Campaigns and Battles - E

E:  Eagle Island, North Carolina, to Ezra Church, Georgia

Source: The Union Army, Vol. V. Madison, Wisconsin: Federal Publishing Company, 1908.


Eagle Island, North Carolina, February 21, 1865. (See Wilmington.)


Eagle Pass, Texas, June 19, 1864. A Confederate report states that a party of 80 Federal recruits attempted to take the town of Eagle Pass and were only repulsed after a sharp fight in which 5 Confederates were wounded. The Federal assailants captured all the horses of the garrison.


Eagleville, Tennessee, March 2, 1863. 15th, 16th, 18th and 19th U. S. Infantry.


Eagleville, Tennessee, March 31-April t, 1863. Detachments of 3d Division, 14th Army Corps. A report of Brigadier-General James B. Steedman states that the mounted battalion of the 1st brigade of his division had a skirmish on the 31st with Confederate cavalry in which 4 of the Federal participants were captured and 3 wounded. Next day Steedman sent out two regiments of infantry in anticipation of a movement on the part of the enemy. This force pursued some Confederates who had retreated upon the approach of the Federals, but no casualties are mentioned in connection with the affair.


Eagleville, Tennessee, April 16, 1863. U. S. Troops of Brigadier-General James B. Steedman's command. A report of Major-General Gordon Granger states that "Steedman says he had sharp skirmishing south of Harpeth today; killed some and took some prisoners." The Confederate report of the affair is made by Brigadier-General William T. Martin who says: "A skirmish occurred between the reserve of Colonel Patterson's pickets on the Chapel Hill and Union pike. The enemy in force (about 300) advanced upon the pickets and were driven back 3 miles. We lost none in killed, but 4 were decoyed into an ambuscade and captured."


Eagleville, Tennessee, June 23, 1863. (See Rover, same date.)


East Macon, Georgia, November 20, 1864. (See Walnut Creek.) East Point, Georgia, November 15, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Kilpatrick's Cavalry. When General Sherman was preparing to begin his advance on Savannah the brigade, commanded by Colonel S. D. Atkins, broke camp near East Point on the morning of the 15th and moved on Page 374 the road to Jonesboro, with the gth Michigan in advance. This regiment soon came in contact with the enemy's pickets and drove them all day, the command going into camp about 4 miles from Jonesboro. No casualties reported.


Eastport, Mississippi, October 10, 1864. 1st Brigade, District of Memphis. As an incident of Forrest's raid into Alabama and Tennessee, the brigade consisting of the 113th and the 120th Illinois and the 61st U. S. colored infantry and Company G, 2nd Missouri light artillery, Colonel George B. Hoge commanding, embarked on transports at Clifton and proceeded up the river to Eastport. As the troops approached the town, the transport Key West, under command of Captain King, went above the landing. Not observing any signs of the enemy. King signaled Hoge to land his men, which the latter at once proceeded to do. Lieuts. Lytle and Boals went forward for the purpose of reconnoitering and about 500 yards from the landing discovered the enemy's pickets. As soon as the troops were all landed a masked battery opened fire on the transports and gunboats accompanying them. One of the gunboats, the Undine, was disabled at the first fire and dropped down stream. Shells struck caissons on the transports Aurora and Kenton, setting fire to both boats, causing great confusion among the reembarking troops and the boat crews. The transports finally pulled out, leaving still on shore about two-thirds of the troops, who marched down stream and were taken aboard later. The Union loss was 18 killed, 31 wounded and 25 missing. The enemy also captured the 4 guns of the battery, 60 small-arms, 20 horses, 4 boat cables and some artillery harness.


East River Bridge, Florida, March 4-5, 1865. Detachments of 2nd Florida Cavalry and 30 Sailors. This affair was an incident of certain operations about Saint Mark's. A force under Acting Ensign Whitman was landed from the U. S. gunboat Magnolia and proceeded up the river to the bridge, surprising but not capturing the picket. During the night Major Edmund C. Weeks moved up to the bridge with his detachment of the 2nd Florida. At sunrise the Confederate cavalry attacked the position, but was easily repulsed with a loss of several wounded. Later in the day the Federals fell back to the lighthouse, the enemy following in a running fight in which no one was hurt.


