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Post by lordroel on Aug 2, 2023 2:51:01 GMT
Day 113 of the United States Civil War, August 2nd 1861District of ColumbiaThe United States Congress acts to anoint incomes with taxes, passing the first such Federal measure. The act calls for incomes of over $800 to be subject to a 3 percent levy. Virginia At Fort Monroe, United States Army, Major General Benjamin Butler banned the sale of intoxicating liquors. Whiskey would be found in the gun barrels of pickets. New Mexico Territory Fort Stanton, New Mexico Territory, near Messilla, is abandoned due to the efforts of Confederate States Army, Captain John Baylor. MissouriThe Confederates devised a new plan to seize control of the border state of Missouri. More than 10,000 volunteers and militia had gathered from Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana and these were ready to advance from southwest Missouri towards St Louis and Jefferson City. Confederate States Army, Brigadier General William Joseph Hardee was organizing a further 5,000 volunteers at Pocahontas in northeast Arkansas. Brigadier-general of the 1st Division, Missouri State Guard Meriwether Jefferson Thompson was organizing his irregular “Mushrats” in southeast Missouri and a further 6,000 troops were in Confederate States Army, Brigadier General Gideon Johnson Pillow’s so-called “Army of Liberation” building defences at New Madrid on the Mississippi River. These disparate commands were expected to cooperate in a converging advance on St Louis. Pillow’s aspirations to invade Missouri meant that the construction of fortifications was neglected but his presence added promise to this extravagant plan. United States Army, Colonel Benjamin Gratz Brown in command of the 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (United States) began a reconnaissance to Centreville and Ironton. United States Army, Brigadier General Franz Sigel started to withdraw to reinforce Lyon at Springfield, which was Lyon’s base for operations in southwestern Missouri. United States Army, Major General John Charles Frémont offered no tangible support from his headquarters in St Louis to secure the safety of Lyon’s and Sigel’s commands, so Lyon devised his own offensive plan to improve the security of his force. TexasFrancis R. Lubbock, a hard-line secessionist, defeats Thomas J. Chambers, a colorful character advocating a return to Texas independence, to become governor of Texas. Lubbock’s margin of victory is a mere 124 votes out of 57,000 cast. (Missouri) Trans-Mississippi Theater - Battle of Dug SpringsNews reached the United States Army, Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon on August 1st that the Confederates were advancing on his force, in 3 columns, numbering 12,000 men. United States Army, Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon immediately led his 5,800 soldiers out of Springfield where they had been encamped. Lyon's force reached Dug Springs August 2nd. Confederate pickets encountered Lyon's advance force made up of four companies. The Southerners quickly retreated before United States artillery could be fired at them and rejoined an advance force led by Confederate States Army, Captain Americus V. Reiff. Captain Reiff's force of 120 men began to skirmish with Federal forces. Confederate States Army, Brigadier General Rains was encamped just South of Dug Springs with a 400 man advanced guard. Around 5 P.M. Rains started advancing his troops toward Dug Springs and starting fighting on the opposite side of the road from Reiff. The Federal troops held firm so Reiff sent an aide to Rains to coordinate an assault on the Federals. Reiff advanced his men and the Federals began to retreat but at the same time a portion of Company C, 1st Cavalry Regiment (United States) charged Reiff. The cavalry broke through Reiffs command. Reiff later recalled "the most gallant act I saw during the war." about the charge. Federal artillery began again causing the Missouri State Guardsman and Confederate Regulars to flee which resulted in a United States victory. Harper's Weekly: Splendid Charge of United States Cavalry at the Battle of Dug Springs The United States Army casualties and losses where 8 killed and 30 wounded. Confederate Army casualties and losses were 40 killed and 44 wounded.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 3, 2023 2:49:57 GMT
