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Oct. 5th.
Allatoona, Georgia.
Oct.
5th.
Fort Adams, Louisiana ..
Oct. 6th. Florence, Alabama,
Oct. 6th .. Prince's Place, Osago River, Cole county, Missouri Oct. 6th. Woodville, Mississippi.
Col. Shanks' brigade, Shelby's division
10
56
Oct. 7th. Moreau Bottom, near Jefferson |City, Missouri .. Oct. 9th California, Missouri. Oct. 9th. Boonesville, Missouri.
Gen. Fagan's division, Price's Army. Gen. Fagan's division, Price's Army. Gen. Shelby's division.
300
Oct. 10th South Tunnel, Tennessee.
Oct.
10th Eastport, Mississippi.
Rucker's brigade, Col. D. C. Kelly, commanding.
3
23
4
9
Oct. 11th
Fort Donelson. Tennessee ..
Ort. 11th Boonesville, Missouri
Oct. 11th .! Narrows, Georgia.
Oct. 12th Greeneville, Tennessee.
Gen. Hood's advance,
Gen. Hood's forces.
400
Oct. 13th Buzzard Roost
Block-house.
Georgia ...
Oct. 15th
Bayou Biddell, Louisiana ..
+50
800
Oct. 15th wake Creek Gap, Georgia.
Oct. 15th Sedalia, Missouri ..
Gen. Jeff. Thompson's brigade, Shelby's division
1
200
Oct. 16th Ship's Gap, Taylor's Ridge, Oct. 18th Georgia .. Pierce's Point, Black water,
40
Florida ..
Vet. 19th
Lexington, Missouri.
Shelby's division.
Oct. 20th. Little River, Tennessee.
Oct. 21st. Harrodsburgh, Kentucky
Det. 21st. Little Blue, Missouri.
Oct. 22d. Independence, Missouri
40
100
Oct. 22d. White River, Arkansas.
Oct. 23d. Hurricane Creek, Mississippi ...
Oct. 2311. Princeton, Arkansas.
Oct 231.
Westport, Big Blue, Missouri ... | Marmaduke's, Fagan's and Shelby's divisions-Maj.
Gen. Price, commanding ..
Oct. 21th Coldwater Grove, Osage, Mis- souri.
tKilled and wounded. *Killed, wounded and missing.
(59)
5
36
60
1
2
.....
Oct. 15th Glasgow, Missouri ..
Oct. 12th Resaca, Georgia.
Oet. 13th
Tilton, Georgia.
....
Oct. 13th Dalton, Georgia ..
...
4
*= 250
75
Fagan's and Marmaduke's divisions, Prico's Army.
...
Oct. 4th .. Linn, Missouri.
10
Maj. Gen. French's division, Army of Tennessee.
47
4
2
1
1
2
3
Marmaduke's and Shelby's divisions .. Fagan's and part of Marmaduke's divisions.
20th Tennessee regiment and Washington artillery (Lt. Chalaron), Maj. Gen. Bate, commanding.
Shelby's division and Clarke's brigade.
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CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY, ETC .- Continued.
CONFED. LOSS.
UNION LOSS.
DATE.
LOCALITY.
CONFEDERATE TROOPS ENGAGED.
Killed.
Wounded.
Missing.
Killed.
Wounded.
Missing.
Oct. 25th
Mine Creek, Maria Des Cygnes, and Little Osage River, Kan- sas.
Marmaduke's, Fagan's and Shelby's divisions, Maj. Gen. Prico, commanding ..
400
Oct. 26th. Milton, Blackwater, Florida ...
Oct. 26th-29th. Decatur, Alabama.
Bate's and Cleburne's divisions, Army of Tennessee ..... Shelby's division and portions of Fagan's.
+100
25
10
45
100
Det. 28th-30th .: Newtonia, Missouri.
Oct. 28th
Capture of the Mazeppa at Fort Heiman, Tennessee.