Eatonton, Georgia, November 21, 1864. 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps. About 1 p. m. as the corps was on its march to the sea, the rear-guard was attacked at Eatonton by a detachment of Confederate cavalry, but the attack was repelled by the 61 st Ohio veteran volunteers, commanded by Captain John Garrett. No losses reported.


Ebenezer Church, Alabama, April 1, 1865. 2nd Division Cavalry Corps, District of the Mississippi (Wilson's Raid). After breaking camp at Montevallo the division moved out on the main Selma road and first encountered the enemy near Randolph. The 72 Indiana mounted infantry was in the lead and four companies followed the enemy closely until they reached Ebenezer Church on Bogler's creek, near Maplesville. where a larger force was located. The other companies of the 72nd were brought forward, dismounted, and the whole regiment soon broke the enemy's lines. The 17th Indiana mounted infantry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Frank White, then charged, following the fleeing Confederates over a mile, where they came up with, a battery of artillery which had been firing on them as they advanced. A second line of battle was here encountered and the Indiana men were forced to turn to their left and cut their way out. The charge resulted in the loss of 17 men killed or captured.


Ebenezer Creek, Georgia, December 7-8, 1864. 3d Division. 14th Army Corps, and Kilpatrick's Cavalry. In the march of the 14th corps from Sister's ferry toward Savannah the 3d division, commanded by Brigadier-General Absalom Baird, and Kilpatrick's cavalry constituted the rear-guard, skirmishing almost constantly with the enemy's cavalry. Late on the afternoon of the 7th Morgan's division, with the pontoon train, which formed the advance, reached Ebenezer creek and immediately began clearing the road of the fallen timber which the Confederates had placed there to obstruct the march. About 4 p. m., while the rear-guard was waiting at Cypress swamp for the advance to cross the creek, Ferguson's Confederate cavalry made a desperate attack on the 9th Michigan (Colonel Acker), which occupied the extreme rear. Colonel Hamilton took Companies A and B, 9th Ohio cavalry, and deployed to the left to cover a road over which the enemy was advancing in an effort to cut off and capture the 9th Michigan A volley from these two companies checked the enemy, but he soon rallied and was preparing to charge when another company of the 9th Ohio delivered an effective fire on his flank. This gave Hamilton an opportunity to form his detachment in an open field between the swamp and the main road and bring up reinforcements. Two battalions were deployed and the enemy was thus held in check until Acker extricated his regiment. The bridge was completed on the morning of the 8th, but the work of crossing was so slow that the entire corps was not over at dark that evening. The rear-guard spent the greater part of the day in repelling the attacks of the enemy. Baird sent Colonel Briant with the 88th Indiana well to the rear, where he threw up a barricade of logs and repulsed several assaults, holding his position until ordered to withdraw at 11 p. m. and cross the creek with the division. About the same hour Wheeler shelled the camp, driving back the infantry pickets in some confusion, but the 5th Ohio cavalry and 92nd Illinois mounted infantry held their line firmly, covering the crossing of the infantry. After Baird had crossed the creek these two regiments followed and destroyed the bridge, Wheeler meanwhile keeping up a furious cannonade, which did no injury to the Union troops. This midnight movement led Wheeler to report that he had driven the Federals from their camp and captured a good part of their equipage, etc. Although the fighting was severe at times during the day the casualties were comparatively slight on both sides.


Edenburg, Virginia, September 23, 1864. (See Mount Jackson, same date.)


Edenburg, Virginia, February 16, 1865. Detachment of the 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac. Lieutenant-Colonel George R. Maxwell, of the 1st Michigan cavalry, with 300 men, left Camp Russell near Winchester on the 13th to scout in the direction of Strasburg. He left Strasburg about 11:30 p. m. on the 15th and moved toward Edenburg, where the enemy's pickets were encountered and strenuous efforts made to capture them, but without success. From this point Maxwell sent 100 men to destroy an iron furnace at Little Fort Valley. At 11 a. m. on the 16th he started to return to camp, but he had hardly got under way when his rear-guard was attacked by a party of McCausland's cavalry. The enemy was repulsed, but the skirmishing was kept up until Woodstock was reached, when the Confederates tried to cut off the rear-guard, which cut. through the lines and joined the main column. Maxwell then charged and drove the enemy back to within a mile of Edenburg, killing 3, wounding several and capturing to. The Union loss was 1 man mortally wounded.


