noissance, are as follows :

On the evening of the twenty-eighth ultimo the
Fiftieth Pennsylvania regiment, together with one
company of the Eighth Michigan volunteers, Capt.
Doyle, and one company of the Seventy-ninth
Highlanders, left Beaufort, arriving at Port Royal
Ferry, and crossing over to the main land at day
light. Thence the line of march for Pocataligo,
via Garden s Corners, was instantly taken up,
Col. Christ driving in the enemy s pickets three
times before the latter point was reached. At
Garden s Corners company E, under the com
mand of Lieut. Lantz, was left, and Major Hig-
ginson, of the First Massachusetts cavalry, came
ap with a force of eighty men and horses.

After a brief halt at this point, we again started
for Pocotaligo, via the Sheldon road, and with
the exception of occasional^ driving in the ene
my s pickets, which delayed our march to a con
siderable degree, we reached our destination
without interruption. Here we were met by the
enemy, about eight hundred strong, his force con
sisting, as near as we could judge, of six compa
nies of mounted riflemen and four companies of
infantry. Among the latter was a considerable
number of colored men, who fought apparently
with all the zeal of their masters. The enemy s
position was exceedingly well chosen, and was a
most formidable one, but he was dislodged and
compelled to retreat.

Pocotaligo, from our point of attack, is reached
by a causeway about one fourth of a mile in
length, flanked on either side by a marsh, through
which a sluggish stream winds its way. Over
this stream, and not more than eighty or a hun
dred yards from the end of the causeway, was a
bridge, some fifteen feet in width, which the reb
els had so far destroyed as to make it impassable,
save by crossing on the string-pieces. On the
opposite side of the marsh is a narrow strip of
woods, through which we skirmished, some smart
firing ensuing on both sides, with, however, but
little effect.

At this juncture it became evident that the en
emy was posted under cover of the trees and
ditches, within good rifle range, on either side of
the causeway, and that in order to dislodge them
we must have a nearer range for our arms. Capt.
Charles Parker, of company II, accordingly vol



unteered to take his men over the narrow string
pieces, and let them drop into a ditch on our
right, when they would be able to operate under
partial cover and at shorter range. The move
ment was successful, and about three hundred of
the troops were got over. Under command of
Lieut. -Col. Burnholts, they gradually approached
the opposite side of the marsh, and drove back
the enemy on our right, when a charge was made
on our left, and the enemy commenced a rapid
retreat to the woods.

As soon as it could be done, the bridge was re-
planked, and the cavalry were ordered in pursuit ;
but the enemy took refuge in a wood, where cav
alry could not operate with advantage, and re
course was again had to the infantry. The long
march of twenty-four miles, however, together
with the fight, had so jaded and fatigued them
that they were unable to pursue the traitors as
fast as they retreated.

At this moment Lieut. Cannon, in charge of a
section of the First Connecticut battery, reported
himself. The action had lasted nearly two hours,
and by the time Col. Christ could recall the com
panies in pursuit and again get ready to move,
more than three hours had elapsed. Negroes es
caping to our lines brought us information that
the enemy were being reenforced from McPher-
sonville and Grahamville, and in view of this
fact, as well as the scarcity of ammunition, it was
deemed prudent to retire, and we accordingly re
turned to Port Royal Ferry, where we arrived at
eleven P.M. Small detachments of cavalry fol
lowed us as far as Garden s Corners, where they
were repulsed and driven back by the pickets of
company E, who unhorsed one of their number.

Our loss during the engagement was two killed
and nine wounded. The rebel loss it is impossi
ble for me exactly to state, but it must have been
severe, as seven dead bodies of their men were
found upon the field. We also captured two
prisoners, one of whom has been sent to head
quarters, and the other, who was wounded, was
taken to the hospital.

The following are the casualties on our side, all
of the killed and wounded belonging to the Fifti
eth Pennsylvania regiment:

KILLED.

Capt. Charles Parker, company H.
Private M. Stevens, company K.

WOUNDED.

R. McClellan, company A, shot through the
lung; dangerous.

U. Wenrich, company A, shot in the right
lung; dangerous.

D. Shearer, company A, three buckshot in
head, breast, and arm.

Corp. G. C. Flafmeisher, company B, shot in
right lung ; dangerous.

