Saturday December 14 1861

• Maxcy Gregg, CSA, is appointed Brig..Gen.
• Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley, CSA, assumes the command of the Confederate forces on the Upper Rio Grande River and in New Mexico and Arizona.

Sunday December 14 1862

• Brig. Gen. George Dashiell Bayard, USA, dies from wounds he received the day before at the Battle of Fredericksburg, VA.
• Affair near Helena, AR, as the Texas Rangers execute a surprise attack on the Federals, capturing 23 outpost pickets.
• The Confederate District of the Gulf has Maj. Gen. John H. Forney, CSA, superseded in command by Brig. Gen. William W. Mackall, CSA, followed by Maj. Gen. Simon B. Buckner, CSA, assigned to command, LA.
• The Confederate raid on Poolesville, MD.
• Federal expedition against the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, MS. (Dec 14-19)
• Engagement at Kinston, NC, where Maj. Gen. John G. Foster, USA, moving from New Berne, NC, captures the town.
• Confederate attack on the Union forage train and skirmish on the Franklin Pike, near Nashville, TN.
• Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA, withdraws the Army of the Potomac across the Rappahannock River to Stafford Heights.
• Skirmish at the Quaker village of Waterford, VA.

Monday December 14 1863

• Skirmish at Caddo Mill, AR.
• Federal reconnaissance from Rossville to La Fayette, GA.
• The engagement at Bean's Station, TN, as Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA, pushes Brig. Gen. James M. Shackelford, USA, out of his path on his way to Greeneville, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• Skirmish at Clinch Gap, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• The Confederate capture of a Union wagon train, near Clinch Mountain Gap, TN, as the Federals unsuccessfully counterattack.
• Skirmish at Granger's Mill, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• Skirmish near Morristown, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• Miscellaneous Cavalry affairs in Virginia, including various Rebels attacks on the Union forces with the capture of men and supplies by Maj. Gen. JEB Stuart's Confederate Cavalrymen. (Dec 14-24)
• Affair 1.5 miles from Catlett's Station, VA, as Rebel guerrillas dressed in Union overcoats ride up and shoot 2 Union colonels, among others.
• Skirmish on the Blue Sulphur road, near Meadow Bluff, WV, with Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, USA, and his expeditionary force.
• Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln's half-sister, who was married to Brig. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm, CSA, and who had died Sep 21, is granted Federal amnesty by President Abraham Lincoln, Washington, DC, after taking the loyalty oath to the Union.

Wednesday December 14 1864

• The US Naval attack on Forts Rosedew and Beaulieu, the Vernon River, GA, until the Confederates surrendered on the 21st, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman. (Dec 14-21)
• Federal operations in the vicinity of the Hermitage Plantation, near Morganza, LA. (Dec 14-Jan 5, 1865)
• Skirmish in the Cypress Swamp, near Cape Girardeau, MO, where the Federals kill 3 guerrillas.
• Affair at Bristol, TN, as Maj. Gen. George Stoneman's, USA, Cavalry raid captures over 300 Confederates.
• Skirmish on the Germantown road, near Memphis, TN, as Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, USA, prepares to attack the Confederate Army of Tennessee the following day.
• Maj. Gen. Edward O.C. Ord, USA, is in temporary command of the Army of the James, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

Thursday December 14 1865