horses, wagons and camp equipage. The Union loss was 2 killed and 17 wounded. The Confederate loss in killed and wounded was not mentioned.

The battle at Dramsville, Va., was fought December 20, 1861. The Union forces were under the command of Gen. Ord. He had a brigade. The Confederate forces were under the command of Gen. Stuart. The Union soldiers, after a fierce contest of several hours, gained a victory. The Union side lost 7 killed and 61 wounded. The Confederates lost 43 killed and 143 wounded.

The battle at Mt Zion, Mo., fought December 28, 1861, resulted in favor of the Union side. The Union loss was 3 killed and 11 wounded, The Codfederate loss is unknown.

The con

This ends the first year of the war. test began at Fort Sumpter, April 12, 1861. The first real battle of the war was fought at Philippi, W. Va., June 3, 1861. From April 12th to January 1st, 1862, there were 42 battles and skirmishes fought, mostly on Virginia and Missouri soil thus far.

The Battles and Skirmishes during 1862.

A naval fight at Fort Pickins, S. C., occurred January 1, 1862. A small Union force, under Gen. Stevens, from Beaufort, assisted the gunboats in capturing Fort Pickins. Fort Pickings was under the command of Gen. Bragg. The Confederates retired, losing 2 killed and 8 wounded.

A battle was fought at Huntersville, W. Va., January 4, 1861. Gen. Milroy commanded the Union forces, and made an attack upon the Confederate forces and captured their camp.

The battle of Prestonsburg, Ky., was fought June 10, 1862. The Union forces were under the command of Gen. Garfield, numbering about 3,000 soldiers. The Confederates, under Gen. Humphry Marshall, numbered 2,500. The contest lasted most of the day. The Confederates were vanquished with a loss of 60 killed and a large number wounded and taken as prisoners.

The Union loss was small-killed and wounded only about 50. This was Gen. Garfield's first battle, and was highly creditable to him.

The next contest was a Mississippi river combat, which occurred January 11, 1862, twenty miles south of Cario, Ill. The combatants were two Union steamboats and four Confederate boats. They had a "regular set-to." The Confederate boats were compelled to seek shelter under the protection of the batteries at Columbus, Ky.

The battle of Spring Mills, Ky., was fought January 19, 1862. The Union soldiers were under the command of Generals Thomas and Shoepf, numbering about 3,000 to 4,000 men. The Confederate forces were under the command of Generals Zollikoffer, Crittenden and Payton, numbering about 8,000. The battle was a hot contest. Gen. Payton first fell mortally wounded and then Gen. Zollikoffer was killed in hand-tohand conflict with a Union Colonel. The Confederate loss in killed was 191 and 62 wounded. They lost large amounts of army stores and equipage. The Union loss was 39 killed and 203 wounded,

The battle of Fort Henry, Tenn., was fought February 6, 1862. The Union land forces were under the command of Gen. Grant, and the gunboats under Commodore Foot. Fort Henry was located on the Tennessee river, under command of Gen. Tighlman of the Confederate army. Commodore Foot, with his seven gunboats, made an attack on the Fort, and in a few hours Gen. Tighlman signified his willingness to surrender. He made an unconditional surrender of the Fort

and its contents, 20 cannons, small arms, tents, provisions and 130 prisoners. The Union loss was 2 killed and 37 wounded The Confederates

lost 3 killed and 15 wounded.

The battle of Roanoke Island, N. C., was fought February 8, 1862. The Union fleet of gunboats were under the command of Commodore Goldsborough and the land troops under Gen. Burnside. The expedition was a brilliant success. The Forts, with all they contained, were captured, with 2,000 prisoners. The Union loss was 50 killed and 212 wounded.

The Con

federate loss was 5 killed and 18 wounded.

The battle of Fort Donelson, Tenn., was

fought February 15, 1862.

This fort was located

on the Tennessee river, and was under the control of the Confederate Generals Buckner, Pillow

and Floyd.

with the fort.

They had 20,000 troops onnected

The Union side had a fleet of 7

gun boats under the command of Commodore Foote. The land troops were under the comThe union forces num

mand of General Grant.

On the first day of the

bered about 20,000 men. engagement General Grant demanded an unconditional surrender, but the Confederate generals were disposed to discuss the matter. But General Grant, in his matter-of-fact way, sent them a notice that he "proposed moving upon their works immediately unless they surrendered un conditionally forthwith." General Buckner surrendered the fort February 16, 1862, with all it contained-about 15,000 prisoners of war, 40 cannon and a large amount of army stores. Floyd escaped with a small portion of the Confederate army during the night. The Union loss was 320 killed, 1,040 wounded and 150 missing. The Confederate loss in killed and wounded was comparatively small. The exact number has not been ascertained.