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Wednesday April 10 1861
- The 2nd expedition for the relief of Fort Sumter, SC, sails from New York Harbor, while the USS Pawnee sails from Hampton Roads, VA.
Thursday April 10 1862
- Brig. Gen. William Harvey Lamb Wallace, USA, dies at Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's, USA, headquarters at Savannah, TN, from wounds received Apr 6, at the Battle of Shiloh, TN.
- Col. Ferris Forman, 4th California Infantry, assumes the command of the District of Southern California.
- Skirmish near Fernandina, FL.
- The bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski, GA, near Savannah, GA; Brig. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore, USA, attacking from nearby Tybee Island, and using men from the USS Wabash. (Apr 10-11)
- Brig. Gen. Samuel Davis Sturgis, USA, assumes the command of the District of Kansas.
- Brig. Gen. John McAllister Schofield, USA, is placed in the immediate command in Missouri.
Friday April 10 1863
- Col. Ferris Forman, 4th California Infantry, assumes the command of the District of Southern California.
- Federal expedition from Humboldt to Cottonwood, KS.
- Skirmish on Folly Island, SC, with a Rebel attack on pickets.
- Engagement at Franklin and the Harpeth River TN, where Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn, CSA, and Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, USA, fight to a draw.
- Federal scout from La Grange, TN, to Hudsonville, Lockhart's Mills, Mount Pleasant, and Early Grove, MS. (Apr 10-11)
- President Lincoln returns to Washington, DC, after reviewing the Federal troops at Falmouth, VA, via Aquia Creek, VA.
Sunday April 10 1864
- Skirmish at Prairie D'Ane.AR, as Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, USA, retreats back to Little Rock, AR.
- Federal scout to Dedmon's Trace, GA.
- Lieut. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, CSA, orders Lieut. Gen. Richard Taylor, CSA, to withdraw from Pleasant Hill to Mansfield, LA.
- The Union forces, under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA, retreat to Grand Ecore, LA, effectively ending the Red River Campaign. (Apr 10-11)
- Skirmish at Cypress Swamp, TN.
- Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, USA, supersedes Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, USA, in the command of the 4th US Army Corps, TN.
Monday April 10 1865
- Skirmish at Benton, AL, as Lieut. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, and Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson, USA, and their cavalry continue to fight the war between the states.
- Skirmish at Lowndesborough, AL, with Lieut. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, and Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson, USA.
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's US army moves from Goldsborough toward Raleigh, NC, and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate Army.
- Skirmish at Boonville.NC, with Maj. Gen. William T.Sherman, US A.
- Skirmish at Moccasin Swamp, NC, with Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA.
- Skirmish near Nahunta Station, NC, with Maj. Gen. William T.Sherman, US A.
- Skirmishes near Burke's Station and at Arundel's Farm, VA, as the Union Cavalry inflicts casualties on the Rebels operating in this area.
- Jefferson Davis and some of his cabinet leaves Danville, VA, for Greensborough, NC, hoping to evade Maj. Gen. George Stoneman's USA Cavalry.
- Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, issues Order No. 9, which is Lee's formal farewell to the troops and officially disbands the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.