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Thursday October 31 1861
- Skirmish near Morgantown, KY, with a Confederate attack on a Federal camp repulsed.
- Skirmish at Greenbrier, WV.
Friday October 31 1862
- Union forces advance from Bolivar and Corinth, MS, upon Grand Junction, TN. (Oct 31-Nov 1)
- Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad from Bolivar, TN, to Coffeeville, MS. (Oct 31-Jan 10, 1863)
- Federal scout in Monroe County, MO.
- The Federal bombardment of Lavaca, TX.
- Skirmish at Aldie, VA.
- Skirmish at Franklin, VA.
- Skirmish near Mountville, VA.
- Skirmish at Snickersville, VA.
- Skirmish near the Falls of the Kanawha, WV.
Saturday October 31 1863
- Brig. Gen. Louis Ludwig Blenker, USA, dies on his farm, in Rockland County, NY, having resigned from the Union Army Ranks on Mar 31.
- Skirmish at Barton's Station, AL.
- Skirmish at Washington, LA, with Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA.
- Skirmish at Yazoo City, MS.
- The Federal bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, SC, continues to reduce the fort to rubble.
- Affair near Weaverville, VA, as the Confederates surround and capture 3 Union tents with sleeping men inside who were supposed to be guarding the cattle within a mile or two of Federal Army headquarters.
Monday October 31 1864
- Skirmish near Shoal Creek, AL, as Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood, CSA, prepares to move his Confederate army into Tennessee, assuming Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, will pursue him.
- Nevada is admitted as the 36th State of the Union.
- The Union naval occupation of Plymouth, NC.
Tuesday October 31 1865
No events on this date.On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.