J. Isle, company B, accidentally wounded by a
bayonet.

C. M. Sherling, company D, shot in the loin ;
dangerous.

E. S. Wood, company G, shot in the artn.



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J. Denishon, company G, shot in the thigh.

A. Chrisler, company I, shot through the
shoulder.

The name of the wounded prisoner in our
hands is G. Hughes, of the Rutledge Mounted Ri
fles, shot through the arm and wounded in the
back.

The loss of Capt. Parker is universally lament
ed throughout the brigade. He was in the three
months service, but reenlisted, together with his
entire company, at the expiration of his term of
service. Modest and unassuming in his deport
ment, he was yet a brave and accomplished offi
cer. His gallantry in crossing the frail bridge at
Pocotaligo cost him his life, tie was pierced by
three rifle-balls, and fell while cheering his men
on the perilous passage!

Our troops returned in excellent condition,
having all re-crossed the ferry before four o clock
on the morning of the thirtieth, thus performing
a march of thirty-two miles, fighting two hours,
and making two difficult river-crossings, in twen
ty-seven hours. Their endurance, considering
the heat, and the fact that the operation was un
dertaken at the close of the day, was remarkable.



Doc. 124.
COLONEL DODGE S EXPEDITION

INTO NORTH-CAROLINA, MAY, 1862.

NORFOLK, VA., June 1, 1862.

I HAVE been favored with some particulars in
relation to the recent brilliant expedition of the
New-York Mounted Rifles, under command of
Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. Dodge, into North-Caro
lina. The object of the expedition was to open
communication with Elizabeth City and to obtain
information in relation to the topography -of the
country between this position and certain points
in North-Carolina, the condition of the roads, and
the general sentiment of the people in that region.
At Elizabeth City and Edenton Colonel Dodge
was treated with the greatest respect, and the
people gave marked evidences of joy at the ap
pearance of the Union troops. At both of these
places the Union men have been greatly oppress
ed by the secession leaders, and hardly dare, as
yet, to express their sentiments openly. They,
however, exerted themselves to the utmost to
make Colonel Dodge s command as comfortable
as possible, by preparing the men food and enter
taining the officers. On the way from Elizabeth
City the Mounted Rifles passed through the little
village of Hertford, and here they met a decided
opposition to the appearance of the old flag. The
bells were rang and a town meeting was imme
diately convened, not to obstruct the passage of
the troops, but to express indignation at their
visit. This tempest in a teapot did not affect
Colonel Dodge, who very quietly proceeded on
his road, after staying as long in the place as his
pleasure dictated. In passing from Elizabeth
City to Hertford the troops crossed the Perqui-
nians River, a broad, deep and rapid sheet of