Buford's division and Morton's artillery Commands of Cols. Brooks and Elliott, Price's Army ..
240
8
42
Oct. 28th
Morristown, Tennessee ...
Oct. 30th
Muscle Shoals, Raccoon Ford, Alabama ..
Oct. 30th
Ladija, Terrapin Creek, Ala- bama ...
2
4
Oct. 30th
Near Brownsville, Arkansas ..... Capture of U. S. Gunboat Un- dine and Transports Venus and Cheeseman, near Fort Heiman, Tennessee.
Walton's, Rice's and Morton's batteries, and Chalmers' and Buford's divisions, Forrest's cavalry ..
+12
10
6
2
26
Nov. Ist. Black River, Louisiana .. Nov. 1st to 4th. Union Station, Tennessee .. Nov. 2d. Davidson's Ferry. Tennessee
River, Tennessee
Confederate States Gunboat Undine, Capt. Tracy (3d Kentucky cavalry), and armed Transport Venus, Lt. Col. Dawson
Nov. 3d. Vera Cruz, Arkansas.
5
1
Nov. 3d. Davidson's Ferry, Tennessee ...
Nov. 4th-5th .. Johnsonville, Tennessee.
Confederate States Gunboat Undine, Capt. Tracy. Morton's, Thrall's and Briggs' batteries, and Buford's and Chalmers' divisions of cavalry-Maj. Gen. Bed- ford Forrest, commanding.
Sov. 5th-6th .. Big Pigeon River, Tennessee. Nov. 9th ... Atlanta, Georgia ..
¥20
2
..
Nov. 9th. Shoal Creek, Alabama.
250
Oct. 28th
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
(09)
1
Oct. 30th
2
..
1864.
Nov. 13th ....... |Bull's Gap, near Morristown, Tennessee ...
Vaughan's and Duke's cavalry, and Col. Palmer's in- fantry, brigades-Maj. Gen. John C. Breckenridge, commanding ..
5 4
36
200
Nov. 14th-28th Cow Creek, Kansas ...
Nov. 15th. Clinton and Liberty Creek, Louisiana ...
Nov. 16th
Nov. 16th Lovejoy Station, Jonesboro', Georgia. Bear Creek Station, Georgia .. Nov. 17th .. Aberdeen and Butler Creek, Alabama
See Gen. Wheeler's Summary .. Soe Gen. Wheeler's Summary ..
Nov. 19th. Bayou La Fouche, or Ash Bayou, Louisiana Nov. 20th Macon, Georgia Nov. 21st ... Liberty and Jackson, Louis- inna.
Nov. 22d
Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Griswoldville, Georgia ...
2d, 3d and 4th brigades of Georgia Militia, the Athens and Augusta (Georgia) battalions, and Anderson's battery-Brig. Gen. P. J. Phillips, commanding ..
+600
10
52
Nov. 22d. Clinton, Georgia ..
Nov. 22d.
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee ..
Jackson's and Buford's cavalry divisions-Maj. Gen. Forrest ..
*50
$50
Nov. 23d
Mount Pleasant, Tennessee ......
Chalmers' division and Forrest's escort-Gen. Forrest, commanding.
· 5
30
20
100
60
Nov. 24th Campbellville and Lynnville, Tennessee.
Nov. 25th
Ball's Ferry, Oconce River, Georgia ..
Company of 27th Georgia infantry battalion, Hayward's and Talbott's companies of Georgia cavalry, Hager's section of artillery-Maj. Hartridge, commanding ..
2
7
100
36
5
100
Nov. 26th Madison Station, Alabama .. Sandersville, Georgia.
Nov. 26th.
Nov. 26th .... Nov. 27th . ......
Sylvan Grove, Georgia. Big Black River Bridge, Missis- „sippi Central Railroad Nov. 27th-29th. |Waynesboro', Thomas Station, and Buck Head Creek, Georgia! Columbia, Tennessee ..
