Campaigns and Battles - L

L:  Labadieville, Louisiana, to Lyon County, Kentucky

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


Labadieville, Louisiana, October 27, 1862. (See Georgia Landing, same date.)


Lacey's Springs, Virginia, December 21, 1864. 3d Division of Cavalry, Army of the Potomac. At daylight the Confederate cavalry under Rosser attacked Custer's division while it was preparing to move from its camp during an expedition to Lacey's springs. The enemy expected to surprise a sleeping camp, but found the greater part of the command mounted and ready to move. The result was a complete defeat of Rosser, with a loss of several killed and wounded. The Union casualties were 22 wounded. Each side took about 30 prisoners.


Laclede, Missouri, June 18-19, 1864Detachment of Enrolled Missouri Militia. A band of 16 guerrillas dashed into Laclede and shot and killed 2 citizens on the 18th. The following day a pursuing force under Lieut . Lewis came upon and skirmished with the band, killing 1 and wounding several others.


Ladd's House, Alabama, February 3-4, 1865. Detachment of 68th New York Infantry. A scouting party of the 68th New York met and defeated a gang of bushwhackers near Ladd's house in Hog Jaw valley. One of the bushwhackers was killed. The affair occurred during the night of the 3d and 4th.


Ladiga, Alabama, October 28, 1864. Brigadier-General Kenner Garrard's Division, Army of the Cumberland. La Fayette, Georgia, June 24, 1864. 4th, 6th and 7th Kentucky Cavalry, and 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. About 3 a. m. Colonel Louis D. Watkins, commanding a brigade of Kentucky cavalry, was attacked by 2,000 cavalry under General Pillow, who drove in the pickets and compelled Watkins' men to take refuge in the public buildings. A summons to surrender was sent to Watkins, who refused to comply with it, and several attempts were then made to carry the buildings by assault, but each was repulsed with loss to the assailants, who upon the arrival of Colonel Croxton with the 4th Kentucky mounted infantry to reinforce Watkins, fell back in confusion. The Federal loss did not exceed 60 in killed and wounded, while the loss of the enemy in killed, wounded and prisoners was nearly 300.


La Fayette, Georgia, October 12, 1864. During Hood's march to the north in his attempt to decoy Sherman from Georgia, the Confederate cavalry, 250 strong, occupied La Fayette. There is no mention of any fight, nor does the report state what Union force, if any, was in the town.


La Fayette, Tennessee, May 11, 1863. Detachment of 14th Illinois Cavalry. Brigadier-General Edward H. Hobson sent the following despatch on May 11 to Brigadier-General Jeremiah T. Boyle, commanding the District of Western Kentucky: "Major (F. M.) Davidson, 14th Illinois cavalry, and 100 men had a fight with 125 of Morgan's men at La Fayette, Tennessee, last night. Our loss was 1 officer and 2 privates wounded, and 4 men taken prisoners. Rebel loss, 2 killed, 1 wounded left behind, and several wounded carried off, Davidson falling back to Barren river.''


La Fayette, Tennessee, December 27, 1863. Detachments, 89th Indiana and 117th Illinois Infantry and 9th Illinois Cavalry. Learning that the enemy was moving westward, Brigadier-General B. H. Grierson, commanding at La Grange, ordered Colonel William H. Morgan, commanding the 3d brigade, cavalry division, 16th army corps, then stationed at Grand Junction, to embark his troops and move to La Fayette. Major Samuel Henry, with detachments of the 89th Indiana and 117th Illinois, was sent from Moscow to hold Grisson's bridge until the arrival of Morgan. The latter was delayed in getting started, and Henry's skirmishers were already engaged with the enemy when he arrived at the bridge. The skirmishers were kept out and Morgan's command disembarked and deployed, but so much time was consumed in getting the brigade into order that Henry's force and 300 men of the 9th Illinois cavalry, who had marched by wagon road from La Grange, drove the Confederates into and through La Fayette before Morgan could become engaged. The casualties were not reported.


La Fayette, Tennessee, June 9, 1864. 7th Kansas Cavalry. Lafayette, Tennessee, June 23, 1864. 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 16th Army Corps. While the brigade was on a train between Memphis and Moscow it was fired into near La Fayette, and several men were killed or wounded. Some of the men who jumped or fell off the train were captured, and were afterward murdered. The attacking party was said to have been a band of guerrillas.


La Fayette County, Missouri, March 12, 1862. Detachment of 1st Iowa Cavalry. Lieut. J. D. Jenks with 30 men of Company D, 1st la., came upon a party of 25 Confederates posted in the buildings on the farm of one Greer and immediately engaged them. After a sharp fight, in which 9 of the enemy were killed, 3 wounded and 1 captured, Jenks drove the Confederates into the woods. The Union loss was 1 killed and 4 wounded. The affair occurred 15 miles from Lexington.


La Fayette County, Missouri, September 22-25, 1863. Detachment of 1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry. While scouting in La Fayette county a force under Lieut.—Colonel Bazel F. Lazear had two skirmishes with Confederates, resulting in the killing of 4, the capture of 6 and the wounding of others. Seventeen horses, a quantity of equipment, and some guns and ammunition were also taken. The Federal participants suffered but one casualty—the killing of the guide.


La Fayette Road, Georgia, September 11, 1863. 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 21st Army Corps. Colonel G. C. Harker, commanding the brigade, was ordered to make a reconnaissance with his command on the La Fayette road. He had proceeded about three-quarters of a mile from the gap in Missionary ridge when his advance commenced skirmishing with the enemy. This was kept up lightly until about 3 miles from the gap, where it became more spirited, the enemy resisting with dismounted cavalry and 2 pieces of artillery. As soon as the Union artillery opened the Confederates withdrew. The reconnaissance was an incident of the Chickamauga campaign. No casualties were reported.


Fayette Road, Georgia, September 12, 1863. (See Chattooga River.)


La Fourche, Louisiana, July 12-13, 1863. Portions of Weitzel's and Grover's Divisions, 19th Army Corps. At 3 p. m. of the 12th Colonel Nathan A. M. Dudley with the 3d brigade of Weitzel's division started down the right side of Bayou La Fourche. Besides his own command he had two sections of the 6th Massachusetts battery and a company of the 1st Louisiana cavalry. At the same time that Dudley moved, Colonel Joseph S. Morgan with the 1st brigade of the 4th division advanced down the left side of the bayou. The advance skirmishers of Dudley's brigade had not gone more than a mile before they were fired upon by the enemy's pickets, who were well Page 548 supported. A section of artillery was used to dislodge them, and the column advanced to Cox's plantation, near Donaldsonville, where it bivouacked for the night. A simultaneous attack had been made upon Morgan, but had also been repulsed. At 4:30 a. m. of the 13th the Confederates advanced in considerable force, compelling the Union pickets to fall back a short distance. Observing that the enemy was about to flank him, Dudley asked for reinforcements and Paine's brigade, with the 1st Maine battery was sent to his assistance. There was a lull in the engagement until 1:30 p. m. when the Confederates opened a cross-fire which necessitated the retirement of the Federal command after a desperate resistance. In the retreat 1 gun was abandoned, the fire that caused its loss coming from a point on the opposite side of the bayou where Morgan had been, but who had, apparently without cause, fallen back before a smaller force of the enemy. His conduct was the subject of a court-martial, which found him guilty of needlessly abandoning his position, but the sentence was later suspended by Major-General Banks. The Federal loss in this engagement was 56 killed, 223 wounded and 186 captured or missing. The Confederate loss was equally as large.


La Fourche Crossing, Louisiana, June 20-21, 1863. U. S. Troops under Lieut.-Colonel Albert Stickney. Early in the morning of the 20th Stickney learned that the enemy was advancing in force on La Fourche crossing and was ordered to proceed to that place from Brashear City with all his available force. He arrived about noon and deployed his men in line of battle. His force comprised detachments of the 23d Conn., 176th New York, 42nd Massachusetts and 26th Maine infantry, 1st Louisiana cavalry and 21st Indiana battery. At 5 p. m. the Federal pickets were driven in and the Confederates advanced until checked by a volley from the 23d Conn. and a few shots from a 12-pounder gun. During the night and the next morning detachments of the 26th Massachusetts infantry and the 25th New York battery arrived to reinforce Stickney and on Sunday morning (the 21st) the enemy made several reconnaissances along the Federal line but no organized attempt was made to attack. During the afternoon the outposts of the opposing forces became engaged. About 6:30 p. m. the Confederates again appeared on Stickney's front, this time in force. The Union pickets were obliged to fall back, and a 12-pounder howitzer was opened by the enemy, to which the 25th New York battery made reply and succeeded in silencing the piece. About 7 o'clock a charge was made on the guns, and it was only after a hand-to-hand encounter that the Confederates were repulsed, withdrawing an hour later toward Thibodeaux. Stickney had 8 men killed and 41 wounded. He estimated the Confederate loss at 300 killed and wounded.


La Grange, Alabama, December 30, 1864. (See Russellville.) La Grange, Arkansas, September 26, 1862. 1st Missouri Cavalry. While on a scout from Helena Lieut. William B. Dorsey with two squadrons of the 1st Missouri was fired upon from the brush. One of his men was killed and another wounded. Dorsey fell back and joined the main column of the expedition, composed of detachments of the 1st Missouri and the 4th la. cavalry under Captain James T. Drummond. On learning of the attack on Dorsey, Drummond proceeded to the point of action. Near the place he saw what he supposed was a body of the enemy drawn up in line of battle. The flankers and skirmishers of both forces had become engaged before it was discovered that the opposing commands were both Federal, Drummond's foes being detachments of the 5th Kansas and the 5th Missouri cavalry under Major Thomas W. Scudder. Scudder lost 1 man killed and 1 wounded before the mistake was discovered.


La Grange, Arkansas, November 8, 1862. (See Marianna, Arkansas, same date.)


La Grange, Arkansas, January 3, 1863. Portion of General Washburn's Cavalry Regiment.


La Grange, Arkansas, May 1, 1863. Detachment of 3d Iowa Cavalry. Captain JQA. DeHuff with 160 men of the 3d la. was sent out from Helena to make a reconnaissance in the direction of La Grange. When within a mile of the town the enemy was discovered on foot, posted in the woods on either side of the road. Firing was opened by DeHuff's men, the successive volleys made the enemy waver, and De Huff was about to follow up his advantage and charge the Confederate line when his rear was assaulted. While his men were attempting to repulse this attack the enemy in the front rallied and attacked. The Federals became confused, but after an effort De Huff rallied them sufficiently to get a column formed and retired 3 miles into the timber on his left. The Union loss was 3 killed, 8 wounded and 30 captured or missing. The Confederate casualties were not reported.


La Grange, Tennessee, November 8, 1862. Cavalry of the Army of the Tennessee. Major-General U. S. Grant reporting on a reconnaissance from La Grange toward Holly Springs states that "The cavalry, under Colonel Lee (Seventh Kansas), had two skirmishes yesterday, in which they took 102 prisoners and killed 17 that they know of. Our reported loss 2 wounded."


Lake Bruin, Louisiana, April 28, 1863. (See Choctaw Bayou.) Lake Chicot, Arkansas, June 6, 1864. (See Old River Lake.)


Lake City, Florida, February 11, 1864. 40th Massachusetts Mounted Infantry, Independent Battalion Massachusetts Cavalry and Battery B, 1st U. S. Artillery. The advance of the Florida expedition, under Colonel Guy V. Henry, while pursuing the enemy after his defeat at Barber's plantation, came upon a strong force of Confederates in good position near Lake City. An hour's severe skirmishing ensued, when infantry reinforcements came to the Confederates and Henry retired. No casualties were reported.


Lake Providence, Louisiana, May 27, 1863. 47th U. S. Colored Troops. Lake Providence, Louisiana, June 9, 1863. 1st Kansas Mounted Infantry, 16th Wisconsin and 8th Louisiana Colored Infantry. An attack was made on the afternoon of the 9th by the Confederates, 600 in number, on the post of Providence. The enemy was first met 6 miles from town by two companies of the 1st Kansas, which slowly fell back to within a mile of the post, where the whole garrison had been drawn up in support. The mounted infantry crossed the bridge and then destroyed it. The Confederates brought up a 6-pounder piece and opened fire, but the effective fire of the Federal skirmishers soon silenced it. A heavy force of skirmishers finally caused the Confederate withdrawal to Floyd at dusk. The Federal loss was 1 man wounded; the Confederate, 2 killed and 5 wounded.


Lake Providence, Louisiana, June 28, 1863. U. S. Forces under Brigadier General Hugh T. Reid. C. A. Dana, assistant secretary of war, reporting to the head of the department from near Vicksburg says: "A rebel force, said to be 6,000 men, with 2 guns, attacked General H. T. Reid at Lake Providence on the 28th, and was repulsed. Reid had three regiments of white troops." Lake Saint Joseph, Louisiana, June 4, 1863. Major-General Richard Taylor, of the Confederate army, reports that a company of his command attacked the camp of a company of colored Federal soldiers on the morning of the 4th. The white captain and 12 negroes were killed and the remainder captured. Union reports make no mention of the affair. Lake Verret, Louisiana, January 30, 1865. Detachment of 1st Louisiana Cavalry. Captain John H. Alexander reports that his company (K of the 1st Louisiana cavalry) came upon a party of Confederates just as they were embarking in a fishing boat on Lake Verret. One volley was fired by the enemy, wounding a sergeant. It is not known whether any of the Confederates were killed or wounded by the Union fire on the boat.