Day 114 of the United States Civil War, August 3rd 1861District of ColumbiaThe United States War Department authorised the appointment of Brigadier Generals in the Regular Army to head the Adjutant-General’s Department and the Ordnance Department. This move reflected the great increase of work and responsibility required in equipping and governing the growing Army’s administration. James Wolfe Ripley was promoted immediately as Chief of Ordnance but he had been relieved of active duty for reasons of age and incapacity on April 23rd 1861, so Henry Knox Craig was nominated to rank from this date while acting as his successor. Lorenzo Thomas remained as Adjutant-General. The following are appointed Brigadier Generals in the United States Army: - Lorenzo Thomas. - James Wolfe Ripley. Prince Napoleon of France visited President Lincoln and noon and found a notable lack of ceremony at the White House. The Lincoln’s gave a dinner for the prince. The United States Navy ordered certain Southern ports to be blockaded by sinking old vessels loaded with stone in the main channels. (United States) Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles received approval to consider building the United States Navy’s first armoured warships. Welles appointed a commission, known as the Ironclad Board, with three senior naval officers who would choose from several designs that were submitted for consideration. The three men were United States Navy, Captain Joseph Smith, United States Navy, Captain Hiram Paulding and United States Navy Commander Charles Henry Davis. VirginiaConfederate States Army, General Robert Edward Lee arrived in western Virginia and attempted to coordinate the disparate and rival forces of Confederate States Army, Brigadier General John Buchanan Floyd, Confederate States Army, Brigadier General Henry Alexander Wise and Confederate States Army, Brigadier General William Wing Loring. John La Mountain made his first ascent in a balloon from aboard ship, the USS FANNY at Hampton Roads to look at Confederate controlled Hampton Roads. It is the first balloon ascent from a ship in naval history. The same "aeronaut" also makes the first night aerial reconaissance; by counting tent lights he makes an estimate of enemy strength. This brings about the first "blackout", ordered by Confederate States Army, General Beauregard to keep the balloons from gathering information. Maryland In Baltimore military authorities seized a steamer finding aboard contraband consisting of arms, ammunition, percussion caps, and quinine, thirteen hundred havelocks, a headdress supposed to keep dust and heat from the soldiers. CaliforniaA United States reconnaissance began from Fort Crook to Round Valley. MissouriIncident at McCulla’s Store (McCullah’s Farm). United States forces under the command of United states Army, Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon encountered enemy troops at McCullah’s Farm but the Confederates retired without offering resistance. As Lyon was moving dangerously beyond his base of supply, he decided to retreat back to Springfield. South CarolinaThe steam screw frigate USS WABASH under the command of United States Navy, Captain Samuel Mercer, recaptured the schooner MARY ALICE which had previously been taken by the privateer DIXIE, and also captured the blockade-running brig SARAH STARR off Charleston. Tennessee Governor of Tennessee, Isham G. Harris proposed to visit the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, to confer with the Confederate authorities about the precarious allegiance of the population in eastern Tennessee. TexasUnited States Navy ships including the gunboat USS SOUTH CAROLINA engaged Confederate batteries at Galveston after the Confederates had opened fire on a tender. Some stray shells hit the town but it was not deliberately bombarded. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper: USS SOUTH CAROLINA in action against Confederate shore batteries at Galveston, Texas, 3 August 1861 Department of the OhioThe District of Grafton was established in the Department of the Ohio, comprising the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling, Virginia, and the Northwestern Virginia Railroad from Grafton to Parkersburg, Virginia.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 4, 2023 6:55:20 GMT
Day 115 of the United States Civil War, August 4th 1861
Virginia
(Confederate States) President Jefferson Davis wrote Confederate States Army, General P.G.T. Beauregard at Manassas that, as far as following up the United States retreat at the late battle concerned, “it would have been extremely hazardous to have done more than was performed.”
United states Army, Major General George Brinton McClellan began to improve the level of organisation and discipline in the United States Army of Northeastern Virginia. McClellan decided that his infantry should be reorganised into twelve brigades and he reviewed the choice of commanders for his growing force.
A cutter from the gunboat USS THOMAS FREEBORN under the command of United States Navy, Lieutenant Eastman, captured the schooner POCAHONTAS loaded with timber, and the sloop MARY GREY, in Pohick Creek.
New York
Meeting was held in New York to combat intemperance in the United States Army.
Illinois
According to the Chicago Tribune, General Pillow, with 20,000 Tennessee troops, has moved into southeastern Missouri.
