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Sunday September 22 1861
  • Skirmish at Eliott's Mills or Camp Crittenden MO.
  • The destruction by burning of Osceola, or Papinsville, MO, by the Federal Kansas Jayhawkers, led by Mr. James H. Lane.
  • Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, CSA, calls upon the states of Arkansas and Mississippi for 10,000 men each, for service in Confederate Dept. Number 2, TN.
Monday September 22 1862
  • John Crawford Vaughn, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
  • Skirmish at Vinegar Hill, KY.
  • Skirmish at Ashby's Gap, VA, as the Federals advance on the retreating Confederate supply wagon train.
  • Union forces reoccupy Harper's Ferry, WV.
Tuesday September 22 1863
  • Col. Joseph O. Shelby's Confederate Raid in Arkansas and Missouri. (Sep 22-Oct 26)
  • Col. Joseph Orville Shelby, CSA, sets out from Arkadelphia, AR, for a raid through Arkansas and Missouri.
  • Federal destruction of the Hudson Place Salt-Works, near Darien, GA.
  • Skirmish at Marrow Bone Creek, KY.
  • Skirmish at Rockville, MD.
  • Federal scout in La Fayette County, MO, and skirmishes. (Sep 22-25)
  • The 1st, 2d, and 4th Divisions of the 15th US Army Corps, under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, Army of the Tennessee, start en route from Vicksburg, MS, to Chattanooga, TN, to assist the desperate and hemmed in Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, USA. (Sep 22-30)
  • Engagement at Blountsville, TN.
  • Skirmish at Carter's Depot, TN.
  • Skirmishes at Missionary Ridge and Shallow Ford Gap, near Chattanooga, TN, bring the Chickamuaga Campaign to a close as Gen. Braxton Bragg occupies the high ground of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain surrounding Chattanooga and the Union Army of the Cumberland, the Chickamauga Campaign.
  • Skirmish between Centreville and Warrenton, VA.
  • Skirmish at Orange Court-House, VA.
  • Skirmish at Raccoon Ford, VA.
Thursday September 22 1864
  • Federal scout from Helena to Alligator Bayou, AR. (Sep 22-28)
  • Skirmish at Carthage, MO, as guerrillas capture the town, then burn it to the ground.
  • Skirmish 6 miles north of Longwood, MO, with guerrillas.
  • Affair at Patterson, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
  • Skirmish near Sikeston, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price.
  • The Battle of Fisher's Hill, VA, as Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, inflicts serious damage to Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early's, CSA, forces of the Shenandoah, as Maj. Gen. George Crook, USA, flanks Early and causes a panic and rout as Early's men flee up the Shenandoah. Total casualties approximate 1,750.
  • Skirmish at Milford, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, Campaign.
  • Maj. Gen. Edward O.C. Ord, USA, resumes command of the 18th Army Corps, the Richmond, VA Campaign.
Friday September 22 1865
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On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.