Minor Military Operations during March, 1863-Expedition from Murfreesboro
under Colonel Hall-He engages and defeats the Rebels at Milton, Tennessee-
Expedition of General Prince from Newbern-Its results-Attack by the Rebels
on Union troops at Deep Gully-Their repulse-Desperate cavalry fight near
the Rappahannock between Generals Averell, Stuart, and Lee-Its result―The
passage of the Federal Fleet past the Rebel batteries at Port Hudson-Co-
operative movements of General Banks-Incidents of the engagement at Port
Hudson-Death of Commander Boyd Cummings-His heroism-Loss of the
Steamer Mississippi-Success of the Hartford and Albatross-Conflagration of
Jacksonville, Florida-Victory of General Gillmore at Somerset, Kentucky—
Report of the Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War-Its pecu-
liarities and contents-Its exposition on the conduct of Generals McClellan,
Patterson, and Stone-Impression produced by it on the Public mind-End of
the winter campaign of 1862-3-Skirmishes in Carroll County, Arkansas-At
Woodbury, Tennessee-Abortive expedition of General Sherman up the Black
Bayou in Mississippi..
The preparations for another attack on Charleston-Formidable character of the
fortifications-The crossing of the bar-Order of Battle prescribed by Admiral
Du Pont-The attack-Obstructions in the harbor-The terrible storm of fire-
The New Ironsides unmanageable-Gallantry of the Commander of the Keokuk,
and of the Commanders of the Monitors-The Keokuk riddled and sinking-
Three of the Monitors disabled-Withdrawal of the Fleet-Return to Port
Royal-Admiral Du Pont's action justifiable-Other naval actions on the Atlan-
tic Coast, and in the Gulf and Mississippi River-Battles and skirmishes on land
-In the Department of the Cumberland, at various points in Tennessee and
Kentucky; in the Department of Missouri, the attack on the Sam Gaty; in the
Department of the Frontier, at Fayetteville, Arkansas, and its vicinity, and in
the Department of the Gulf-Expedition to Pascagoula-The Battles on the
Teche-Destruction of three Rebel Iron-clads, and capture or destruction of
eleven transports, and two thousand prisoners-Complete rout of the Rebels... 482