Lake Village, Arkansas, June 6, 1864. (See Old River Lake.)


Lamar, Mississippi, August 14, 1864. Detachment of the 7th Indiana Cavalry. Lieut. J. W. Skelton, with one company, was started from Hudsonville to Lamar, where he was to join a detachment of some 300 Federal infantry which was reported to be there. About 9 p. m. Skelton saw a train of 4 wagons, followed by about a dozen men in their shirtsleeves, whom he supposed to be guerrillas trying to capture the wagons, and sent a part of his company to cut them off and capture them. A little later he came in sight of some troops, part in line and part in column, and, thinking it was the infantry he had been sent to join, rode boldly forward until within a short distance of the line before he discovered that they were Confederates. Their line swung round and gained his rear, but Skelton ordered a charge and cut his way out. His men were badly scattered in the darkness, some finding their way to La Grange, Skelton and 6 men reached Hudsonville about daylight on the 15th, and a few were supposed to have been killed or captured. With a stronger force Skelton returned to the scene on the 15th, but the enemy had disappeared in the direction of Salem, leaving 2 men badly wounded and the tools with which he was destroying the track. From a citizen living near it was learned that a large number of dead and wounded had been carried away. The Confederate troops were the 7th Tennessee and Forrest's old regiment, and numbered about 700 men.


Lamar, Missouri, November 5, 1862. Detachment of 8th Missouri Cavalry Militia. Captain Martin Breeden of the 8th Missouri reports that between 200 and 300 Confederates attacked his men at Lamar on the night of November 5. The fight lasted for over two hours, during which time about a third of the town was destroyed by fire. Three members of the garrison were killed and 3 wounded, while the enemy lost 6 killed.


Lamar, Missouri, May 20, 1864. Missouri Militia. At 4 a. m. a Confederate force attacked the post at Lamar, garrisoned by 25 men of the Missouri militia. The enemy penetrated to the center of the city in a short time, but at 10:30 the militia rallied and drove them out. No casualties are mentioned.


Lamb's Creek Church, Virginia, September 2, 1863. (See Port Conway, same date.)


Lamb's Ferry, Alabama, May 13, 1862. (See Rogersville, same date.)


La Mine Bridge, Missouri, October 10, 1863. While Confederate General Shelby was raiding in Arkansas and Missouri he despatched a force to burn the La Mine bridge. The movement was successfully accomplished, the garrison being captured after a brief fight. The only mention of the affair is in Shelby's report, so there is no way of ascertaining who the Federal participants were.


Lancaster, Kentucky, October 14, 1862. 19th Brigade, Army of the Ohio. In the pursuit of the Confederates from Perryville, after the battle at that place on the 8th, Hazen's brigade encountered Wheeler's cavalry near Lancaster. Wheeler says that in the fight he "disabled a battery and prevented the enemy from approaching nearer than to within 2 or 3 miles of the town." The next day Hazen forced Wheeler back through Crab Orchard, skirmishing all day and continuing the pursuit to within 2 miles of Mount Vernon. No report of casualties.


Lancaster, Kentucky, July 31, 1863. U. S. Forces under Colonel W. P. Sanders. During the pursuit of Scott in his raid in eastern Kentucky the mounted force under Sanders, consisting of detachments of the 1st, 10th and 14th Kentucky, 2nd and 7th Ohio, 8th and 9th Michigan and 5th East Tennessee cavalry and 1st and 2nd East Tennessee, 45th Ohio and 112th Illinois mounted infantry, came up with the enemy at Lancaster, where he attempted to make a stand. A charge was made by Major J. M. Taylor, Page 551 which completely routed the Confederates and resulted in the capture of 200 men. Pursuit was continued through Stanford, Scott several times attempting to check the pursuers with artillery, but without avail. The casualties of the affair were not reported.


Lancaster, Missouri, November 24, 1861. 21st Missouri Infantry.


Lane's Bridge, South Carolina, February 6, 1865. 3d Division, 15th Army Corps. At 6 a. m. the corps broke camp at Moye's plantation and moved toward the Little Salkehatchie river, the 3d division, commanded by Bvt. Major General J. E. Smith, in advance, with the mounted infantry at the head of the column. About 2 miles from Lane's bridge the Confederate pickets were encountered and the skirmishing commenced. Two companies of the 10th la. were deployed and drove the enemy rapidly to the river, where the bridge was found destroyed and the narrow causeway leading to it obstructed by fallen timber, while on the north bank was a considerable Confederate force intrenched in a strong position, their front being protected by a swamp that extended for some distance below the bridge. Major-General J. A. Logan, commanding the corps, ordered General Woods to move up his division (the 1st) to the support of Smith; the 29th Missouri mounted infantry was sent to a crossing about 3 miles up the river and a detachment of the 7th Illinois was directed to move along the banks in search of a ford. Smith next ordered Colonel Wever, commanding the 2nd brigade, to send the 10th la. about three-fourths of a mile to the left and the 80th Ohio a similar distance to the right to protect the flanks, after which he prepared for a direct attack in front. A section of artillery was brought up and fired a few shots to develop the enemy's guns, but no reply being received the 56th Illinois plunged boldly into the stream, in places almost up to the armpits of the men, crossed the swamp, drove the enemy rapidly to a ridge some half mile from the river, and then hastily threw up a barricade of rails and logs to hold the position until supports could be brought over. The whole Confederate force formed on the ridge, but as soon as a sufficient number of Smith's men could be sent across the river skirmishers were deployed, the enemy was quickly routed and driven beyond Fishburn's plantation, where the division went into camp for the night.


Lane's Prairie, Missouri, near Rolla, July 26, 1861. Missouri Home Guards.


Lane's Prairie, Missouri, May 26, 1864. Detachment of 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry. A sergeant and 4 men of Company K, 2nd Wisconsin cavalry, were led into a woods by a band of 15 or 20 guerrillas dressed in Federal uniforms and murdered. The bodies were discovered next day by a party of the same company sent out to locate the detachment .


L'Anguille Ferry, Arkansas, August 3, 1862. Detachment of 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. At daylight the encampment of the detachment on L'Anguille river was attacked by 600 Texas Rangers under Parsons. The disparity in numbers made useless the resistance of the Wisconsin men. Eleven were killed, 33 wounded and 30 captured. The Confederates captured and burned a number of wagons, an amount of stores, etc. Their loss was not reported, but Major Henry S. Eggleston, commanding the Union force, estimated it at 5 dead and 2 wounded.


Lanier's Mills, Alabama, April 6, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Military Division of the Mississippi. During the course of operations in Wilson's raid Croxton's brigade reached Lanier's mills on Sipsey creek. After burning the mills Croxton turned back and had proceeded about 2 miles toward Tuscaloosa when his rear was attacked and the 6th Kentucky driven in on the 2nd Michigan Together the two regiments repulsed several assaults losing in the movement 34 men and officers.


Laredo, Texas, March 19, 1864. A Confederate report states that Page 552 about 3 p. m. the town of Laredo was attacked by a force of Federals and that after several hours' fighting the Union troops were repulsed.


Latimar's Mill, Georgia, June 20, 1864. (See Noonday Creek, same date.) Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, February 16, 1864. 25th Indiana and 32nd Wisconsin Infantry; Meridian Expedition.


Laurel Creek Gap, Tennessee, October 1, 1864. Detachment of U. S. Troops, District of Kentucky. This skirmish was between the advance of the Federal forces and the Confederates under Colonel Giltner during an expedition into southwestern Virginia. The Union troops were victorious, though the reports do not give a detailed account of the affair.


Laurel Hill, Virginia, May 10, 1864. (See Spottsylvania Court House.)


Laurel Hill, Virginia, September 29-30, 1864. (See Fort Harrison.)


Laurel Hill, West Virginia, July 8, 1861. (See Belington.) Lavaca, Texas, October 31-November 1, 1862. Confederate reports by General H. P. Bee and Lieut. G. E. Conklin state that two Federal gunboats appeared before Lavaca on the 31st and at 1 p. m. sent a boat ashore to demand the surrender of the town. This was refused and the Union officer then gave an hour and a half for the removal of the women, children and sick persons to a place of safety. At the end of that time the vessels opened fire on the town, keeping up the bombardment until dark. Early the next morning they again began throwing shells, but about 11 a. m. withdrew, taking a schooner that had been captured a few days before. These reports say that the town was considerably damaged, but that no lives were lost, and that the gunboats were struck several times by shot from the Confederate batteries. Federal reports do not mention the incident.


La Vergne, Tennessee, October 7, 1862. U. S. Forces under Brigadier-General John M. Palmer and Colonel John F. Miller. Learning that several Confederate generals were concentrating a force at La Vergne, Brigadier-General James S. Negley, commanding at Nashville, sent Palmer with 400 infantry, 400 cavalry and 4 pieces of artillery via the Murfreesboro road, and Miller with 1,800 infantry to strike the town from the south. For 10 miles on both roads skirmishing was kept up with the enemy's pickets and before the Federals could reach the town the Confederates were drawn up in line and ready to receive them. At a distance of 300 yards the enemy opened an artillery fire, which was soon silenced, however, by the Union pieces. As the Confederates were preparing to move against Palmer's right Miller came in sight and skillfully deployed his men so as to cut off any retreat. The enemy held his ground for half an hour and then fled in the wildest confusion, having suffered a loss of 80 in killed and wounded and 175 prisoners. The Federal loss was 5 killed, 9 wounded and 4 missing.


La Vergne, Tennessee, December 9, 1862. (See Dobbin's Ferry.) La Vergne, Tennessee, January 1, 1863. 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics. A wagon train going north near La Vergne was attacked by some 3,000 or 4,000 Confederate cavalry under Wheeler. The guard was dispersed and about 30 wagons sacked and burned. The enemy then turned his attention to the camp of the 1st Michigan engineers and mechanics, and seven charges were made upon it but without avail. After his unsuccessful attempt to storm this position, Wheeler sent in a flag of truce demanding an immediate surrender. When it was refused the Confederates withdrew, having suffered a loss of 40 or 50 killed and wounded. The Federals suffered casualties to the extent of 2 killed, 9 wounded and 5 missing. La Vergne, Tennessee, September 1, 1864. Rousseau's pursuit of Wheeler.


Lawrence, Kansas, August 21, 1863. About 4:30 a. m. the guerrilla leader Quantrill with 300 men entered Lawrence. The town was robbed Page 553 and burned and some 150 citizens murdered in cold blood. No resistance was offered. There were no Union troops engaged.


Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, October 8, 1862. 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio. This engagement was a smart skirmish with the Confederate cavalry as the division was entering Lawrenceburg. The result was the driving out of the enemy, the Union force suffering a loss of 3 killed, 12 wounded and 13 missing. The Confederate loss was not reported, but was undoubtedly as heavy.


Lawrenceburg. O., July 14, 1863. 105th Indiana Minute Men firing into each other; Morgan's raid. Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, November 4, 1863. 14th Michigan Mounted Infantry. Owing to some delay the 14th Michigan under Major Thomas C. Fitz Gibbon was unable to reach Lawrenceburg in time to surprise the Confederates there under Cooper. The skirmishers and pickets were driven in after a stiff resistance, and part of the Union force broke the enemy's right. The front, which had been doing the skirmishing, gave way when the right was broken and Fitz Gibbon was left in possession of the town. Fearing ambuscade, he immediately commenced to retire toward Columbia, and when about 2 miles out from Lawrenceburg the rear was attacked. The command was halted, wheeled about, charged up a hill upon which the enemy was posted, and after a desperate hand-to-hand contest the Confederates were driven from the field. The loss on the Confederate side was rather heavy, 8 of their dead being left on the hill from which they were driven. The Union casualties were 3 wounded.


Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, November 22, 1864. 5th Cavalry Division, Military Division of the Mississippi. At noon the enemy's pickets commenced skirmishing with the pickets of the Federal force encamped at Lawrenceburg. Captain Jacob F. Bandy, with a battalion of the 2nd la. cavalry, was sent to ascertain their force. He drove their pickets until he came upon the main body stationed on bluffs and behind rail barricades, and after an hour's skirmishing fell back to the picket-line. About 2 p. m. the enemy moved up in heavy force and encamped within sight of the Federal bivouac. An artillery duel was kept up for an hour or more, when the Union troops were ordered to fall back on the Pulaski road. There were no casualties reported. Lawrence's Mill, Tennessee, January 5, 1864. Detachment of 2nd Cavalry Brigade, Department of the Cumberland. Colonel O. H. LaGrange, commanding the 2nd brigade, reported that the forage detail of his command attacked a Confederate picket at Lawrence's mill, 5 miles east of Mossy creek, and captured 12 men with their arms and 9 horses. None of the Federals was injured.


Lawrenceville, Georgia, October 27, 1864. (See Trickum's cross-roads, Expedition to.)


Law's Landing, Alabama, July 28, 1862. (See Guntersville.)


