, he resorted to the flower but more certain ope regular gigge. By the 3a of were so far advanued a Ww render bm puccern certain, and on that day General Pemberton proposed an armir were fina y accepted, and ry Rurrendered Ow tho 41h pf Ju gumge of General Grant’e efor) reper rhort campaign were: — m\tting Atrocities wore reaching Warren- nl malitary eogineer, be experience in the special duties 1 tions. General Gil }, despite juired 10 these epere chemy's defeesive condition of aftairs on application of a prompt It haw been jropored to frontier counties of Misnour! and to iay waste the the border, eo an to provent ite feruiahing any these bands of murderers ‘tbin the recoguived Jaws of war Welltogion in Portugal, and by the Hurman armies jo the campaiga of 1412, bul they ehonid be adopted 00 1y ib cane of overruling ueceEsity cation of Geveral Scbolield ® order on ‘his subject hax been suspended, and It in hoped that it w sory bereatier to renew \t OM RTM OF ON Noten WRT Ak noon 0% the vearon was Kufiojeutly advaceed for a Indiaok, Ceoeral Vore seat & v Brigadier Genera) Hibley y the rewulte of wie 1 the Bate of %, #0 lim gerr xy Such measures are ‘They were efepted by v ons of War, & lonn to the en ‘an artillery fire of one guns on our centre ana left. This areault of hea’ ny the Kihei nureds, Bid perhaps thomands ver be co lecte! aud Organire: ny of winiy (houses * “ied Piighman and Gree of stenggiers, who ne Had wed Wn itons of wm have fallen into our bands Property, comnts try column on our left and le! fully repaleed with terrible lors to the enemy This terminoted the battle, and the rebels sired The opposing forces ia jumpbers, and feated , from the feld. ook Le wr heir escape in boats doring the wight fed in all thirty-eix plecer of artillery and « large @mpount of ammunition Genera! Gillmore’s operatonr have 6 y great professional *k!!) and bo come difficulties almost unknown in modern seven tions of Morris Island courtity 6 eclence of engineering and ,unnery. the captures of Forte Wagner and Gregg be har enlarged these works, and established powerfy effectually command Fort Sumter, end can rei attack upon Charleeton. ‘trol the entrance to (be arbor DRVARTMENT OF eral Hanks took comroaud of (Le Department of the Gulf on the 17\b of December. oinmand be ordered & detachment o my that place rage. ‘command. our capturing 11, ‘experienced, and both Our tower b (Lene genes cf Unites tony be eum med op handled their troope on the field with distinguished abil!- ty; but to General Meade the earned victory in ope of the greatest and best fought bat- my apparently occa thenen acrowe another of cayairy,, © jonor of a well weral Sully, from Fourteen Mile «reek (rk meh) latter river, to eat off the retreat of the beetile Ibdians whom Gever bevore bim (rom Minnesota aud WuOMely these movemcui# were not weil timed and px A portion of the savager driven Abin Hiritieb territery, where our Some ted went tes of the war. ‘On the morning of the 4th the et pied anew line in frovt of our jeft, but in reality his army had commenced ite retreat, carrying off & part of his wounded. Hie linee, however, were not entirely evacuated tl) the morning of the Sth, when the cavalry and the Sixth corpse were tent in pursuit. ‘Ibe days of the Sth and 6th were employed by ‘ener. He theo started in porsuit of Lee by @ flank movement upon Middie- the meantime Geveral French bad reoccupled the enemy's pontoon train at Williameport and Faliiog Waters and captured ite g @ day at Middletown, General Meade crossed the ontain, and on the 12th found the enemy occr portion on U% heights of Marsh run, Ibetead of attacking Lee in ths vers of the Potomac in bis Ratiroad Bridge Jopetion was effected north took refage troope were not per batteries whic Of {he wounded many were coptinned 06 daly many more required but a fe or weeks for Weir recovery the wounded were portmarently ¢ When we consider the character of (te wich this army operated fot more than one-baif of sour) Coteau, where be encountered « and Dakota warriors festimated at fre above ite junction with the Rapidan. has been inferred, from the testimony of General Burn- Wide Before tho Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War, that his