Eden Station, Georgia, December 7-9, 1864. (See Jenks Bridge.)


Edenton Road, Virginia, April 13-May 5, 1863. At the beginning of the siege of Suffolk and as the Confederates withdrew from \hat place to the Blackwater river, there was considerable skirmishing on the Edenton road. (See Suffolk, siege of.)


Edgefield Junction, Tennessee, August 20, 1862. (See Louisville & Nashville R. R.)


Edisto Island, South Carolina, April 18, 1862. Crew of the U. S. S. Crusader, 3d New Hampshire and 55th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Edisto Railroad Bridge, South Carolina, February 7, 1865. 11th Iowa Infantry. As the 17th army corps was marching toward Columbia. General Belknap, commanding the 3d brigade, 4th division, sent this regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Beach to drive away the Confederate force stationed at the Edisto bridge. Beach moved from Midway and successfully executed his mission, but not until the enemy had destroyed the bridge. No casualties reported.


Edmonton, Kentucky, June 7, 1863. Detachment of 5th Indiana Cavalry. A scouting party of this regiment was attacked by a largely superior force of Confederates near Edmonton. The Union troops were compelled to withdraw, after having lost 20 of their 70 men in killed, wounded or captured.


Edwards' Ferry, Maryland, June 18, 1861. 14th U. S. Infantry. Confederate troops, numbering 800 or 900 men, arrived opposite Edwards' ferry in the afternoon and attempted to cross Goose creek, in the ferry-boat drawn from the Potomac river for the purpose. Lieutenant Hasbrouck fired from his 12-pounder howitzer a spherical case shot which burst directly over the boat and caused great confusion. The boat was immediately drawn back to the shore and the enemy drew up in battle line, but were dispersed by a fire of spherical case shot and sent flying toward Leesburg. No casualties were reported from either side.


Edwards' Ferry, Virginia, October 4, 1861. Detachment of Stone's Division, Army of the Potomac. Brigadier-General Charles P. Stone reported from Poolesville, Maryland, on this date as follows: "The enemy opened fire on our lookout near Edwards' ferry at 9 a. m. His firing was wild and without effect. I returned his fire with three Parrott 10-pounders, and he retired. At the time of the firing a battalion or more of infantry and some artillery were visible going toward Leesburg on the turnpike."


Edwards' Ferry, Virginia, October 22, 1861. Gorman's and Abercrombie's Brigades, Army of the Potomac. After the battle of Ball's bluff on the 21st, Brigadier-General Willis A. Gorman, with his brigade of Stone's division, took position on the Virginia side of the Potomac river in front of Edwards' ferry. About 8 o'clock that evening Brigadier-General John J. Abercrombie left Seneca Mills, Maryland, with the 16th Indiana and 30th Pennsylvania, of his brigade of Banks' division, and at 4 a. m. on the 22nd.reached the ferry. Owing to limited means of transportation the last of his troops were not over the river until about 2 p. m., when he assumed command of all the forces there assembled. Brigadier-General Evans, commanding the Confederates in that vicinity, ordered Colonel Barksdale to take his regiment, the 13th Mississippi, reconnoiter in the direction of the ferry, and attack any force he might find there, if in his judgment he considered such a movement expedient. Abercrombie had his men in position by 2 p. m. and about 2 hours later Barksdale was seen cautiously advancing. A company of sharpshooters, supported by the 1st Minnesota and 16th Indiana, was thrown forward to meet the enemy and a battery was placed in position to open the engagement. When the Confederates came within range the artillery opened fire and a few well directed shots caused Barksdale Page 377 to hurriedly retrace his steps toward Leesburg. The Union troops held their position until the afternoon of the 23d, when they retired to the Maryland side. No casualties reported on the Federal side and the enemy's loss was not learned.


Edward's Station, Mississippi, May 16, 1863, and February 4, 1864. (See Champion's Hill.)