Lawtonville, South Carolina, February 2, 1865. 3d Division, 20th Army Corps. This engagement was an incident of Sherman's campaign through the Carolinas. At 7 a. m. the 3d and part of the 1st division broke camp at Robertsville and moved toward Lawtonville, Case's brigade of the 3d division having the advance. About 2:30 p. m. a considerable force of the enemy was encountered a mile from the town, barricaded in a dense swamp and provided with artillery. Major-General W. T. Ward, commanding the 3d division, deployed two brigades to support the 105th and 129th Illinois and four companies of the 70th Indiana, which were thrown forward as skirmishers. The whole line was then advanced and after a short but sharp skirmish the enemy was dislodged and driven back through the town, where the division encamped for the night. The Page 554 loss was 2 killed and 12 wounded; that of the enemy 8 killed and about 40 wounded.


Lay's Ferry, Georgia, May 14-15, 1864. 16th Army Corps. While Sherman was engaging Johnston about Resaca the 16th corps was sent to lay a pontoon bridge across the Oostanaula at Lay's ferry and thus gain a position in the Confederate rear. On the afternoon of the 14th the 2nd division reached the ferry. Battery H, 1st Missouri light artillery, was planted on a commanding ridge on the north bank of the river and opened a brisk fire of solid shot and shell on the Confederate batteries on the other side. Under cover of this fire the 66th Illinois and 81st Ohio infantry were pushed across the river, drove the enemy from his rifle pits and captured a number of prisoners and a battle flag. The two regiments remained on the south bank until dark when they were recalled. Early on the following morning the 1st brigade, 2nd division, Colonel E. W. Rice commanding, crossed the river, but were hardly in position when a furious attack was made by Walker's division of Hardee's corps. Rice, by an admirable maneuver, caught the enemy on the flank, while the Federal batteries on the north bank poured a direct and deadly fire on Walker's front. The 3d brigade was now hurried across the pontoon to Rice's assistance and the enemy was driven from the field, leaving a large number of dead and wounded. The two brigades immediately intrenched their position and held it until the remainder of the command could be brought over. The total Federal loss in killed and wounded was about 200. This movement was the principal cause of Johnston's evacuating Resaca on the night of the 15th.


Leasburg, Missouri, September 29-30, 1864. 14th Iowa Infantry, and detachments of 47th Missouri Infantry, 3d Missouri Militia Cavalry, and section of Battery H, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery. The command of Brigadier-General Thomas Ewing, Jr., retreating before Price in the latter's Missouri expedition, arrived at Leasburg after several hours' constant skirmishing on Thursday morning, September 28. At daybreak next morning the Confederates appeared in force and during the day kept up a heavy skirmish fire. At night an assault was made on the works the Federal troops had thrown up during the day, but owing to the darkness it was unsuccessful. Saturday morning the Confederates, reinforced during the night, thoroughly reconnoitered the Federal position and all morning kept up an incessant fire with the skirmishers. About 2 p. m. Price drew off his command. The casualties were not reported. This affair is sometimes called Harrison, or Harrison's station.


Leatherwood, Kentucky, November 6, 1862. Captain Ambrose Powell's Company.


Lebanon, Alabama, February 3, 1864. Detachment of the Army of the Cumberland.


Lebanon, Kentucky, July 11-12. 1862. 33d Ohio Infantry. As an incident of Colonel J. H. Morgan's first Kentucky raid, Brigadier-General J. T. Boyle, commanding at Louisville, sent the 33d Ohio, under Colonel Moore, to intercept Morgan's advance on Lebanon. Moore tore up the flooring of the bridge over Rolling Fork, about 6 miles from Lebanon, and stationed a guard there, while the main body of the regiment was sent some distance nearer the town. About 11 p. m. on the 11th Morgan reached the bridge, attacked and dispersed the guard, and after repairing the bridge proceeded on until he encountered the rest of the regiment, about 2 miles from Lebanon. Here his forces were routed with a loss of 1 killed and several wounded, but he moved by a roundabout way and reached Lebanon the following morning, burning a good portion of the town and then moved toward Springfield.


Lebanon, Kentucky, July 5, 1863. 20th Kentucky Infantry. Morgan's force, during his Ohio raid, approached Lebanon on the forenoon of Page 555 this date, the garrison there consisting of about 380 men, including some recruits. About 6:30 a. m. the Confederates deployed, forming a line 2 miles in length, and after firing with artillery for a short time Morgan sent forward a flag of truce to demand a surrender. This was immediately refused, the fighting then commenced in earnest, and until 1 p. m. the battle raged, Morgan twice during that time demanding a surrender. Seeing that it was useless to attempt further resistance Lieut.-Colonel Charles S. Hanson, commanding the garrison, acceded to the last demand. The Union loss in the engagement was 4 killed and 15 wounded. The Confederate casualties were not reported, but were estimated by Hanson to be 51 killed and 120 wounded.


Lebanon, Kentucky, July 30, 1864. One company of the 12th Ohio Cavalry.


Lebanon, Missouri, March 12, 1862. The official report of Major-General H. W. Halleck mentions a skirmish near Lebanon on this date, but gives no information as to troops engaged, casualties, etc.


Lebanon, Tennessee, May 5, 1862. U. S. Forces under Brigadier-General Ebenezer Dumont. At 4 a. m. General Dumont surprised the Confederates under Colonels Morgan and Wood. The result was a victory for the Federal troops after a hard-fought engagement of an hour and a half and a running fight of 15 miles. Some 150 Confederates, 150 horses and 100 stands of arms were captured. The casualties in Dumont's command were 6 killed and 25 wounded. Lebanon, Tennessee, November 9, 1862. 1st Kentucky and 4th Michigan Cavalry.


Lebanon, Tennessee, December 6, 1862. 93d Ohio Infantry.


Leed's Ferry, Virginia, December 2, 1862. Detachment of the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. A squadron of the regiment, doing outpost duty at Leed's ferry on the Rappahannock river, below King George Court House, was attacked just before daylight by about 200 dismounted Confederate cavalry. Although resistance was made, the strength of the outpost was not sufficient to repulse the enemy, who succeeded in capturing the reserve of 26 men. The remainder of the squadron was on detached duty and escaped. The Confederates lost 1 man wounded.


Leesburg, Alabama, October 21, 1864. Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland. According to a Federal report, while the cavalry was operating in north Alabama and north Georgia in connection with Sherman's campaign, on the 21st "The 2nd division with 3d brigade, 1st division, marched to Leesburg, Alabama, attacked Wheeler, and drove him in disorder from his strong and selected position. He left his killed and wounded on the field, and threw away many arms in his flight; our loss slight."


Leesburg, Tennessee, September 28, 1864. Detachment of 16th Kentucky Cavalry. A battalion of this regiment, the advance of Gillem's East Tennessee expedition, found the enemy's scouts at Leesburg and charged upon them, severely wounding 1 and capturing 5. No casualties were reported on the Union side.


Leesburg, Virginia, October 21, 1861. (See Ball's Bluff.)


Leesburg, Virginia, September 16-19, 1862. Detachment of Bayard's Cavalry. Lieut.-Colonel Judson Kilpatrick, with six companies of the 2nd New York, two of the 9th Pennsylvania, and two of the 1st New Jersey cavalry, and a section of Buell's battery, left Upton's hill on the afternoon of the 16th for a reconnaissance to Leesburg. Dranesville was reached that night and the next morning the Confederates were encountered at Goose creek, where they had burned the bridge and posted a strong picket. This was driven away and, after a difficult crossing, Kilpatrick advanced with caution on Leesburg. Just outside that town some 200 dismounted cavalry were encountered, but Kilpatrick ordered a charge, which sent them flying Page 556 back through the village, while at the same time his artillery routed a force of about 500 infantry. The Union loss was 2 killed, 12 wounded and 1 missing. The enemy's loss was not reported, but was much heavier. Leesburg, Virginia, August 21, 1864. Loudoun Rangers. Colonel Roger E. Cook, commanding the Federal forces at Sandy Hook, Maryland, sent Lieut. Atwell with a scouting party across the river into Loudoun county, Virginia At Leesburg Atwell encountered a detachment of White's battalion, which was completely routed with a loss of 3 men mortally wounded. Lee's Cross-Roads, Georgia, May 2, 1864. Kilpatrick's Cavalry. During Kilpatrick's reconnaissance from Ringgold toward Tunnel Hill the enemy made a brief stand at this point, but was soon routed and compelled to retire toward Tunnel Hill. (See Stone Church.)


Lee's House, Tennessee, January 28, 1864. Detachment of 81st Ohio Infantry. A forage train with an escort from the 81st Ohio was fired upon near the house of a Mr. Lee on the Cornersville pike. Two teamsters were wounded, the rest were surrounded and captured and the wagons burned.


Lee's House, Virginia, January 29, 1862. Detachments of 37th New York Infantry and 1st New Jersey Cavalry. The only mention of this affair in the official records of the war is a congratulatory order of January 31 from Major-General George B. McClellan, which reads as follows: "The commanding general thanks Lieut.-Colonel John Burke, 37th New York volunteers, and the handful of brave men of that regiment and the 1st New Jersey cavalry, under his command, for their services in the affair at Lee's house, or Belmont, on Occoquan bay, on the night of the 28th instant."


Lee's Mill, Virginia, April 5-7, 1862. 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps. During the operations at the beginning of the siege of Yorktown, General McClellan gave orders on the 4th for General Keyes, commanding the 4th corps, to "move forward Smith's division at 6 a. m. via Warwick Court House and the road leading near the Half-way House on the Yorktown and Williamsburg road." Pursuant to this order Smith moved promptly at the designated time from his camp at Young's mill. After advancing about 4 miles the enemy's pickets were encountered and driven back, and some 2 miles beyond Warwick Court House the advance came within sight of the Confederate works at Lee's mill. The 7th Maine was thrown forward as skirmishers and the rest of Davidson's brigade was ordered to deploy out of sight along the edge of the woods, Hancock's brigade supporting his right and Brook's brigade in reserve. Wheeler's battery was then brought up and opened fire on the enemy. An attempt was made to turn Davidson's left, but it was frustrated by the 49th New York, which was thrown back at an obtuse angle to the rest of the line. The division then remained in this position, under fire a good part of the time, until the 7th, when it was withdrawn about a mile to the rear. Davidson's brigade lost 3 men killed and 12 wounded.


Lee's Mill. Virginia, April 16, 1862. 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps. Brigadier-General William F. Smith with his division proceeded to Lee's mill (or Burnt Chimneys) at Dam No. 1 on a reconnaissance. The troops were deployed and the infantry to the right opened fire on the Confederates working on their intrenchments. The enemy's artillery at once replied, the Union pieces were brought into action, and after an hour the Confederate battery was silenced. About 3 p. m. the enemy's musketry fire slackened, when four companies of the 3d Vermont were pushed across the stream and up to the works. On arriving at the crest of the parapet they were met by the enemy in force, and as their ammunition had been dampened in the passage of the stream, they were obliged fall back. Later Page 557 in the day another reconnaissance was made further up the stream, but with little success. The Federal loss in this engagement was 35 killed, 121 wounded and 9 missing. The Confederate casualties were not reported. This affair was an incident of the siege of Yorktown.


Lee's Mill, Virginia, July 12, 1864. 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac. In the reports of the Richmond campaign mention is made of a skirmish at Lee's mill, near Ream's station, on this date. It was probably part of the action at Warwick swamp, (q. v.)


Lee's Mill, Virginia, July 30, 1864. 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac. During the Richmond campaign this division marched from the Appomattox river to Lee's mill. On arriving at the latter place the Confederates were found posted in a strong position on the opposite side of the stream, but after a short time they were flanked and dislodged. Eleven of the Federal command were wounded.


Lee's Mill, Virginia, November 16, 1864. Detachment of the 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Captain O'Reilly, with 50 men, left the reserve on the Lee's mill road at 4:30 a. m. and pushed across Warwick swamp to attempt the capture of a scouting party known to be in the vicinity. After proceeding about 2 miles he found 14 of the Confederates and charged them, killing 3 and wounding 1 and capturing 12 horses and equipments, without casualty.


Leesville, Virginia, May 5, 1863. (See Suffolk, siege of.)


Leetown, West Virginia, July 3, 1864. (See Darkesville, same date.) Leetown, West Virginia, August 28, 1864. 1st Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia. On this date the division, commanded by Bvt. Major-General Wesley Merritt, moved from Shepherdstown toward Smithfield. At Leetown Lomax's division of Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry was met and a sharp skirmish ensued, which resulted in the Confederates being forced back to Smithfield and then across the Opequan creek. In reporting this affair General Sheridan says: "Our losses were not great; the enemy suffered severely. Several handsome cavalry charges were made by Merritt's command."


Leet's Tanyard, Georgia, September 12, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 14th Army Corps. While the Union and Confederate armies were maneuvering for position just before the battle of Chickamauga, Colonel John T. Wilder's brigade of mounted infantry was making its way from Ringgold to Lafayette, when his advance encountered the enemy's pickets near Leet's Tanyard. About the same time the rear-guard reported the presence of a considerable force of Confederates in the rear. Wilder quickly formed the brigade in line of battle and advanced against Pegram's command, which occupied a strong position on a high, wooded hill. The skirmish was short but decisive, Pegram being driven back toward Lafayette by two regiments of the brigade, while the other two repulsed an attack by Armstrong on the left flank. No casualties reported.


