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Volume 16, Chapter 28 - Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia

June 10, 1862 - Maj. Gens. U. S. Grant, D. C. Buell, and John Pope, U. S. Army, ordered to resume command of their separate army corps. Skirmish at Winchester, Tenn. Skirmishes at Wilson's and Rogers' Gaps, Tenn.

Jun 11, 1862 - Skirmish near Monterey, Ky.

Jun 11-13, 1862 - Skirmishes at Big Creek Gap, Ky.

Jun 16, 1862 - Skirmish at Winchester, Tenn.

Jun 17, 1862 - General Braxton Bragg, C. S. Army, supersedes General G. T. Beauregard in command of Department No. 2, or the Western Department.

Jun 18, 1862 - Skirmish at Wilson's Gap and occupation of Cumberland Gap by the Union forces.

Jun 20-23, 1862 - Affairs in Owen County, Ky., and skirmish near Lusby's Mill.

Jun 21, 1862 - Skirmish at Rankin's Ferry, near Jasper, Tenn. Skirmish at Battle Creek, Tenn.

Jun 26, 1862 - Maj. Gen. John Pope, U. S. Army, assigned to command of the Army of Virginia.

Jun 28, 1862 - Skirmish at Sparta, Tenn.

Jun 30, 1862 - Affair at Powell River, Tenn. Skirmish at Henderson, Ky.

July 2, 1862 - Skirmish at Huntsville, Ala. Department No. 2 extended.

Jul 3, 1862 - Skirmish near Russellville, Ala.

Jul 4-28, 1862 - Morgan's first Kentucky raid.

Jul 5, 1862 - Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee, C. S. Army, temporarily commanding Army of the Mississippi. Skirmish at Battle Creek, Tenn.

Jul 7-11, 1862 - Operations about Cumberland Gap, Tenn.

Jul 11, 1862 - Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck assigned to command of the Armies of the United States.

Jul 12-16, 1862 - Expedition from Decatur, Ala., and skirmish near Davis' Gap.

Jul 13, 1862 - Action at and surrender of Murfreesborough, Tenn.

Jul 15, 1862 - Skirmish at Wallace's Cross-Roads, Tenn.

July 17, 1862 - Skirmish between Mount Pleasant and Columbia, Tenn.

Jul 18, 1862 - Raid on Henderson, Ky., and Newburg, Ind. Department of East Tennessee (Confederate) extended.

Jul 21, 1862 - Skirmishes around Nashville, Tenn.

Jul 25, 1862 - Skirmish at Courtland, Ala. Skirmish at and near Trinity, Ala. Skirmish at Clinton Ferry, Tenn.

Jul 26, 1862 - Action near Spangler's Mill, near Jonesborough, Ala. Skirmish at Tazewell, Tenn.

Jul 27-30, 1862 - Expedition from Woodville to Guntersville, Ala., and skirmishes (July 28) at Guntersville and Law's Landing, and (July 29) at Old Deposit Ferry.

Jul 28, 1862 - Skirmish at Stevenson, Ala.

Jul 29, 1862 - Skirmish at Russellville, Ky.

Aug 2-6, 1862 - Operations at Cumberland Gap and skirmish (August 6) near Tazewell, Tenn.

Aug 3, 1862 - Skirmish near Morganfield, Ky.

Aug 4-7, 1862 - Attack on Union pickets near Woodville, Ala. (August 4), and reconnaissance from Woodville to Guntersville, Ala. (August 5-7).

Aug 5, 1862 - Skirmish at Sparta, Tenn. Skirmish near New Market, Ala.

Aug 7, 1862 - Attack on convalescent train near Decatur, Ala.

Aug 11, 1862 - Affair near Kinderhook, Tenn. Skirmish near Williamsport, Tenn.

Aug 12-13, 1862 - Capture of Gallatin, Tenn., and destruction of bridges in that vicinity (August 12) and skirmish (August 13).

Aug 13, 1862 - Skirmish at Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn.

Aug 14, 1862 - Skirmish near Mount Pleasant, Tenn.

Aug 15, 1862 - General Braxton Bragg, C.S. Army, resumes command of the Army of the Mississippi.

Aug 16, 1862 - The Army of Kentucky (Confederate), under Maj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, crosses the Cumberland Mountains into Kentucky.