Eel River, California, May 31, 1862. Detachment of 3d California Infantry. Lieutenant J. F. Staples with 20 men encountered a band of Indians on Eel river and routed them, killing 1 man and 12 squaws.


Eel River, California, March 28, 1864. (See Red Mountain.)


Egypt Station, Mississippi, February 19, 1864. 1st Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army Corps. This skirmish was an incident of the Meridian expedition. Waring's brigade reached Egypt between 8 and 9 a. m. after some slight skirmishing and destroyed all the Confederate government property at that place.


Egypt Station, Mississippi, December 28, 1864. 7th Indiana, 4th and 11th Illinois, 4th and 10th Missouri, 2nd Wisconsin, 2nd New Jersey, 1st Mississippi, and 3d U. S. Colored Cavalry. As an incident of the expedition sent out from Memphis to destroy the Mobile & Ohio railroad, the Union troops attacked the enemy at Egypt Station on the morning of December 28. The Confederate force was about 1.200 strong and consisted of infantry, cavalry and 4 guns mounted on platform cars. Two trains of Confederate troops under Major-General Gardner were in sight when the attack was made, but a Federal force being thrown between them and the stockade, which was taken by assault in 2 hours, they were unable to do anything. The entire garrison, numbering 500, were made prisoners. The casualties are not given, but it is noted that Confederate Brigadier-General Gholson was killed. The Union force also captured or destroyed 300 army wagons, 4.000 new carbines, an immense amount of ammunition, two trains of cars and a large amount of commissary and quartermaster's stores.


Eight-Mile Post, Mississippi, September 6, 1864. Detachment of 4th Illinois Cavalry. In pursuance of orders Captain Harvey H. Merriam with 50 men moved out from Natchez on the Liberty road to ascertain the whereabouts of the enemy. Their pickets were encountered at Eight-mile post and slowly driven for 2 miles, when Merriam's men charged. A running fight ensued for a distance of 3 miles, resulting in the capture of 1 man, 6 horses and mules, 4 stands of arms, etc. No casualties were reported.


Eleven Points River, Missouri, October 25, 1862. (See Pike Creek, same date.)


Elizabeth City, North Carolina, February 10, 1862. Union Gunboats. After the capture of Roanoke Island by the Federals on the 8th, the Confederate fleet withdrew through Albemarle sound and up the Pasquotank river to Elizabeth City, which place was then garrisoned by part of the 59th Virginia (Confederate) infantry, under Colonel C. F. Henningsen. Sometime' was spent in removing the obstructions from Croatan sound (See Roanoke Island) but at daylight on the 10th the Union flotilla, under Com. S. C. Rowan, started in pursuit. About 8:30 a. m. the Confederate vessels, under Com. Lynch. were sighted, drawn up under the protection of the Cobb's Point battery, which mounted 4 heavy 32-pounders. The Union vessels opened with 80-pounders at long range and when within three-quarters of a mile the signal was given "Dash at the enemy." The firing now became more rapid and effective, completely demoralizing the enemy. The fort was quickly evacuated, and of their vessels the Black Warrior was fired and abandoned; the Sea Bird was sunk by the Page 378 Commodore Perry; the Beaufort was cut off and captured by the Underwriter; the Ceres steamed ahead and captured the Ellis, and the Delaware captured the Fanny which had been set on fire and deserted. The flotilla then ran up to the wharves of Elizabeth City, where Henningsen had ordered his troops to fire the town and make their escape. The conflagration was confined by the efforts of the Union men to the buildings already fired. The result of this action was the complete destruction of the Confederate fleet, and it played an important part in opening the passages along the coast to the Union fleet. (See also Naval Volume.)


Elizabethtown, Kentucky, December 27, 1862. 91st Illinois Infantry. As an incident of General Morgan's second Kentucky raid he was met at this place by a flag of truce demanding unconditional surrender. Morgan refused, demanded the surrender of the town in turn, and when refused opened fire from his batteries. After three-quarters of an hour the place was surrendered and eight companies of the Illinois regiment were taken prisoners. Three bridges were also burned and the railroad track destroyed for several miles.


Elizabethtown, Kentucky, December 24. 1864. 1st Wisconsin Cavalry.