Missouri
Confederate States Army, Colonel Martin Edwin Green bivouacked with his division of the Missouri State Guard seven miles west of Athens. Nearby, United States Army, Colonel David Moore was preparing to attack them. However, several of Moore’s company commanders had allowed their men leave to visit their homes, reducing his strength. Moore called for reinforcements from Croton and from Keokuk, Iowa, but they would not cross the river in time to participate in the coming engagement.
United States Army, Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon’s Army of the West was at the absolute limit of its line of supplies and communications near the border of Arkansas. He learned that Confederates in increasing strength were encamped nearby at Cowskin Prairie. He decided, after hearing that the Confederates outnumbered him by 20,000 men to 6,000, to retreat immediately to Springfield. The Confederates did outnumber Lyon’s force but they actually had only about 12,000 men, many of whom were poorly trained and equipped, and led by commanders divided by personal rivalry. To remedy this, Confederate States Army, Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch was put in command of this “Western Army” in southwestern Missouri.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 5, 2023 6:02:21 GMT
Day 116 of the United States Civil War, August 5th 1861District of ColumbiaTo encourage enlistments the pay of a private in the United States Army is raised from $11.00 to $13.00. Also flogging is abolished as a military punishment. The Tax Law of 1861 passed by the United States Congress was also levied nominally on the seceded Southern states. FloridaThe Confederate prize ship ALVARADO was driven ashore near Fernandina by USS JAMESTOWN under the command of United states Navy, Commander Charles Green. The vessel was then burned by a boat crew from the USS VINCENNES. KentuckyElections for the state legislature of Kentucky indicated a high majority of support for pro-Union candidates. MarylandIncident at Point of Rocks. Sixty men of the 28th New York Infantry Regiment (United States) skirmished with Confederate cavalry, reporting no losses and claiming 3 Confederates killed, 2 wounded and 7 captured. Missouri United States Army, Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon reached Springfield after withdrawing from more exposed positions at McCullah’s Farm and Dug Springs. Lyon awaited the arrival of reinforcements led by United States Army, Brigadier General Franz Sigel. (Missouri) Trans-Mississippi Theater - Battle of AthensPro-Confederate Missouri State Guard, Colonel Martin Green's force of about 2,000 Missouri State Guardsmen with three cannons tried to capture the town from about 500 pro-United states Missouri Home Guard. Moore's pickets warned of the secessionists' advance at 5 AM, and Moore called out the regiment to begin assembling it for battle. Between men still absent on weekend leaves and removing the sick across the river, Moore had only 333 men in line. Green's much larger force surrounded the town on three sides, with the river behind the United States forces. Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Callihan commanded the Union left flank. He found himself facing Major Shacklett's cavalry and James Kniesley's three gun battery. The United States had no artillery. However, Kniesley's guns were a motley assortment (a 6-pounder, a 9-pounder, and a hollowed log) supplied with only a few solid shot and improvised canister. While the artillery spooked a cavalry scout, it had little other impact on the battle. The first shot from the artillery passed over the defenders, across the river and into the Croton railway depot. Another passed through the Benning house and into the river. Predictably, the log cannon flew apart on its first fire and played no further part in the battle. As the secessionists advanced, firing became general. Other than the lack of artillery, Moore's small force was much better armed with rifled muskets and bayonets versus shot guns and squirrel rifles. Green's force contained many poorly equipped, untrained and untested recruits. Missouri Home Guard, Captain Hackney's Home Guard drove the rebels away from Stallion Branch. However, Callihan was unnerved by the sight of Major Shacklett's large force advancing. Callihan fled toward the river with one of the Home Guard's cavalry companies. Other troops held their positions. The advance faltered as they approached through a cornfield. Shacklett was wounded in the neck and his demoralized men began falling back. Seeing this, Moore commanded his men to fix bayonets. Then he ordered, "Forward! Charge! Bayonets!" This counterattack sent the Pro-Confederate Missouri State Guardsmen into headlong retreat. Kniesley withdrew his artillery. Most of the United States force was on foot so the pursuit was very short. Although a few shots were fired at long range across the river by some Iowa militia, they played no real part in the battle. By the time a relief force reached Athens the rebels had already begun a general retreat. FloridaThe sloop-of-war USS JAMESTOWN, under the command of United States Navy, Commander Charles Green, burned the Confederate prize bark ALVARADO near Fernandina. Harper's Weekly: USS JAMESTOWN, right foreground, burns the bark ALVARADO, in the distance at left, near Fernandina, Florida, on 5 August 1861 Puerto Rico The Confederate privateer JEFFERSON DAVIS under the command of Louis M. Coxetter captured the large brig SANTA CLARA.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 6, 2023 7:33:18 GMT
Day 117 of the United States Civil War, August 6th 1861
District of Columbia
The Confiscation Act of 1861 was signed by (United States) President Abraham Lincoln. It declared fugitive slaves used or employed in aiding, abetting, or promoting war against the United States to be contraband and it stripped the proprietors of such slaves of their rights to ownership.