Nov. 29th
Nov. 29th .. Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Nov. 30th. ..... Franklin, Tennessee.
Maj. Hartridge's forces. (See Ball's Ferry, Georgia) ..... [ Pettus' Alabama brigade, Stevenson's division .. Cheatham's, Hardee's and Stewart's corps, and John- son's division of Lee's corps-Army of Tennessee, Gen. J. B. Hood .. Cheatham's and Stewart's corps, and Gen. Ed. John- son's division of Lee's corps-Army of Tennessee, Gen. J. B. Hood. Maj. Gen. Cleburne, and Brig. Gens. John Adams, Strahl, Gist, Granberry and Car-I +Killed and wounded. *Killed, wounded and missing.
.
1
Jackson's ( Armstrong's and Ross' brigades) and Bu- ford's cavalry divisions.
25
200
..
.
(61)
69
See Gen. Wheeler's Summary ..
Nov. 22d.
.
Maj. Hartridge's forces. (Fee Ball's Ferry, Georgia). Maj. llartridge's forces. (See Ball's Ferry, Georgia) ...
..
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CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY; ETC .- Continued.
CONFED. LOSS.
UNION LOSS.
DATE. 1864.
LOCALITY.
CONFEDERATE TROOPS ENGAGED.
Killed.
Wounded.
Missing.
Killed.
Wounded.
Missing.
Nov. 30th.
Honey Hill, Broad River, South Carolina.
First brigade of Georgia Militia, State Line brigade, . 17th and 32d Georgia, the Athens and Augusta bat- talions (Georgia), part of 3rd South Carolina cavalry, and sections of Beaufort and La Fayette artillery, De Pass and Kanapaux batteries -- Maj. Gen. G. W. Smith.
4
40
56
645
...
5
9
25
Dec. 1st Millen Grove, Georgia.
Dec. 24. Rocky Creek Church, Georgia ..
Dee. 2d -, Mississippi Dee. 2d and 3d Block House, No. 1 and 2, Mill Creek, Tennessee .
Bell's and Lyon's brigades (Buford's division) and
12
16
200
Dec. 3d. Thomas' Station, Georgia ......... Near Murfreesboro, Tennessee ..
Dec. 4th
See Gen. Wheeler's summary. Maj. Gen. Bate's division and Gen. Hill's cavalry brig- ade-Maj. Gen. W. B. Bate commanding.
15
59
13
100
...
Dec. 4th
Waynesboro and Brier Creek, Georgia . 'Statesboro, Georgia ..
See Gen. Wheeler's summary .. See Gen. Wheeler's summary ..
2
2
8
27
Dec. 5th to 8th Murfreesboro, Tennessee ...
Bate's division, Sears' brigado of French's division, Palmer's brigade of Stevenson's division, and Jack- son's and Buford's cavalry divisions-Maj. Gen. For- rest commanding .
19
73
197
30
175
.........
Dec. 6th to 9th Deveaux's Neck, South Caro- lina.
47th Georgia battalion, 32d Georgia regiment, White's battalion cadets, battalion North Carolina reserves, company Ist South Carolina artillery and Bachman's battery-Col. Edwards commanding. See Gen. Wheeler's summary ...
¥400.
39
390
200
17
2
3
...
Dec. 7th to 9th Ogeechee River, Georgia .. Dec. 9th to Kirk's raid into Western Northi
ter, C. S. A., killed.
1,750 3,800
702
189
1,033
1,104
Dec. 1st ....... Near Yazoo City, Miss .. Dec. 1st to 14th Skirmishing in front of Nash- ville, Tenn ..
Army of Tennessee, Gen. J. B. Hood See Cien. Wheeler's summary
16
100
..
(62)
23
Morton's battery.
2
1
Dec. 4th ...
Dec. 7th ....... ... Ebenezer Creek, Georgia .....