Elk Chute, Missouri, August 4, 1864. Detachments of the 1st, 2nd, 3d and 6th Missouri State Militia Cavalry. As an incident of an expedition into Arkansas, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel John T. Burris, the Union advance guard came upon the enemy's pickets early in the morning of August 4, and drove them into a heavy forest 2 miles south of Elk Chute, in Pemiscot county, Missouri When the Federal forces came up they found the Confederates formed in line of battle. After the first volley, which broke the enemy's line, a charge was made and the Confederates fell back 2 miles, keeping up a running fight until within 200 yards of the chute, where they again formed, but another charge drove them in a panic into the dense forests. Many of them, unable to gain the shelter of the woods, took to the river. The Union loss was 1 killed and 2 wounded, while the Confederate loss was 30 killed, 6 mortally and 28 slightly wounded and 28 captured.


Elk Creek, Indian Territory, July 17, 1863. (See Honey Springs.)


Elk Fork, Tennessee, December 28, 1862. (See Perkins' Mill, same date.)


Elkins' Ferry, Arkansas, April 3-4, 1864. (See Camden, Arkansas, Expedition to.)


Elk Mountain, West Virginia, November 10, 1863. 10th West Virginia and 28th Ohio Infantry. After the capture of Lewisburg. General Averell ordered Colonel Augustus Moor, with the two regiments of infantry and Keeper's battery, to return to Beverly, taking a lot of captured cattle and the prisoners taken at Lewisburg and Droop Mountain. On the 10th Moor reached Elk mountain, where a party of some 60 bushwhackers, under one McCoy, fired upon his advance, but did no damage except to wound some of the cattle. The incident checked the march, however, until one company of each regiment was sent up the mountain and attacked the enemy on flank and rear, driving him headlong down the other side of the mountain. No casualties reported.


Elk River, Tennessee, July 2, 1863. 3d Division, 20th Army Corps. As an incident of the Middle Tennessee campaign, this division, Major- General P. H. Sheridan commanding, arrived at the ford of the Elk river, about 3 miles from Winchester, and found the river too swollen to ford. Sheridan led the division up stream to Rock creek, and after fording the latter stream found the Rock creek ford of the Elk river guarded by a regiment of Confederate cavalry. After a sharp little skirmish the enemy was driven off and the crossing of the river effected. No casualties reported.


Elk River, Tennessee, July 14, 1863. Advance of the 14th Corps, Major- General George H. Thomas, Army of the Cumberland.


Elkton, Kentucky, December 12, 1864. 1st Cavalry Division, commanded by Brigadier-General McCook.


Elkton Station, Alabama, May g, 1862. Company E, 37th Indiana.


Elk Water, Virginia, September 12-14, 1861. 1st Brigade. Army of West Virginia. The brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General Joseph J. Reynolds, operating in the vicinity of Cheat mountain, had two posts, one at Elk Water and the other at Cheat Summit. By a bridle path over the mountain they were 7 miles apart, but by wagon-road, via Huttonsville, the distance was about 18 miles. On the morning of the 12th a Confederate force, under command of General R. E. Lee, advanced against the camp at Elk Water by way of the Huntersville pike. The advanced pickets were driven back upon the main body, after which the enemy threw three regiments into the woods on the left front of the Union position. This detachment made its way to the right and rear of Cheat mountain, gained possession of the Huttonsville road and cut the telegraph wire, cutting off communications with Cheat Summit, where Colonel Kimball was stationed with the 14th Indiana The Confederates then advanced towards the pass, by which the rear of the Elk Water camp could be reached, but were there met by three companies of the 13th Indiana, sent from Elk Water for that purpose, and one company of the 14th sent from Cheat Summit. These four companies held the enemy in check and foiled him in his designs upon the rear of the Federal camp. Lee then attacked the post at Cheat Summit, but was repulsed by detachments of the 14th Indiana, 24th and 25th Ohio, who deployed in the woods and kept the Confederate force from approaching near enough to give the battery at the post a chance to fire on them. The enemy lost heavily in this action and finally withdrew. The next morning Reynolds sent the 13th Indiana by the main road, and the greater part of the 3d Ohio and 2nd Virginia by the path, to open up communications with the post at Cheat Summit. These parties started at 3 a. m. and soon after daylight Lee appeared before Elk Water. A 10-pounder Parrott gun from Loomis' battery was run to the front and fired a few shots into the Confederate ranks, when they withdrew. About the same time another skirmish occurred on the mountain, in which the enemy was repulsed, many of the men throwing away their arms and surplus clothing in their flight. On the 14th the enemy again appeared at Elk Water. The same piece of artillery was brought into requisition, supported by one company of the 15th Indiana, and again the Confederates retired. Communications were then opened with Kimball, and the next morning the enemy disappeared from the neighborhood. In the several skirmishes the Union loss was 9 killed, about the same number wounded, and 62 missing. Most of the latter were captured, but managed to make their escape from their guards and returned to the Union camp. The enemy lost in killed and wounded about 100, among whom was Colonel J. A. Washington, Lee's aide-de-camp, and 20 captured.


