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Tuesday February 19 1861
- The following Confederate Cabinet Members are chosen at Montgomery, AL:
- Judah P. Benjamin - Attorney General, from LA
- Stephen R. Mallory - Secretary of Navy, from FL
- Christopher G. Memminger - Secretary of Treasury, from SC
- John H. Reagan - Postmaster General, from TX
- Robert Toonibs - Secretary of State, from GA
- Leroy Pope Walker - Secretary of War, from AL
- The US Paymaster officer is seized at New Orleans, LA.
- President-elect Abraham Lincoln delivers his speech at New York City, NY.
- Bvt. Maj. Gen. David E. Twiggs, USA, is superseded by Col. Carlos A. Waite, USA, in the Dept. of Texas, at Camp Verde, TX.
Wednesday February 19 1862
- Skirmish at West Plains, MO.
- Federal expedition into Currituck Sound, NC. (Feb 19-20)
- Clarksville, TN, and Fort Defiance are occupied by the Union forces under Brig. Gen. Charles Ferguson Smith, USA.
Thursday February 19 1863
- Federal expedition from Indian Village to Rosedale, LA.
- Skirmish near Coldwater River, MS, results in a Union victory, over Col. Wood, CSA.
- Skirmish near Yazoo Pass, MS, with Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, Cavalry and Maj. Gen. John A McClernand, USA.
- Federal scout into Barton and Jasper Counties, MO. (Feb 19-23)
- Skirmish near Rover, TN.
- Skirmish at Leesburg, VA.
Friday February 19 1864
- Brig. Gen. William Edwin Baldwin, CSA, dies near Dog River Factory, AL, after falling from his horse, when his saddle straps broke.
- Operations about Brown's Ferry, AL, as the Federals report that a considerable Confederate Cavalry force has got back into the Tuscumbia Valley, and the Federals attempt to repulse their crossing the river at three ferries.
- The Confederate capture of a Union forage train of 35 wagons at Waugh's farm, 12 miles from Batesville, AR.
- Skirmish at Grossetete, or Grosse Tete Bayou, LA.
- Skirmish at Egypt Station, MS, the Meridian, MS, Expedition.
- Skirmish near Houston, MS, the Meridian, MS, Expedition.
- Skirmish near Meridian, MS, the Meridian, MS, Expedition.
- Skirmish near Independence, MO.
Sunday February 19 1865
- Federal expedition with the 56th US Colored Infantry, from Helena, AR, aboard the steamer, Curlew, to Friar's Point, MS. (Feb 19-22)
- Federal expedition from Barrancas to Milton, FL, to obtain an interview with the Rebel Captain Keyser, and make arrangements for the surrender of his command. Upon arriving here, the Yankees find that Keyser had been ordered to Pollard, AL.
- Federal expedition from Eastport, MS, to Russellville, AL, with skirmishes (Feb 20) near Tuscumbia, AL, in the Federal advance on Selma. (Feb 19-23)
- Skirmish at Town Creek, near Wilmington, and the Cape Fear River, NC, as Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, USA, attempts to flank the Confederates and capture Wilmington. (Feb 19-20)
- The Union capture of Fort Anderson, near Wilmington, NC.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.