Leet's Tanyard, Georgia, March 5, 1864. 8th Indiana Cavalry. Wheeler's cavalry came through Nickajack gap and attacked the outpost of the Federal camp and then pressed the Union center, while a heavy force was sent to get to the rear. Colonel T. J. Harrison, commanding the Indiana regiment, fell back across a stream and destroyed the bridge. The enemy's left had meantime gotten to the rear of Harrison, who immediately faced his command about and cut his way out with a loss of 1 killed and 4 missing. The enemy lost 3 killed and 6 or 7 wounded.


Legare's Point, South Carolina, June 3, 1862. 28th Massachusetts, 8th Michigan and 100th Pennsylvania Infantry. A reconnaissance in force was made by three regiments on the morning of the 3d. 1 When near Legare's point, on James island, the Confederate skirmishers were encountered and an engagement ensued, the enemy driving the Federals back through Page 558 a strip of timber to Legare's, where they took refuge in the buildings. After some firing the Confederates charged across an open field and succeeded in capturing 22 prisoners. The fire of the gunboats in the river, to which they were exposed, was sufficiently strong to prevent them holding the position and they withdrew. The enemy lost 1 killed and 16 wounded; the Union loss in killed and wounded was not reported.


Legareville, South Carolina, December 25, 1863. U. S. S. Marblehead and Pawnee. During the day and night of the 24th the Confederates placed batteries on Stono inlet and the Kiawah river and at daylight opened fire on the Marblehead lying off Legareville. The firing was continued about an hour, the Marblehead replying, but without effect on either side. In the meantime the gunboat Pawnee ran up the Kiawah river and opened fire on the flank and rear of the lower batteries, killing 1, wounding 5 others and killing 8 horses. The enemy then withdrew.


Leggett's Hill, Georgia, July 21, 1864. (See Atlanta, Siege of.)


Leighton, Alabama, April 23, 1863. (See Courtland, Expedition to.)


Leighton, Alabama, December 30, 1864. (See Russellville.)


Leiper's Ferry, Tennessee, October 28, 1863. 11th and 37th Kentucky and 112th Illinois Infantry. Lenoir's Station, Tennessee, June 19, 1863. Sanders' East Tennessee Raid. While on an expedition into east Tennessee Colonel W. P. Sanders encountered a detachment of Confederate artillerymen, 65 in number, at Lenoir's station and captured the whole party, together with three 6pounder iron guns, 2,500 stands of small arms, a large amount of ammunition and other military stores, most of which were destroyed.


Lenoir's Station, Tennessee, November 15, 1863. Detachments of 9th and 23d Army Corps. After Longstreet's advance on Knoxville had been effectually checked on the 14th at Huff's ferry, the Federals fell back to Lenoir's station. The move was accomplished in good order, notwithstanding the condition of the roads. At Loudon the enemy attacked while the artillery was with difficulty being drawn up a hill. The attack was repulsed with the loss of one caisson. Again at 10 p. m. when the Federal forces were in camp at Lenoir's station the Confederates attempted to drive in the skirmishers but were repulsed. The losses were not reported. Lewinsville, Virginia, September 10, 1861. Detachments 79th New York and 5th Wisconsin Infantry. Pursuant to orders from the brigadier-general commanding, Captain David Ireland with 160 men of the 79th New York left camp and proceeded in the direction of Lewinsville, where Ireland concealed his men in the woods on either side of the road. A body of Confederate cavalry coming from the direction of Falls Church was fired upon and made to retreat with a loss of 4 killed, 2 wounded and 1 taken prisoner. Ireland's loss was 1 killed. About the same time Captain E. C. Hibbard with three companies of the 5th Wisconsin passed to the rear of Lewinsville, where his command was discovered by the Confederate pickets. Hibbard deployed his force and one company charged, routing the enemy, who was pursued for some distance. The loss of the Confederates was 2 wounded and 1 captured. There were no casualties in Hibbard's command.


Lewinsville, Virginia, September 11, 1861. Expedition under Colonel Isaac I. Stevens. A reconnaissance under Colonel Stevens had been made in and around Lewinsville and his command, comprising the 79th N .Y., detachments of 1st U. S. Chasseurs, 3d Vermont, 19th Indiana, Griffin's battery, 50 regular and 50 volunteer cavalry, some 1,800 men, was preparing to return to Chain bridge when the enemy's skirmishers attacked. Stevens continued his march in good order and after a few miles out turned his artillery and shelled the pursuing foe. The Confederates then drew off, having suffered a loss of 4 killed. Two of Stevens' men were killed and 3 wounded at the first fire.


Lewisburg, Arkansas, January 17, 1864/ Detachment of the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry.


Lewisburg, Arkansas, February 12, 1865. Colonel A. R. Witt, with from 60 to 100 Confederates, attacked Captain Jeff Williams, a noted Federal scout, at his residence 20 miles north of Lewisburg, and Williams was killed in the skirmish. Lewisburg, West Virginia, May 23, 1862. 3d Provisional Brigade, Mountain Department. At 5 a. m. the pickets of the brigade, then encamped at Lewisburg, were driven in by Confederate skirmishers, and the enemy's advance was seen soon afterward on the crest of a hill beyond the town. Two companies of infantry were sent forward to hold him in check until the remainder of the force could be deployed. Meantime the Confederates had begun shelling the town and the camp. A steady advance was made up the slope where the enemy was posted and when the crest was reached he retired in confusion, abandoning 4 of his guns. Pursuit was given by the 2nd Virginia cavalry, but it was checked by a burned bridge. The Federal brigade, commanded by Colonel George Crook, captured about 100 men and 300 stands of arms and suffered a loss of 11 killed and 54 wounded. The Confederates left on the field 38 dead and 66 wounded.


Lewisburg, West Virginia, November 7, 1863. Union Troops under Generals Averell and Duffie. Two expeditions were started for Lewisburg at the same time—one under Brigadier-General W. W. Averell from Beverly and the other under Brigadier-General Alfred N. Duffie from Charleston. Duffie's command, which was the first to reach Lewisburg, consisted of the 34th Ohio mounted infantry, 2nd West Virginia cavalry, and a section of Simmonds' battery, and numbered 970 men. Lewisburg was reached at 9 a. m. on the 7th, but the enemy had already evacuated the town, leaving only a small cavalry detachment to watch Duffie's movements. The rear-guard was overtaken and a few prisoners captured, but the destruction of a bridge prevented a successful pursuit. Two caissons and 110 head of cattle were also captured, large quantities of quartermaster and commissary stores, and a number of tents and knapsacks were destroyed. Later in the day Averell arrived at Lewisburg and the pursuit was continued by the cavalry down the Greenbrier river. (For the organization of Averell's command see Droop Mountain.)


Lewis' Farm, Virginia, March 29, 1865. 1st Division, 5th Army Corps. Early on the morning of the 29th the 2nd and 5th corps broke camp near the crossing of the Vaughan road and Hatcher's run, about 5 miles southwest of Petersburg, and moved toward Dinwiddie Court House. About noon Major-General G. K. Warren, commanding the 5th corps, ordered General Griffin to move with the 1st division down the Quaker road toward the Boydton plank road., Upon reaching the little stream called Gravelly run the enemy was discovered behind some works on the opposite bank. Chamberlain's brigade advanced in order of battle and drove the Confederates back to the Lewis house, where they were reinforced by part of Anderson's and Johnson's divisions and an engagement ensued which lasted for two hours, Chamberlain gallantly holding his ground against a largely superior force. At the end of that time part of Gregory's and Bartlett's brigades, and Battery B, 4th U. S. artillery, came to his support and the enemy was driven from the field with a heavy loss in killed and wounded and 200 captured. The division then took up a position along the Boydton road and intrenched. The Union loss was 53 killed, 306 wounded and 22 missing. Johnson reported the Confederate loss in Wise's brigade as 183, which was the only report of casualties made. Griffin, in his report, mentions the capture of the 200 prisoners above noted, and states that 130 Confederate dead were buried by his pioneers.


Lewis' Mill, Virginia, November 26, 1862. (See Cold Knob Mountain.)


Lexington, Kentucky, October 18, 1862. Detachments of 3d and 4th Ohio Cavalry. This engagement was an attack by Morgan's Confederate cavalry on portions of the 3d and 4th Ohio cavalry, commanded by Major Charles B. Seidel. After returning the Confederate fire for some time and suffering a loss of 4 killed and 24 wounded, Seidel was compelled to surrender to the greatly superior numbers of the enemy. The Confederate loss was not reported.


Lexington, Kentucky, June 10, 1864. U. S. Forces of District of Kentucky. Brigadier-General S. G. Burbridge, in a despatch reporting his pursuit of Morgan in the latter's raid into Kentucky, says: "By stealing fresh horses he reached Lexington at 2 o'clock this a. m. Our forces held the fort and rebels did but little damage. He left here (Lexington) at 7 a. m. for Versailles." Morgan's own report says: "Moved on Lexington. Attacked the city about 2 a. m. and captured that place, with horses enough to mount my entire command. After burning the Government stables, depot, etc., moved, via Georgetown, to Cynthiana."


Lexington, Missouri, August 29, 1861. Missouri Home Guards. Lexington, Missouri, September 12-20, 1861. U. S. Forces under Colonel James A. Mulligan. Major-General Sterling Price with the cavalry of his army approached Lexington on the 12th and encamped within 2 miles of the city. At daylight next morning Colonel Mulligan made a sortie from the fortifications and drove the Confederates back 2 or 3 miles, at which point their infantry and artillery came up and together drove Mulligan back within his intrenchments. The artillery was posted in a position to sweep the college, but late that night was withdrawn to the fair grounds. On the 18th Price again deployed his forces about the Union intrenchments and during the day several charges were made which put the Confederates in positions from which they could control the water supply. During the 19th and part of the 20th a continuous artillery fire was kept up on the Union position and about 2 p. m. of the 20th Mulligan surrendered, after having suffered a loss of 39 killed and 120 wounded. The Confederate casualties amounted to 25 killed and 72 wounded.


Lexington, Missouri, October 16, 1861. Missouri Cavalry under Major Frank J. White. With 250 men Major White reached Lexington early on the morning of the 16th, drove in the pickets and took possession of the town. From 60 to 70 citizens and soldiers were made prisoners, 60 stands of arms, 25 horses, 2 steam ferryboats, a quantity of provisions, etc., were seized, and some 10 or 15 Union soldiers then prisoners were released.


Lexington, Missouri, March 12, 1862. (See La Fayette County, same date.)


Lexington, Missouri, July 30, 1863. Detachments of 1st Missouri Militia Cavalry. A detachment of 27 men under Captain H. F. Peery was attacked by about 100 guerrillas. After a sharp skirmish the Confederates were repulsed with a loss to them of 3 men mortally wounded. One of Peery's men was also mortally wounded.


Lexington, Missouri, November 4, 1863. Detachment of 1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry. Brigadier-General Ebgert B. Brown, reporting from Jefferson City on November 12, says: "Lieut. David Groomer on the morning of the 4th instant, came up with a party of 8 bushwhackers (who had been passing themselves as Shelby's men) near the Sedalia road 12 miles east of Lexington, killing 2, capturing 4 horses and equipments, 2 guns and a lot of clothing. Casualties on our side, 1 horse wounded."


Lexington, Missouri, June 14, 1864. Detachment 1st Missouri Militia Cavalry. Companies F and I, returning from Warrensburg, Missouri, were attacked by 100 guerrillas when 12 miles from Lexington. After a short Page 561 but sharp fight, in which the Federals lost 8 killed and 2 wounded, the attack was repulsed.


Lexington, Missouri, October 19, 1864. 1st Division, Army of the Border. During Price's Missouri expedition his army approached Lexington. Major-General James G. Blunt had occupied the place on the 18th, driving out or capturing the few guerrillas then holding it. On the morning of the 19th Blunt's skirmishers and pickets were driven in and Price's army appeared before the town. It was useless to bring on a general engagement, but Blunt skirmished for 5 hours and then slowly fell back to the Little Blue river after developing the Confederate strength. The casualties were not reported.


Lexington, Missouri, January 11, 1865. 1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry. A band of guerrillas made their appearance on the edge of the town, fired into the home of a citizen and then turned and left. A detail of 15 cavalrymen was immediately started in pursuit and came up with them 5 miles out. The Confederates charged, but their assault was repulsed and they were obliged to fall back for over a mile, when the Federal ammunition gave out and the detachment returned to town. No casualties were reported. Lexington, South Carolina, February 15, 1865. 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps. On this date the corps was moving on the Lexington and Orangeburg road toward Columbia, the 2nd division, commanded by General John W. Geary, having the advance. At several points on the march the enemy was encountered and slight skirmishing took place. About 2 miles from Lexington, where the Augusta and Columbia road crossed the one on which the corps was marching (sometimes called the Two League cross-roads), a body of Confederate cavalry made an effort to hold the cross-roads. Geary advanced a strong skirmish line, which fired one volley and then charged with such impetuosity that the cavalry scattered in confusion. most of them retreating toward Columbia. The division then prepared to go into camp when General Williams, commanding the corps, ordered Geary to move forward at least a part of his division and occupy the town. Barnum's brigade and Stephens' Ohio battery were advanced to a hill overlooking the town, when a large force of Confederate cavalry could be seen moving about the streets and on the outskirts. The battery was planted in an advantageous position, and under its fire a heavy skirmish line was pushed forward, the enemy retiring without making any opposition. Barnum then ordered the approaches to the town barricaded and his command went into bivouac for the night. No casualties reported.


