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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 26, 1804 - Lorenzo Thomas, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New Castle, Delaware (d. 1875)
October 26, 1810 - US annexes western Florida.
October 26, 1824 - Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1886)
October 26, 1830 - Stephen Elliott, Jr., Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Beaufort, South Carolina (d. 1866)
October 26, 1837 - James Lawlor Kieran, Irish-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Mountbellew, County Galway (d. 1869)
October 26, 1861 - Pony Express (Missouri to California) shuts down after 19 months in operation.
October 26, 1861 - William Henry Carroll, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 26, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Alexander Robert Lawton, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Confederate Dept. of Georgia.
October 26, 1861 - Federal expedition to Eddyville and skirmish at Saratoga, KY, by Brig. Gen. C. F. Smith, USA, transported aboard the USS Conestoga.
October 26, 1961 - Maj. Gen. John Charles Fremont, USA, commanding the Western Dept., and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, Missouri State Guard, commanding the Confederate forces in Missouri, conclude an agreement for the exchange of POW's.
October 26, 1861 - Col. George Wright, 9th US Infantry, assumes the command of the Dept. of the Pacific.
October 26, 1861 - Action at Romney, or Mill Creek Mills, WV, where Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Kelley, USA, forces a Confederate withdrawal.
October 26, 1861 - Skirmish at the South Branch Bridge, WV.
October 26, 1861 - Skirmish near Springfield, WV.
October 26, 1862 - Major General Samuel Heintzelman [US] is put in command of Union forces protecting Washington D. C., replacing Nathaniel Banks.
October 26, 1862 - The Union Army of the Mississippi is discontinued.
October 26, 1862 - Operations in Loudoun, Faquier, and Rappahannock Counties, VA, as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, crosses the Potomac River with the Army of the Potomac. (Oct 26-Nov 10)
October 26, 1863 - Stephen Miller, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmishes near Cane Creek and at Barton's Station, AL, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish in Johnson County, AR, with Col. Joseph Shelby, CSA.
October 26, 1863 - Maj. Gen. Napoleon J. T. Dana, USA, assumes the command of the 13th US Army Corps, LA.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Vincent's Cross-Roads, near Bay Springs, MS, as the Federals move to intercept a raiding party reported to be on their return from Walker County, AL.
October 26, 1863 - Federal scout from Cape Girardeau to Doniphan, MO, and Pocahontas, AR. (Oct 26-Nov 12)
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at King's House, near Waynesville, MO.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Warm Springs, NC.
October 26, 1863 - 2nd massive Federal bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, SC, gets under way.
October 26, 1863 - The Reopening of the Tennessee River, (the "cracker line") by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA, from Virginia, crosses the river at Bridgeport, AL, moving eastward toward Chattanooga, TN, including skirmish at Brown's Ferry, (Oct 27) and engagement at Wauhatchie, TN. (Oct 28 & 29)
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Jones'Hill, TN.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmishes at and near Sweet Water, TN. (Oct 26-27)
October 26, 1863 - Confederate attack led by Maj. John S. Mosby, CSA, and 50 Partisan Rangers, on a 50 wagon train 2 miles from New Baltimore, and Warrenton where there are large Union camps. Union cavalry arrives in time to prevent Mosby from burning many wagons, although he does make off with 145 horses and mules and upwards of 30 Negroes and Yankees before losing many of his horses in the dark.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Ravens wood, WV.
October 26, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 26, 1864 - Battle of Decatur, Alabama.
October 26, 1864 - Federal expedition from Brownsville to Cotton Plant, AR. (Oct 26-Nov 2)
October 26, 1864 - Federal expedition from Little Rock to Irving's Plantation, AR. (Oct 26-28)
October 26, 1864 - Federal expedition from Atlanta to Trickum's Crossroads, GA, and skirmishes (Oct 27) near Trickum's Crossroads and Lawrenceville. (Oct 26-29)
October 26, 1864 - Federal scout from Vidalia to the York Plantation, LA. (Oct 26-27)
October 26, 1864 - Skirmish at Albany, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 26, 1864 - Skirmish near Glasgow, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 26, 1864 - The outlaw Confederate guerrilla, "Bloody" Bill Anderson, is killed in a Federal ambush near Richmond, MO.
October 26, 1864 - Affair in Scott County, VA, as the Federals kill the notorious guerrilla leader, Capt. Burleson.