Text of the act:
An Act to confiscate Property used for Insurrectionary Purposes.
It has been enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if, during the present or any future insurrection against the Government of the United States, after the President of the United States shall have declared, by proclamation, that the laws of the United States are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the power vested in the marshals by law, any person or persons, his, her, or their agent, attorney, or employée, shall purchase or acquire, sell or give, any property of whatsoever kind or description, with intent to use or employ the same, or suffer the same to be used or employed, in aiding, abetting, or promoting such insurrection or resistance to the laws, or any person or persons engaged therein; or if any person or persons, being the owner or owners of any such property, shall knowingly use or employ, or consent to the use or employment of the same as aforesaid, all such property is hereby declared to be lawful subject of prize and capture wherever found; and it shall be the duty of the President of the United States to cause the same to be seized, confiscated, and condemned.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That such prizes and capture shall be condemned in the district or circuit court of the United States having jurisdiction of the amount, or in admiralty in any district in which the same may be seized, or into which they may be taken and proceedings first instituted.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Attorney-General, or any district attorney of the United States in which said property may at the time be, may institute the proceedings of condemnation, and in such case they shall be wholly for the benefit of the United States; or any person may file an information with such attorney, in which case the proceedings shall be for the use of such informer and the United States in equal parts.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That whenever hereafter, during the present insurrection against the Government of the United States, any person claimed to be held to labor or service under the law of any State, shall be required or permitted by the person to whom such labor or service is claimed to be due, or by the lawful agent of such person, to take up arms against the United States, or shall be required or permitted by the person to whom such labor or service is claimed to be due, or his lawful agent, to work or to be employed in or upon any fort, navy yard, dock, armory, ship, entrenchment, or in any military or naval service whatsoever, against the Government and lawful authority of the United States, then, and in every such case, the person to whom such labor or service is claimed to be due shall forfeit his claim to such labor, any law of the State or of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding. And whenever thereafter the person claiming such labor or service shall seek to enforce his claim, it shall be a full and sufficient answer to such claim that the person whose service or labor is claimed had been employed in hostile service against the Government of the United States, contrary to the provisions of this act.
Aproved, August 6, 1861
West Virginia
As stipulated at the close of its previous session in June, the Second Wheeling Convention re-convened on August 6th 1861.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 7, 2023 2:47:55 GMT
Day 118 of the United States Civil War, August 7th 1861
District of Columbia
The (United States) Department of War signs a contract with Mr. James B. Eads, of St. Louis, MO, to construct the following seven iron clad gunboats for the Union's western river operations:
- USS CAIRO.
- USS CARONDOLET.
- USS CINCINNATI.
- USS LOUISVILLE.
- USS MOUND CITY.
- USS PITTSBURG.
- USS ST. LOUIS.
Virginia
The village of Hampton near Fort Monroe was burned by Confederate forces under Confederate States Army, Brigadier General John Bankhead Magruder. Magruder said he had learned that United States Army, Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler intended to use the town to illegally harbour runaway slaves. United States troops prevented the destruction of the bridge but could not save the houses.
West Virginia
At the meeting of the Second Wheeling Convention, a committee on the division of the state was appointed.
Alabama
Reconnaissance to Athens began.
Mississippi
The gunboat USS MASSACHUSETTS under the command of United States Navy, Commander Melancton Smith, captured the blockade-running sloop CHARLES HENRY near Ship Island.
Missouri
A four-day expedition under United States Army, Major John McDonald commanding the 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment (United States)) began with United States troops being ferried aboard the United States steamer LUELLA. They made stops en route to occupy Benton, Commerce, Hamburg, and Price’s Landing.
