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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 13, 1810 - James Shedden Palmer, Commander (Union Navy), born in Elizabethtown, NJ. (d. 1867)
October 13, 1826 - Lafayette Curry Baker, American investigator, spy and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Stafford, New York (d. 1868)
October 13, 1845 - Texas ratifies a state constitution.
October 13, 1847 - Aztec Club founded by officers who fought in the Mexican-American War.
October 13, 1858 - Sixth Lincoln-Douglas debate, Quincy, Illinois.
October 13, 1861 - Action at Wet Glaze, or Shangai, or Dutch or Monday's Hollow, near Henrytown, MO.
October 13, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams, USA, supersedes Brig. Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield, USA, in command at Hatteras Inlet, NC.
October 13, 1861 - Skirmish at Cotton Hill, WV.
October 13, 1862 - Skirmish at Harrodsburg, KY.
October 13, 1862 - Skirmish on the Lancaster Road, KY.
October 13, 1862 - Skirmish at New Franklin, MO.
October 13, 1862 - Skirmish on the Lebanon Road, near Nashville, TN.
October 13, 1862 - Col. Joseph Wheeler, CSA, is placed in command of all the cavalry of Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate Army, TN.
October 13, 1862 - Operations about Paris, Snickersville, and Middlesburg, VA.
October 13, 1862 -Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA, is assigned to the command of the Defenses of Harper's Ferry, WV.
October 13, 1862 - Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, USA, assumes the command of the District of West Virginia.
October 13, 1863 - President Davis approves Braxton Bragg's request to relieve Major General Daniel Harvey Hill [CS] from duty.
October 13, 1863 - Peace Democrat (Copperhead) Clement Vallandigham is defeated by Unionist John Brough, a war Democrat running on the Republican ticket in the Ohio gubernatorial race.
October 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Maysville, AL, with Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CSA.
October 13, 1863 - Action at Wyatt, MS, with Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers, CSA.
October 13, 1864 - Action at Marshall, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
October 13, 1863 - Skirmishes at Fayetteville, TN.
October 13, 1864 - Action at Auburn, VA, with Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA.
October 13, 1863 - Federal scout from Great Bridge, VA, to Indiantown, NC, including the capture of a notorious guerrilla Silas F. Gregory. After having gone less than a mile, the Federals are fired upon from the woods by guerrillas, which allows time for Mr. Silas Gregory to escape.
October 13, 1864 - Skirmishes near Warrenton and at Fox's Ford, VA, between Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA, and Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA.
October 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Bulltown, WV, as Confederate forces surround the town and demand a surrender which the Federals refuse to do. After fighting and casualties on both sides, the Confederates withdraw towards Sutton.
October 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Burlington, WV.
October 13, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 13, 1864 - Maryland, a border state, abolishes slavery in their new constitution.
October 13, 1864 - Federal expedition from Pine Bluff to Arkansas Post, AR. (Oct 13-18)
October 13, 1864 - Combat at Buzzard Roost Gap, GA. (Oct 13-14)
October 13, 1864 - The Union surrender of Dalton, GA.
October 13, 1864 - The Union surrender of Tilton, GA, as Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood's, CSA, men seize the important railroad line in the vicinity.
October 13, 1864 - Federal reconnaissance from Rome on the Cave Springs Road, GA, and skirmishes.
October 13, 1864 - Skirmish with Indians near Mullahla's Station, the Nebraska Territory.
October 13, 1864 - Federal scout against Apache Indians from near Tularosa, into the Sacramento Mountains, the New Mexico Territory. (Oct 13-21)
October 13, 1864 - Federal operations against Indians near Fort Belknap, TX, with skirmish (Oct 13) 16 miles above Fort Belknap on Elm Creek, TX. (Oct 13-20)
October 13, 1864 - Action at Cedar Creek, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, moves into position at his old entrenched lines at Fisher's Hill.
October 13, 1864 - Engagement on the Darby town Road, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
October 13, 1864 - John Mosby's Irregular Confederate Partisans capture and burn the railroad train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Kearneysville and west of Harper's Ferry, WV, seizing over $170,000 from the Union paymaster.
