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Wednesday July 24 1861
- Action at Blue Mills, MO.
- Operations at Back River, VA, with a general skirmish.
- Brig. Gen. Henry Wise, CSA retreats up the Kanawha Valley, WV, evacuating the area around Charleston, WV, and retreating to Gauley Bridge, after the action at Tyler Mountain with Brig. Gen. Jacob Cox, USA, who occupies Charleston.
Thursday July 24 1862
- Fitzhugh Lee, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
- Federal Cavalry expedition from Helena to Marianna, AR. (Jul 24-26)
- Skirmish on the Amite River, near Benton's Ferry, LA, where a Union surprise attack overwhelms the Confederates.
- Skirmish at White Oak Bayou, MS.
- Skirmish at Moore's Mill, near Fulton, MO.
- Skirmishes near SanteFe, MO. (Jul 24-25)
- Former President Martin Van Buren, dies at Lindenwald, NY, at the age of 79.
- Federal expeditions from New Berne to Trenton and Pollocksville, and etc., NC, under Brig. Gen. John G. Foster, USA. (Jul 24-28)
- Federal reconnaissance from Fredericksburg toward Orange Court-House, VA, by Brig. Gen. John Gibbon, US A. (Jul 24-26)
- Federal scout in Wyoming County, WV, to Flat Top, Barke's, Peak's, and Milam's Ridges, etc, near the Guyandotte River.
Friday July 24 1863
- Action with the Sioux Indians, at the Big Mound, the Dakota Territory.
- Skirmish in Dade County, MO, with guerrillas.
- Skirmish with Indians at Cook's Canon, the New Mexico Territory.
- Skirmish at Athens, OH, with Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan, CSA.
- Skirmish at Washington, OH, against Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, CSA.
- Skirmish at Battle Mountain, near Newby's Cross-Roads, VA, as Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet arrives at Culpeper Court-House.
Sunday July 24 1864
- Federal scout from Lewisburg, to 8 miles beyond Camp Myrick, killing 10 of Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby's Confederates.
- Skirmish at Whitesville, FL.
- Skirmish near Cartersville, GA.
- Skirmish near Collierville, TN, 20 miles east of Memphis, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, with guerrillas.
- The engagement at Kernstown, or the Battle of Winchester, VA, where Lieut. Gen. Jubal A. Early, CSA, routs Maj. Gen. George Crook, USA, who retreats towards Harper's Ferry, WV.
- Skirmish at Falling Waters, WV.
Monday July 24 1865
- No events on this date.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.