October 10 In Civil War History

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On this day in Civil War history

Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag

October 10, 1819 - Zebulon York, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Avon, Maine (d. 1900)

October 10, 1828 - Samuel J. Randall, American politician (Speaker of the United States House of Representatives), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1890)

October 10, 1829 - Dandridge McRae, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Baldwin County, Alabama (d. 1899)

October 10, 1832 - Theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (d. 1866)

October 10, 1861 - Brig. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Dept. of Middle and East Florida.

October 10, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, USA, is ordered to organize an expedition into East Tennessee.

October 10, 1862 - Battle of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

October 10, 1862 - The following Major Generals of the Confederacy are appointed Lieut. Generals:

William Joseph Hardee. C.S.A.

Theophilus Hunter Holmes. C.S.A.

Thomas Jonathan Jackson. C.S.A.

John Clifford Pemberton. C.S.A.

Leonidas Polk. C.S.A.

October 10, 1862 - The following are appointed Confederate Major Generals:

John Bell Hood, C.S.A.

George Edward Pickett, C.S.A.

Carter Littlepage Stevenson, C.S.A.

October 10, 1862 - George Leonard Andrews, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

October 10, 1862 - Pursuit of the Confederate forces from Perryville to London, KY. (Oct 10-22)

October 10, 1862 - The Confederate capture of the Signal Station on Fairview Heights, MD, by Maj. Gen. JEB Stuart, CSA.

October 10, 1862 - Skirmishes at McCoy's, or Kinsell's, Ferry, and near Green Spring Furnance, MD.

October 10, 1862 - The capture of Chambersburg, PA, by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, CSA.

October 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Medon Station, TN.

October 10, 1862 - Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder, CSA, is assigned to the command of the District of Texas.



October 10, 1863 - George Meade [US] withdraws to the Rappahannock River.

October 10, 1863 - Action at Tulip, AR.

October 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Salyersville, KY, the East TN Campaign.

October 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Ingraham's Plantation, near Port Gibson, MS.

October 10, 1863 - Affair at La Mine Bridge, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.

October 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Syracuse, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.

October 10, 1863 - Affair at Tipton, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.

October 10, 1863 - Federal expedition from New Berne to Elizabeth City and Edenton, NC, as the Pro-Union feeling is rapidly spreading in this region. Nearly 1,000 Confederate troops are needed to enforce the conscription. Many Pro-Northern friends can be found in Elizabeth City, NC, as per Maj. Gen. John J. Peck, USA, Commanding the Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina. (Oct 10-17)

October 10, 1863 - Action at Blue Springs, East TN Campaign.

October 10, 1863 - President Jefferson Davis arrives in Chattanooga, TN, to discuss strategy with Gen. Braxton Bragg, and quiet the unrest with Bragg's subordinates.

October 10, 1863 - Federal expedition from Gallatin to Carthage, TN, with skirmish (Oct 10) near Hartsville. (Oct 10-14)

October 10, 1863 - Federal expedition from Memphis, TN, to Hernando, MS, with skirmish (Oct 11) near Hernando. (Oct 10-11)

October 10, 1863 - Skirmishes at Sweet Water, East TN Campaign. (Oct 10-11)

October 10, 1863 - Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, USA, assumes the command of the 4th US Army Corps, formed by the consolidation of the 20th and the 21st US Army Corps, TN.

October 10, 1863 - Skirmishes at Raccoon, Germanna, and Morton's Fords, VA, between Gen. Robert E. Lee's and Maj. Gen. George Meade's troops, maneuvering for position.

October 10, 1863 - Skirmishes at Russell's Ford, on Robertson's River, Bethsaida Church, and James City, VA, the Bristoe Campaign.

October 10, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.

October 10, 1864 - Skirmish with the Cheyenne Indians near Valley Station, the Colorado Territory.

October 10, 1864 - Skirmishes near Rome, GA, as Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood, CSA, and Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, continue to engage. (Oct 10-11)

October 10, 1864 - Action at Eastport, MS, where Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, CSA, repels a Federal attack aboard the Union transports, Aurora, City of Pekin, Key West, Krenton, and the Undine, disabling a few of the transports before they could even land troops.

