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Wednesday June 19 1861
- Skirmish at New Creek, WV.
- Pro-Unionists of Virginia meet in Wheeling, WV, to elect Francis Henry Pierpont as the provisional governor of the potential new state of West Virginia.
Thursday June 19 1862
- Federal expedition to the Blue Mountains and skirmish near Knight's Cove, AR, with Rebel guerrillas.
- Skirmish on the Charles City Road, near Richmond, VA, as Col. William L. Brown, USA, 20th IN Infantry withdraws.
- Skirmish near Winchester, VA.
- President Abraham Lincoln signed into law legislation prohibiting slavery in all US territories.
Friday June 19 1863
- Lieut. Col. James F. Curtis, of the 4th California Infantry, is assigned to the command the District of Southern CA, relieving Col. Ferris Forman, of the 4th CA Infantry.
- Confederate raid on Bayou Goula, LA.
- Maj. Gen. Edward O. Ord, USA, supersedes Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand, USA, in the command of the 13th US Army Corps.
- Action on the Coldwater, near Hernando, MS.
- Skirmishes near Panola, MS.(Jun 19-20)
- Skirmishes at Knoxville, TN, with Col. William Sanders, USA. (Jun 19-20)
- Affair at Lenoir's Station, TN, with Col. William Sanders, USA.
- Skirmish at Triune, TN.
- Action at Middleburg, VA, as the Army of Northern Virginia moves north toward Pennsylvania.
Sunday June 19 1864
- Skirmish at Hahn's Farm, near Waldron, AR, where the Yankees attack and rout the Texas Rangers.
- Skirmish at Iron Bridge, the Indian Territory.
- The Confederate Raider vessel, the CSS Alabama, is destroyed and sinks off the coast of Cherbourg, France, by the USS Kearsarge, after the CSS Alabama is credited with the capture of 65 Federal vessels.
- Affair at Bayou Grossetete, LA, where the Yankees drive in the Rebs and capture 100 head of cattle plus horses and mules.
- Federal scout from Mount Vernon, MO, with encounters with the Southerners. (Jun 19-25)
- Affair at Eagle Pass, TX, where renegades attack the Confederate positions.
- The Siege of Petersburg and Richmond, VA, by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, USA, and the Army of the Potomac. (Jun 19-Jul 31)
- The retreat of the Union forces under Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA, from Lynchburg, VA, to Meadow Bluff, WV, with skirmishes:
- Liberty, VA (Jun 19)
- Buford's Gap, VA (Jun 20)
- Catawba Mountain, VA (Jun 21)
- Salem, VA (Jun 21)
- Cove Gap, WV (Jun 23)
- New Castle, VA (Jun 23)
- Sweet Sulphur Springs WV (Jun 23rd),
ending the Lynchburg, VA, Campaign. (Jun 19-29)
- Affair near Petersburg, WV, as Capt. McNeill, and his Virginia Partisans initially meet with success but are driven off.
Monday June 19 1865
- Brig. Gen. Thomas J. McKean, USA, is assigned to the command of the District of Southwest Missouri.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.