Sunday December 15 1861

• Jefferson Columbus Davis, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• Operations on the Lower Potomac, MD, by Brig. Gen. Samuel G.French, USA. (Dec 15-17)
• The capture of the Confederate sloop, Victory, on the Lower Potomac, MD.
• Federal expedition to Meadow Bluff, WV. (Dec 15-21)
• Affair in Roane County, WV.

Monday December 15 1862

• Brig. Gen. Maxcy Gregg, CSA, dies from wounds received on Dec 12 at the Battle of Fredericksburg, VA.
• Skirmish at Neosho, MO.
• Affair at White Hall Bridge, NC, as Maj. Gen. John G. Foster, USA, advances on Goldsborough, NC.
• Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate Expedition into West Tennessee, to affect Grant's Union movement on Vicksburg, MS. (Dec 15-Jan 3, 1863)
• Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate command crosses the Tennessee River at Clifton, TN.
• A violation of a flag of truce, TN, whereby under the flag, Confederate Cavalry charge and capture Union men, is claimed by Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, USA, to Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA. Bragg responds to Rosecrans by claiming his flag carrier was detained by the Federals, and therefore he refuses to return the POW's. (Dec 15-16)

Tuesday December 15 1863

• Joseph Orville Shelby, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman, CSA, supersedes Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, CSA, in the command of the 2nd Confederate Army Corps, the Army of Tennessee.
• Skirmish at Bean's Station, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
• Skirmish near Livingston, TN.
• Affair near Pulaski, TN.
• Skirmish at Sangster's Station, VA.
• Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Valley District, VA.

Thursday December 15 1864

• The Confederate capture of the railroad train near Murfreesborough, TN.
• The Battle of Nashville, the capital of Tennessee. In two days fighting, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, USA, overwhelms the Confederate Army of Tennessee, forcing Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood, CSA, to withdraw toward Columbia. Fighting occurs at Montgomery Hill, Brentwood Hills, astride the Franklin and Granny White pikes, etc. Total casualties approximate 4,560. (Dec 15-16)
• Federal expedition from Fortress Monroe to Pagan Creek, VA, aboard the steamer, John Tracy.
• Skirmish near Abingdon, VA, with Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, USA.
• Skirmish near Glade Springs, VA, with Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, USA.

Friday December 15 1865