October 26, 1864 - Skirmish at Winfield, WV, with Confederate Cavalry.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 26, 1804 - Lorenzo Thomas, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New Castle, Delaware (d. 1875)
October 26, 1810 - US annexes western Florida.
October 26, 1824 - Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1886)
October 26, 1830 - Stephen Elliott, Jr., Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Beaufort, South Carolina (d. 1866)
October 26, 1837 - James Lawlor Kieran, Irish-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Mountbellew, County Galway (d. 1869)
October 26, 1861 - Pony Express (Missouri to California) shuts down after 19 months in operation.
October 26, 1861 - William Henry Carroll, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 26, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Alexander Robert Lawton, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Confederate Dept. of Georgia.
October 26, 1861 - Federal expedition to Eddyville and skirmish at Saratoga, KY, by Brig. Gen. C. F. Smith, USA, transported aboard the USS Conestoga.
October 26, 1961 - Maj. Gen. John Charles Fremont, USA, commanding the Western Dept., and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, Missouri State Guard, commanding the Confederate forces in Missouri, conclude an agreement for the exchange of POW's.
October 26, 1861 - Col. George Wright, 9th US Infantry, assumes the command of the Dept. of the Pacific.
October 26, 1861 - Action at Romney, or Mill Creek Mills, WV, where Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Kelley, USA, forces a Confederate withdrawal.
October 26, 1861 - Skirmish at the South Branch Bridge, WV.
October 26, 1861 - Skirmish near Springfield, WV.
October 26, 1862 - Major General Samuel Heintzelman [US] is put in command of Union forces protecting Washington D. C., replacing Nathaniel Banks.
October 26, 1862 - The Union Army of the Mississippi is discontinued.
October 26, 1862 - Operations in Loudoun, Faquier, and Rappahannock Counties, VA, as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, crosses the Potomac River with the Army of the Potomac. (Oct 26-Nov 10)
October 26, 1863 - Stephen Miller, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmishes near Cane Creek and at Barton's Station, AL, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish in Johnson County, AR, with Col. Joseph Shelby, CSA.
October 26, 1863 - Maj. Gen. Napoleon J. T. Dana, USA, assumes the command of the 13th US Army Corps, LA.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Vincent's Cross-Roads, near Bay Springs, MS, as the Federals move to intercept a raiding party reported to be on their return from Walker County, AL.
October 26, 1863 - Federal scout from Cape Girardeau to Doniphan, MO, and Pocahontas, AR. (Oct 26-Nov 12)
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at King's House, near Waynesville, MO.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Warm Springs, NC.
October 26, 1863 - 2nd massive Federal bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, SC, gets under way.
October 26, 1863 - The Reopening of the Tennessee River, (the "cracker line") by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA, from Virginia, crosses the river at Bridgeport, AL, moving eastward toward Chattanooga, TN, including skirmish at Brown's Ferry, (Oct 27) and engagement at Wauhatchie, TN. (Oct 28 & 29)
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Jones'Hill, TN.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmishes at and near Sweet Water, TN. (Oct 26-27)
October 26, 1863 - Confederate attack led by Maj. John S. Mosby, CSA, and 50 Partisan Rangers, on a 50 wagon train 2 miles from New Baltimore, and Warrenton where there are large Union camps. Union cavalry arrives in time to prevent Mosby from burning many wagons, although he does make off with 145 horses and mules and upwards of 30 Negroes and Yankees before losing many of his horses in the dark.
October 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Ravens wood, WV.
October 26, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 26, 1864 - Battle of Decatur, Alabama.
October 26, 1864 - Federal expedition from Brownsville to Cotton Plant, AR. (Oct 26-Nov 2)
October 26, 1864 - Federal expedition from Little Rock to Irving's Plantation, AR. (Oct 26-28)
October 26, 1864 - Federal expedition from Atlanta to Trickum's Crossroads, GA, and skirmishes (Oct 27) near Trickum's Crossroads and Lawrenceville. (Oct 26-29)
October 26, 1864 - Federal scout from Vidalia to the York Plantation, LA. (Oct 26-27)
October 26, 1864 - Skirmish at Albany, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 26, 1864 - Skirmish near Glasgow, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 26, 1864 - The outlaw Confederate guerrilla, "Bloody" Bill Anderson, is killed in a Federal ambush near Richmond, MO.
October 26, 1864 - Affair in Scott County, VA, as the Federals kill the notorious guerrilla leader, Capt. Burleson.
October 26, 1864 - Skirmish at Winfield, WV, with Confederate Cavalry.