pian of marching bis whole army vo Me worth of the Rappabannock, from Warrenton to Fal- Wenth, bad been approved by the authorities in Washing. tem, and that be expected on bie arrival there to find Supplies and poutoons, with gundeats to cover bis cross: fag In the Gret place, that plan was never approved, Bor was bo over authorized to adopt it. he could not possibly have expected supplies and Le form dabie obeter! # to be , the number of forces and the rtrengt ‘appot fa) to adrnire the Courage ana followed at Hig Mc @ the Indiaok were ately on assum troope to Galves: Harper's Ferry, dest evomy'e works endurance of t ded, and in (he te struction of their three companies of the Forty necood Ma teers, the advance of the ox oo tho evening of ihe ruitation with the commander of (he biockading force, he landed bis mea upon the wharf and (ook pureession of the On the Ist of January, bevore ihe arrival of the remainder of our forces, the rebele made ap attack by Jand with artillery and infaniry, three powerful rame hundred and #ixt dijon, arrived at Uhat tbh of December pieit an be found te Alleged, And tho allegatic y rong ront of Wiiltarmeport. position, with the swollen rear, without any means of crossing bis artillery, and when o defeat must bave caused tho surrender of bis entire army, be was allowed time to construct a pontoon bridge with lomber collected from canal boate snd the ruins of wooden houses, and on the morwing of tbe 14th his army bad croesed to the south side of the river. hor er, wae attacked by our cavalry, and considerable lore. the th of July tbe distance, some #ix busdred miles from #4. On the Sd of September Gow defeated at Whitestone Hal), aboot one bundred and thir ty mniven above tho Littie Cheyenae. « body of whom bad previoorly been engaged The navages were defeated and wounded abd coe bundred amd Gity 41x having mar: bed deobeyed the inrtrictiore of but tuperior®, necertary W remark tbat General an order OF ipetr: rant Dever dimoveyed bot alwaye carr Sully encountered and by water with mroand of two best of big ability every wieh oF ruggertion made w him Moreover, he baa never compia ned roieb bin all the Colonel Barri * men were tearly al) killed and taken The Harriet |ane was captured, and the fing ship Wentield was blown up by ber commander to pre vent ber falling inv the band of the enemy Tho rebels also captured the coal tranepert® and « schooner, The commanclers of the farriet lane and the Westheld (and @ namber of other naval officers and men were willed. The remainder of the expedition di leave New Orleans ti!) Degember 31, and arrived off 24 of Jancery, our forces there bad been captured and Fortunately, they did oot land, and returved to New Orleans iv safety, to remark that this ex; provided for in by the geveroment that the government did not Avid anmistance io ts power plan Re eaw fs 0 adopt tile the maw ermy of i north of the Potomac, i military reseie bed (a2 400 Milled, 33, ‘il Bidea, “We capt |, 13,021 prisoners. Cur \oen wae Lweaty milled ood Wbirty eight woonded With these operations the present Indiau carnpaign was #0 10 idabo may render 4 yorend a mililary expediion pte tbat tory early 16 the spring i i : ES ; fT nel 10th of June 101 willed 486 wounded, aod aoe campaign 700 wounded aud , 28,178 email arene 1, bat, judging from loft ob the field, it retreat up the valley « ‘of the Blue Kidge, the Rapidan, near rt House, when he took a defensive river, General 33 ‘1 | lors the forner The lore © (he latier war pot reported = = 5 3 i Galveston on the day after dentroy : i s j < represented that the engavements, foug! colored treope op these den er with great bravery, nod that ( rebels treated thie clare of prisovere of war, ae Ube ofieern, with great barbarity mibie however, to ascertain the correctoces of these rep- Toren {alone iB regard Lo Ibe treatment of these prisoners. After the capture of Vickburg General Grant reported {hat his (roope were ge much f forced marches and (he labore of the siege ae to eben reqaire reveral week of ampaign. Nevertheless, ae the exigencies of the rervice seemed we req were \eant fatigued oo several important expeditions, while (he others remained i Vicia he place .o a better defenr ve condition