October 13, 1865 - Alexander Stephens is released from military prison in Boston, Massachusetts.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 13, 1810 - James Shedden Palmer, Commander (Union Navy), born in Elizabethtown, NJ. (d. 1867)
October 13, 1826 - Lafayette Curry Baker, American investigator, spy and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Stafford, New York (d. 1868)
October 13, 1845 - Texas ratifies a state constitution.
October 13, 1847 - Aztec Club founded by officers who fought in the Mexican-American War.
October 13, 1858 - Sixth Lincoln-Douglas debate, Quincy, Illinois.
October 13, 1861 - Action at Wet Glaze, or Shangai, or Dutch or Monday's Hollow, near Henrytown, MO.
October 13, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams, USA, supersedes Brig. Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield, USA, in command at Hatteras Inlet, NC.
October 13, 1861 - Skirmish at Cotton Hill, WV.
October 13, 1862 - Skirmish at Harrodsburg, KY.
October 13, 1862 - Skirmish on the Lancaster Road, KY.
October 13, 1862 - Skirmish at New Franklin, MO.
October 13, 1862 - Skirmish on the Lebanon Road, near Nashville, TN.
October 13, 1862 - Col. Joseph Wheeler, CSA, is placed in command of all the cavalry of Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate Army, TN.
October 13, 1862 - Operations about Paris, Snickersville, and Middlesburg, VA.
October 13, 1862 -Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA, is assigned to the command of the Defenses of Harper's Ferry, WV.
October 13, 1862 - Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, USA, assumes the command of the District of West Virginia.
October 13, 1863 - President Davis approves Braxton Bragg's request to relieve Major General Daniel Harvey Hill [CS] from duty.
October 13, 1863 - Peace Democrat (Copperhead) Clement Vallandigham is defeated by Unionist John Brough, a war Democrat running on the Republican ticket in the Ohio gubernatorial race.
October 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Maysville, AL, with Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CSA.
October 13, 1863 - Action at Wyatt, MS, with Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers, CSA.
October 13, 1864 - Action at Marshall, MO, with Col. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
October 13, 1863 - Skirmishes at Fayetteville, TN.
October 13, 1864 - Action at Auburn, VA, with Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA.
October 13, 1863 - Federal scout from Great Bridge, VA, to Indiantown, NC, including the capture of a notorious guerrilla Silas F. Gregory. After having gone less than a mile, the Federals are fired upon from the woods by guerrillas, which allows time for Mr. Silas Gregory to escape.
October 13, 1864 - Skirmishes near Warrenton and at Fox's Ford, VA, between Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA, and Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA.
October 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Bulltown, WV, as Confederate forces surround the town and demand a surrender which the Federals refuse to do. After fighting and casualties on both sides, the Confederates withdraw towards Sutton.
October 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Burlington, WV.
October 13, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 13, 1864 - Maryland, a border state, abolishes slavery in their new constitution.
October 13, 1864 - Federal expedition from Pine Bluff to Arkansas Post, AR. (Oct 13-18)
October 13, 1864 - Combat at Buzzard Roost Gap, GA. (Oct 13-14)
October 13, 1864 - The Union surrender of Dalton, GA.
October 13, 1864 - The Union surrender of Tilton, GA, as Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood's, CSA, men seize the important railroad line in the vicinity.
October 13, 1864 - Federal reconnaissance from Rome on the Cave Springs Road, GA, and skirmishes.
October 13, 1864 - Skirmish with Indians near Mullahla's Station, the Nebraska Territory.
October 13, 1864 - Federal scout against Apache Indians from near Tularosa, into the Sacramento Mountains, the New Mexico Territory. (Oct 13-21)
October 13, 1864 - Federal operations against Indians near Fort Belknap, TX, with skirmish (Oct 13) 16 miles above Fort Belknap on Elm Creek, TX. (Oct 13-20)
October 13, 1864 - Action at Cedar Creek, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, moves into position at his old entrenched lines at Fisher's Hill.
October 13, 1864 - Engagement on the Darby town Road, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
October 13, 1864 - John Mosby's Irregular Confederate Partisans capture and burn the railroad train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Kearneysville and west of Harper's Ferry, WV, seizing over $170,000 from the Union paymaster.
October 13, 1865 - Alexander Stephens is released from military prison in Boston, Massachusetts.