Lexington, Tennessee, December 18, 1862. (See Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee.)


Lexington, Tennessee, June 29, 1863. Detachments of 4th Missouri and 15th Kentucky Cavalry. Lieut.-Colonel Gustav von Helmrich while scouting in the vicinity of Lexington learned of a considerable Confederate force in Lexington and that another detachment was moving from Jackson to attack him in the rear. He accordingly started to fall back to Spring creek to avoid being cut off and had proceeded but a short distance when his command was fired into from ambush by about 2,000 Confederates. Being too closely pressed to reach Columbus von Helmrich made a partially successful attempt to get to Fort Heiman. The total Union loss in killed, wounded and missing was 62.


Lexington, Virginia, June 10-11, 1864. Detachments of the Army of West Virginia. During the advance on Lynchburg the infantry division of Brigadier-General George Crook and the cavalry of Brigadier-General William W. Averell were opposed on the Lexington road by McCausland's Confederate cavalry and a battery. He was easily driven and took refuge in the town of Lexington, across the North river. Next day when the Page 562 Union forces arrived they found the bridge burned and the passage of the river disputed by sharpshooters and artillery, McCausland having posted his forces behind dwellings and the college buildings. Rather than destroy the town with artillery Major-General David Hunter sent Averell's cavalry to cross the river farther up and strike the enemy's rear and flank. McCausland got wind of the movement, however, and withdrew hastily. The casualties were not reported.


Liberty, Louisiana, November 21, 1864.


Liberty, Missouri, October 6, 1862. 5th Missouri Militia Cavalry. Liberty, Tennessee, March 9, 1863. Brigadier-General John H. Morgan in a report states that his force was attacked in front and rear by Federal cavalry and infantry. The result of the affair is not known, nor are the Federal participants, as Morgan's despatch contains the only mention of the affair. Liberty, Tennessee, April 3, 1863. Detachment of the 3d Ohio Cavalry. Confederate General Wheeler reports that Colonel R. M. Gano, commanding J. H. Morgan's division, was attacked at Liberty early in the morning by 8,000 Federals, and was compelled to fall back 5 miles to Snow Hill. As a matter of fact Colonel J. W. Paramore, commanding the 2nd cavalry brigade, sent one squadron of the 3d Ohio over the river to dislodge some Confederate sharpshooters, and upon the appearance of this small force Gano fled.


Liberty, Virginia, June 19, 1864. 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of West Virginia. While the Army of West Virginia was retiring from Lynchburg, Averell's cavalry, constituting the rear-guard, was attacked near Liberty by the Confederate cavalry and mounted infantry. For 2 hours a severe fight was continued, when Averell was compelled to fall back behind Crook's infantry division, which was drawn up ready to receive an attack. The enemy, however, was apparently satisfied with his victory over Averell and did not attack. Averell suffered a loss of 122 in killed, wounded and missing.


Liberty Gap, Tennessee, June 24-27, 1863. 20th Army Corps. During the middle Tennessee campaign Brigadier-General Richard' W. Johnson, commanding the 2nd division, moved with his force from Murfreesboro on June 24. The Confederates were not encountered until the 1st brigade, having the advance, reached Liberty gap, where the enemy was strongly posted and his line extended to such a length as to flank the Federal column. The 39th and 32nd Indiana were sent to reinforce the flanks and the 49th Ohio and part of the 32nd Indiana advanced steadily up a steep hill, driving the enemy before them. A portion of the 2nd brigade changed direction to the left and swept the hillside, after which the entire line was ordered forward. When darkness fell the 3d brigade was sent to relieve the other two and during the night had some skirmishing with the enemy. On the 25th two brigades of the 1st division reported to Johnson, but aside from heavy skirmishing little was done until 5 p. m., when the 1st brigade, 2nd division, Brigadier-General August Willich commanding, received and repulsed an attack of the enemy. Willich's men having exhausted their ammunition. Miller's brigade was sent to relieve them and countercharged the Confederates, driving them back across an open field and up a steep hill. Later in the day Brigadier-General W. P. Carlin, with the two brigades of the 1st division, charged a Confederate force approaching the Federal right flank and drove it in confusion. On the 26th Carlin made a demonstration of advancing down Liberty gap, the enemy having taken up a strong position half a mile below the one from which he had been driven on the day previous. All that was done was to develop the Confederate strength with skirmishing, and it was discovered on the morning of the 27th that the Confederates had evacuated their lines, Page 563 leaving only a small cavalry force, which was easily driven out. The Union casualties for the Liberty gap skirmishes are not reported, but from June 23-July 7 amounted to 42 killed, 22 wounded and 364 captured or missing. The Confederate loss was not reported.


Liberty Mills, Virginia, December 22, 1864. Cavalry Corps, Army of the Middle Military Division. During an expedition from Winchester to Gordonsville the Federal advance drove the enemy's cavalry back across the bridge over the Rapidan river at Liberty Mills, but when the Federals approached the structure was fired by an explosion and the enemy opened fire from the rifle-pits opposite. No casualties were reported.


Liberty Post office, Arkansas, April 16, 1864. (See Camden, Arkansas, Expedition to.) Lick Creek, Arkansas, January 12, 1863. Detachment of 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry. As an incident of an expedition which left Helena on the 11th, Lieut. James B. Bradford with 25 men was detached to convey despatches back to Helena. On reaching Lick creek Bradford discovered that the bridge which had been constructed by the Federal troops on the 11th had been destroyed and he attempted a crossing at a ford farther up the stream. With 10 men he had succeeded in making the crossing when his command was attacked and a sharp resistance was made until the ammunition was exhausted, when Bradford started to retreat. While rallying his men a short distance from the ford he received a summons to surrender from a party of Confederates in ambush. Instead of complying he made a dash to break the enemy's line, and with 4 men succeeded in getting through to Helena. Of the remainder of his command 1 was killed, 2 wounded and 9 or 10 captured.


Light Prairie, California, August 21, 1862. Detachments of Company F, 2nd California, Company D, 3d California Infantry, and 30 Citizens. During the night of the 20th this party surrounded the camp of about 25 Indians on Light prairie near Areata, and at daybreak the 30 citizens attacked. The Indians fled, running past the point where the soldiers were concealed. Several volleys were poured into them, resulting in the killing of 6 and the wounding of several others. Of the attacking force 1 man was killed.


Limestone Creek, Tennessee, September 8, 1863. Detachment of 100th Ohio Infantry. The itinerary of the 23d army corps from August 1 to September 30, during the East Tennessee campaign, states: "September 8.—Lieut.-Colonel Hayes, 100th Ohio, and 300 men had a skirmish at Telford's station with 1,500 of the enemy, under General Jackson; 1 killed and 2 wounded. Thirty of the enemy killed and wounded. Fell back to Limestone creek, to await reinforcements. Fought the enemy, 1,800 strong, for two hours, and then surrendered. Loss, killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, 200 men."


Limestone Ridge, Virginia, September 17, 1864. Detachment of the 1st Brigade, 3d Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia. Brigadier-General J. B. Mcintosh, with three regiments of his command, left camp near Berryville at 1 o'clock in the morning to capture a force at Limestone ridge, but the enemy got wind of the movement and the detachment was withdrawn, leaving only a small vedette, 2 of whom were captured.


Limestone Valley, Arkansas, April 17, 1864. Detachment of 2nd Arkansas Cavalry. Two different detachments of the 2nd Arkansas cavalry, hunting a band of Confederates under Sissell, came upon them in Limestone valley. One detachment had just dislodged the enemy from in front when the other struck him in the rear. The rout was complete, the Federals pursuing for 8 miles. Some 30 Confederates were killed, a number wounded and 8 taken prisoners, while 23 horses and 25 stands of arms were captured. No casualties occurred on the Union side.


Linden, Tennessee, May 12, 1863. 1st West Tennessee Cavalry. Lieut. Page 564 S. L. Phelps, commanding the Tennessee division of the Mississippi squadron, in a telegram to Fleet Captain A. M. Pennock, states: "Am just down from Tennessee river. Have on board prisoners captured at Linden, Tennessee, on the night of the 12th. Took on board gunboats 55 men and horses of 1st West Tennessee cavalry, under command of Lieut. Colonel William K M. Breckenridge; landed them on the east side of the river. Sent gunboats to cover all landings above and below. Colonel Breckenridge dashed across the country to Linden; surprised the rebel force, more than twice his number, capturing Lieut.-Colonel W. Frierson, 1 captain, 1 surgeon, 4 lieutenants, 30 rebel soldiers, 10 conscripts, 50 horses, 2 army wagons, etc. The enemy lost 3 killed. Our force none."


Linden, Virginia, May 15, 1862. Detachment of 28th Pennsylvania Infantry. A squad of 17 men, guarding a wagon train of a company of the 28th Pennsylvania proceeding to Linden, was attacked by Confederate cavalry and 1 man was killed and all but 2 of the rest captured. The enemy was driven away by the approaching company.


Linn Creek, Missouri, October 14, 1861. Fremont Battalion (Missouri) Cavalry. Major Clark Wright, commanding the battalion, surrounded the town of Linn Creek and then marched into it from different directions, demanding an unconditional surrender. Several Confederate officers made good their escape, a number of shots being fired in the attempt to head them off. No casualties were suffered.


Linn Creek, Missouri, October 16, 1861. Detachment of Fremont Battalion (Missouri) Cavalry. On learning that a corn team and 2 men had been captured by a party of Confederates, Major Clark Wright despatched Lieut. Jesse C. Kirby with 15 men to overtake the enemy while he followed with a heavier force. Kirby engaged the Confederates, recaptured the men and the wagon, killed 5 and wounded several others and captured a horse, 2 saddles and 10 guns. The Federal casualties amounted to 1 man slightly wounded.


Linn Creek, Mo., April 22, 1865. Detachment of Missouri Militia. A Confederate band attacked the militia stationed at Linn creek, and after killing 7 of the men and wounding the captain, the remainder were stampeded. Linn Creek, Virginia, February 8. 1862. Detachment of 5th West Virginia Infantry.


Little Bear Creek, Alabama, December 12. 1862. (See Corinth, Mississippi, Reconnaissance from, December 9-14, 1862.)


Little Black River, Missouri, September 20. 1864. (See Ponder's Mill, same date.)


Little Blue, Dakota Territory, August 12, 1864. Detachment of the 7th Iowa Cavalry.


Little Blue, Missouri, November 11, 186t. Detachment of the 7th Kansas Cavalry.


Little Blue River, Missouri, April 12, 1862.


Little Blue River, Missouri, August 1, 1863. (See Taylor's Farm, same date.)


Little Blue River, Missouri, July 6, 1864. Detachment of Company C, 2nd Colorado Cavalry. Captain Seymour W. Wagoner and 25 men were surrounded by 100 guerrillas under Todd while scouting on the Little Blue river from Raytown, and Wagoner and 7 of his men were killed. The enemy lost 6 killed and a number wounded. Little Blue River, Missouri, October 21, 1864. Portions of the Army of the Border. During Price's Missouri raid, while he was steadily driving the Federal troops westward, he came up with Colonel Thomas Moonlight's division, guarding the Union rear, and gave battle at the Little Blue, the crossing of which stream Moonlight was resisting. Major-General S. R. Curtis, Page 565 with the 2nd Colorado cavalry and McLain's battery of Colonel light artillery, together with a portion of the regular cavalry under General Blunt, advanced from Independence to reinforce Moonlight, who by this time had developed most of the Confederate force. The battery was placed behind the crest of a hill and Colonel Jennison and Colonel Ford, each leading a brigade, were placed in advanced positions. The enemy advanced in force against Jennison and Ford, who after a desperate resistance repelled the attack. The Confederates had, in the meantime, begun to get to the Federal rear and the latter began to fall slowly back on Independence, skirmishing until long after dark. The casualties were not reported.


Little Blue River, Missouri, March 11, 1865. Detail of troops from 4th Sub-district, Central District of Missouri. Four men were placed on the stage leaving Kansas City for Warrensburg in order to catch the bushwhackers who had been holding it up. An attack was made upon it 3 miles below the Little Blue and 2 of the band of 5 outlaws were killed and 1 was wounded. The other 2 escaped and brought reinforcements enough to make a party of 15 and again attacked the stage, capturing the driver and vehicle, the rest of the party escaping into the brush.


Little Cacapon River, West Virginia, November 30, 1861. Detachment of troops of Brigadier-General B. F. Kelley's command. General Kelley, reporting to Major-General George B. McClellan from Romney under date of November 30, says: ''Nothing new tonight except bushwhackers captured 6 of our horses and wounded 3 men today. Teams were out on river road south of town after hay. But to offset that, Captain Dyche met party of secesh near mouth of Little Cacapon and captured 4 horses, saddles and bridles, one a field officer's."