for semall garrieon led General Hherman «ar fet io pursuit of Johpator # ‘orcen The latter retreated to Jachnon, Mien, which place wan taken by of on the nt 1,000 Killed, wounded ay lared "64 prpowere. tof smmanitien, and department bas been mot wignay exemy be evils of C1¥i) War, and Conmequently has énjoyed ut Horamytberts and robberies baying been committed by roving Bands of Indiave on the over land stage route jm January last, General Connor marct ed, with & small force, W Hear river, idaho Territory where, on tbe 20th he overt and completely defeated thet in & severe baltic, in which be killed two bupdred and twenty four of the three Bundred aod captured ove hundred and sevecty five of their horses. ie amet ane woot H = i E ed by the enemy if E exampied prosperity ition was not Banks’ instructions. On the dl) of Jaonary General Weitzel, with a force of wfantry and artilery, aided by the ganboats under Lieutenant Com- manding Buchanan, croveed Somea the seeel gunboat ‘This gunboat, be: jand The loas of Genera! W ton was wix killed and twenty eaven ber were killed and wounded on our gut It baa 20+ been por FE Berwick Bay end and at Cotton in the hayoa Tethe ing disabled by the fire of ovr vaval apd burned by the rebeie ved eed wore out with before underteking Hie own lowe, an slaty three, cot Of two bur of bik men were seversiy injured by the thie severe juowhinent tbe Indiawe Ww ‘bat have ceased to comms depredations on oot thowe «he verse) on ew mms The oops (nthe department bay the peat year on (be Indian (rowwer, abd SURFING Toads W the cowly diecovered The fabuivos repeewn of Vkeow Bombers of minere and trays Jere from Califeruia Meno tnd Whe hither barren Territory #11) noon becote a wealthy ano poy tous "tate ane io Deoom ber leet er 0 Teenenere am Upiou aed Watauga Kadrosd bridges, amoant of arms, rollin tucky with the low March Brigadier General 6. As coon af Viewaburg ay A compiderable part of Lee's army was cow with reinforce Bragg io the Wert. bul with hie a) to tarp Gentfeyed: the Oratq.. sed Alesnode u A the Rapidan to Manasras, been prmepaly erie while the forces at op the land ede of Port The demoustration wes meade mrcceeded m peemng the Albatros. The fold nes th Ar rome bee attracted lar; Genera! “ber toa bs Bull ron, Having Railroad the rebels again fel) beck to their former position near Orange Court House. Dor- ing these operations there were foveral revere engage mente between detached forces, but po general baitle— and Tl, at Roberteon river, October 12, at Qotober 14, at Bristoe Station October Buckland Mills, October 24, st Pealton and the , and on the 7th of November on Our los at Bristoe Station We captured five cannon, la the several salrminbes fe retreated \owngde the Aimbaroa (ne, abd \.eneral Ferman Feterued wo Vicksburg to rec apd naval for 1 took three hundred prncvers, captored ove Fteamwer and burned five, Wook wx eed ffly small arms aod eight) cord borees aod mule. No lowt 00 Our mde war rey ried were nino ReOL Bgninet Cm i batteries with the Hartford snd aod 5 a Hy Brandy Station He retornea wo Kew On the wie of | Mnore eugeged ani Sefratert « large reber force under Ueneral gram, bear Somerset <4 some hed and mneng wae That of the enemy [ only eo men exped Rappabanpeck by. beng then cf the south bank of t was 61 killed and 320 wounded two core, abd 450 prisoners. between the Oth and 2a of October, the casualties in | OOF cavalry COrpe were 14, and 655 mineing. The enemy ® jors # not Kuown, Hot mast have been heavy, a we cap- | Troope sent cut from Harper's On the 71h of ree ammount of Fo! Weber General Ran. ( Toran cattio, & pum large amount of am The other expel i. ce "ere aso suecesefal mecing Ob i if i fom cay tared Bee (hounap! Lé i i fH line, rather againrt Secretary of War and your. the whole movement io my ordert, makes me the more re rebels in thin battle ¢ net known, as by their fortifications. ae officially reported d 2,078 mmniny r if Jn Jone (bt ebels attempted « rad inte Harrinoe coun ty, Indiana, » three pr moners it & it 3 H i tured many prisoners Ferry forced tum November Gener About the same > with two pieces Of artillery, the Fires Tennenses cavalry nd tome detachinents from General Carter's © tinan4 