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Monday July 15 1861
- The military forces, stores, etc. of Arkansas, are transferred to the Confederate States.
- Skirmish at Mexico, MO.
- Skirmish at Wentzville, or Millsville, MO. (Jul 15-17)
- Action near Vienna, VA.
- Skirmish at Bowman's Place, on the Cheat River, WV.
- Skirmish near Bunker Hill, WV, north of Winchester, VA.
- The Confederate forces evacuate Harper's Ferry, WV.
Tuesday July 15 1862
- Maj. Gen. David Emanuel Twiggs, C.S.A., dies of old age near Augusta, GA.
- Action near Fayetteville, AR, with a Federal Cavalry victory.
- Skirmish at Apache Pass, the New Mexico Territory with Apache Indians, and Federal troops from California.
- Engagement between the CSS Arkansas, and the Union gunboats, USS Carondelet, Essex, Tyler, and the Queen of the West, on the Yazoo River, about Vicksburg, MS. The damaged CSS Arkansas retired to under the protection of Confederate batteries of Vicksburg, MS.
- Skirmish at Wallace's Cross-Roads, near Decatur, TN.
- Skirmish near Middletown, VA.
- Skirmish at Orange Court-House, VA.
Wednesday July 15 1863
- The Confederate Cavalry occupation of Hickman, KY. (Jul 15-16)
- The US Depts. of North Carolina and Virginia are consolidated.
- Skirmish on Forked Deer River, near Jackson, MS.
- Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, CSA, is pursued from Cincinnati, OH, eastward towards the Ohio River.
- Federal expedition to Columbia and Centreville, TN.
- Skirmish on the Forked Deer Creek, TN, with Rebel Cavalry.
- Skirmish near Jackson, TN.
- Skirmish at Pulaski, TN.
- Skirmish at Halltown, WV, as Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, retreats into the Shenandoah Valley.
- Skirmish at Shepherdstown, WV.
Friday July 15 1864
- Federal expedition from Jacksonville and skirmish (Jul 15) at Trout Creek, FL, with the destruction of Rebel property. (Jul 15-20)
- Action at Old Town Creek, MS, with Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, and Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Smith, USA.
- Guerrilla attack on Huntsville, Western MO.
- Affair at Lindley, Grundy County, MO, as a band of guerrillas ride into town and rob the citizens of money, horses, and guns.
- Affair at Accotink, VA.
- Skirmishes near Hillsborough, VA. (Jul 15-16)
Saturday July 15 1865
- No events on this date.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.