Ellis' Bridge, Mississippi, February 21, 1864. 2nd Iowa Cavalry. When Smith in the Meridian expedition ordered his column to fall back from before West Point Major Datus E. Coon with the 2nd Louisiana was sent to make a demonstration at Ellis' bridge over the Sakatonchee river. This was done by dismounting four rifle companies as skirmishers under cover of a fence and two 12-pounder guns brought to bear soon drove the sharpshooters back. After 2 hours of skirmishing Coon retired. No casualties reported.


Ellison's Mill, Virginia, June 26, 1862. The action here on this date Page 380 was a part of the Seven Days' battles, a detailed account of which appears under that head.


Ellistown, Mississippi, July 16, 1864. 3d Division, 16th Army Corps; 3d Iowa and 7th Kansas Cavalry. This affair was an incident of the expedition to Tupelo under command of Major-General A. J. Smith. On this date the division commanded by Colonel David Moore, and the two cavalry regiments, were ordered to move toward Ellistown, followed by a train bearing the sick and wounded. Moore was several times attacked during the day but each time the enemy was driven off by the cavalry. About the time the men were going into camp at Ellistown that evening the pickets of the 3d la. were furiously attacked. Moore ordered the 7th Kansas to the support of the Iowa regiment and directed the 2nd Illinois battery to throw a few shells into the enemy's hues. Finding that the Federals were prepared to receive them the enemy withdrew. No casualties reported.


Elm Springs, Arkansas, July 30-31, 1863. Detachment of 2nd Arkansas Cavalry. Lieutenant John E. Phelps of the 3d U. S. cavalry, with 28 men of the 2nd Arkansas cavalry, came upon the Confederate rear-guard 6 miles from Elm Springs. A skirmish ensued in which the enemy had 1 man killed and 4 wounded. Next day the same command had another fight 8 miles from Elm Springs, in which 4 of the enemy were killed and 5 wounded.


Elrod's Tan-Yard, Alabama, January 27, 1865. Detachments of 68th New York, 18th U. S. Colored Infantry, 1st and 9th Ohio Artillery. The expedition, led by Colonel Felix Prince Salm, came in sight of a portion of Captain Sparks' Confederate company encamped for the night at Elrod's tan-yard about 7 p. m. Salm divided his force to surround and capture the entire party (of about 40), but owing to a misunderstanding only a part of his command heard the order to charge and the larger portion of the enemy managed to escape into surrounding woods. The Union loss was 1 killed, while the Confederates had 1 killed, 8 wounded and 3 taken prisoners.


Eltham's Landing, Virginia, May 7, 1862. (See West Point.)


Ely's Ford, Virginia, February 28, 1864. (See Kilpatrick's Expedition against Richmond.)


Elyton, Alabama, March 28, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division, Military Division of the Mississippi. Just as Wilson's cavalry entered Elyton during the raid from Chickasaw to Selma, Alabama, the advance brigade under Bvt. Brigadier-General Andrew J. Alexander drove out the Confederate rear-guard. No casualties were reported.


Emily, Steamer, Capture of. May 15, 1863. (See Currituck Canal.)


Empress, U. S. Steamer, Mississippi, August 10, 1864. Loss, 6 killed and 12 wounded.


