ACWS - On This Day in the American Civil War 6th November

Action at Little Santa Fe, MO.
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Vice-Pres. Alexander Stephens are re-elected to office in the elections held in the South, Richmond, VA, for 6 yrs.
Operations at Townsend's Ferry, New River, WV. (Nov 6-15)

Brig. Gen. Charles Davis Jameson, USA, dies aboard a steamboat near Boston, MA, dying from typhoid fever contracted during the Jun 1 Battle of Seven Pines, VA.
Stephen Dill Lee, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
Federal expeditions from Fort Scott, KS, and skirmishes with Quantrill's guerrillas. (Nov 6-11)
Skirmish at Garrettsburg, KY, as Brig. Gen. Thomas Ransom, USA, thwarts the Rebels in the area.
Skirmish at Old Lamar, MS.
Federal reconnaissance from La Grange, TN, toward Lamar, MS, and skirmish at Worsham's Creek, by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
The following are officially assigned Corp Commands in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia:
- 1st Army Corps: Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA.
- 2nd Army Corps: Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, CSA.
Skirmish at Warrenton, VA.
Skirmish at Martinsburg, WV.

Adin Ballou Underwood, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
Action at Rogersville, TN, as Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones, CSA, Cavalry captures Rogersville, along with 775 prisoners, 32 wagons, ambulances, 1,000 horses. However, by the time the horses got to headquarters, only 300 remained. Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom, Jr., CSA, commanding the District of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee believes the "missing" horses were appropriated by the men.
Brownsville and Point Isabel, TX, is occupied by Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks' USA, expeditionary forces.
Skirmish near Falmouth, VA.
Engagement at Droop Mountain, WV, as Brig. Gen. William W. Averell's, USA, cavalry command continues to advance, defeating Brig. Gen. John Echols, CSA.
Skirmish at Little Sewell Mountain, WV, with Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, USA.

Skirmish at Cane Hill, AR, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA, after retreating from Missouri.
Affairs at Fort Lyon, the Colorado Territory, where the new commander orders the arrest of all the peaceful Arappahoe Indians who have been camped 2 miles from the Fort and come everyday to the Fort for provisions, demanding all their weapons and horses. The Indians immediately agree to any demands made by the Yankees. The Commander proclaims they are all his prisoners. (Nov 6-16)
Skirmish on the McDonough road, near Atlanta, GA.
Federal expedition from Vicksburg, MS, to Games' Landing and Bayou Macon, LA. (Nov 6-8)
Federal scout in Callaway County, MO. (Nov 6-7)
Skirmish with Indians at the Sand Hills Stage Station, the Nebraska Territory.
Federal expedition from New Creek to Moorefield, WV, and skirmish with the Yankees bringing off 460 head of sheep, and provisions the Confederates desperately need. (Nov 6-8)

The Confederate Commerce Raider, the CSS Shenandoah, after an illustrious career, surrenders to British authorities at Liverpool, England.

On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.