dertroyed the railroad bear Kner etrewberry Pining and Menry crews tared ten piers of artillery, obe (hound wand of arm and (ve bordres preemere we onded aed a ow air ‘boat the time of Lees invamion of Penney vars (ir rebel Genera) Jobe HW. Morgan, with a large coer stlempted 8 raid inte letinwe sed Ube cle bly, (0 reerime the Ube :ver mie ar mmediately retreat wedgwick aod French attacked the enemy at Rappabacnock Station and Kelly's ford, o tring several redoubte, f abont 2,000 prisoners The enemy cow retreated to hit old posion The operations of o Virginia are referred to bere ae vein, th those of the Army of tl 100 #mall 1 attempt any Important Campaigo seted masterly ipon {be defeuetve i repeli- roids and breaking up gueriita bands ben Lee's army retreated acrots the Potoma ip July Inet, Brigavies Geveral Kelly concentrated i) bit availa bie force oo the enemy's fank, near Clear Springs to co-operate in the if 4 far as Camp Moore, and considerable amount rebe! manufactor we. | ehoheld's troope perele Ord sed re (enersl Banae for ; Me aed the br igen at n, to New Orleans, to + Puch v/teror operations as be m abt deem proper to on tiene were ale0 feet to the Hed oo the Weebie i on the Rapidan (rar seme wae Coe Kies troops in Weet river and to Harri Liimately con: a to brenk op amd dewtrot After veneral Grant TR! command cart of the Mire lows of thie battle onburg an) Mot rward the pontoon This order was tracemitted General Woodbary een 10 Novewber. wae promptiy Burnwide had ru or Alexandria, red, with & garrison sod be ganboate onder Joectenaet command) the navy, General Ranks 1¢ He mename the gene. Caton, Mareripn irqnia OF Powe Ht Ranks reports (he captare of two thoorand twenty peces of aruliery, two amount of public property home and right Wausporte re demroyed mock Dr ART ~ thdrawal to Mine ont 0 ArKapean wae Plate! © Jott the frontier of the former exposed wo rade © ake adventage = ar ( Hindman’? rebel srmy, * large part of oer cy eet antenl report : H atods. attack by General weryices in the purroit after pareage of the river sand sttaated the enemy 7) mankete and Our jos wan 17 Milled aud €1 wounded tea to be 78. | fy finally compleisiy deetr oye! De ing Billed @F taken prisoner The dete: brent of " i hich the rebels were On the 24tb of Jal: rowed his army Wo Bayou Sara, 23, ith Geveral Avgur’® forces, latter bad an engagement with the epemy O9 Port Hodson ising ov the 224, 1 which be Jort 19 kalied aod 60 wounded ately invested, While awaiting the slow 4 tiege General Banks made two une Foaily on the #th of J conditionally war rendered. two hundred and Pieces of artwlery, two Hl Toad, capturing two pieces of 125 prisoners. The eoemy's Killed and eral Aver'il Aitacked a re en, at Kocky 6 Caneral Pores idee pregaret The pecmmiiy, bewerer, « 2th ibe movemes te of (em re. Kemer rans com pened oie the feid witheowt ewarting the return Hie Main crhuton Morel om ihrer routes, | making Kagetoe be Objective pomt, whieh pace war | +1 of Meplember, Kee concentrate hus forcem \ by forced marches 0 (he Tree Mocmtae. oo the th Port Hodeoo wae itume Jap, in Greenbrier county, 160 precvere, and kiting Our leon to killed, wounded and misting eptember Imboden attacked a small wounding 16 and caj jovember Geo. Ay And defeaied the enemy wear Lewisburg, cap ‘ing three pieces of artillery, 100 prisoners and a largo 1 af thirty-three prisoners, Ofty mere fowr thoowand four Bun dred poande of can wen | owder. f) 6 thousand email arme, one besdred aod Bfiy thousand rounde of samme Car kan, from the 294 10 the 0th of May, 16 elnding (be apenalt Of the 27D, a reported, wae about Beton remforyed from General Grant’ army oe [hy 1, (Om relate oformaton t wae secertanes that Hindeae's army bed ano formes & jumetion » \) {eee milan worth of Van 1 re: bat retreated after the act The unjted rebel force was eater than Gur Own, two Civ 6 bupdred muvee in (be he Artaaret 6 force Of our trope at Mi yout to w Ried pout tbe later ot march {ret Kowrt wt the retreat of the garrea, wed force Hie caytares te oad yi acnere por that place Cer. Ramber of acaal and believed to be vert te ememy's loge ig Uilied and wounded | eet: 1 Mepeemter ) reap, lmungdiately upom | of artuaery apd vee THREE CEN PRICE mado