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Sunday June 2 1861
- Brig. Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, CSA, supersedes Brig. Gen. Milledge Luke Bonham, CSA, in the command of the "Alexandria Line," (also referred to as the "Department of Alexandria," also known as the "Potomac Department."
Monday June 2 1862
- Affair at Galloway's Farm near Jacksonport, AR, with the advance guard of Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn, CSA.
- Skirmish on the Little Blue, Jackson County, MO.
- Skirmish at Tranter's Creek, NC.
- Federal expedition to Wormley's Ferry, Pamunkey River, VA.
- Skirmishes at Strasburg and Woodstock, VA, with Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, CSA.
Tuesday June 2 1863
- Alexander Peter Stewart, CSA, is appointed Maj. Gen.
- Skirmish at Jamestown, KY.
- Federal expedition from Haynes' Bluff to Satartia and Mechanicsburg, MS. (Jun 2-8)
- President Jefferson Davis orders Clement L. Vallandigham sent to Wilmington, NC, to be held under guard as an alien enemy.
- Union raid on the Combahee River, SC, around Field's Point.
- Skirmish at Strasburg, VA.
- Skirmish at Upperville, VA.
Thursday June 2 1864
- Brig. Gen. George Pierce Doles, CSA, is mortally wounded near Bethesda Church, VA, killed instantly by a Union sharpshooter, while inspecting his troops' entrenchment lines.
- The engagement with the US steamers, USS Adams and the USS Monarch, Mississippi River, MS, with Col. Colton Green, CSA.
- Affair at Covington, VA, with Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones, CSA, pitted against Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA.
Friday June 2 1865
- Federal operations against Indians in the vicinity of Crystal Palace Bluff, about Fort Rice, the Dakota Territory, as one man is reported dying from arrow wounds.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.