Saturday October 5 1861

• Federal expedition to Oak Grove and the Temecula Ranch, CA, to determine the reported location of Rebel men.
• Brig. Gen. Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, USA, is assigned to the command at Hatteras Inlet, NC.

Sunday October 5 1862

• Federal recapture of Jacksonville, FL.
• Attack on the camp of the "Union Brigade" at Corinth, MS.
• Engagement at Hatchie (or Davis') Bridge, Big Hatchie, or Metamora, MS, ends the Battle of Corinth, as Maj. Gen. Van Dorn, CSA, moves toward Holly Springs, and Maj. Gen. Edward Otho Ord's, USA, troops regroup.
• Skirmish at Cole Camp, MO.
• Skirmish at Sims' Cove, on Cedar Creek, MO.
• Skirmishes near Chewalla and Big Hill, TN.
• Skirmish at Fort Riley, near Nashville, TN.
• Skirmish at Neely's Bend, Cumberland River, TN.
• Galveston, TX, is captured by the Union Naval fleet.

Monday October 5 1863

• Skirmish on the Greenwell Springs Road, LA.
• Skirmish at New Albany, MS, with Brig. Gen. James Ronald Chalmers', CSA, Confederate raid.
• Skirmish at Greenfield, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
• Skirmish at Stockton, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
• Skirmish at Syracuse, MO, with guerrillas who were on their way to join up with Col. Joseph O. Shelby's, CSA, raiding party.
• The Confederates attempt and fail to blow up the US Steamer, the New Ironsides, off Charleston Harbor, SC, by the cigar shaped, semi-submarine vessel, the David.
• Skirmish at Blue Springs, TN.
• The 2nd Division, 7th US Army Corps, in addition to Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's 11th and 12th US Army Corps from Virginia and portions of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 15th US Army Corps from the Vicksburg, MS, area, starts en route from Memphis to Chattanooga, TN.
• Skirmish near Readyville, TN, with Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CSA.
• Skirmish and the destruction of the important Stone's River Railroad Bridge, near Murfreesborough, TN, by Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CSA, increasing the lack of food flowing into the beleaguered Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga, TN.

Wednesday October 5 1864

• The Engagement at Allatoona, GA, as Brig. Gen. John M. Corse, USA, repels Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood's forces led by Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French, CSA, in their attempt to capture the garrison there. Total casualties approximate 1,500, or almost a 40% loss ratio for the forces involved.
• Augusta, GA, is the scene of another speech given by President Jefferson Davis, predicting a total Confederate victory.
• Skirmish near New Hope Church, GA.
• Skirmish at Alexander's Creek, near Saint Francisville, LA.
• Skirmish at Atchafalaya, LA.
• Federal expedition from Baton Rouge, LA, to Clinton, Greensburg, Osyka, and Camp Moore, LA, where the Federals capture 4,000 pounds of bacon, 12 barrels of whiskey, 100 dozen pairs of boots and shoes, 2,000 pounds of salt, etc. (Oct 5-9)
• Skirmish at Saint Charles, LA.
• Skirmish at Thompson's Creek, near Jackson, LA.
• Federal expedition from Natchez to the Homochitto River, MS. (Oct 5-8)
• Federal expedition from Tunica Landing to Fort Adams, MS. (Oct 5-8)
• Skirmishes on the Osage River, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA. (Oct 5-6)
• Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee, CSA, assumes the command of the Confederate Dept. of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as he and Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood, CSA, who could not get along, are separated by President Jefferson Davis.

Thursday October 5 1865