October 10, 1864 - Federal scout in Pemiscot County, MO, including a skirmish with guerrillas 4 miles below Caruthersville. (Oct 10-12)

October 10, 1864 - Operations in East Tennessee. (Oct 10-28)

October 10, 1864 - The affair at South Tunnel, near Gallatin, TN.

October 10, 1864 - Skirmish at Thorn Hill, near Bean's Station, TN.

October 10, 1864 - Skirmish near Rectortown, VA, as Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, moves into a strong position near Cedar Creek, along the Valley Pike, the Shenandoah Valley, and awaits the oncoming forces under Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA.

October 10, 1872 - William H. Seward, American politician (Secretary of State, 1861-69, Governor of New York, 1839-42), dies at 71 in Auburn, NY.
 

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October 10, 1863 - Action at Tulip, AR.
Arkansas comes through again...

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Location:Dallas County
Campaign:None
Date:October 11, 1863
Principal Commanders:Colonel Powell Clayton (US); Colonel Archibald Dobbins (CS)
Forces Engaged:Men from the Fifth Kansas and First Indiana Cavalry Regiments (US); First Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (CS)
Estimated casualties:1 injured (US); Unknown (CS)
Result:Union victory
The October 11, 1863, Skirmish at Tulip was a small action in which Union colonel Powell Clayton led men from the Fifth Kansas and First Indiana Cavalry Regiments in an attack that routed Colonel Archibald Dobbins’s First Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, capturing men and equipment. Also captured was a flag that became a prized artifact in the collection of the Old State House Museum.

Following the Union occupation of Little Rock (Pulaski County) on September 10, 1863, a delegation of citizens from Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) came to Little Rock and asked General Frederick Steele to establish a garrison there to protect property and keep citizens from being conscripted into the Confederate army. Steele duly ordered Clayton’s small cavalry brigade to Pine Bluff, and by September 19 the Fifth Kansas had occupied several deserted buildings there, to be joined a few days later by the First Indiana Cavalry.

While the bulk of Arkansas’s Confederate forces fell back to Arkadelphia (Clark County) after Steele occupied Little Rock, Rebel cavalry kept a watchful eye on Union movements. Choosing to maintain the tactical initiative, the aggressive Clayton picked 300 men from his brigade, along with four mountain howitzers, and set out in search of Dobbins’s troops. Around 4:00 a.m. on October 11, 1863, they found the Confederates camped at Tulip (Dallas County) and attacked. An after-action report stated, “The entire rebel force, six hundred (600) strong, fled in dismay, leaving nearly everything behind them; their tents, wagons, arms sabers, pistols, and one battle flag.” Steele himself noted: “This affair created great consternation at Arkadelphia.” Dobbins fell back on the lower Arkadelphia Road with about 200 men. He wrote, “The enemy drove us from Tulip this morning about 4 o’clock. I have not yet ascertained their force; they have artillery.” Clayton’s troops returned to Pine Bluff around sunrise, their only casualty being Clayton, who was hit a glancing blow by a bullet.

The First Indiana claimed the captured flag and returned it to its home state as a battle trophy with a note saying, “Headquarters Ind. Cav., Pine Bluff, Ark. October 20, 1863, This Rebel flag was captured at Tulip, Ark. October 11, 1863, from Col. Dobbins if [sic] Ark. Vols., by the 1st Indiana Cavalry.” It remained in Indiana for ninety-nine years before being repatriated to Arkansas by the governor of Indiana in 1962 during the Civil War centennial, a period in which many flags were returned from Northern states as gestures of conciliation with their former foes. The flag is now in the collections of the Old State House Museum in Little Rock.

While a relatively minor action, the Skirmish at Tulip increased Confederate awareness of the presence of an aggressive Union force at Pine Bluff and may have influenced Brigadier General John Sappington Marmaduke’s decision to attack Clayton’s men in the October 25, 1863, Action at Pine Bluff. It also resulted in the survival of a unique artifact of the Civil War in Arkansas.
 
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