ACWS - On This Day in the American Civil War 28th July

New Madrid, in southeastern MO, on the Mississippi River, is occupied by the Confederates.

Richard Taylor, C.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.
Skirmish at Stevenson, AL.
Federal expedition from Helena To Old Town and Trenton, AR. (Jul 28-31)
Indian attack on Whitney's Ranch, near Fort Anderson, CA.
Skirmish at Cross Timbers, MO.
Action at Moore's Mill, near Fulton, MO.
Federal scout in Pettis County, MO, from near Sedalia. (Jul 28-31
Federal expedition from Batchelder's Creek, on the Neuse River Road, NC, with Capt. Charles D. Sanford, 12th MA Cavalry.
Skirmish near Humboldt, TN.
Col. John Hunt Morgan's Confederate Cavalry command arrives at Livingston, TN.
Federal reconnaissance from Culpeper to Raccoon Ford, VA.

James Deshler, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
Otho French Strahl, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
Action at Stony Lake, with the Sioux Indians, the Dakota Territory.
Action at Richmond, KY, with Scott's Confederate Raiders.
Skirmish at Marshall and High Grove, MO.
Federal scout from Newtonia to Oliver's Prairie. (Jul 28-29)
Maj. John S. Mosby's Confederate operations about Fairfax Court-House, as he captures a number of sutlers, and skirmish near Aldie, VA, as the Federals follow and recapture all the wagons. (Jul 28-Aug 3)
Skirmish at Fayetteville, WV.

Brig. Gen. Samuel Benton, CSA, dies at Griffin, GA, from battle wounds received Jul 22, at the Battle of Atlanta, GA.
Affair on the Danville road, near Decatur, Northern AL.
Action against the Sioux Indians at the Tahkahokuty Mountain, the Dakota Territory, on the Knife River.
The Battle of Ezra Church, GA, where Gen. John B. Hood, CSA, attacks, and is repelled by, Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, USA, with tremendous loss of Southern life. Total casualties approximate 600 Union and 5,000 Confederate.
Skirmish on the Morgan's Ferry road, near Morganza, LA, with Brig. Gen. Michael K. Lawler's, USA, men scattering the Rebels.
Federal expedition from New Berne to Manning's Neck, NC, as Brig. Gen. Innis N. Palmer, USA, commanding the District of North Carolina, sent men aboard the gunboat, Whitehead, up the Chowan River to Manning's Neck to communicate with the cavalry at work on the Weldon and Petersburg Railroad. They succeed in capturing cotton, tobacco, etc. and all the Rebel commissary supplies at Winton, in addition to capturing the Rebel steamer, Arrow. (Jul 28-31)
Skirmish at Long's Mills, near Mulberry Gap, TN, as the Yankees whip the Rebels.
Action at Four-Mile Creek, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
Maj. Gen. Lewis Wallace, USA, is reassigned to the command of the Middle Dept. and the 8th US Army Corps, VA.
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord, USA, is assigned to the command of the 18th US Army Corps, VA.

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