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On This Day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
August 13, 1841 - Whigs repeal the Independent Treasury Act
August 13, 1851 - Thomas Jackson becomes a teacher at Virginia Military Institute.
August 13, 1861 - William Farrar Smith, USA, and Brig. Gen. George Stoneman, USA, are appointed Brig. Gen.
August 13, 1861 - President Jefferson Davis, CSA, orders that the Honorable Thomas A. R. Nelson, of Tennessee, for opposing secession, be discharged.
August 13, 1861 - Skirmish near Grafton, WV.
August 13, 1862 - Skirmish on Yellow Creek, or Muscle Fork, Chariton River, MO, results in a Confederate defeat.
August 13, 1862 - Engagement on the Black River, SC, some 20 miles above Georgetown, SC.
August 13, 1862 - Skirmish at Huntsville, Scott County, TN.
August 13, 1862 - Skirmish near Medon, TN, and 15 miles south of Jackson, TN.
August 13, 1862 - Orders are issued for the movement of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia from the Peninsula to Gordonsville, VA.
August 13, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance toward Orange Court-House, VA, and skirmish.
August 13, 1862 - Over 70 men are lost as the Federal steamers, George Peabody and the West Point, collide in the Potomac River, VA.
August 13, 1862 - Skirmishes at Blue Stone, WV. (Aug 13-14)
August 13, 1863 - Federal expedition up the White and Little Red Rivers, AR, including:
engagement at West Point (Aug 14) and
skirmish at Harrison's Landing, AR, (Aug 16) with the aid
of the US gunboats, USS Cricket, USS Lexington, and the
USS Mariner, as the Federals advance on Little Rock.
(Aug 13-16)
August 13, 1863 - Federal expedition against Indians, the Dakota Territory. (Aug 13-Sep 11)
August 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Jacinto, MS.
August 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Pineville, MO.
August 13, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
August 13, 1864 - Federal expedition from Fort Barrancas, FL, to capture the nearby Rebel camp, which the Yankees find deserted. (Aug 13-14)
August 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Palatka, FL.
August 13, 1864 - Federal operations about Shawneetown, IL, against Pro-Southerns, as Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, USA, commanding the Northern Dept., order troops to move against Col. Johnson who captured 3 steamers loaded with Government cattle and crossed the Ohio River near Shawneetown into Illinois.
August 13, 1864 - Skirmishes at Hurricane Creek, MS, with Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, contesting the advance of Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, USA. (Aug 13-14)
August 13, 1864 - Federal operations under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, USA, commanding the District of Central Missouri, against guerrillas, including William Clarke Quantrill, in La Fayette, Saline, and Howard Counties, MO, with skirmishes. (Aug 13-22)
August 13, 1864 - The CSS Tallahassee captures and burns two more Federal vessels off the coast of New York.
August 13, 1864 - Affair at Berryville, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign.
August 13, 1864 - Actions at Four-Mile Creek and Dutch Gap, VA.
August 13, 1864 - Federal demonstration on the north bank of the James River, at Deep Bottom, as Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, attempts to divert Gen. Robert E. Lee's, CSA, attention away from Petersburg, VA, with little success, including combats at:
White's Tavern
Charles City Road
New Market Road
Fussell's Mill
Gravel Hill
Bailey's Creek
Deep Run (or Creek),
the Richmond, VA, Campaign. (Aug 13-20)
August 13, 1864 - Skirmish near Strasburg, VA, as the action begins to pickup between Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, and Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, USA.
August 13, 1935 - Appomattox is declared a National Historical Monument.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
August 13, 1841 - Whigs repeal the Independent Treasury Act
August 13, 1851 - Thomas Jackson becomes a teacher at Virginia Military Institute.
August 13, 1861 - William Farrar Smith, USA, and Brig. Gen. George Stoneman, USA, are appointed Brig. Gen.
August 13, 1861 - President Jefferson Davis, CSA, orders that the Honorable Thomas A. R. Nelson, of Tennessee, for opposing secession, be discharged.
August 13, 1861 - Skirmish near Grafton, WV.
August 13, 1862 - Skirmish on Yellow Creek, or Muscle Fork, Chariton River, MO, results in a Confederate defeat.
August 13, 1862 - Engagement on the Black River, SC, some 20 miles above Georgetown, SC.
August 13, 1862 - Skirmish at Huntsville, Scott County, TN.
August 13, 1862 - Skirmish near Medon, TN, and 15 miles south of Jackson, TN.
August 13, 1862 - Orders are issued for the movement of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia from the Peninsula to Gordonsville, VA.
August 13, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance toward Orange Court-House, VA, and skirmish.
August 13, 1862 - Over 70 men are lost as the Federal steamers, George Peabody and the West Point, collide in the Potomac River, VA.
August 13, 1862 - Skirmishes at Blue Stone, WV. (Aug 13-14)
August 13, 1863 - Federal expedition up the White and Little Red Rivers, AR, including:
engagement at West Point (Aug 14) and
skirmish at Harrison's Landing, AR, (Aug 16) with the aid
of the US gunboats, USS Cricket, USS Lexington, and the
USS Mariner, as the Federals advance on Little Rock.
(Aug 13-16)
August 13, 1863 - Federal expedition against Indians, the Dakota Territory. (Aug 13-Sep 11)
August 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Jacinto, MS.
August 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Pineville, MO.
August 13, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
August 13, 1864 - Federal expedition from Fort Barrancas, FL, to capture the nearby Rebel camp, which the Yankees find deserted. (Aug 13-14)
August 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Palatka, FL.
August 13, 1864 - Federal operations about Shawneetown, IL, against Pro-Southerns, as Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, USA, commanding the Northern Dept., order troops to move against Col. Johnson who captured 3 steamers loaded with Government cattle and crossed the Ohio River near Shawneetown into Illinois.
August 13, 1864 - Skirmishes at Hurricane Creek, MS, with Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, contesting the advance of Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, USA. (Aug 13-14)
August 13, 1864 - Federal operations under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, USA, commanding the District of Central Missouri, against guerrillas, including William Clarke Quantrill, in La Fayette, Saline, and Howard Counties, MO, with skirmishes. (Aug 13-22)
August 13, 1864 - The CSS Tallahassee captures and burns two more Federal vessels off the coast of New York.
August 13, 1864 - Affair at Berryville, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign.
August 13, 1864 - Actions at Four-Mile Creek and Dutch Gap, VA.
August 13, 1864 - Federal demonstration on the north bank of the James River, at Deep Bottom, as Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, attempts to divert Gen. Robert E. Lee's, CSA, attention away from Petersburg, VA, with little success, including combats at:
White's Tavern
Charles City Road
New Market Road
Fussell's Mill
Gravel Hill
Bailey's Creek
Deep Run (or Creek),
the Richmond, VA, Campaign. (Aug 13-20)
August 13, 1864 - Skirmish near Strasburg, VA, as the action begins to pickup between Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, and Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, USA.
August 13, 1935 - Appomattox is declared a National Historical Monument.