Enterprise, Missouri, September 15, 1863. Detachments of the 1st Arkansas Cavalry, 1st Arkansas Artillery, and 18th Iowa Infantry. The expedition, numbering 310 men, under the command of Colonel M. La Rue Harrison, left Springfield to break up reinforcements that were moving to join the Confederate forces under Coffee. While crossing Cowskin prairie Harrison learned that Coffee was at Enterprise with about 1,000 men and resolved to attack him. At Elk mills the enemy's pickets were encountered about 10 a. m. and driven back upon the main body, encamped a mile west of Enterprise. In this action 1 of the Confederate pickets was killed. Upon arriving in sight of the main body, Harrison dismounted, part of his command as skirmishers and began shelling the town, where Coffee's reserves were stationed. After the fight had been going on for about an hour Harrison was attacked in the rear, but the assault was quickly repulsed, and about noon the enemy evacuated the town. No losses Page 381 were sustained on the Union side, but it was learned that 5 of the enemy were killed and several wounded. Enterprise, Missouri, August 7 1864. (See Buffalo Creek.)


Escambia River, Florida, March 25, 1865. (See Canoe Creek, same date.)


Etna, Missouri, July 22, 1861. 21st Missouri Infantry.


Etowah River, Georgia, May 20, 1864. (See Cartersville.)


Evergreen, Alabama, March 24. 1865. 2nd Brigade, Lucas' Cavalry. In the Mobile campaign the brigade, Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Spurling commanding, came upon 3 Confederates within a few miles of Evergreen on the night of the 23d. In attempting to escape 2 of the enemy were wounded and all captured. About midnight the railroad was reached 5 miles above Evergreen and a portion of the track was torn up. At 4:30 a. m. of the 24th a train from Pollard was captured and destroyed and some 3 hours later another train from Montgomery met the same fate. The latter train had on board 100 officers and soldiers, all of whom were captured. After the destruction of the trains the command proceeded to Evergreen, where the provisions needed were taken, the rest destroyed, and at 2 p. m. the brigade moved to Sparta.


Ezra Church, Georgia, July 28, 1864. 15th Army Corps. During the advance on Atlanta and the fighting around that place General J. C. Brown was ordered to attack General John A. Logan and drive him beyond Ezra Church. An attempt was made on the Union forces just as they reached the top of the ridge upon which the church was situated and the line was carried at several places, but Brown was repulsed. After a little time the Confederate commander sent three brigades of General Clayton's division against Logan, but with the same result. The Union troops had had time to throw up some rude defenses and the fire of the enemy did not effect them as much as in the first assault. After Brown and Clayton had failed General Walthall was sent out by General Hood, commanding the Confederate forces about Atlanta, to engage Logan. Sharp fighting continued from 2 o'clock until dark when Hood withdrew all his forces within the lines about Atlanta. This engagement at Ezra Church was the last fought outside the Confederate works during the campaign. The fight lasted from 11:30 a. m. until darkness fell. Logan reported his loss as 50 killed, 439 wounded and 73 missing. The Confederate loss was 600 killed. Logan's forces also captured 5 battle flags, 106 prisoners and 1,500 to 2,000 muskets.. Fairburn, Georgia, July 15. 1864. Cavalry, Armies of the Cumberland and Ohio. On this date the division commanded by Colonel Israel Garrard, of the Army of the Ohio, joined General Kilpatrick's division to assist in cutting the Atlanta & West Point railroad near Fairburn. Garrard engaged the enemy while Kilpatrick's force burned the depot and tore up a small section of the track. This was a preliminary to the raid made three days later. No casualties were reported on either side. Fairburn, Georgia, October 2, 1864. 1st and 4th Divisions of the 17th Army Corps. At daylight of the 2nd Brigadier-General T. E. G. Ransom with the two divisions moved out from near Atlanta toward Fairburn, driving the Confederate cavalry from his position at Shadna Church and Westbrook's. Nearly half a mile beyond the church Ransom took up a position and sent forward Potts' brigade of the 4th division with instructions to push into Fairburn if possible. When within a mile of the town the enemy put up a stiff resistance with artillery and mounted and dismounted skirmishers. The Federal artillery silenced the Confederate guns and the skirmishers of Potts' brigade drove those of the enemy into and through the town.