1
Jan. 14th. Dec. 9th .....
Carolina Cuyler's Plantation, Monteith Swamp, Georgia ..
#29
2
71
10
4
2
11 ........
Dec. 10th-21st. Siege of Savannah, Georgia ......
1st, 2d and 3d brigades Georgia militia, brigade Georgia State Line and battalion cadets, Maj. Gen. G. W. Smith ; Baker's North Carolina brigade, Lewis' brig- ade, 2d, 4th and 9th Kentucky, Ist Georgia regulars, 4th Tennessee and 12th South Carolina cavalry, 5th Georgia reserves, Worthen's North Carolina and 3d and Allen's Georgia battalions, Maj. Gen. MeLaws ; Brig. Gens. Mercer's and J. K. Jackson's brigades, Maj. Gen. A. R. Wright; Gen. Wheeler's cavalry ; Cof. C. C. Jones, Jr., chief of artillery ; Lt. Gen. W. J. Hardee, commanding
800
200
Dec. 12th ..
Elkton, Kentucky
Gen. Duke's cavalry brigade (Col. Morgan).
8 26
86
2
Dec. 13th ..
Fort Mc Allister, Georgia
150 men under Maj. Anderson and Capt. Clinch
150
24
110
Dec. 14th ..
Bristol, Tennessee ...
3
6
15
Dec. 15th.
Abingdon, Virginia.
Dee. 15th
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec. 15th Glade Springs, Virginia.
Dee. 15th, 16th Nashville, Tennessee.
Lee's, Stewart's and Cheatham's corps, Army of Ten- nessce, Gen. J. B. Ilood commanding ..
4.462*
400
1,740
Dec. 16th
Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Marion and Wytheville, Vir- ginia ..
Col. Wycher's cavalry battalion and Cosby's cavalry brigade ...
100
198
58
Dec. 17th
Hollow Tree Gap, Tennessee .....
413
Dec 17th
Franklin, Tennessee ..
21
1
Dec. 17th.
Mitchell's Creek, Florida
27
32
10
Dec. 18th ..
Marion, Virginia
Cosby's. Duke's and Giltner's cavalry brigades, Maj. Gen. J. C. Breckenrige commanding.
200
18
58
Dec. 18th
Franklin Creek, Mississippi.
Dec. 19th
Rutherford Creek, Tennessee ...
Dee. Zoth
Saltville, Virginia ..
Dec. 23d.
Lynnville, Tennessee.
Walthall's infantry and Jackson's, Buford's and Chal mers' cavalry divisions ..
Dec. 23d.
Buford's Station, Tennessee.
Walthall's infantry and Jackson's, Buford's and Chal- mers' cavalry divisions.
11
3
Dec. 24th
I Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Dec. 25th ....
Anthony's Hill, Tennessee
Featherstone's, Palmer's, Fields' and Reynold's infan- fantry brigades and Walthall's, Jackson's and Chal- mers' cavalry divisions ..
15
10
+150
50
Dec. 25th Verona, Mississippi
#Killed and wounded. "Killed, wounded and missing.
..
Dec. 14th ..
Memphis,
20
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Dee. 16th
Stevenson's and Clayton's divisions of Lee's corps, Army of Tennessee Army of Tennessee ..
1.800
Dec. 17th-19th.
Pine Barren Creek, Alabama
1
Dec. 21th
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
1
261.
Dec 13th Kingsport, Tennessee
·
CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY, ETC .- Continued.
CONFED. LOSS.|
UNION LOSS.
DATE. 1864.
LOCALITY.
CONFEDERATE TROOPS ENGAGED.
Killed.
Wounded
Missing.
Killed.
Wounded.
Missing.
Dec. 26th
Sugar Creek, Tennessee ..
Same force as at Anthony's Hill, Dec. 25th
Dec. 27th, 28th Decatur, Alabama ...
Der. 28th ..