Little Cohera Creek, North Carolina, March 16, 1865. 4th Division, 15th Army Corps. As the corps was marching from South river toward Bentonville on this date, Corse's division occupied the advance. Shortly after leaving camp in the morning a foraging party met and exchanged shots with a brigade of Confederate cavalry. The 81st Ohio, supported by the 12th Illinois, was sent forward to dislodge the enemy. The Ohio regiment deployed as skirmishers, drove the enemy back slowly for about a quarter of a mile, when he took up a strong position where his flanks were protected by a swamp, and opened with artillery. The Union skirmish line was then strengthened, and a section of the 1st Missouri light artillery ordered up to shell the enemy's position. A few shots threw the Confederates into consternation, and the skirmishers were pushed vigorously forward, giving the enemy no time to halt until after he had been driven across the creek. No losses reported.


Little Compton, Missouri, August 11, 1862. (See Grand River.)


Little Creek, North Carolina, November 2, 1862. Troops of Department of North Carolina. As an incident of an expedition from New Berne, under command of Major-General John G. Foster, the Union force, 5,000 strong, encountered the Confederates strongly posted on Little creek. The 2nd brigade was ordered to cross the stream, dislodge the enemy and then push on with all haste. After an hour's engagement, in which a Rhode Island battery did good service, the Confederates withdrew to Rawle's mill, a mile farther on. The artillery was again brought into action and after a fight of half an hour succeeded in driving the enemy from their works and across a bridge. Foster reported no loss, and the Confederate reports do not mention the affair.


Little Harpeth River, Tennessee, March 25, 1863. (See Brentwood.) Little Missouri, Arkansas, April 6, 1864. (See Camden, Arkansas, Expedition to.)


Little Osage Crossing, Kansas, October 25, 1864. (See Marais des Cygnes.)


Little Piney, Missouri, May 14, 1865. Detachment of Missouri State Militia. Colonel John Morrill, commanding the District of Rolla, reports under date of May 19: "Captain Murphy, with detachment of Texas and Pulaski County militia, attacked a party of guerrillas on headwaters of Little Piney, killing 3 and wounding 1. On the 14th instant a detachment of 10 men of the same company, under a sergeant, attacked a party of 35 guerrillas near the same place, killing 2 and wounding 4."


Little Pond, Tennessee, August 30, 1862. U. S. Troops under Colonel E. P. Fyffe. On his arrival in camp near McMinnville from an expedition Brigadier-General Thomas J. Wood learned that Forrest was in the vicinity and sent Colonel Fyffe with three regiments of infantry and 4 pieces of artillery to engage him. By a rapid march Fyffe managed to strike Forrest just as his column was crossing the McMinnville and Murfreesboro road, attacking the center. After a short but sharp engagement the enemy was defeated, and the column obliged to take flight in two different directions. Fyffe pursued until darkness intervened. The Confederate loss was estimated by Fyffe at 18 or 20 killed and wounded.


Little Red River, Arkansas, May 17, 1862. Detachment of Missouri Troops. A Federal foraging party was attacked by a party of Confederates 9 miles below the Union camp. Five wagons and 24 mules were captured, and the 9 men missing were supposed to have been killed.


Little Red River, Arkansas, June 7, 1862. Company L, 3d Illinois Cavalry. This affair was an attack by some Confederate cavalry on a company of the 3d Illinois cavalry acting as a picket. The result was the retreat of the Federals with a loss of 7 killed, wounded or captured.


Little Red River, Arkansas, June 25, 1862. 4th Iowa Cavalry. Little River, Alabama, October 20, 1864. 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland. The report of Brigadier-General Kenner Garrard, commanding the division, states: "On the 20th advanced through Gaylesville, skirmishing, and drove the enemy beyond Little river." The affair was an incident of the North Georgia and North Alabama campaign.


Little River, Virginia, May 26-27, 1864. (See North Anna River.)


Little River Turnpike, Virginia, March 23, 1863. 5th New York Cavalry. At 8 p. m. the pickets of the 5th New York in front of Chantilly were attacked by Mosby's men. The reserve was immediately ordered under arms and charged the Confederates, driving them for 2 miles into a strip of timber, where Mosby turned and countercharged. Reinforcements coming to the Federal aid the enemy was again driven until darkness stopped the fighting. The Union loss was 5 killed and a number wounded, besides 36 prisoners. Mosby reported no casualties.


Little Rock, Arkansas, September 10, 1863. Arkansas Expedition. During the night of the 9th Brigadier-General John W. Davidson threw a pontoon bridge across the Arkansas river and at daylight began crossing his division to the south side. The 2nd division was put under Davidson's command also and the artillery was placed in position to cover the crossing. Davidson's movement was successfully executed and the two columns began moving on Little Rock on both sides of the river. No resistance was met until the column on the south bank (Davidson's) arrived at Bayou Fourche. There the Confederates held their position obstinately until the Federal artillery on the opposite bank opened upon them in flank and rear, when they gave way and were steadily pushed back to the city. By the time the Union force arrived the city had been evacuated, only Marmaduke's cavalry disputing the entrance. A formal surrender by the municipal authorities was received in the evening. The Federals lost 7 men killed, 64 wounded and 1 captured or missing. The Confederate casualties were 6 killed, 14 wounded and 13 captured or missing.


Little Rock, Arkansas, May 28, 1864. 57th U. S. Colored Troops.


Little Rock Landing, Tennessee, April 26, 1863. Mississippi Marine Brigade. While on a raid along the Tennessee river the boats of the brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General Alfred W. Ellet, were attacked near the landing and Duck River island by 700 Confederate cavalry with 2 pieces of artillery. The fight was spirited, but resulted in the defeat and pursuit of the enemy for some 12 miles. The enemy lost 10 killed, while the Federal casualties were 2 killed and 1 wounded.


Little Rock Road, Arkansas, April 2, 1863. One company of the 5th Kansas Cavalry.


Little Santa Fe, Missouri, November 6, 1861. 4th Missouri and 5th Kansas Cavalry, and Kowald's Missouri Battery.


Little Santa Fe, Missouri, March 22, 1862. Detachment of 2nd Kansas Cavalry. With 300 men Colonel Robert B. Mitchell left the Federal camp about 6:30 p. m. and proceeded to Little Santa Fe, reaching there about 10 p. m. On his arrival he despatched Major James M. Pomeroy with a number of men to the house of one Tate, said to be in league with the guerrilla Quantrill, to arrest the owner. When Pomeroy demanded a surrender he was fired upon through the door. The Federal troops returned the fire and 2 men came out and surrendered, stating that Quantrill and 26 men were within. An attempt to fire the house resulted unsuccessfully and Pomeroy was wounded. On the second attempt the house was set on fire and the unwounded men within made a break for the woods, 2 being shot and killed. The killed and wounded, some 6 or 7, within the house were burned with it. The only casualty to the Union force besides Pomeroy's wound was 1 soldier mortally wounded.


Little Sewell Mountain, West Virginia, November 6, 1863. Duffie's Expedition. Brigadier-General Alfred N. Duffie, commanding an expedition from Charleston to Lewisburg, says in his report: "On the 6th the whole command marched to Meadow Bluff, 15 miles this side of Lewisburg. We encountered the enemy's pickets on Little Sewell mountain, and drove them a distance of 5 miles, capturing 2 of them."


Littlestown, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1863. Cavalry, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps. During the movements before the battle of Gettysburg the cavalry of General John W. Geary's division was attacked at Littlestown by Stuart's cavalry, which was driven off without much difficulty after half an hours fight. No casualties were reported.


Little Washington, Virginia, November 15, 1862. (See Fayetteville.)


Liverpool Heights, Mississippi, February 3-4, 1864. Detachments of 11th Illinois Infantry, 8th Louisiana Colored Infantry and 1st Mississippi Colored Cavalry. During the Meridian expedition a side expedition, under Colonel James H. Coates, was sent up the Yazoo river in transports under escort of gunboats. On the morning of the 3d the Confederates opened on the gunboats with 2 pieces of field artillery and Coates immediately landed 250 men of the 11th Illinois , who steadily advanced up the hill and drove the enemy from his first position. By the time he had rallied, one wing of the 8th Louisiana colored infantry had been thrown to the right of the Illinois detachment, but the Federals were hard pressed and it became necessary for the balance of the 11th Illinois to go to the assistance of the troops already engaged. About this time the Confederates opened fire from 2 pieces of artillery and attempted to outflank the Union men, a movement which was frustrated by Coates bringing the remainder of his force into action. A charge by the first battalion of the 11th Illinois was repulsed and the Confederates in a countercharge were themselves repulsed and driven back over the hill on which the contest had been Waged. The following day as the transports were passing the heights the Confederates on the opposite shore opened upon them with musketry. Page 568 The troops on board returned the fire from behind hastily constructed barricades of boxes, etc., and the enemy was driven away. The Confederate casualties were not ascertained; the losses on the Union side were 6 killed, 26 wounded and 8 captured or missing.


Livingston Road, Mississippi, October 18, 1863. Part of 15th and 17th Army Corps. This was the last engagement of an expedition under Major-General J. B. McPherson from Messinger's ferry on the Big Black river to the vicinity of Canton. After the fight at Robinson's mills on the 17th, McPherson learned that a large Confederate force was concentrating at Canton, and deemed it advisable to return to the Big Black. That night he encamped at the junction of the Vernon and Clinton and the Livingston and Brownsville roads, where he was attacked on the morning of the 18th by the Confederates under Loring, Adams and Jackson. The Union troops fell back in good order, pursued through Clinton by Jackson's cavalry, which did no material damage. The Federal loss during the entire expedition was 4 killed, 10 wounded and a few stragglers missing. The enemy's loss was reported as 5 killed, 20 wounded and 20 captured. Among the wounded was General Wirt Adams.


Livonia, Louisiana, May 30, 1864. (See Atchafalaya River, Expedition to.) Lizzard's, Tennessee, December 29, 1862. Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland. On this date the cavalry division, commanded by Brigadier-General D. S. Stanley, was advancing from Triune to Murfreesboro, with the 3d and 4th Ohio deployed as skirmishers. About 6 miles from Murfreesboro the enemy's pickets were met and driven back some 2 miles to Lizzard's place, where 2 pieces of artillery, supported by infantry and dismounted cavalry, were found posted in the edge of the wood. Both cannon opened a fire of grape and canister on the Union advance, and Major Pugh was sent forward to reconnoiter the enemy's position. While thus engaged a body of Confederate cavalry tried to gain his flank and rear. Pugh ordered his men to change front and charged the flanking party, driving them back to the woods. The 1st brigade was then formed in line of battle and moved forward, when after a sharp skirmish the enemy retreated. The Union loss was 2 killed, 7 wounded and 9 missing. Seven Confederates were captured, but their loss in killed and wounded was not ascertained.


Lobelville, Tennessee, September 27, 1864.


Locke's Mill, Tennessee, September 27, 1863. 6th Tennessee Cavalry. A scouting party,' consisting of a sergeant and 10 men of the 6th Tennessee cavalry, encountered a squad of 6 or 7 Confederates at Locke's mill near Moscow. The sergeant formed his men across the road and when the enemy approached within 60 yards the Federals fired, mortally wounding a lieutenant. No casualties on the Union side. Locke's Ford, Virginia, September 13, 1864. Reserve Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps. Shenandoah campaign. This affair was a demonstration made at Locke's ford on the Opequan creek, in which 1r Confederates of Breckenridge's corps were captured. No casualties were reported in the Federal force. Lockhart's Mill, Mississippi, October 6, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps. This engagement was an incident of Chalmers' raid. While the brigade was crossing the Coldwater river Chalmers attacked in the rear, but after some sharp fighting was driven off. There was 1 man wounded on each side.


Lockridge's Mill, Tennessee, May 5, 1862. Detachment of 5th Iowa Cavalry. Learning of a trade being carried on between the people of Dresden and Paris and the Confederate troops, Colonel William W. Lowe sent Major Carl Boernstein with about 150 men to break it up. Finding no enemy at Paris, Boernstein pushed on to Lockridge's mill on the Obion Page 569 river and bivouacked. The command had not been in camp more than 20 minutes when it was attacked by about 1,200 Confederate cavalry under Colonel Thomas Claiborne. The result was the complete dispersion of the Union force with a loss of 4 killed, 6 wounded and about 60 captured. No casualties were reported on the Confederate side.


Locust Grove, Virginia, November 27, 1863. (See Mine Run, Virginia, November 26 December 2, 1863.)


Logan's Cross Roads, Kentucky, January 19, 1862. (See Mill Springs.) London, Kentucky, August 17, 1862. Detachment of the 3d Tennessee Infantry. Colonel Houk, with five companies of his regiment, was attacked by a large force of Confederate cavalry at London and after a gallant resistance of an hour was forced to seek shelter in the mountain ridges near the town. After 5 days of privations his command reached camp at Cumberland gap. In the fight at London the enemy lost a lieutenant colonel and several soldiers killed, and a number wounded. Houk's loss was not reported.


London, Kentucky, July 26, 1863. 44th Ohio Mounted Infantry. Colonel John S. Scott, reporting the operations of his Confederate cavalry brigade in a raid in eastern Kentucky, states that his force drove the 44th Ohio mounted infantry from London on the evening of the 26th. Scott makes the only mention of the affair to be found in the official records of the war, but states no casualties.


