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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 22, 1810 - Henry Bohlen, German-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1862)
October 22, 1832 - Governor Hamilton of South Carolina convenes a special session of the legislature, which votes to hold a convention following the upcoming Presidential election on the issue of nullification.
October 22, 1836 - Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected President of the Republic of Texas
October 22, 1861 - Joseph Bennett Plummer, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 22, 1861 - Affairs around Budd's Ferry, MD, against Confederate shore batteries located near Shippoing Point between the Chopawamsic and Quantico Creeks, MD.
October 22, 1861 - Skirmish at Buffalo Springs, MO.
October 22, 1861 - Brig. Gen. James Hey ward Trapier, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Confederate Dept. of Middle and East Florida.
October 22, 1861 - The Confederate Department (Army) of Northern Virginia is constituted, with the following command appointments:
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, overall command.
Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard, Potomac District.
Maj. Gen. Theophilus Hunter Holmes, Aquia District.
Maj. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Valley District.
October 22, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Kelley, USA, is assigned to the command of the Federal Dept. of Harper's Ferry, WV, and Cumberland, MD.
October 22, 1861 - After his visit to Washington, DC, William Blount Carter enters East Tennessee to organize parties to destroy the railway bridges there.
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish near Helena, AR.
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish at Huntsville, AR.
October 22, 1862 - Action at Old Fort Wayne, or Beattie's Prairie, near Maysville, with fighting by the Pro-South Cherokee and Creek Indians.
October 22, 1862 - The pursuit of the Confederate forces from Perryville to London, KY, is discontinued.
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish near Van Buren, MO.
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish at Coosawhatchie, SC, and engagements at the Caston and Frampton Plantations, near Pocotaligo, or Yemassee, SC. (Oct 22-23)
October 22, 1862 - Federal expedition from Fort Donelson to Waverly, TN, with skirmishes. (Oct 22-25)
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish near Snickersville, VA.
October 22, 1863 - Skirmish near Volney, Logan County, Ky, with a complete rout of the Confederates. Unfortunately, a local citizen was shot dead when he refused to allow the Federals to confiscate his horse.
October 22, 1863 - Destruction of the steamer, Mist, near Ship Island, on the Mississippi River, by a band of Confederates.
October 22, 1863 - Skirmish at Brownsville, MS.
October 22, 1863 - Mutiny at Bloomfield, MO, by the subordinate officers of the 6th Missouri Cavalry, against their Colonel. A Court of Inquiry is held and all 5 subordinate officers are dismissed from the Union Army.
October 22, 1863 - Federal scout from Germantown, TN, to Chulahoma, MS, with little activity. It's a good thing as the men's clothing and most of their ammunition was thoroughly soaked with the heavy rain downpour. (Oct 22-24)
October 22, 1863 - Skirmish at New Madrid Bend, TN.
October 22, 1863 - Affair near Annandale, some 3 miles from Fairfax Court-House and near the Little River turnpike, VA, as the Federals run into a squad of Maj. John S. Mosby's Virginia Partisan Rangers who were looking for government horses and sutlers' wagons. Mosby loses some good men today.
October 22, 1863 - Skirmishes at the Rappahannock Bridge, and near Bealeton, or Beverly Ford, VA, effectively ending the Bristoe, VA Campaign.
October 22, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 22, 1864 - The Confederate guerrilla attack on the Union transport, on the White River, near Saint Charles, AR, where the Rebel rifle shots kill 3 and wound 14 men of the 53rd US Colored Infantry.
October 22, 1864 - Federal expedition from Brashear City to Belle River, LA. (Oct 22-24)
October 22, 1864 - Action at the Big Blue (Byram's Ford, etc.), MO, where Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA, forces Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, USA, to retreat to Bush Creek, near Westport, MO.
October 22, 1864 - Action at, and Federal evacuation of, Independence, MO, because of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 22, 1864 - Action at State Line, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 22, 1864 - Skirmish with Indians near Midway Station, the Nebraska Territory.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 22, 1810 - Henry Bohlen, German-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1862)
October 22, 1832 - Governor Hamilton of South Carolina convenes a special session of the legislature, which votes to hold a convention following the upcoming Presidential election on the issue of nullification.
