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Tuesday May 14 1861
- Robert Edward Lee, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
- John Charles Fremont, U.S.A, is appointed Maj. Gen.
- The following are appointed Union Brigadier Generals:
- Irvin McDowell, USA
- Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, USA
- Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, USA
- Erastus Barnard Tyler, USA
- The seizure of a train of railroad cars and locomotives at Harper's Ferry, WV, and on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by direction of Col. Thomas Jonathan Jackson, VA Militia.
- President Abraham Lincoln orders Major Robert Anderson, USA, to provide aid to the Kentucky Unionists even though the state has claimed neutrality.
Wednesday May 14 1862
- Skirmish at Cotton Plant, AR.
- Skirmish with Indians at Angel's Ranch on the Mad River, CA.
- Skirmish on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, near Corinth, MS, with Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck. USA.
- Skirmish at Fayetteville, TN.
- Federal raid on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, TN.
- Skirmish at Games' Cross-Roads, VA, with Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's, USA, advancing Federal army on Richmond, VA.
Thursday May 14 1863
- Skirmish at Fort Gibson, the Indian Territory.
- Skirmish at Boyce's Bridge, Cotile Bayou, LA, with dismounted Confederate cavalry and Brig. Gen. Godfrey Weitzel, USA.
- Federal reconnaissance to Judge Boyce's Plantation, LA, and skirmish.
- Federal scouts from Merritt's Plantation, on the Clinton Road, LA, by Col. Benjamin H. Grierson, USA.
- Engagement at and capture of Jackson, MS, by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's troops.
- Skirmish at Marsteller's Place, near Warrenton Junction, VA.
- The army of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA, is en route from Alexandria, LA, for operations against Port Hudson, LA, above Baton Rouge, LA.
Saturday May 14 1864
- John Brown Gordon, C.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.
- Andrew Jackson Smith, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.
- The Battle of Resaca, GA. (May 14-15)
- Skirmish at Wilson's Landing, LA, the Red River (LA) Campaign.
- Skirmishes at Rude's Hill and New Market, VA, as Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, USA, Marches up the Shenandoah Valley, Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden's, CSA, Cavalry contesting Sigel's advance, and waiting to be joined by Maj. Gen. John Cabell Breckinridge's, CSA, infantry.
Sunday May 14 1865
- Federal expedition from Brashear City, aboard the steamer, Cornie, to Ratliff's Plantation, LA, where the Yankees send out word that continued resistance is futile. (May 14-16)
- Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, USA, assumes the command of the Dept. of Mississippi.
- Skirmish with guerrillas on the Little Piney, MO, with a detachment of Texas and Pulaski County militia.
On This Day information kindly provided by Martin Cross, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Bty B.