Egypt Station, Mississippi
Gen. Gholson's brigade Mississippi militia.
500
23
88
7
Dec. 29th.
Pond Spring, Alabama.
1 2
45
1
..
1865.
20
30
4
9
Jan. 2d.
Franklin, Mississippi.
Lyon's cavalry brigade.
3
2
20
1
2
...
Jan. 3d.
Thorn Hill, Alabama.
Jan. 5th. !Smithfield, Kentucky
Jan. 8th. Scottsboro, Alabama
Jan. 5th ..
Ivy Ford, Arkansas
Lyon's cavalry brigade.
100
Jan. 14th
Red Hill, Alabama .
90
25
Jan. 25th Combahee River, South Carolina
Jan. 25th. Simpsonville, Kentucky
Feb. 3d to 9th. River's Bridge, Salkahatchie,
18
70
4
Feb. 5th.
Dunn's Lake, Florida.
See Wheeler's summary ..
150
Feb. 9th Binnaker's Bridge, South Edisto River, South Carolina.
*36
Feb. 11th
Blackville, South Carolina
See Wheeler's summary.
31
160
60
...
Feb. 11th.
Feb. 12th .. Orangeburg, North Edisto Riv- er, South Carolina.
*26
Feb. 14th
Gunter's Bridge, South Caro- lina. Congaree Creek, South Carolina
..
Feb. 15th
Feb. 16th ... Cedar Keys. Florida
6
3
Feb. 16th, 17th!
Sack and burning of Columbia, South Carolina, by Logan's corps U. S. A. Fort Jones, Kentucky.
Gens. Wade Hampton's and Wheeler's cavalry corps ...
2
Feb. 18th.
Frb. 224 .. Douglas' Landing, Arkansas ...
..
(64)
Jan. 1ith
Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Jan. 14th-16th Pocataligo. South Carolina.
150
39
South Carolina.
1
34
Feb. 8th
Wiliston, South Carolina
1: 5
2
19
..
5
8
$25
...
Aiken. South Carolina
..
120
.
..
+400
100
Nauvoo, Alabama ..
Feb. - Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1|
....
....
· 10 .
March - Clinton, Louisiana
2
4
1
March 2d. Chesterfield, South Carolina .... March 24. 3d ... Cheraw,
March 3d ..
Florence, ..
3
...
March 6th. Natural Bridge, Florida. March 7th. Rockingham, North Carolina ...
March 10th Monroe's Cross Roads, North Carolina.
See Gen. Wheeler's summary.
+86
19
61
103
March 11th Clear Lake, Arkansas
March 13th Silver Run, Fayetteville, North Carolina. ..
March 15th. Taylor's Hole Creek, North Car- olina
..
..
Lt. Gen. W. J. Hardee's corps-Melaw's and Tallia- ferro's divisions, and Hampton's and Wheeler's cav- alry corps
108
540
217
77 5
477
1
March 18th Boyd's Station, Alabama March 19th to Bentonville, North Carolina ... 21st.
Lt. Gen. W. J. Hardee's corps, Hoke's division of Gen. Bragg's command, and remnants of Bate's (Cheat- ham's), Lee's and Stewart's corps, and Lt. Gens. Wheeler's and Hampton's cavalry corps, Army of Tennessee, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston commanding .....
223
1,467
653
191
1,168
903
March 20th to Stoneman's raid, Southwestern April 6th. Virginia and North Carolina.
March 25th Pine Barren Creek, Alabama ... March 26th to Spanish Fort, Alabama April 8th.
Gibson's Louisiana, Ector's Texas and North Carolina and Holtzelaw's Alabama brigades, and Slocum's Louisiana and Massenberg's Georgia light batteries - Brig. Gen. Randall Gibson commanding ....
552
100
695
....
..
