Tuesday October 29 1861

• Hugh Weedon Mercer, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• Skirmishes at and near Woodbury, and Morgantown, KY, with Kentucky Volunteers against Mississippi Cavalry.
• Brig. Gen. Thomas West Sherman's and Flag Officer Samuel Francis DuPont's expedition to capture Port Royal, SC, sails from Hampton Roads, VA, with a total of 77 ships. They run into severe weather at sea, and if successful in their attempt to capture the town, would use it as a refueling depot for the Atlantic blockading fleet.

Wednesday October 29 1862

• Alfred Cumming, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• The capture of Confederate pickets opposite Williamsport, MD.
• Skirmish at Island Mound, MO.
• Affair at Sabine Pass, TX.
• Skirmish on the Blackwater, VA.
• Skirmish near Upperville, VA.
• Skirmish near Petersburg, WV, as the Federals overtake and recapture 200 head of cattle taken by JEB Stuart's Cavalry.

Thursday October 29 1863

• Edward Higgins, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• President Jefferson Davis continues with his trip through the deep south, visiting Atlanta, GA.
• Skirmish at Cherokee Station, AL, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
• Skirmish at Ozark, MO.
• Federal scout from Pilot Knob to Alton and Doniphan, MO, with the killing and capture of guerrillas. (Oct 29-Nov 5)
• Affair near Warsaw, MO.
• Skirmish at Centreville, TN, as Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' USA, Cavalry attack and rout of the Confederates, killing, wounding and capturing close to 90 Rebels.
• Federal scout from Winchester to Fayetteville, TN, by way of Lynchburg, with skirmish. The Union men bring back beef cattle, horses and mules. (Oct 29-Nov 2)
• Maj. Gen. Frank P. Blair, Jr., USA, assumes the command of the 15th US Army Corps, TN.

Saturday October 29 1864

• Maj. Gen. Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, USA, dies from complications developed from battlewounds received during his career, near Rome, GA.
• The capture of the Union steamer, Mazeppa, by Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, CSA, near Forts Henry and Heiman, Tennessee River, KY.
• The Confederate attack on Vanceburg, KY, is repulsed by the loyal citizens of the town, the rebels fleeing toward Fox Creek, Fleming County.
• The Federal expedition to Quincy, MO, with skirmishes (Nov 1 & 2) near Quincy. (Oct 29-Nov 8)
• Skirmish at Upshaw's Farm, Barry County, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
• Skirmish near Warrenton, MO.
• Skirmish at Nonconnah Creek, TN, along the Pigeon Roost Road.
• Skirmish at Johnson's Farm, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. (Oct 27-28)
• Action at Beverly, WV, as after two hours' hard fighting the Confederates are routed and fail in their attack on the town.

Sunday October 29 1865