Monday July 8 1861

• Richard Caswell Gatlin, CS A, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• The Confederate camp at Florida, MO, is attacked and dispersed by loyal Union State troops.
• Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley, CSA, is ordered to Texas to expel the Union forces from the New Mexico Territory.

Tuesday July 8 1862

• Skirmish at Black Run, on the Black River, MO.
• Skirmish at Pleasant Hill, MO, with a Federal attack on the guerrilla, William Clarke Quantrill's camp.
• President Lincoln travels aboard the USS Ariel up the James River to meet with Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan at Harrison's Landing, VA.

Wednesday July 8 1863

• Gabriel Colvin Wharton, CS A, is appointed Brig. Gen.
• Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, CS A, crosses the Ohio River, at Cumming's Ferry and at Bradenburg, KY, near Louisville, into Indiana. (Jul 8-9)
• Skirmish near Cumming's Ferry, Kentucky River, KY, with Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, CSA.
• Action at Boonsborough, MD.
• Skirmish near Williamsport, MD.
• Skirmish near Bolton Depot, MS, near Vicksburg, MS.
• Skirmish near Clinton, MS.
• Federal scout from Germantown, TN, to within 8 miles of Hernando.
• Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys, USA, is announced as the Chief of Staff, the Army of the Potomac, VA.

Friday July 8 1864

• Skirmish 3 miles from Vienna, AL, as the Federals are ambushed by guerrillas.
• Skirmish near Huntersville, AR.
• Skirmish at Antietam Bridge, MD, with Lieut. Gen. Jubal A. Early, CSA.
• Skirmish at Frederick, MD.
• Skirmish at Sandy Hook, MD.
• Federal scout from Patterson to Buffalo Creek, in Ripley County, MO, where the Yankees come across jayhawkers and kill them. (Jul 8-12)
• Skirmish near Richmond, MO, with guerrillas belonging to Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army.
• Skirmish near Kelly's Mill, MS, as Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Smith, USA, moves on Tupelo, MS.
• Brig. Gen. Albrion P. Howe, USA, supersedes Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, USA, in the command at Harper's Ferry, WV.

Saturday July 8 1865