Thursday October 10 1861

• Brig. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Dept. of Middle and East Florida.
• Brig. Gen. Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, USA, is ordered to organize an expedition into East Tennessee.

Friday October 10 1862

• The following Major Generals of the Confederacy are appointed Lieut. Generals:
  • William Joseph Hardee. C.S.A.
  • Theophilus Hunter Holmes. C.S.A.
  • Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall. Old Blue Light." Jackson. C.S.A.
  • John Clifford Pemberton. C.S.A.
  • Leonidas Polk. C.S.A.
• The following are appointed Confederate Major Generals:
  • John Bell Hood, C.S.A.
  • George Edward Pickett, C.S.A.
  • Carter Littlepage Stevenson, C.S.A.
• George Leonard Andrews, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• Skirmish at the Danville Cross-Roads, near Harrodsburg, KY.
• Pursuit of the Confederate forces from Perryville to London, KY. (Oct 10-22)
• The Confederate capture of the Signal Station on Fairview Heights, MD, by Maj. Gen. JEB Stuart, CSA.
• Skirmishes at McCoy's, or Kinsell's, Ferry, and near Green Spring Furnance, MD.
• The capture of Chambersburg, PA, by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, CSA.
• Skirmish at Medon Station, TN.
• Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder, CSA, is assigned to the command of the District of Texas.

Saturday October 10 1863

• Action at Tulip, AR.
• Skirmish at Salyersville, KY, the East TN Campaign.
• Skirmish at Ingraham's Plantation, near Port Gibson, MS.
• Affair at La Mine Bridge, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
• Skirmish at Syracuse, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
• Affair at Tipton, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
• Federal expedition from New Berne to Elizabeth City and Edenton, NC, as the Pro-Union feeling is rapidly spreading in this region. Nearly 1,000 Confederate troops are needed to enforce the conscription. Many Pro-Northern friends can be found in Elizabeth City, NC, as per Maj. Gen. John J. Peck, USA, Commanding the Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina. (Oct 10-17)
• Action at Blue Springs, East TN Campaign.
• President Jefferson Davis arrives in Chattanooga, TN, to discuss strategy with Gen. Braxton Bragg, and quiet the unrest with Bragg's subordinates.
• Federal expedition from Gallatin to Carthage, TN, with skirmish (Oct 10) near Hartsville. (Oct 10-14)
• Federal expedition from Memphis, TN, to Hernando, MS, with skirmish (Oct 11) near Hernando. (Oct 10-11)
• Skirmishes at Sweet Water, East TN Campaign. (Oct 10-11)
• Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, USA, assumes the command of the 4th US Army Corps, formed by the consolidation of the 20th and the 21st US Army Corps, TN.
• Skirmishes at Raccoon, Germanna, and Morton's Fords, VA, between Gen. Robert E. Lee's and Maj. Gen. George Meade's troops, maneuvering for position.
• Skirmishes at Russell's Ford, on Robertson's River, Bethsaida Church, and James City, VA, the Bristoe Campaign.

Monday October 10 1864

• Skirmish with the Cheyenne Indians near Valley Station, the Colorado Territory.
• Skirmishes near Rome, GA, as Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood, CSA, and Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, continue to engage. (Oct 10-11)
• Action at Eastport, MS, where Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, CSA, repels a Federal attack aboard the Union transports, Aurora, City of Pekin, Key West, Krenton, and the Undine, disabling a few of the transports before they could even land troops.
• Federal scout in Pemiscot County, MO, including a skirmish with guerrillas 4 miles below Caruthersville. (Oct 10-12)
• Operations in East Tennessee. (Oct 10-28)
• The affair at South Tunnel, near Gallatin, TN.
• Skirmish at Thorn Hill, near Bean's Station, TN.
• Skirmish near Rectortown, VA, as Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, moves into a strong position near Cedar Creek, along the Valley Pike, the Shenandoah Valley, and awaits the oncoming forces under Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA.

Tuesday October 10 1865