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Wednesday September 25 1861
- Thomas Fenwick Drayton, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
- Lafayette McLaws, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
- The District of Southern California is created, Col. George, 9th US Infantry, is assigned to its command, consisting of the following counties:
- Buena Vista
- Los Angeles
- Santa Barbara
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Luis Obispo
- Tulare
- Federal expedition from San Bernardino to the Temecula Ranch and Oak Grove, CA. (Sep 25-Oct 5)
- Skirmish at Canada Alamosa, the New Mexico Territory.
- Brig. Gen. Henry Alexander Wise, CSA, is relieved from command in Western Virginia.
- Maj. Gen. Gustavus Woodson Smith, CSA, is assigned to the command of the 2nd Army Corps, the Army of Northern Virginia.
- Engagement at Freestone Point, VA, with the Union fleet and the Confederate shore batteries, under Col. Louis T. Wigfall, 1st TX Infantry.
- Federal reconnaissance to, and skirmish near, Lewinsville, VA, with Brig. Gen. William F. Smith's, USA men.
- Action at Kanawha Gap, near Chapmansville, WV, between Gen. Robert. E. Lee, CSA, and Brig. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, USA.
Thursday September 25 1862
- George Washington Getty, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
- Skirmish at Ashbysburg, KY.
- Skirmish near Snow's Pond, KY, as Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, USA, arrives at Louisville, KY, ahead of Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA.
- Skirmish at Davis' Bridge, Hatchie River, TN, with guerrillas.
- The burning of Randolph, TN, by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA.
- Federal Cavalry reconnaissance from Shepherdstown, WV, found the Confederates camped 2 miles out from Sherpherdstown.
- Federal expedition from Centreville to Bristoe Station and Warrenton Junction, VA. (Sep 25-28)
Friday September 25 1863
- William Wirt Adams, CSA, is appointed Brig Gen.
- Federal operations in the vicinity of Baton Rouge, LA.
- Skirmish at Athens, TN.
- Skirmishes at Calhoun and Charleston, TN.
- Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson, USA, assumes the command of the 23d US Army Corps, TN.
- The capture of a (unnamed) Confederate steamer near White House, VA, about 12 miles above West Point on the Pamunkey River.
- Skirmish at Seneca Trace Crossing, Cheat River, WV, with an attack by Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden, CSA, with loss of life.
- President Abraham Lincoln is upset with Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's inability to assist Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, USA, at Chattanooga, TN.
Sunday September 25 1864
- Federal expedition from Little Rock to Fort Smith, AR, with skirmishes:
- at Clarksville, (Sep 28)
- White Oak Creek (Sep 29)
- at Clarksville (Oct 9).
(Sep 25-Oct 13)
- The action at and the surrender of Sulphur Branch Trestle, AL, to Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
- Skirmish near Henderson, KY.
- Skirmish at Walnut Creek, KS, where Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt, USA commanding the District of Upper Kansas, reports a large group of Indians not less than 4,000, 1,500 of whom at least are warriors of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Nations, are moving upon the Sante Fe road, possibly against frontier settlements.
- Skirmish at Farmington, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
- Affair at Huntsville, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
- Skirmish near Johnsonville, TN.
Monday September 25 1865
- William Gamble, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
- Louis Douglass Watkins, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.