Saturday November 16 1861

• Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• William Mahone, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• Capt. D. N. Ingraham, CSN, is assigned to duty in Charleston Harbor, SC.
• William Blount Carter escapes to the Union lines and reports to Brig. Gen. George Henry Thomas, USA, of the success of his ' in East Tennessee, of burning bridges, etc.
• The capture of a Union foraging party at Doolan's Farm, VA, in the vicinity of Taylor's Corner and Falls Church, VA.

Sunday November 16 1862

• Operations about Cassville and Keetsvile, MO.
• Federal expedition from Helena against Arkansas Post, AR. (Nov 16-21)
• Skirmish at Gloucester Point, VA.
• The Army of the Potomac sees the following commanders assume their respective commands:
  • Center Grand Division - Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA
  • Left Grand Division - Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA
  • 5th US Army Corps - Brig Gen. Daniel Butterfield, USA
  • 6th US Army Corps - Maj. Gen. William F. Smith, USA
• Affair at United States Ford, VA, as Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA, moves the Army of the Potomac from Warrenton, VA, towards Fredericksburg, VA.
• Skirmish at Chester Gap, VA.

Monday November 16 1863

• The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
  • James Holt Clanton, CSA
  • Jesse Johnson Finley, CSA
  • William Young Conn Humes, CSA
  • John Hebert Kelly, CSA
  • John Tyler Morgan, CSA
  • Claudius Charles Wilson, CSA
• Federal expedition from Vidalia to Trinity, LA.
• Engagement between the US Monitors and the Confederate batteries on Sullivan's Island, SC.
• Engagement at Campbell's Station, TN, where Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA, is unsuccessful in his attempt to cut off Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's retreat to Knoxville, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• Skirmishes at and about Kingston, East TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign. (Nov 16-23)
• Skirmish near Knoxville, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA, occupies Corpus Christi, TX.
• Affair at Germantown, VA, with Confederate Cavalry, probably some of Maj. John S. Mosby's Virginia Partisan Rangers.
• Federal expedition from Yorktown into Matthews County, VA, with the destruction of over 30 small boats, and the capture of some Confederate seamen, and with Union refugees coming in with the troops to avoid the Confederate conscription. (Nov 16-19)
• Skirmish near Burlington, WV, where Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden's, CSA, men attack a train of 80 wagons near Burlington, Hampshire County, WV, removing with them 25 prisoners and 245 horses.

Wednesday November 16 1864

• Dudley Mclver DuBose, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• Skirmishes on the line of Shoal Creek, AL. (Nov 16-20)
• Federal scout from Devall's Bluff to West Point, AR, with skirmishes. (Nov 16-18)
• Federal expedition from Barrancas to Pine Barren Bridge, FL, in the vicinity of Pensacola and Montgomery, where the Yankees capture the Rebel picket, move on and capture the next inner picket, wait and capture the Rebs coming to relieve these men, cross the bridge and capture the entire Confederate camp without a Union man injured. (Nov 16-17)
• Skirmish at Bear Creek Station, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.
• Skirmish at Cotton River Bridge, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.
• Action at Lovejoy's Station, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.
• Federal expedition from Brookfield to Brunswick, Keytesville, and Salisbury, MO. (Nov 16-23)
• Federal expedition against guerrillas from Cape Girardeau to Patterson, Wayne County, MO, with skirmishes at:
  • Reeves' Mill (Nov 19), and at
  • Buckskull, Randolph County, AR. (Nov 20).
    (Nov 16-25)
• Skirmishes at Strawberry Plains, TN, with the Confederates under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, CSA. (Nov 16-17)
• Skirmish near Lee's Mill, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

Thursday November 16 1865