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Monday March 11 1861
- Brig. Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA, from North Carolina, assumes the command of all the Confederate forces in Florida.
Tuesday March 11 1862
- The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
- Seth Maxwell Barton, CSA.
- Paul Jones Semmes, CSA.
- Lucius Marshall Walker, CSA.
- The Depts. of Kansas, of the Missouri, and part of the Ohio, are merged into the Dept. of the Mississippi, under Maj. Gen. Henry Wager Halleck, USA.
- Brig. Gens. John Buchanan Floyd, CSA, and Gideon Johnson Pillow, CSA, are relieved from command by Jefferson Davis for their role at Fort Donelson, TN.
- Skirmish near Paris, TN, with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA.
- Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, is relieved from the command of the Armies of the United States retaining command of the Army of the Potomac, VA.
- Skirmish at Stephenson's Station, near Winchester, VA.
- Winchester, VA, is abandoned by the Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, CSA, and subsequently occupied by the Union forces. (Mar 11-12)
- The Dept. of Western Virginia is merged into the Mountain Dept.
Wednesday March 11 1863
- George Jerrison Stannard, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
- Affair near Paris, KY.
- Confederates construct Fort Pemberton, near Greenwood, MS, under Maj. Gen. William W. Loring, CSA, to effectively deflect the Federal advance under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant against Vicksburg, MS.
Friday March 11 1864
- Federal Cavalry operations about Sparta, TN, including skirmishes on Calfkiller Creek and near Beersheba Springs, and confrontations with the Texas Rangers, etc. The notorious Champ Ferguson is also killed. (Mar 11-28)
- After meeting with Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, returns to Washington, DC, and leaves for Nashville, TN, to meet with Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA.
Saturday March 11 1865
- Skirmish at Washington, AR.
- Brig. Gen. Edmund J. Davis, USA, is assigned to the command of the District of Baton Rouge, LA.
- Affair near the Little Blue River, MO.
- Skirmish at Fayetteville, NC, as the Union vessels, USS Eolus, Lenapee, USS Maratanza and Nyack sail up the Cape Fear River towards Fayetteville.
- The Union forces, under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, occupy Fayetteville, NC, as Sherman now prepares to do battle with the Confederate forces under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, CSA, who awaits his further March.
- Federal expedition from Fortress Monroe aboard steamers, into Westmoreland County, VA, with skirmish (Mar 12) near Warsaw, VA, and with the destruction of all Confederate property of any value. (Mar 11-13)
- Skirmish at Goochland Court-House, VA, as Maj. Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan, USA, threatens Richmond, VA.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.