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Wednesday December 18 1861
- Federal reconnaissance from Somerset to Mill Springs, KY.
- Skirmish at Blackwater Creek, or Milford, or also called Shawnee Mound, MO, with Brig. Gen. John Pope, USA.
- Federal scout from Rolla towards Houston, MO, by Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, USA.
- Federal reconnaissance to Pohick Church, VA, 12 miles south of Alexandria, VA.
Thursday December 18 1862
- Brig. Gen. Johnson Kelly Duncan, CSA, dies at Knoxville, TN, from camp fever sickness.
- Skirmish near Water Valley, MS.
- The US Army of the Tennessee has the following assignments:
- Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand, USA, - 13th US Army Corps,
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, - 15th US Army Corps,
- Maj. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut, USA, - 16th US Army Corps,
- Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson, USA, - 17th US Army Corps,
(the 15th, 16th, and 17th US Army Corps are newly created)
- Skirmish at Lexington, TN, where Brig. Gen. Nathan Beford Forrest, CSA, defeats the Union cavalry.
Friday December 18 1863
- Augustus Louis Chetlain, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
- Skirmish near Sheldon's Place, Barren Fork, the Indian Territory, with Col. Stand Watie's Confederates
- Operations in Northern Mississippi and West Tennessee. (Dec 18-31)
- Skirmish at Indiantown or Sandy Swamp, NC.
- Skirmish at Bean's Station, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
- Skirmish at Rutledge, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.
- Affair near Culpeper, VA, with a quick Confederate cavalry dash on the Union pickets on the Sperryville road, capturing one Yankee.
- Federal scout from Vienna to Middleburg, VA, against Confederate guerrillas, and the capture of a few of Maj. John S. Mosby's Virginia Partisans. (Dec 18-20)
Sunday December 18 1864
- Skirmish near Dudley Lake, AR.
- Lieut. Gen. William Hardee, CSA, refuses Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's, USA, demand of the surrender of Savannah, GA, evacuating the city instead.
- Skirmish on Little River, in New Madrid County, MO, with guerrillas.
- Skirmish at Spring Hill, TN, with the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Monday December 18 1865
No events on this date.On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.