ty d warch of pixty mice mn Mity-two 4 A column « ¥ a6 thosame thm, tod the valley Wo Bristo sorcse (he Virgiow tine and destroy toy igen over the Holttom and Watauga riy at t wy's return Into Tonnesseo. * army was Dow seo river, (rom Loudon west, noun to © ) Roweorane? army, whieh reached Chattancors on iio on. Poms Rock Pare into North Carolina was 4 pied by ® small force. Tho restoration Of Kast Tenueses to the Union was thas effected by skitful combination win scarcely any hem on our part It was Bow beped \bat inere would be BO surther delay in efleeting @ junction voiween tbe two | arinies of Barngide and Roseoraps, a vac yoen previous ly ordered. As the country between Dalte id tho to the epemy, General Burner was down by the north bawk of the river, «0 a8 to secure ity fords and cover bit own ane Hosecrans? nications from rebel raids, With our forces nutrcted Dear Chattanooga, the enemy would be com to either attack us in position or to retreat ooth Into Geergia. Lf Be ehould attempt » flank movement en Cleveland, bis own communication would and bis army destroyed. Bat, although re peatealy urged to effect (bis junction with the Army of the Cumberland, Genera! Hurneide retained most of bie orces 1 the up valley, whieh wae eG) threatened © the Virginia line by @ amici rebel force under Fam nthe 2ist of Neptember Colonel Panter bad job with the enemy wear Kristol, op the Virgtp! the 10ih and Lithof Getober another sharp ent Look piace at Blue springy. the evemy was 1 with ® hoayy lows in killed and wounded and one hun ired and fity prisowers. Gar lone was about ooo by Afier (be battle of Chickamauga, when Gepers) anooga, the enemy an fallen back to « pushed forward a column into Fast Tepnensee te | threaten Burneide’s pomtion at Loudon, and to cover Avairy raid MOD Hogecrwps’ communications, Unfors ately. ¢ turneide had oceu, ied UbMaderpbia apd other point Je of Lhe river with fu Fisehs. 1h enemy RUrprised KOE Of hore (orce aplured Six guns, afty wagons aud some 1 ugar nds ded in bi Jones had moved (o Kogersvilie, five hundred cavalry, and surpriged our garrison at ©, coptoring four pieces Of artillery, thirty rix ex hundred and fity men DRE AR MNT Oo TM CUM HERE AIT phorel Komecrans took command ef the aciny Hevtocky }k was tmaseed at Lowling Greet and Giargow. The bone of supplies was the 1 Af wan advanced to? a hundre: i Y pad’ marched to Nash. © distance of unly a little of two hupdred miles. Co (he 20h of December Gen, Rosecrans advanced ogainet Lirogg, whowe forces were at that Ume dis powed along the rowd Un the 30th, our army, alter heavy skirmiening em route, rosched the vicinity of Murteesboro, and took up a line of battle, The left, an dor Crittenden, crammed next day to the east ef Stone river, while the centre, commented by Thomas, and the wore ported on the wert bauk of the (a0 © bate agreed upon, MoQvok war to leant for three y's Fight Wo the cant of ing bis way loto Murfreesboro, tking the evemy Jo Hawk aod reverke, the uusupported rebel centre being expoed at the same Lime Lo the vigorous blown of tuo 1h well conceived programme unfortuvately war vnencoemntal, from Ube failure Of Mclook to main tain bis porition, our right, brigade after brigade in wae commion, being lorerd back by the enemy's heavy columns With regimental (ront. This retrograde movement of the right caused Oritrenden f° suspend bis march apd sop | port our forces en the west bask of the river, the bettie on Our past changing from the offen to the defensive. The day cloned with our right and rigi ove about ot right angien to ihe fret line of bavtle, bot jeaving Ut masters Of tbe original sroaud O8 our Jolt, and Oar new line advantageously posted, with open ground in fropt, ewept at all by vur artillery. Thoogh fo this day's evogagement the ene my had boen roughly bandied, our lows 10 men i lery bad becn heavy. On the Lat of January 1B POslliom Lhe Chemy Naliocl but tbe day closed with Out Offensive Ope ations, except Lwo demonstrations, pro ducing no results. On the moruing & the 24 the enemy opened four beavy batteries on our centre, ted mage strong demotstration of attack @ litte further to right, but a well directed artiliery fire sous ailenced batteries and pot an ond to bie