North Carolina
The gunboat USS UNION destroyed the Confederate privateer YORK and recaptured the schooner G V BAKER. The G V BAKER had been taken as a prize off Cape Hatteras but was beached unsuccessfully to prevent recapture.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 8, 2023 2:52:28 GMT
Day 119 of the United States Civil War, August 8th 1861
District of Columbia
United States Navy, Commodore Joseph Smith, United States Navy, Captain Hiram Paulding, United States Navy, and Commander Charles Henry Davis, were nominated to join the United States Navy’s Ironclad Board. They were required to investigate plans and specifications to build ironclad armoured warships for the United States Navy.
(United States) Secretary of War Simon Cameron wrote United States Army, General Benjamin Butler in reply to his request for clarification of the policy on Negroes coming into United States Lines; while fugitive slave laws must be respected in the states of the United States, in the states in insurrection the situation was different, and the problem varied in military areas. Of course, those slaves escaping from Confederate states could never be returned.
Virginia
(Confederate States) President Jefferson Davis Signed acts of the Confederate Provisional Congress to grant commission to raise volunteers by persons of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware. Acts were signed for deporting enemy aliens and for public defense.
Incident at Lovettsville, the 19th New York Infantry Regiment (United States) reported one man killed and five wounded in a skirmish with Confederate cavalry.
West Virginia
At the meeting of the Second Wheeling Convention, John Carlile of Harrison County spoke at length on his resolutions to create a separate state. Chapman J. Stewart, also of Harrison, spoke as well, stating "I think hasty or premature action at this time would embarrass the General Government in putting down this rebellion, and place us in a worse attitude even than we are in at present."
Missouri
United States Army, Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon held a council of war to determine whether he should attack the Confederates at Wilson’s Creek. The fatigue of the troops and a shortage of supplies persuaded Lyon to postpone a further long retreat from Springfield to Rolla without first attacking the enemy in a bid to deter pursuit.
Newly named United States Army, Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of the District of Ironton, Missouri.
New England
The Officer of the Concord New Hampshire Democratic Standard Newspaper was mobbed by soldiers of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry Regiment (United States) because of an article reflecting on them.
Utah Territory
Incident at the Great Salt Lake.
United States field forces previously operating in the former Department of Utah marched east and left the Utah Territory without a United States Army garrison.
Alabama
Reconnaissance to Athens ended.
Gulf of Mexico
The wooden-hulled, three-masted sailing frigate USS SANTEE under the command of United States Navy, Captain Henry Eagle, captured the schooner C P KNAPP.
United Kingdom
Still reeling from the impact of the news of First Manassas, United States minister to Great Britain, Charles Francis Adams, confides in his journal that he considers the “division of the country” to be “now certain.”
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Post by lordroel on Aug 9, 2023 2:52:11 GMT
Day 120 of the United States Civil War, August 9th 1861
District of Columbia
United States Army, Colonel Randolph Barnes Marcy was appointed as Inspector General of the United States Army.
The following are appointed Brigadier Generals in the United States Army:
- Louis Ludwig Blenker.
- John Henry Martindale.
- George Webb Morrell.
- Israel Bush Richardson.
- Henry Warner Slocum.
- James Samuel Wadsworth.
Virginia
The following are appointed Brigadier Generals in the Confederate States Army:
- Daniel Ruggle.
- Isaac Ridgeway Trimble
West Virginia
The Second Wheeling Convention declared all proceedings of the Virginia Secession Convention to be null and void.
Missouri
A skirmish at Potosi resulted in 2 Confederates killed and 3 wounded.
Confederate State Army and Pro-Confederate Missouri State troops were moving closer to Springfield, Missouri. They were now ten miles to the southwest along an insignificant stream called Wilson’s Creek.
North Carolina
The crew of the Confederate privateer YORK burned their ship off Cape Hatteras to avoid it falling to the gunboat USS UNION.