March 22d to Wilson's raid, Chickasaw. Ala- April 24th. bama, to Macon, Georgia March 31st Monta vallo and Six-mile Creek, Alabama
+1,200
6,820
99
598
28
Roddy's Alabama and Crossland's Kentucky cavalry brigades, Adams' militia brigade, and Forrest's es- cort.
$100
12
30
April Ist Mount Pleasant, Alabama
63
5
April Ist Centreville, Alabama.
Same troops as at Montavallo, March 31st.
15
Gen. Forrest's escort
5
30
60
.......
April 2d
Armstrong's and Roddy's brigades and Forrest's escort, Lt. Gen. Forrest commanding Jackson's cavalry division .
1,500
12
270
7
April 24 Scottsville, Alabama
3
10
1
8
6
April 4th Tuscaloosa, ..
150
..
IGen. Wirt Adams' cavalry brigade
4!
24
30
+Killed and wounded. "Killed, wounded and missing.
(65)
275
2
10
April 1st Trion, Alabama
Jackson's cavalry division.
3
10
20
April Ist Bogler's Creek and Planters- ville, Alabama. Selma, Alabama ..
April 3:1. Northport,
60
April 6th. Sipsey Swamp, ..
..
O'March 6th. Olive Branch, Louisiana
13
5
11
See Gen. Wheeler's summary.
March 16th. Averysboro, North Carolina .....
..
.
CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY, ETC .- Continued.
CONFED. LOSS.
UNION LOSS.
DATE. 1864.
LOCALITY.
CONFEDERATE TROOPS ENGAGED.
Killed.
Wounded.
Missing.
Killed.
Wounded.
Missing.
April 9th ..
Fort Blakely, Alabama.
Cockerell's Missouri and Barry's (Sears') Mississippi brigades and Thomas' brigade Alabama boy reserves, Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddoll commanding ...
+500
2,400
113
516
April 10th
Lowudesboro, ..
50
364
April 13th
Whistler's Station, Alabama ..
April 16th
Fort Tyler, West Point, Georgia Promiscuous force under Brig. Gen. R. C. Tyler, who
19
28
218 7 1,200 6
29
April 16th
Columbus, Georgia.
April 19th.
April 20th
Catawba River, North Carolina Tobosofkee, Georgia ... Macon,
2,193
April 22 ...
Talladega, Alabama .:.
April 23d ...
Mumford's Stat'n, Blue Mount, Alabama
150
April 26th
Johnston surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina ...
The Army of Tennessee reorganized, Hardee's corps, Hoke's North Carolina division, and Wheeler's and Hampton's cavalry corps-Gen. Jos. E. Johnston
29,924
May 4th ...
Gen. Taylor surrendered Meridian, Mississippi
at
Infantry forces of Maj. Gen. D. II. Maury and cavalry forces of Lt. Gen. N. B. Forrest, Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor commanding ...
10,000
May 10th
Irwinsville, Georgia ..
President Jefferson Davis and members of his military staff captured.
21
2
4
May 10th
8,000
May 11th
7,454
May 13th
Gen. Sam Jones surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida. Gen. Jeff. Thompson surrenders . at Chalk Bluff, Arkansas Palmetto Ranch, Texas ... Gen. Kirby Smith's surrender.
20,000,
May 26th
+Killed and wounded.
"Killed. wounded and missing.
(99)
30
April 20th ..
Grant's Creek, Salisbury, North Carolina
was killed.
24
325 ..
$$118
April 12th and | Montgomery, 13th. April 12th
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LETTER OF GENERAL WHEELER, ACCOM- PANYING HIS TABLES.
WHEELER, ALA., December 5, 1878.
Col. E. L. Drake-My Dear Sir : Your favor of the 1st is received, inclosing a list prepared by yourself of the engagements in which my command participated, together with the losses on both sides in said battles and affrays, with request that I correct and return the paper to you.
The list, as returned, is from notes prepared by an officer of my staff during the war.
