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On This Day - 160 Years Ago (More ...)
Monday May 13 1861
- Brig. Gen. Ben. McCulloch, CSA, is assigned to the command in the Indian Territory.
- Moving from the Relay Station, Baltimore, MD, is occupied without the official authorization of Bvt. Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, USA, by the troops, including the 6th and 8th MA troops led by Massachusetts Militia Brig. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler.
- Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, assumes the command of the Dept. of Ohio, now embracing a portion of Western Virginia.
Tuesday May 13 1862
- Federal occupation of Rogersville and skirmish at Lamb's Ferry, AL, with Brig. Gen. Ormsby Mitchel, USA. (May 13-14)
- Federal raid on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad near Corinth, MS.
- The abduction of the Confederate steamer, Planter, from the Southern Wharf, Charleston Harbor, SC, by its' all black crew of 8.
- Skirmish at Baltimore Cross-Roads, near the New Kent Court-House, VA.
- Affair on Rappahannock River, VA, with Brig. Gen. Bayard, USA.
Wednesday May 13 1863
- Skirmishes near Woodburn and South Union, KY, with the unsuccessful Rebel attack on the railroad train near South Union.
- Federal reconnaissance from Baton Rouge, LA.
- Skirmishes at Mississippi Springs and at Baldwin's and Hall's Ferries, MS, as Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, sent forward Maj. Gens. James McPherson and William T. Sherman toward Jackson, MS, and Maj. Gen. John McClernand, USA, north toward Clinton, MS.
- Federal scout from Newtonia to French Point and Centre Creek, MO, and skirmishes.
- Skirmishes near Woodburn and South Union, TN.
Friday May 13 1864
- Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby's, CSA, operations north of the Arkansas River. (May 13-31)
- Skirmish at Cypress Creek, Perry County, AR, with Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
- Skirmish at Spavinaw, AR, where with the assistance of the 2nd Cherokee Regiment, the Yankees rout the Rebels at their camp, destroying Rebel supplies; the Confederates skedaddle.
- Skirmish at Tilton, GA, as Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, CSA, evacuated Dalton, GA, and entrenches at Resaca, GA, awaiting the advance of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's, USA, Army.
- The Union fleet finally passes the falls at Alexandria, and Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks', USA, column is in full retreat to the Mississippi River, the Red River (LA) Campaign.
- Skirmish 6 miles northeast of Cuba, MO, with guerrillas.
- Affair on James Island, Charleston Harbor, SC, and vicinity.
- Skirmish at Pulaski, TN.
- Skirmish near New Market, VA, as Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden, CSA, routs the attacking Yankee Cavalry.
- With Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, repelling Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, at Spotsylvania Court House, VA, Grant slides his troops to the south and east of Lee's.
Saturday May 13 1865
- Brig. Gen. John M. Thayer, USA, is assigned to the command of the District of Eastern Arkansas.
- Skirmish with Indians at Dan Smith's Ranch, 5 miles below Gilman's, near Julesburg, the Colorado Territory, as 25 Indians attempt to run off the livestock there.
- Lieut. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, CSA, meets with the Confederate governors of Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri at Marshall, TX, where Smith is advised to surrender his army. Brig. Gen. Joseph Orville Shelby, CSA, threatens to arrest Smith if he does.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.
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