Utah Territory
Incident at the Great Salt Lake.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 10, 2023 2:50:42 GMT
Day 121 of the United States Civil War, August 10th 1861District of Columbia(United States) President Abraham Lincoln called on United States Army, Lieutenant general Winfield Scott to try to ease friction between the General-in-chief and United States Army, Major General George B. McClellan. VirginiaSamuel Davis Sturgis is appointed Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army. Illinois United States Army, Brigadier General Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss reported from Cairo that as many as 10,000 Confederate troops were concentrating at New Madrid on the Missouri side of the Missouri River. MissouriUnited States Army, Brigadier General Ulysses Simpson Grant led a United States force in a skirmish at Potosi. United States Army Expedition to Benton, Commerce, and Price’s Landing ended. (Missouri) Operations to Control Missouri - Battle of Wilson's CreekAt first light on the morning of August 10, the United States began a surprise attack on the opposing forces. Lyon's force overran the enemy camps and took the high ground at the crest of a ridge, which would become known as "Bloody Hill". Early United States hopes for a rout were dashed, however, when the artillery of the Pulaski Arkansas Battery unlimbered and checked the advance, which gave Price's infantry time and cover to organize lines on the south slope of the hill. Lyon organized a line on the southern slope of Bloody Hill, from which he launched an unsuccessful counterattack. Price launched a series of frontal and flank attacks but was also unsuccessful; a shortage of ammunition in the Confederate army was a factor in the Confederate defeats. The two United States forces lost contact with each other, with no means of communicating or supporting each other if anything went wrong. Sigel's attack was successful at first; the brigade arrived in the Confederate rear soon after dawn. Artillery fire routed the Confederate cavalry units, which were encamped at Sharp's farm. Sigel began a pursuit, but stopped along Skegg's Branch. During the break, he failed to post skirmishers, leaving his left flank open for an attack. Meanwhile, McCulloch rallied several Confederate units, including the 3rd Louisiana Infantry and the 3rd Division from the Missouri State Guard, to lead a counterattack. Sigel's men mistook the 3rd Louisiana for the 1st Iowa Infantry (which also wore gray uniforms) and withheld their fire until the Confederates were nearly upon them. His flank was consequently devastated by the counterattack, and his brigade was routed, losing four cannons. Sigel and his men fled the field, leaving the force under Lyon, Sweeny, and Sturgis holding out alone. Drawing: Battle of Wilson's Creek With the rout of Sigel's flank, the momentum of the battle shifted in the South's favor. Lyon was wounded twice, and worried that "the day was lost", he attempted to lead a counterattack. However, Lyon was shot in the heart, and the charge fell apart after his death. Lyon became the first United States general to be killed in the war. General Sweeny was shot in the leg, and Major Sturgis, as the highest ranking Regular Army officer, assumed command of the Union army. Despite still being in a defensible position atop the hill, Union supplies were low and morale was worsening. By 11:00 a.m., the Union forces had already repulsed three separate Confederate charges. Ammunition and men were nearly exhausted, and Sturgis retreated rather than risk a fourth Confederate attack. Henry Clay Wood, in command of a company that helped cover the retreat, later received the Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed in keeping his company organized and functioning as it left the battlefield. Map: Battle of Wilson's Creek (August 10, 1861) United States losses were reported as between 1,235 and 1,317 out of 5,400 men (223 killed, 721 wounded, 291 missing or 258 killed, 873 wounded and 186 captured or missing). The Confederates lost 1,095 to 1,230 out of 10,000 to 11,600 men (257 killed, 900 wounded, 27 missing or 279 killed, and 951 wounded).
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Post by lordroel on Aug 11, 2023 7:43:30 GMT
Day 122 of the United States Civil War, August 11th 1861
Virginia
Confederate States Army, Brigadier General John Buchanan Floyd assumed command of the Army of the Kanawha. Despite attempts to consolidate and coordinate Confederate forces in western Virginia, Brigadier General Henry Alexander Wise, the former Governor of Virginia, persisted in claiming that he was in command of the troops in the Kanawha Valley. Wise disputed the authority of his fierce political rival Floyd. The animosity between the two former politicians meant that they failed to cooperate and led virtually independent commands in western Virginia. Floyd was officially confirmed in command and reinforced Wise’s Legion, the heterogeneous core of the Army of the Kanawha, with the 45th Virginia Infantry Regiment (Confederate States), 50th Virginia Infantry Regiment (Confederate States), and 8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (Confederate States) to create the grandiosely named Army of the Kanawha.