Of course, we cannot claim accuracy regarding the Federal losses in every instance, but, when losses of the enemy are mostly prisoners, we cannot be far out of the way, and, when we were able to do so, we cor- rected by Federal statements.
We know that at Lavergne, Tenn., on Dec. 30, 1862, we captured fully a thousand prisoners and several hundreds of wagons.
At Harpeth, Jan. 13, 1863, we know we captured a gunboat and transports and prisoners, as stated.
On Feb. 3rd, we know our loss was 168, and the opposing officer puts his loss at 16 killed, 60 wounded, and 50 captured ; so we put that fig- ure as correct, while we know we captured more than 50 prisoners.
In the fight with Federal cavalry Sept. 21, 1863, in Chattanooga Valley, we know we are correct. We know that out of one of Rose- cranz's best brigades, only 75 men returned with General Watkins to Chattanooga.
We know the Federal loss at McMinnville was at least 587, because we counted that number of prisoners, and we are sustained by Gree- ley's History, written at the time, which, on page 433, puts the Fed- eral loss at 600 in prisoners alone.
We know we captured more than a thousand wagons and 6,000 mules in Sequatchie Valley, Oct. 2nd, and Greeley so states it on the same page of his History, and General Halleck, in effect, states the same in his annual report for the year 1863, as General-in-Chief,* and
"Page 185, Vol. 8, Moore's Rebellion Record, General Halleck says: "After General Rosecranz retreated to Chattanooga, he withdrew his forces from the passes of Lookout Mountain, which covered his line of supplies from Bridgeport. These were immediately occupied by the enemy, who also sent a cavalry force across the Tennessee above Chatta-
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Van Horne, in his History of the Army of the Cumberland, pages 392 and 393, while he used the words "hundreds of wagons," fully cor- roborates Greeley's statement.
We also know we captured 250 prisoners at Marysville, and 300 at Little River, Nov. 14, 1863.
We know we captured General La Grange and 160 prisoners at Var- nell's Station. Van Horne, page 50, says La Grange and 14 officers were captured, and 136 men were killed, wounded and captured.
We know we captured over 400 prisoners and over 250 wagons at Cassville, May 24, 1864.
We know that at Crab Orchard we captured 80 prisoners, and we are certain we must have killed and wounded fully 60 men.
At Hadley's Bend and Hurricane Creek, April 10, 1863, we know we captured trains of cars and prisoners, as stated.
At Farmington, the Federals published their loss as Col. Monroe and 59 killed and 169 wounded, and, although we captured 20 prison- ers, we put their loss at but 228.
The Federal loss in the McCook, Garrard, and Stoneman raids, July 27th to 30th, we estimate at not under 4,500. We captured fully 3,- 000* prisoners and nearly 4,000 horses and arms.
In Sherman's book, pages 16 to 21, he puts down his force of cav- alry present for duty on April 10, 1864, at 24,765, and says he was then recruiting them up; and he states, page 84, that General Rous- seau arrived at Marietta on July 22d with 2,500 effective cavalry, which had been brought from the North.
From early spring we had hacked away at this ponderous force, and, after this last affair, General Sherman admitted himself to be almost without cavalry : at least he claimed to be very weak in that arm of the service.
During the fight at Newnan, and those that preceded it, the same morning, the Federal loss, in killed and wounded, was not less than 900. Supplemental Report on the Conduct of the War, Vol. I., page 147, says : " General McCook was attacked, on the 29th, near Newnan, by infantry and cavalry in overwhelming numbers, surrounded, and all, who did not cut their way through, were either killed or captured." The truth is, there was no infantry within forty-five miles of the bat-
nooga, which destroyed a large wagon-train in Sequatchie Valley, captured MeMinu- ville and other points on the railroad, thus almost completely cutting off the supplies of General Rosecranz's Army."
"Captain S. W. Steelo, of General Wheeler's staff, gives 3, 150 as the exact figures.
