Saturday November 23 1861

• John Grubb Parke, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• Zealous Bates Tower, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Sunday November 23 1862

Monday November 23 1863

• Affair at Bayou Portage, Grand Lake, LA, with Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA.
• Federal scout from Houston, MO. (Nov 23-29)
• Federal expedition from Springfield to Howell, Morgan and Wright counties, MO.
• Assault on the Confederate lines about Knoxville, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• Assault on the Union lines about Knoxville, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• The Chattanooga-Ringgold, TN, Campaign. (Nov 23-27)
• Skirmishes at Orchard Knob, or Indian Hill, and Bushy Knob, TN, with the Federal troops under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, occupying Orchard Knob, and establishing an entrenched position for Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA.
• Skirmish at Cedar Bayou, TX, with Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P Banks, USA.
• Federal expedition to Rio Grande City, TX, by Maj. Gen. William P. Banks, USA.

Wednesday November 23 1864

• Skirmishes at Balls' Ferry and the Georgia Central Railroad Bridge, Oconee River, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm. Sherman. (Nov 23-25)
• Skirmish near, and Federal occupation of Milledgeville, the state capital of Georgia, by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA.
• Skirmishes at Morganza, LA.
• Federal expedition from Vicksburg under Maj. Gen. Edward R.S. Canby, USA, commanding the Military Division of West Mississippi and Maj. Gen. Napoleon J.T. Dana, USA, commanding the Districts of West Tennessee and Vicksburg, to Yazoo City, MS, and skirmish at Big Black Bridge on the Mississippi Central Railroad (Nov 27) and action at Concord Church (Dec 1). This expedition cuts Lieut. Gen. John B. Hoods', CSA, communications with Mobile, AL, and cuts the Confederate Army from the large quantities of supplies and stores accumulated at Jackson. The 3rd US Colored Cavalry participates in the destruction of 30 miles of railroad track, wagon bridges, railroad depots and buildings, 2,600 bales of cotton, 2 locomotives, 4 cars, 4 stage coaches, 20 barrels of salt, and $166,000 of stores at Vaughn Station. MS. (Nov 23-Dec 4)
• Federal expedition from Fort Wingate against Indians in New Mexico Territory, with skirmish (Dec 1) on the Red River, as the Federals pursue a small band of Indians trying escape with some stolen sheep into the mountains and maintain their freedom and own way of living. The party is comprised of 8 Apaches with their families, 3 Navajoes with their families, and 5 Navajoes who left their families behind. The Yankees catch up, take prisoners, kill one, retake all the sheep and burn everything else the fleeing Indians left behind. (Nov 23-Dec 10)
• Skirmish at Fouche Springs, TN, as Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood, CSA, continues his advance on Columbia.
• Skirmish at Henry ville, TN.
• Action at Mount Pleasant, TN.

Thursday November 23 1865