Missouri
Skirmish at Hamburg involving the Pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard under the command of Brigadier General Meriwether Jefferson Thompson.
Missouri
Confederate States Army, Major General Sterling Price resumed command of the Missouri State Guard and occupied Springfield. He sent Missouri State Guard, Colonel James S Rains with his mounted troops to clear the western counties of Missouri of pro-United States bands who had entered from Kansas. Missouri State Guard, Brigadier General Meriwether Jefferson Thompson was operating in north-eastern Missouri.
North Carolina
The blockade-runner LOUISA was pursued by the gunboat USS PENGUIN (1 × 12-pounder gun, 4 × 32-pounder guns) under the command of United States Navy, Commander John L Livingston, and sank after striking a shoal off Cape Fear.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 12, 2023 6:09:06 GMT
Day 123 of the United States Civil War, August 12th 1861
District of Columbia
(United States) President Abraham Lincoln issues a National Fast Day, to be held the last Thursday in September. The Proclamation reads in part: “And whereas, when our own beloved Country, once, by the blessing of God, united, prosperous and happy, is now afflicted with faction and civil war, it is peculiarly fit for us to recognize the hand of God in this terrible visitation, and in sorrowful remembrance of our own faults and crimes as a nation and as individuals, to humble ourselves before Him, and to pray for His mercy, -- to pray that we may be spared further punishment, though most justly deserved; that our arms may be blessed and made effectual for the re-establishment of law, order and peace, throughout the wide extent of our country; and that the inestimable boon of civil and religious liberty, earned under His guidance and blessing, by the labors and sufferings of our fathers, may be restored in all its original excellence.”
Illinois
The following wooden United States gunboats, which were converted riverboats, arrived at Cairo to protect the strategic junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers:
- USS CONESTOGA.
- USS LEXINGTON.
- USS TYLER.
Missouri
Expedition to Hamburg ended.
California
Home Guards were organized in California to cooperate with the Federal Army in California.
Texas
Apache Indians led by Chief Nicholas attack and kill about 15 Confederate soldiers south of Fort Davis, in the Big Bend country, Texas.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 13, 2023 7:33:32 GMT
Day 124 of the United States Civil War, August 13th 1861
District of Columbia
(United States) President Abraham Lincoln conferred with United States Army, Major General George McClellan and with United States Army, Brigadier General Robert Anderson who dined with the President.
The following are appointed Brigadier Generals in the United States Army:
- William Farrar Smith.
- George Stoneman.
Virginia
(Confederate States) President Jefferson Davis, orders that the Honorable Thomas A. R. Nelson, of Tennessee, for opposing secession, be discharged.
The 7th Ohio Infantry Regiment (United States) was moved forward under United States Army, Colonel Erastus Barnard Tyler from Gauley Bridge to Cross Lanes, covering Carnifex Ferry on the Gauley River.
Skirmish near Grafton.
West Virginia
An ordinance for division of the State of Virginia was presented to the Second Wheeling Convention by the Committee on a Division of the State.
Louisiana
USS POWHATAN under the command of United States Navy, Lieutenant David Dixon Porter, recaptured the schooner ABBY BRADFORD off the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Missouri
After hearing news of the defeat at Wilson’s Creek, United States Army, Major General John Charles Frémont made plans to defend the state. He reinforced Rolla, which was the main depot for the arrival of newly enlisted troops. He also ordered the fortification of Cape Girardeau, Ironton, Rolla, Jefferson City, and his headquarters at St Louis. He employed 10,000 men in building ten miles of defences around St Louis.
United Kingdom
The Confederacy's chief foreign agent in the United Kingdom, Confederate States Navy, Commander Bulloch, writing from London to Confederate Secretary of the Navy Mallory, said: “After careful examination of the shipping lists of England, and inspecting many vessels, I failed to find a single wooden steamer fit for war purposes, except one paddle steamer, too large and costly for our coast. Wood as a material for ships has almost entirely gone out of use in the British merchant service, an their iron ships, though fast, well built, and staunch enough for voyages of traffic, are too thin in the plates and light in the deck frames and stanchions to carry guns of much weight. I therefore made arrangements to contract with two eminent builders for a gun vessel each . . .”
