Friday July 12 1861

• The Confederacy signs peace treaties with the Chickasaw and the Choctaw Indian nation tribes, in the Indian Territory.
• Lieut. Col. John Pegram's, CSA, forces surrender to Brig. Gen. William Starke Rosecrans, USA, after the engagement at Rich Mountain, WV, at Beverly, WV.
• Beverly, WV is occupied by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, as the Confederates retreat from Laurel Hill, WV.
• Brig. Gen. Jacob Dolson Cox's, USA, forces move to confront Brig. Gen. Henry Alexander Wise's, CSA forces in the area surrounding the Valley of the Great Kanawha, WV.
• Skirmish near Newport News.VA, with Maj. Gen. Benjamin F.Butler, USA.

Saturday July 12 1862

• Federal expedition from Decatur, AL, and skirmish near Davis' Gap. (Jul 12-16)
• The skirmish near and capture of Lebanon, KY, which is part of Col. John Hunt Morgan's Confederate Raid.
• Federal reconnaissance to Culpeper, Orange, and Madison Court-Houses, by Maj. Gen. John Pope, USA. (Jul 12-17)

Sunday July 12 1863

• Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, CSA, arrives at Vernon, Indiana.
• Engagement on the La Fourche (Cox's Plantation, etc.), near Donaldsville, LA. (Jul 12-13)
• Skirmish near Canton, MS, between Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, CSA.
• Federal expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City, MS, aboard the USS Baron De Kalb, Kenwood, New National and Signal; the Baron De Kalb striking a torpedo and sinking. (Jul 12-21)
• Skirmish near Switzler's Mill, Chariton County, MO.

Tuesday July 12 1864

• Federal scout in Lincoln County, TN, where 9 miles southwest of Tullahoma, on Hurricane Creek, the Federals watch the house of Mr. Blade. The Yankees move out on the Huntsville road. (Jul 12-15)
• The Governor of New Jersey calls out volunteers for the defense of Washington, D.C.
• Skirmish at Turkey Creek, Lee's Mills, near Ream's Station, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
• Skirmish at Warwick Swamp, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
• Action near Fort Stevens and skirmishes along the northern defenses of Washington, DC. Lieut. Gen. Jubal A. Early, CSA, retreats.

Wednesday July 12 1865