efforta there. afternoon & yi\KorUs ALAcK Was tnAde OD our heavy coluinne, battalion frout, forcing us, after Higbting, 10 Crom to the weet ot the river, f abcheidea a well directed artiliery fre, woill i gh wwfaniry, war opewed with terribe havoc ou U nour’ manes, raiicting » loan agen him ie ferty sinetes of te thou. rane killed and wounded. The defeated aud fying were purened by five brigades, anti) afer dask. Wo captuced four pieces of artilery and a stand ot colors. Aw a heavy rain ou the mornwgof the 3d rendered ibe ploughed ground 0 our left impassable for artillery, vo pursuit was ordered, and tbe day terminated wideout further bottlities than brushing (rom our front the ene my'® vomervus Jere, Which much auwoyed vA from Ube woods and ther rifle pits. CD the 6th we occupied Murfreesboro, and pursued the enewy ex of even miles towards Magebester, the difficulty of bringing op supplies and the great or artillery horton wae thought reader further » expedient, Our ben lo this battle waa tebe 1, 20d 2,500 minning, 24 pieces of artillery and & mber of waguns captared by the enemy. ebel hen in killed and wounded was 14,600, dared six preces of artillery, Aller the battle of Murfreesboro or Blone river, (he ehemy took ponition at whelbyvile aod Tollahotos, and the winter ama spring were Peneed 10 feide and enunportant skirmehes, Oo the +) of Febrasry Geoeraie Wheeler, Forrest aod harton Invested Fort Donelson and demanded ite eapita- ibis wae promptly reCused by 4a oom. vanter, Coonel lardng. After an cbetmete siteckh, whieh insied ali day, the rebels retired, with «p eetimated lone of bine bi thirteen killed end Col. Cobarn, w Es 35s asF way Van Dorn'® rebel o | extinnated at 7 enemy retreated, drawing Col. Cobarn into @ gorge, | where be wan rurronmded sod nearly ail bie force cap. lured. Cur lowe wan 1406, that of ihe evemy 160 Killed | and 440 wonnded wih of March Onl Hal, while on ® recommen: splered and defeated Ube revel Gem. Morgan { three or four thousand Oar kam was 66. The enemy lofi 04 on the Beli. bot carried of bin wounded , On the 2th of Maret the rebel Gen pade cavalry raid ov (be Maahyiile and Cobem- be bridge sud Hionag at Leettwood. Gen. Gren © Henith, arriving opportanely with about 600 cavalry, tacked (he ebemy In the rear, and recovered = large por. bon of the property captured «t Hrentwood, parew mg ihe rebels to Litto Harpete, where they wore reinforced. iw bit stack wes four killed, sinelenn wounded and four mbalng © the Luh of April = guerilla feron attacked « trefr hear lavergne guaried by 400 mo, he ome were destroyed and wearily half of the guarde kitted wounded, At the same time Vau Dore, mounted lores, atteckel Franklin, but Myer Ceners! Granger with 5 ee wounded left on the Geld, and 68 James J. Reynovis made & LS, pd gy McMinn rile Faslroed, deetroy img supplies and other property, and capturing Coleone! Siraight, With aboot 1000 mam, | foreements (rt General Dedye, 0 Tuseamnbia Afler heavy sees in skormuenes with Forrest's covairy, and when bear |e destination, be wae forced Ws eurren- der 00 te Ti ot Mey os nana a tee, rad wpoe MAdleva ring © prisouers, berees, OP viaw* (1 arms aod other proyerty. On the 41h of Jane the rebel General Forrest a ore (rom captered rebel correspmdcoce that large menla were being (rewn fram Bragg’) army \@ reinforce Shoes i Mamie pp) Rewntorementa bag w Urent (rom “ther armies in tbe West, bet Gen. army wee ft iotect, in order thet he mm Naas a4 ven. tne of Drage ¢ Cin ininbed cambere eed drive bum beck ely erg ® and thes peoare biyel Kart Tenocanes from the hans A Ue re beie—am which ibe goversment bar kept commlantly in view from the a ihe | therefore urged upon Gen Pescorane 0 oe tage of thie opportanity to earry out hie poe jecied movement, mformng bim that Gen, would operate wilh hur fores, moving from Keeteck s Vaat Tennessee For vrareus reamen be preferred va pomtoume be movemret oc) (he ler eaten of Uke tego ot Vieksare In order Wavod Mey mirenteretanding of the orders ghr en to Gee Reerorane 6 (hw walgect, | eubenit the tobe few ng correep ode f eo day remevet, Tou remember 1 s 17 endioon it wmrcmmn 4 me thet rr) - as fam a8 ‘ seteone, Tene . 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