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Post by lordroel on Aug 14, 2023 2:57:05 GMT
Day 125 of the United States Civil War, August 14th 1861
District of Columbia
James William Denver is appointed Brigadier General in the United States Army.
(United States) President Abraham Lincoln declares “all commercial intercourse,” between the United States and the rebellious states “unlawful” and adds that it “will remain unlawful until such insurrection shall cease or has been suppressed.”
Members of 79th New York Infantry Regiment (United States) mutinied near Washington D.C. refusing to obey orders. Their desire for a furlough was one of the grievances. Many were arrested and the entire regiment put under guard.
Virginia
(Confederate States) President Jefferson Davis proclaimed the banishing of enemy aliens who did not acknowledge the authority of the Confederate States.
Missouri
United States Army, Major General and former Republican presidential candidate John C. Fremont declares martial law in St. Louis, Missouri, and its environs, due to pro-secession sentiment which surged throughout Missouri after the Battle of Wilson's Creek.
Texas
Confederate States Army, Brigadier General Earl Van Dorn, is relieved from, and Confederate States Army, Brigadier General Paul O. Hebert, is assigned to, the command of the Confederate forces in Texas.
Tennessee
Governor of Tennessee, Isham Harris calls for 30,000 volunteers to make up a reserve corps.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John C. Catron is expelled from Nashville by the Vigilance Committee because of his refusal to resign his judgeship. He is forced to flee the state of Tennessee and reside permanently in Louisville, Kentucky, away from his wife and friends, who sympathized with the Confederacy.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 15, 2023 1:50:49 GMT
Day 126 of the United States Civil War, August 15th 1861
District of Columbia
Following the precedent of the 79th New York Infantry Regiment (United States), the 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment (United States) threatened mutiny about poor conditions and the refusal of furloughs.
(United States) President Abraham Lincoln orders reinforcements be sent to Missouri.
Virginia
The Richmond Whig reports that a large number of United States prisoners are being housed in three large tobacco factories in that city.
The gunboat USS RESOLUTE under the command of acting master W. Budd engaged Confederate troops at Mathias Point. Two United States sailors were reported killed and two wounded.
The following are appointed Brigadier Generals in the Confederate States Army:
- George Bibb Crittenden.
- John Breckinridge Grayson
- Albert Pike.
- Roswell Sabine Ripley.
West Virginia
The Second Wheeling Convention continued discussion of the proposed division of the state.
California
Expedition from Fort Crook to Pitt River began.
Missouri
Expedition to St Genevieve began. United States troops aboard the US steamer HANNIBAL CITY were led by United States Army, Major John McDonald of the 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment (United States).
The new gunboats USS TYLER and USS CONESTOGA scouted the Mississippi River for Confederate fortifications and movements from Cairo, Illinois, southwards to New Madrid.
The new gunboat USS LEXINGTON made a reconnaissance of the Mississippi river northwards from Cairo, Illinois, to Cape Girardeau.
Ohio
United States Army, Brigadier General Robert Anderson established his headquarters for the Department of the Cumberland at Cincinnati, from where he prepared to direct operations in the neutral state of Kentucky.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 16, 2023 2:51:05 GMT
Day 127 of the United States Civil War, August 16th 1861
District of Columbia
(United States) President Abraham Lincoln declared the inhabitants of the Confederate States to be in a state of insurrection and forbade all commercial intercourse as unlawful.
Virginia
(Confederate States) President Jefferson Finis Davis was authorised to confer temporary ranks and commands for officers in the Confederate States Navy.
Missouri
Expedition to St Genevieve ended.
Operation at Kirksville began.
United States expedition to Fredericktown. Twelve Confederates were surprised and captured at Fredericktown.
Pro-Confederate marauders fired into a passenger train on the Hannibal and & St Joseph Railroad.
New York
Charges of disloyalty for alleged pro-southernism were brought against the New York Journal of Commerce, Daily News, Day Book, Freemen’s Journal and Brooklyn Eagle in United States Circuit Court.
Connecticut
An alleged pro-secessionist or peace meeting was broke up at Saybrook.
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