I water. Over this stream there is a flouting or
raft-bridge, held to the banks by means of haw-
I sers. In the centre of this bridge there is a draw
j for the passage of small craft up and down the
I river. This draw was sustained by a chain
j and an iron pin, and before the arrival of our
j troops the pin had evidently been removed
| by some parties cognizant of their approach.
! The greatest care was observed in crossing the
| bridge; but, notwithstanding the caution used,
after the passage of the advance-guard, the draw
sank with eight men and horses upon it, AVith
considerable difficulty the men were all saved ;
but two horses were lost. The night was cx-
! ceedingly dark and stormy, bfut the judicious man-
I agement and energy of Colonel Dodge and his
i officers soon repaired the damage to the bridge,
and the entire command passed over without
farther disaster. After leaving Edenton, the
command pushed on to Mintonville, where the
rebel officers were captured, as mentioned in my
letter of yesterday. The officers were taken from
their beds, and were greatly surprised at the ap
pearance of Colonel Dodge and his party of
twenty picked men. They had no idea that
: there was a Union soldier within man} miles of
I them. There was great consternation in several
! quarters among the families of the captured reb-
! els, but the decided firmness and delicacy of
the commanding officer overcame all objections,
I and the prisoners were soon on their way to Suf
folk. The celerity of Colonel Dodge s movements
contributed to his success, for he was surrounded
by enemies, and it became apparent that, by some
well-devised code of signals among the rebels, his
appearance was anticipated in some instances,
and at Hertford, Sunsbury, Mintonville and Gates-
ville he was assured that he would never reach
Suffolk. But his dash and dare, promptness of
decision and good judgment, brought him safely
: through one of the most brilliant expeditions of
t the campaign. By means of this dashing recon-
| noissance the Government has become acquainted
I with important information in regard to the situ
ation of the rebels in that portion of North-Caro
lina. The nature of the roads in various direc
tions has been ascertained, and the position and
intentions of certain rebel forces made fully ap
parent. The expedition is almost unparalleled
in military movements, considering the time con
sumed and the distance travelled. The march
rivals that of Havelock in India, where two hun
dred miles were passed over in five days and a
half; and which led to Havelock s promotion
from a captaincy to a lieutenant-colonelcy. Col.
Dodge travelled one hundred and sixty-eight
miles in four days, over corduroy roads, through
the Dismal Swamp, where in some places the
water was breast-high to the horses, and with the
exception of the slight casualty at the bridge
over the Perquimans, he brought in his men
and horses in good condition. He travelled over
sixty miles, along the chain of the enem} r s out
posts, with a small force of one hundred and
forty men, beyond the reach of support, and in
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the expedition, and who have received the com
mendation of the commanding general, were as
follows :

Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. Dodge, commanding.

Major 15. F. Or.derdonk.

Adjutant TT. S. Poor.

Company A Lieutenant D. C. Ellis.
* Company B Lieutenant W. II. Sanger.

Company 15 Lieutenant John D. Lee.

Company C Captain E. A. Hamilton.

Company C Lieutenant Louis Siebert.

Company D Captain James N. Wheelan.

Lieutenant John Keegan.

Colonel Dodge reports that the condition of the
people along the route which he travelled is be
coming deplorable. The crops appeared to be
generally neglected, and he expresses a fear that
much suffering must ensue from a want of sup
plies. The sentiments of the people he repre
sents to be of a mixed character a love for the
Union prevailing, but the fear of future secession



oppression preventinj
of the Government.



an open expression in favor



Doc. 125.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.

By tJie President oftJie United States of America.
I, Abraham Lincoln, President .of the United



thcLmtcd States; and the fact that any State,
or the people thereof, shall on that day be in
good faith represented in the Congress of the
United States by members chosen thereto at
elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters
of such State shall have participated, shall, in the
absence of strong countervailing tcstimon} , be
deemed conclusive evidence that such State and
the people thereof have not been in rebellion
against the United States.

^ That attention is hereby called to an act of
Congress entitled, "An act to make an addition
al article of war," approved March 13, 1802, and
which act is in the words and figure following ;

" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America,
in Congress assembled, That hereafter the follow
ing shall be promulgated as an additional article
of war for the government of the army of the
United States, and shall be observed and obeyed
as such.

ARTICLE . All officers or persons of the
military or naval service of the United States are
prohibited from employing any of the forces un
der their respective commands for the purpose of
returning fugitives from service or labor who may
have escaped from any persons to whom such
service or labor is claimed to be due, and any
officer who shall be found guilty by a court-mar-



States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of | tial of violating this article, shall be dismissed
the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim from the service.

and declare that hereafter as heretofore the war " SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this
will be prosecuted for the object of practically act shall take effect from and after its passage."

Also to the ninth and tenth sections of an act
entitled, "An act to suppress insurrection, to



restoring the constitutional relation between the
United States and the people thereof in those