Lone Jack, Missouri, August 15-16, 1862. Missouri Militia and 3d Indiana Battery. With 800 men Major Emory S. Foster of the 7th Missouri cavalry (militia) marched on Lone Jack, arriving there about 9 p. m. Colonel Coffee with about 800 Confederates was driven out in confusion and Foster camped in the town. About daylight next morning the Union pickets were driven in and half an hour later a desperate assault was made on the town by the combined forces of Cockrell, Thompson, Hays and Quantrill, about 3,000 strong. The strongest efforts were directed against the flanks, but neither were turned. After the fight had been in progress about an hour Coffee returned with his command and charged the guns, which he succeeded in capturing. Foster was wounded, Captain M. H. Brawner assumed command and withdrew the force to Lexington. The Federal loss was 43 killed, 154 wounded and 75 captured, an aggregate loss of 272. Brawner estimated the enemy's killed at 118. Lone


Jack, Missouri, March 12, 1865. Detachment 1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry. Major A. W. Mullins, commanding the regiment, reported from Pleasant Hill on the 13th: "My foot scout has just returned. Had a fight last night 2 miles east of Lone Jack with 2 bushwhackers. The latter escaped, though one of them went off evidently wounded. My men captured 2 revolvers."


Lone Pine, California, March 20, 1862. A report from Lieut.-Colonel George S. Evans of the California infantry states that he learned "there had been a fight at the Lone Pine between 20 white men, under command of Captain Anderson of Aurora, and about 40 Indians, in which engagement 11 Indians were killed and 3 white men wounded."


Long Bridge, Virginia, June 12, 1864. 3d Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac. In the movement to the James river, after the battle of Cold Harbor, the division, Brigadier-General James H. Wilson, commanding, was assigned to the duty of covering both the front and rear of the army. Just after dark on the 12th the advance (Chapman's brigade) reached Long Bridge, expecting to find the pontoons in position for crossing. The enemy, from a line of rifle-pits on the south bank, prevented the laying of the pontoons and the officer in charge had been unable to procure assistance from the 5th corps. Colonel Chapman halted his brigade until Wilson came up with the remainder of the division, and then dismounted the 22nd New York and 3d Indiana for action. The former was sent about 50 Page 570 yards above the site of the old bridge, which had been destroyed, and effected a crossing by means of fallen trees and overhanging limbs. The 3d Indiana launched some pontoons and pushed across directly in the face of a sharp fire. Once on the south side of the river the two regiments charged the enemy and drove him from his intrenchments. The bridge was then laid and the entire division crossed over, driving the Confederates rapidly in the direction of White Oak swamp. No losses reported.


Long's Mills, Tennessee, July 28, 1864. Detachment of 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 23d Army Corps. Colonel W. Y. Dillard, commanding the 1st brigade, reported from Cumberland gap under date of July 29: "Col . (R. A.) Davis has just returned from a scout. He fought the rebels at Long's mills yesterday near Mulberry gap, whipping them badly, killing and wounding 21, capturing 8 prisoners and 20 horses. No one hurt on our side."


Long View, Arkansas, March 29, 1864. (See Camden, Arkansas, Expedition to.)


Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863. (See Chattanooga.)


Lookout Station, Missouri, August 20, 1861. Missouri Militia. A train on the Pacific railroad loaded with militia was fired into by Confederates in ambush while passing Lookout Station. The fire was returned by the men in the cars, but as no losses were reported on either side the casualties are unknown.


Loper's Cross Roads, S. C., February 2, 1865. 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps. The division broke camp at Hickory hill at 6 a. m. and moved toward Loper's cross-roads, the 1st brigade, Colonel Theodore Jones, in advance. About 2 p. m. a body of Confederate cavalry was met and the skirmishing at once commenced. Jones threw forward the 6th Missouri and 30th Ohio, and these two regiments, supported by the rest of the brigade, slowly forced the enemy back across Duck creek, or Duck branch, the fighting continuing until dark. Union loss, 5 men wounded; enemy's loss not ascertained.


Los Patricios, Texas, March 15, 1864. Major Mat. Nolan, of the Confederate army, reports that 62 men under his command were attacked by about 125 Federals and that after a hard fight the Union force was driven back, leaving 5 dead on the field. The Confederates lost 2 killed and as many wounded.


Lost Mountain, Georgia, June 15-17, 1864. (See Gilgal Church.)


Lost Mountain, Georgia, October 4-7, 1864. 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland. While Hood's army was moving north toward Tennessee in the effort to draw Sherman away from Atlanta, the cavalry of Brigadier General Kenner Garrard had almost constant skirmishing for 4 days with the cavalry of the enemy in the vicinity of Lost mountain. Neither details nor casualties were reported.


Lotspeich Farm, Ho, July 9, 1862. Detachment of 1st Iowa Cavalry. Some 180 men attacked Quantrill's camp on the Lotspeich farm at daylight. The first attack was repulsed, but without loss to the assailants, a second storming party found the Confederate position too strong to be easily taken, and the Federals retired with the loss of 1 man killed and 2 wounded. Quantrill lost 1 man killed.


Loudon, Tennessee, November 15, 1864. (See Lenoir's Station, same date.)


Loudoun Heights, Virginia, January 10, 1864. Battalion Maryland Cavalry, Potomac Home Brigade. Between 3 and 4 a. m. the Confederates made an attack on the camp of this battalion, charging from three sides. Company A held the enemy in check long enough for the rest of the garrison to rally and the enemy was then driven back with a loss of 5 killed, 2 mortally wounded and 1 captured. The Union loss was 4 killed and 17 wounded.


Louisa, Kentucky, March 25-26, 1863. Troops of the Eastern District of Page 571 Kentucky. About 3 p. m. of the 25th the enemy in considerable force appeared in sight of the Federal encampment at Louisa and after reconnoitering for a time went into camp. Desultory skirmishing was kept up until a late hour and it was expected that the Confederates would attack in the morning, but it was discovered soon after daylight that they had retired during the night. A detachment was immediately sent in pursuit, but the enemy had so much the start that he could not be overtaken. The Union loss was 1 killed, 2 wounded and 4 missing; the Confederates were reported to have lost 7 killed and more than 20 wounded.


Louisa Court House, Virginia, May 2, 1863. Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac. The only mention of this engagement is contained in Confederate Brigadier-General W. H. F. Lee's report of Stoneman's raid, which says: "Saturday (2d), reached Gordonsville at 11 a. m.; heard on my arrival that a large body of the enemy was at Trevilian Depot and Louisa Court House; sent the 9th Virginia in that direction; their vedettes were driven in by the enemy; they charged and drove them 3 miles, killing and wounding a number and took 32 prisoners—1 lieutenant. My loss was 3 or 4 wounded. Went to their assistance with 13th Virginia and 2 pieces of artillery; met Colonel Beale falling back; took a position and awaited their approach; they did not advance."


Louisiana Belle (U. S. Steamer), May 22, 1863. (See Barre's Landing, Louisiana)


Louisville, Georgia, November 29-30, 1864. Detachments and Foraging Parties of the 14th and 20th Army Corps. The engagements about Louisville on the last two days of November consisted of a series of attacks by Wheeler's cavalry on the pickets and foraging parties sent out by the different brigades and regiments of the two corps. Of these affairs the following were the most important. Captain Watson, with six companies of the 113th New York infantry, was guarding a train, when he was attacked by a considerable force of the enemy and compelled to fall back on the picket line, losing 2 wagons and 7 men captured. Brigadier-General J. D. Morgan ordered a brigade to Watson's support and the enemy beat a hasty and disorderly retreat. Three companies of the 10th Michigan, while on grand guard east of the camp, were attacked by a large force of mounted infantry. A charge drove the Confederates across an open field, with a loss of 3 killed and several wounded. At the edge of the woods they reformed their lines and tried in vain to drive the Michigan men back. Reinforcements were ordered to the support of the three companies, but before they arrived the enemy gave up the fight and went away. Capt. Atkins, commanding a foraging party of the 78th Illinois, was surrounded on the Waynesboro road and 8 of his men were captured. Lieut.-Colonel Vernon hurried to his assistance and dispersed the attacking party, but failed to recapture the prisoners. Six wagons, under charge of Lieut. Coe, acting assistant quartermaster, were attacked just outside the picket line, and 4 wagons were captured. The other two were hurried inside the lines closely followed by the enemy. Captain Dunphy drew up Company G, 10th Michigan infantry, and when the Confederates were within easy range delivered a volley, killing 3 men and wounding several others. The company then charged and recaptured the wagons, the Confederates scattering in all directions. Lieut.-Colonel J. O. Martin, commanding the 17th New York infantry, sent out a foraging party of 40 men under Lieut. Magee. This party was cut off by some of the Confederate cavalry and a desperate effort made to capture the men. Martin sent out a detachment to Magee's rescue, but this was forced back to the picket line. The whole regiment was then pushed forward to Magee's relief and the enemy was driven off with some loss. The activity of the Confederates on the Warrenton and Augusta roads led Lieut.-Colonel Langley, commanding Page 572 the 3d brigade, 2nd division, 14th corps, to deploy the 86th and 125th Illinois, as skirmishers, supported by the 52nd Ohio and 22nd Indiana, to clear the roads and protect the Union foragers. He encountered the enemy a short distance from Louisville and after a short but sharp skirmish defeated him. The Confederates took shelter behind a gin-house filled with cotton bales. Langley sent Major Holmes, with part of the 52nd Ohio, to destroy the build1ng, which was accordingly burned. In this affair Langley recaptured a foraging party of the 20th corps. The losses in all these skirmishes were comparatively light.


Louisville, Tennessee, November 28, 1863. 6th Illinois Cavalry. Louisville & Nashville Railroad, August 20-21, 1862. Morgan's Raid. The Confederates under Colonel John H. Morgan made a successful raid on the Louisville & Nashville railroad between Gallatin and Edgefield junction, near Nashville. The only forces opposed to him were small detachments guarding the several bridges and trestles along the road. These guards were repulsed at Drake's creek, Pilot knob, Manscoe creek and Edgefield junction, the total Union loss during the raid being about 60 in killed and wounded and some 120 captured.


Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, July 29, 1864. (See McCook's Raid.) Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, August 18-22, 1864. Kilpatrick's Raid. Acting under orders from General Sherman the expedition left camp at Sandtown on the evening of the 18th, under the command of Brigadier-General Judson Kilpatrick. It consisted of the 3d division, temporarily commanded by Colonel E. H. Murray, and the 1st and 2nd brigades of the 2nd division, respectively commanded by Colonels R. H. G. Minty and Eli Long, with two field batteries, the whole command numbering 4,500 men. The object of the raid was to cut the enemy's communications on the south of Atlanta. Long's brigade, which was in advance, encountered some pickets of the 6th Texas near Camp creek, drove them across the creek to their camp, about a mile away, where the entire regiment was routed about 10 p. m. About midnight Ross' brigade of Confederate cavalry appeared in front to dispute further advance. Lieut.-Colonel F. A. Jones, commanding the 2nd brigade, 3d division, threw forward the 8th Indiana, dismounted, and this regiment, with the 10th Ohio, quickly dislodged Ross and drove him down a cross road toward East Point, where he was held until the entire column had passed, when Jones took up a position as rear-guard. The West Point railroad was struck at Red Oak about daylight on the 19th and a section of track torn up. Here Ross made an attack on the Union rear, but it was repulsed and Kilpatrick moved forward on the Fayetteville road. At Flint river bridge the enemy was found posted in a strong position on the opposite bank, and as soon as the Federal advance appeared opened a brisk fire of artillery and musketry. Long's brigade dismounted, deployed as skirmishers and, aided by the fire of the two batteries, succeeded in forcing the Confederates to retire from the river bank. The brigade then remounted, charged, and drove the enemy back to Jonesboro. Minty was ordered to move forward with his own and Long's brigades and occupy the town. Minty's brigade was dismounted, the 4th Michigan deployed as skirmishers, the 4th U. S. and the 1st Ohio regiments formed in line, with a section of artillery between them, and pressed forward, closely supported by the 3d and 4th Ohio and Long's brigade. The skirmishers soon encountered Ross' and Ferguson's cavalry brigades and drove them steadily into the town, where they took shelter in the houses and opened fire from the windows. Lieut. Robinson was directed to bring up his guns and shell every house from which a gun was fired. Five minutes of this warfare was sufficient for the Confederates, who hurried out of town and the Union troops took possession. The railroad buildings were burned and a section of the track destroyed. Page 573 At 9 p. m. Murray was ordered to move down the railroad toward Griffin to protect the flanks of the 3d division, which was to tear up the track. About half a mile from the town the enemy was found in force, posted behind barricades. Murray's advance was first checked and then driven back. It was so dark that the Confederate position could be determined only by the line of fire, which enveloped the front and both flanks. Jones was ordered to dismount the 8th Indiana and 2nd Kentucky on the right of the road, the 3d Kentucky on the left, and these regiments, with the 10th Ohio on the road, mounted, made a gallant charge on the enemy's position but failed to dislodge him. Murray then withdrew his command and joined the main column about daylight on the 20th on the McDonough road. An attack was made on the rear-guard but it was repulsed by Long's brigade. On the march to Lovejoy's Station Minty's and Long's brigades occupied the advance. About a mile from the station the road forked, one branch running through the town and the other crossing the railroad a short distance north of it. Minty sent the 4th Michigan, under Major Mix, up the latter road, with instructions to reach the railroad and destroy as much of it as possible. Mix reached the road and began his work of destruction, when a sharp (ire was opened on the advance. For a little while it looked as if Minty's brigade was to be annihilated, but the. 2nd brigade quickly formed in line, the Chicago Board of Trade battery was wheeled into position, and the attack was checked. Almost immediately afterward the enemy rallied and made a desperate charge on the battery, which was forced to fall back, leaving one gun disabled on the ground and losing several of the men. The gun was later recovered. The Confederate cavalry next made an attack on the rear and Minty was ordered to withdraw his. command, form on the right of the road and prepare for a charge. The ground over which the charge was ordered was full of gullies and intersected by several rail fences, but at the word of command the whole line dashed forward with drawn sabers and in the face of a galling fire rode into the enemy's lines. The Confederates stood their ground until the cavalry was almost upon them, when they broke and fled in confusion. Minty pursued them for about 3 miles, capturing 3 pieces of artillery, 3 battleflags and several prisoners, while the bloody sabers of his men told the story of the large number killed or wounded. Kilpatrick then ordered Minty to cover the march to McDonough. Before the head of the column got in motion the rear was attacked by Cleburne's infantry division and a fight of 3 hours ensued, in which Long was severely wounded, the command of his brigade devolving on Colonel Eggleston, of the 1st Ohio, who was ordered to withdraw his forces behind a new line, consisting of the 7th Pennsylvania, the 4th Michigan and Bennett's battery. Cleburne advanced and attacked this line, which was protected by rail breastworks, hastily constructed, but he was effectually checked, and the engagement at Lovejoy's Station was at an end. While the main body of the expedition was operating in the neighborhood of Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station a detachment under Lieut.-Colonel Robert Klein, of the 3d Indiana, made a descent on the Macon railroad. This detachment of 305 men left the main column at Stevens' farm, 7 miles from Fairburn, at 11 p. m. on the 18th and moved to Fayetteville, where a small force of the enemy was found stationed. This was quickly dispersed, a few taken prisoners, 40 mules captured and 20 wagons burned. Klein's objective point was Fayette Station, but through a mistake of his guide he struck the railroad at Bear Creek Station about 11 a. m. on the 19th. From this point he moved toward Lovejoy's, tearing up the track at intervals until about 3 miles were destroyed, with the same distance of telegraph wire. He captured a train of 9 cars loaded with whiskey, meal, lard, etc., ran it into a ditch and applied the torch. About 3 Page 574 miles below Lovejoy's he captured a second train, but before he could destroy it he was attacked in the front by a considerable body of infantry and on the flank by cavalry. Seeing himself outnumbered, he abandoned the train and fell back over the road he had come in the morning. Two miles from Fayetteville he was attacked in the rear and a brisk fire was kept up until the town was reached. Here a force was found drawn up in front to intercept him, but a saber charge scattered it in all directions and Klein proceeded without further hindrance, reaching Sandtown on the 20th. The Union losses during the raid were 64 killed, 209 wounded and 218 missing. The Confederate casualties were reported as being 264 killed, 664 wounded and 292 missing. Although the expedition did not prove as successful as Sherman had hoped, it was not without some good results. A large amount of government stores were destroyed at various points, 97 horses, 221 mules and 231 wagons captured, and several miles of railroad track torn up. The failure of the undertaking to accomplish all that was expected led Sherman to move the main body of his army around to the right, which movement Hood was unable to meet, and thus the Confederates were forced to evacuate Atlanta.


Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, September 2-5, 1864. 4th and 23d Army Corps, and Army of the Tennessee. Hardee evacuated his position at Jonesboro on the night of the 1st and fell back to Lovejoy's Station, about 6 miles farther south, where he threw up breastworks and made a stand. On the morning of the 2nd he was pursued by the 4th corps, commanded by Major-General David S. Stanley, the Army of the Tennessee, under Major-General Oliver O. Howard, and the Army of the Ohio (the 23d corps), under Major-General John M. Schofield. Davis' corps of the Army of the Cumberland was left at Jonesboro to bury the dead and collect the captured property. About noon a line of battle was formed, Howard's skirmishers drove the enemy from a height on the left of his works, after which the whole line advanced close up to the Confederate breastworks, which were nearly completed. Part of Stanley's troops gained and carried a part of the enemy's intrenchments, but for lack of adequate support was compelled to retire. That night information reached the Union armies that Atlanta had been surrendered to General Henry W. Slocum, and on the 3d Sherman issued orders for all the different commands to return to the city and vicinity. Skirmishing continued about Lovejoy's Station until the 5th, when the Federal troops were withdrawn and went into camp near the city.


Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, November 16, 1864. 3d Cavalry Division, Military Division of the Mississippi. Learning on the 15th that part of Wheeler's cavalry and the Georgia militia, under General Cobb, were at Lovejoy's Station, Brigadier-General Judson Kilpatrick, commanding the division, made a reconnaissance in that direction the next morning. The advance was driven back upon the main body of Wheeler's forces, which were found posted in the old trenches thrown up by General Hood's army in its retreat. Part of the 8th Indiana was dismounted, and by a courageous charge drove the enemy from his works. Murray's entire brigade then charged, completely routing the Confederates, killing and wounding a large number and capturing 2 fine Rodman guns. No casualties reported on the side of the Federals.


Love's Bridge, South Carolina, March 8, 1865. 38th Indiana Infantry. During the campaign of the Carolinas the 14th army corps approached Lumber river on the 8th and Love's or Blue's bridge over the stream was secured by Lieut. Benjamin P. Dewey, with a detachment of the 38th Indiana, before the Confederates guarding it could burn it. No casualties were reported. Lovettsville, Virginia, August 8, 1861. 19th New York Infantry.


Lovettsville, Virginia, October 21, 1862. 1st and 2nd Brigades, 2nd Division; Page 575 Knap's, Pennsylvania Battery; Detachment, 6th New York Cavalry. At 2:30 a. m. this command, under Brigadier-General John W. Geary, left Loudoun heights and proceeded in the direction of Lovettsville to intercept a Confederate foraging train. Just beyond Hillsboro several of the enemy's scouts were captured and small detachments were sent out on both sides, while the main body proceeded to Lovettsville. About a mile and a half from Wheatland a portion of White's Confederate cavalry was encountered drawn up in battle line on the edge of the wood with the sharpshooters stationed behind some adjacent haystacks. The cavalry remaining with the column, about 200 in number, immediately attacked and the enemy beat a hasty retreat, closely pursued for 4 or 5 miles. Geary's loss was 1 killed and 2 wounded; the Confederate casualties were 2 killed, 12 wounded and 22 captured or missing.


Lovettsville, Virginia, January 18, 1865. 6th New York Cavalry. Colonel White, of Rosser's Confederate cavalry, crossed Short hill with a force of 220 men and surprised the vedettes of the 6th New York on the Harper's Ferry road. He then forced back the reserve, but the entire regiment turned out and in a few minutes turned White's flank, driving him from the field with a loss of 3 killed and 11 wounded. The Union loss was 2 killed and 5 wounded. The enemy was pursued to Purcellville, but was not overtaken.


Low Creek, West Virginia, June 21, 1863. Organizations not given.


Lowndesboro, Alabama, April 10, 1865. Detachment of 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. During Wilson's raid the 1st Wisconsin was sent forward to relieve the 7th Kentucky, which had been skirmishing with the enemy all the way from Selma. Captain Edward D. Town with Companies A and B, having the advance, charged and drove the Confederates into and through Lowndesboro, capturing the commissary of the 7th Alabama cavalry. No casualties were reported.


Lucas Bend, Missouri, September 8-10, 1861. Detachment of Forces of Southeast Missouri. On the 8th the gunboat Lexington started on a reconnaissance to Columbus. While attempting to pass the foot of Lucas bend a Confederate battery opened upon it but before it could get the range the vessel was out of reach. On the 10th several gunboats engaged the batteries at Lucas bend all day. The Yankee was disabled and 1 man was wounded on board the Conestoga.


Lucas Bend, Missouri, October 7, 1861. Gunboats Lexington and Tyler. Pursuant to orders from Brigadier-General U. S. Grant, Com. Henry Walke with the two gunboats proceeded down the river from Cairo. Near Lucas bend the vessels opened fire upon a portion of the defenses and developed the fire of five batteries. The object of the reconnaissance having been accomplished, the gunboats returned to Cairo.


Luce's Plantation, Mississippi, May 13, 1864. Expedition under Brigadier General John McArthur. During an expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City the Federals drove the enemy steadily from Benton to Luce's plantation, where the Confederates attempted to test the Union strength but were easily driven from their position by artillery and cavalry. The casualties were not reported. Lumpkin's Station, Georgia, December 4, 1864. 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps. On this date the brigade, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Miles, was engaged in destroying the tracks of the Savannah & Augusta railroad and acting as rear-guard to the wagon train. A small body of Confederate cavalry made a demonstration against that portion tearing up the track, but a few shots from the 21st Ohio dispersed them and the work proceeded without further interruption.


Luna Landing, Arkansas, February 22, 1864. 1st Mississippi Marine Brigade (Missouri Volunteers).


Lundy's Lane, Alabama, April 17, 1863. (See Courtland, Expedition to.)


Lusby's Mill, Kentucky, June 20, 1862. Missouri Home Guards. A party of Confederates attacked the camp of about 25 Home Guards about one mile east of Lusby's mill. Two Federal soldiers were killed, while the enemy suffered a loss of 1 killed and 1 wounded.


Luray, Virginia, June 30, 1862. Detachments of 1st Maine, 1st Vermont, 1st Michigan cavalry. As an incident of a reconnaissance through the Luray valley by a detachment of the 1st brigade, 1st division, Army of the Shenandoah, the Confederate cavalry was discovered drawn up in line of battle on a hill half a mile out of Luray. The Federal advance charged the enemy, who after a slight resistance retreated with a loss of 2 men captured. The Union side lost 1 killed and 1 wounded. Luray, Virginia, September 24, 1864. 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Shenandoah. In the pursuit of the Confederates from Fisher's hill Custer's brigade encountered two brigades of Wickham's cavalry near Luray and engaged them. Lowell's brigade was hurried to Custer's support, and after a brilliant action of 30 minutes the enemy was routed with a loss of nearly 100 prisoners and a battle flag belonging to the 6th Virginia cavalry.


Lynchburg, Tennessee, September 29, 1864. Detachment of r2th Indiana Cavalry. A scouting party of the 12th Indiana met Forrest's advance, in his raid into Alabama and Tennessee, a short distance from Lynchburg and had a sharp skirmish. No casualties are mentioned in the only report (Major-General R. H. Milroy's) there is of the affair.


Lynchburg, Virginia, June 18, 1864. Army of West Virginia. After Sigel's defeat at New Market, Major-General David Hunter was placed in command of the Army of West Virginia. To divide Lee's force General Grant ordered a movement in the Shenandoah valley, stating his object in the following extract from a dispatch to Major-General H. W. Halleck: "If Hunter can possibly get to Charlottesville and Lynchburg, he should do so." Accordingly on May 28 Hunter moved from camp at Cedar creek and after fighting at Piedmont. Lexington, Otter creek and New London he drove the enemy from Diamond hill on the afternoon of June 17 and that night deployed his forces before Lynchburg. In the morning two divisions of infantry were posted on the Bedford road and Duffie with his cavalry was ordered to attack vigorously on the Forestville road, the extreme left of the Federal line, while two squadrons of Averell's cavalry were stationed on the other end of the line on the Campbell Court House road. While these dispositions were being made the Confederates attacked the center, hoping to be able to cut Hunter's line in two. The fight lasted half an hour, when the enemy was repulsed in the center, but he renewed with vigor his attacks on the flanks. In these last efforts he was finally entirely foiled and driven back within his works. The 116th Ohio followed closely and even entered the intrenchments, but being unsupported was compelled to fall back. During the night Hunter quietly withdrew to Liberty because of a contemplated attack of the enemy and a shortage of ammunition. The casualties were slight. The Federal losses in the whole Lynchburg campaign were 103 killed, 564 wounded and 271 captured or missing.


Lynch Creek, South Carolina, February 26, 1865. Detachment of 15th Army Corps. During Sherman's advance through the Carolinas Logan's corps arrived at Lynch creek at two bridges—Tiller's and Kelly's. The stream was so swollen that it was impossible to cross the trains by fording, but Corse's division managed to cross the stream and drove Butler's division of Confederate cavalry from its position guarding the bridges. The casualties were not reported.


Lynnville, Tennessee, November 24, 1864. (See Campbellsville, same date.)


Lynnville, Tennessee, December 24, 1864. Detachment of Wilson's Cavalry. During the pursuit of Hood the cavalry came up with the Confederate rear-guard at Lynnville. The enemy was easily driven with considerable loss in killed, wounded and captured. No Union casualties reported.


Lyon County, Kentucky, April 29, 1865. Detachments of 153d Indiana Infantry and 17th Kentucky Cavalry. The detachments, sent out to intercept a guerrilla band crossing the river near Princeton, Kentucky, were attacked and overwhelmed by the enemy in superior numbers, with a loss of 5 killed, 2 wounded and 5 missing.