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tle. McCook was mistaken about being surrounded. It is true that, after bringing him to a stand, I threw a squadron upon the road I presumed he would wish to retreat on; but the engagement was a cavalry fight of man to man, and our force was less than half that of General McCook.
In McCook's Official Report (page 148 of work above cited), he says : " I was finally completely surrounded, and compelled to abandon every thing that would impede me, in order to cut my way through. I or- dered Colonels Croxton and Torry to cut through with their brigades. I took Colonel Jones with me, and got through 1,200 (twelve hundred) men by a charge in column. Colonel Dow, Colonel Torry, Major Aus- tin, wounded ; Major Paine, killed ; Harrison, missing, supposed a pris- oner. My loss very heavy."
General Sherman officially reported McCook's column at about 3,- 500, and Garrard's and Stoneman's columns at about 4,000 and 2,500 respectively. (Page 142 Supplemental Conduct of the War, and page 87 Shreman's book.) Greeley, page 633, says: "McCook had two di- visions-his own and Rousseau's (now Harrison's) freshly arrived divisions-numbering 4,000."
At the time, we estimated the Federal loss at 5,000; but, not to ·over-rate, I put it down at 4,500.
Our raid in Tennessee followed, and we put Federal loss at 1,900, which is moderate, considering the numerous engagements had and prisoners captured.
We can learn something of these operations by looking at General Sherman's letters and dispatches to General Halleck and General Grant, sent at the time, and works published by Federal officers since the war.
We see that Sherman says (pages 16 to 21 of his book) that on April 10th his cavalry present for duty was 24,765; and on page 84 he says Rousseau brought in 2,500 more. Now, on page 135 he states his entire cavalry force on Sept. 1st was but 9,394.
It will be remembered that on July 27th, Sherman stated McCook's command to be about 3,500, and Greeley (page 633) stated it at 4,- 000. Now, it will be recalled that these 4,000 men of McCook's, which he had on July 27th, were picked men from his large division, and, therefore, he must have left considerable force in camp recruit- ing. But even all these added to those which escaped from Newnan, only left him 1,754 men, for that was his entire force August 10th, as
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stated by General Sherman in his Memoirs, page 98. This shows that Sherman's losses of cavalry up to that time must have been very great.
Early in August it became evident that it was impossible to feed our cavalry horses. For twenty days my command had averaged but one pound of corn per day.
The enemy's cavalry were now .so completely broken up and dis- heartened that we felt certain they would not harm our communica- tion, and, pursuant to orders, I took one third of our effective cavalry and struck the railroad behind Sherman, and then marched north, tearing up the road and capturing and destroying his supplies and trains.
Sherman immediately sent large reinforcements to the fortified posts in his rear, and also had reinforcements en route south to his army stop- ped, to increase the various garrisons.
We struck the road August 10th, and continued its destruction un- til September 10th-constantly fighting forces under Major-Generals Steadman, Rousseau and Granger.
We find, in Supplemental Report on the Conduct of the War, Vol. I., page 175, Sherman, in two different dispatches, dated Aug. 17th, says Wheeler was in his rear with 6,000 men; and on page 192 he says, under date of Sept. 8th : "Generals Rousseau, Granger and Steadman have enough troops to handle Wheeler." On page 193, un- der date of Sept. 8th, Sherman says: "I want Wheeler cleaned out, the roads repaired, and every thing to the rear made right." Same page, dated Sept. 9th, Sherman says: "Generals Rousseau and Stead- man are stirring Wheeler up pretty well, and I hope they will make an end of him, as Gillem did of Morgan." On Sept. 10th, page 194, Sherman dispatched General Grant: "Our roads are also broken back near Nashville, and Wheeler is not yet disposed of. Still, I am per- fectly alive to the importance of pushing our advantage to the utmost. I do not think we can afford to operate further, dependent on the rail- road. It takes so many men to guard it, and even then it is nightly broken by the enemy's cavalry."
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