October 22, 1836 - Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected President of the Republic of Texas
October 22, 1861 - Joseph Bennett Plummer, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 22, 1861 - Affairs around Budd's Ferry, MD, against Confederate shore batteries located near Shippoing Point between the Chopawamsic and Quantico Creeks, MD.
October 22, 1861 - Skirmish at Buffalo Springs, MO.
October 22, 1861 - Brig. Gen. James Hey ward Trapier, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Confederate Dept. of Middle and East Florida.
October 22, 1861 - The Confederate Department (Army) of Northern Virginia is constituted, with the following command appointments:
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, overall command.
Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard, Potomac District.
Maj. Gen. Theophilus Hunter Holmes, Aquia District.
Maj. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Valley District.
October 22, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Kelley, USA, is assigned to the command of the Federal Dept. of Harper's Ferry, WV, and Cumberland, MD.
October 22, 1861 - After his visit to Washington, DC, William Blount Carter enters East Tennessee to organize parties to destroy the railway bridges there.
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish near Helena, AR.
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish at Huntsville, AR.
October 22, 1862 - Action at Old Fort Wayne, or Beattie's Prairie, near Maysville, with fighting by the Pro-South Cherokee and Creek Indians.
October 22, 1862 - The pursuit of the Confederate forces from Perryville to London, KY, is discontinued.
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish near Van Buren, MO.
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish at Coosawhatchie, SC, and engagements at the Caston and Frampton Plantations, near Pocotaligo, or Yemassee, SC. (Oct 22-23)
October 22, 1862 - Federal expedition from Fort Donelson to Waverly, TN, with skirmishes. (Oct 22-25)
October 22, 1862 - Skirmish near Snickersville, VA.
October 22, 1863 - Skirmish near Volney, Logan County, Ky, with a complete rout of the Confederates. Unfortunately, a local citizen was shot dead when he refused to allow the Federals to confiscate his horse.
October 22, 1863 - Destruction of the steamer, Mist, near Ship Island, on the Mississippi River, by a band of Confederates.
October 22, 1863 - Skirmish at Brownsville, MS.
October 22, 1863 - Mutiny at Bloomfield, MO, by the subordinate officers of the 6th Missouri Cavalry, against their Colonel. A Court of Inquiry is held and all 5 subordinate officers are dismissed from the Union Army.
October 22, 1863 - Federal scout from Germantown, TN, to Chulahoma, MS, with little activity. It's a good thing as the men's clothing and most of their ammunition was thoroughly soaked with the heavy rain downpour. (Oct 22-24)
October 22, 1863 - Skirmish at New Madrid Bend, TN.
October 22, 1863 - Affair near Annandale, some 3 miles from Fairfax Court-House and near the Little River turnpike, VA, as the Federals run into a squad of Maj. John S. Mosby's Virginia Partisan Rangers who were looking for government horses and sutlers' wagons. Mosby loses some good men today.
October 22, 1863 - Skirmishes at the Rappahannock Bridge, and near Bealeton, or Beverly Ford, VA, effectively ending the Bristoe, VA Campaign.
October 22, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 22, 1864 - The Confederate guerrilla attack on the Union transport, on the White River, near Saint Charles, AR, where the Rebel rifle shots kill 3 and wound 14 men of the 53rd US Colored Infantry.
October 22, 1864 - Federal expedition from Brashear City to Belle River, LA. (Oct 22-24)
October 22, 1864 - Action at the Big Blue (Byram's Ford, etc.), MO, where Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA, forces Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, USA, to retreat to Bush Creek, near Westport, MO.
October 22, 1864 - Action at, and Federal evacuation of, Independence, MO, because of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 22, 1864 - Action at State Line, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 22, 1864 - Skirmish with Indians near Midway Station, the Nebraska Territory.