States in which that relation is, or may be, sus- 1 punish treason and rcbellio n, to seize and coiifk-
pended or disturbed ; that it is my purpose upon cate property of rebels, and for other purposes,"
the next meeting of Congress to again recommend I approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are
the adoption of a practical measure tendering pe- j in the words and figures following:
cuniary aid to the free acceptance or rejection ofj " SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That all
all the slave States, so-called, the people where- slaves of persons who shall hereafter be engaged
of may not then be in rebellion against the United | in rebellion against the government of the United
States, and which States may then have volunta- j States, or who shall in any way give aid or coin-
rily adopted, or thereafter may voluntarily adopt, ! fort thereto, escaping from such persons and
the immediate or gradual abolishment of slavery j taking refuge within the lines of the army ; and
within their respective limits, and that the effort all slaves captured from such persons or deserted
to colonize persons of African descent, with their | by them, and coming under the control of the
consent, upon the continent or elsewhere, with government of the United States, and all slaves
the previously obtained consent of the govern- of such persons found on (or being within) any
nient existing there, will be continued ; that on place occupied by rebel forces and afterwards oc-
thc first day of January, in the year of our Lord j cupied by the forces of the United States, shall
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all j be deemed captives of war, and shall be forever
persons held as slaves within any State, or any | free of their servitude and not again held as
designated part of a State, the people whereof slaves.

shall then be in rebellion against the United "SEC. 10. And be it further.enacted, That no
States shall be then, thenceforward and forever, slave escaping into any State, Territory, or the
free, and the executive government of the United District of Columbia, from any of the States,
States, including the military and naval authority ! shall be delivered up, or in any way impeded or
thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom j hindered of his liberty, except for crime, or some
~ f such persons, and will do no act or acts to re- j offence against the laws, unless the person claim-
;ss such persons, or any of them, in any efforts \ ing said fugitive shall first make oath that the



of
pre

they may make for their actual freedom, that the
Executive will, on the first day of January afore
said, by proclamation, designate the States and
parts of States, if any, in which the people there
of respectively shall then be in rebellion against



person to whom the labor or service of such fugi
tive is alleged to be due, is his lawful owner, and
has not been in arms against the United States
in the present rebellion, nor in any way given aid
and comfort thereto ; and no person engaged in



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the military or naval service of the United States
shall, under any pretence whatever, assume to
decide on the validity of the claim of any person
to the service or labor of any other person, or
surrender up any such person to the claimant, on
pain of being dismissed from the service."

And I do hereby enjoin upon, and order all
persons engaged in the militar} 7 " and naval ser
vice of the United States to observe, obey and en
force within their respective spheres of service
the act and sections above recited.

And the Executive will in due time recommend
that all citizens of the United States who shall
have remained loyal thereto throughout the rebel
lion shall (upon the restoration of the constitu
tional relation between the United States and
their respective States and people if the relation
shall have been suspended or disturbed) be com
pensated for all losses by acts of the United
States, including the loss of slaves.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed.

Done at the city of "Washington this twenty-
second day of September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty -two, and
of the Independence of the United States the
eighty-seventh.

By the President : ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

WM. II. SEWAKD,

Secretary of State.



Doc. 126.
THE BATTLE OF IUKA, MISS.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL GRANT.

IUKA, Miss., September 20, 1862.

To Major- General Halleck, General-in-Chief:

GENERAL ROSECKANS, with Stanley and Hamil
ton s divisions of Missouri cavalry, attacked Gen.
Price south of this village, about two hours before
dark yesterday, and had a sharp fight until night
closed in. General Ord was to the north with an
armed force" of about five thousand men, and had
some skirmishing with rebel pickets. This morn
ing the fight was resumed by General Rosecrans,
who was nearest to the town, but it was found
that the enemy had been evacuating during the
night, going south. Hamilton and Stanley, with
the cavalry, are in full pursuit. This will, no
doubt, break up the enemy, and possibly force
them to abandon much of their artillery. The
loss on either side in killed and wounded is from
four to five hundred.

The enemy s loss in arms, tents, etc., will be
large. We have about two hundred and fifty
prisoners. I have reliable information that it was
Price s intention to move over east of Tennessee.
In this he has been thwarted. Among the ene
my s loss are, Gen. Little killed, and Gen. Whit-
field wounded. I cannot speak too highly of the
energy and skill displayed by Gen. Rosecrans in
the attack, and of the endurance of the troops
under him. Gen. Ord s command showed untir



ing zeal, but the direction taken by the enemy
prevented them taking the active part they de
sired. Price s force was about fifteen thousand.

U. S. GRANT,

Major-General.
GENERAL HAMILTON S OFFICIAL REPORT.

HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, >
ARMY OF TUB MISSISSIPPI, September 23, 1SG2. j

Colonel II. G. Kennett, Chief of Staff :

SIR : I have the honor to report that my divi
sion, the Eleventh brigade leading, marched from
Jacinto on the morning of the nineteenth instant,
to attack the enemy at luka. One half-mile west
of Barnett s, the advanced pickets of the enemy
were first encountered in a deep ravine. A bat
talion of the Third Michigan cavalry, by dismount
ing a body of skirmishers, soon drove the enemy
from his cOver. Soon after passing Barnett s, the
cavalry were thrown to the rear, and a battaliDn
of the Fifth Iowa deployed as skirmishers. From
this time our advance was warmly contested,
The enemy s sharp-shooters occupied every posi
tion of defence, making the last five miles of the
march a steady contest, a constant skirmish. At
Miss Moore s house, four miles from the battle
ground, the action became quite hot. Lieutenant
Schrainm, of the Benton Hussars, one of my body
guard, was mortally wounded, and a number of
our skirmishers killed or wounded. The enemy
was steadily driven before us, and with constant
loss.

When within two miles of the battle-field, the
battalion of the Fifth Iowa skirmishers was re
lieved by an equal force of the Twenty-sixth Mis
souri, and the forward movement of the column
pressed.

When the head of the column had reached a
point on the brow of the hill at the cross-road,
two miles from luka, it was halted for the pur
pose of reconnoitring, and the line of skirmish
ers pushed rapidly forward. This line had not
advanced more than three hundred yards when
they came upon the enemy drawn up in great
force, and occupying a strong position along a,
deep ravine running transversely with the main
road, and behind the crest of the hill.

I was in position just behind the line of skir
mishers, and saw at a glance that the moment
for action had come.

The skirmishers were driven back on the head
of the column, and the attack by the enemy im
mediately begun. The ground occupied by the
head of my column was on the brow of a densely
wooded hill, falling off abruptly to the right and
left. The underbrush and timber was too thick
to admit of deployments, and the most that could
be done was to take a position across the road by
marching the leading regiments into position by
a flank movement. This was done under a heavy
fire of musketry, grape, canister, and shell.

The Eleventh Ohio battery was, with difficulty,
got into position on the crest of the hill, where it
co^ld command the road in front of us. The
Fifth Iowa, under the brave Matthias, being the
leading regiment, was first in position in the
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ing near the battery. The Twenty-sixth Missouri,
under the resolute Boomer, immediately took po
sition on the right of the Fifth Iowa.

The next regiment in the column, the Forty-
eighth Indiana, under its brave Colonel, Eddy,
took position on the left of the road, a little in
advance of the battery, and with its left thrown
forward, so as to cover the open field on their left
with their fire. This was the position when the
battle opened on our side. I directed each of
these regiments into positions myself, and they
were taken by the troops, under a heavy fire,
with the steadiness of veterans determined to
conquer. The battle thus opened with but three
regiments in position. The rebels were command
ed by Major-General Sterling Price in person, who
had arrayed against us no less than eighteen reg
iments. I saw the importance of holding the po
sition we had assumed, and gave each regimental
commander orders tohold every inch of ground,
at ever} - hazard. As the remaining regiments of
the First brigade came up the hill, I threw them
into position to protect the flanks of our little line
of battle. The Fourth Minnesota, under Captain
Le Gro, and the Sixteenth Iowa, under Colonel
Chambers, the former on the left and the latter
on the right of the line, in rear, and "en echelon."
The battle at this time had become terrific. The
enemy, in dense masses, bore down in front. The
ground admitted of no more forces being brought
into action in front, and our position must be
held, or the enemy once forcing it, his overwhelm
ing masses would have passed over the hill and
fallen on our unformed column in the rear. Brig.-
Gen. Sullivan having reached the rear of the bat
tle-ground with the head of his brigade, placed
one of his regiments the Tenth Iowa, under the
gallant Perczel with a section of the Twelfth
Wisconsin battery, on the road across the ravine
and open field on our extreme left ; and, finding
no more of his forces could be brought into im
mediate action, placed them in position in reserve,
and came gallantly to the front, asking to be of