Aug 16-22, 1862 - Operations about Cumberland Gap, Tenn., including action at London, Ky., and skirmishes at Flat Lick, Ky., and Pine Mountain, Tenn. (August 17).

Aug 17, 1862 - Skirmish near Mammoth Cave, Ky.

Aug 18, 1862 - Surrender of Clarksville, Tenn.

Aug 19, 1862 - The Department of the Ohio re-established.

Aug 19-20, 1862 - Scout from Woodville to Guntersville, Ala., and vicinity.

Aug 19-21, 1862 - Raid on Louisville and Nashville Railroad, skirmishes at Pilot Knob, Drake's Creek, and Manscoe Creek, near Edgefield Junction (August 20), and action (August 21) on the Hartsville Road, near Gallatin, Tenn.

Aug 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Pilot Knob, Tenn.

Aug 22, 1862 - Skirmish at Trinity, Ala.

Aug 23, 1862 - Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of the Ohio. Action at Big Hill, Ky.

Aug 24, 1862 - Maj. Gen. J. P. McCown, C. S. Army, assigned temporarily to command of the Department of East Tennessee.

Aug 25, 1862 - Skirmish at Red Bird Creek, Ky. Skirmish at Madisonville, Ky.

Aug 26, 1862 - Skirmish at Cumberland Gap, Tenn.

Aug 27, 1862 - Skirmish at Round Mountain, near Woodbury, Tenn. Skirmish at Bridgeport, Ala., and attack on Fort McCook, Battle Creek, Tenn.

Aug 27, 1862 - Skirmish near Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Skirmish near Murfreesborough, Tenn. Skirmish on Richland Creek, near Pulaski, Tenn. Skirmish near Reynolds' Station, Nashville and Decatur Railroad.

Aug 27-28, 1862 - Army of the Mississippi, under General Braxton Bragg, C. S. Army, crosses the Tennessee River.

Aug 27-Oct. 22, 1862 - Operations of Wheeler's Cavalry in Tennessee and Kentucky.

Aug 29, 1862 - Skirmish between Big Hill and Richmond, Ky.

Aug 29-30, 1862 - Skirmishes at Short Mountain Cross-Roads (August 29), and Little Pond (August 30), near McMinnville, Tenn.

Aug 30, 1862 - Battle of Richmond, Ky., or engagements at Mount Zion Church, White's Farm, and Richmond. Skirmish near Larkinsville, Ala.

Aug 31, 1862 - Skirmish at Stevenson, Ala. Skirmish on the Kentucky River, Ky. Skirmish at Rogers' Gap, Tenn.

Sept. 1, 1862 - Maj. Gen. J. P. McCown, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of East Tennessee. Skirmish at Uniontown, Ky. Skirmish at Tait's Ferry, Kentucky River, Ky. Skirmish at Morganfield, Ky. Skirmish at Huntsville, Ala.

Sep 2, 1862 - Skirmish near Nashville, Tenn. Lexington, Ky., occupied by the Confederate forces.

Sep 3, 1862 - Skirmish at Geiger's Lake, Ky.

Sep 4, 1862 - Skirmish at Shelbyville, Ky.

Sep 5, 1862 - Skirmish near Madisonville, Ky.

Sep 5-10, 1862 - Expedition from Fort Donelson to Clarksville, Tenn., and skirmishes (September 6) at New Providence and (September 7) at Riggin's Hill.

Sep 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Pine Mountain Gap, Tenn. Skirmish near Murfreesborough, Tenn. Surrender of outpost at Shepherdsville, Ky.

Sep 8, 1862 - Skirmish at Barboursville, Ky.

Sep 9, 1862 - Skirmishes on the Franklin and Scottsville Roads, Ky. Skirmish at Columbia, Tenn.

Sep 10, 1862 - Operations at Rogers' and Big Creek Gaps, Tenn. Skirmish at Columbia, Tenn. Skirmish at Fort Mitchel, near Covington, Ky. Skirmish at Woodburn, Ky.

Sep 12, 1862 - Skirmish at Brandenburg, Ky. Glasgow, Ky., occupied by the Confederate forces.

Sep 14, 1862 - Skirmish at Henderson, Ky.

Sep 14-17, 1862 - Siege of Munfordville and Woodsonville, Ky.

Sep 17, 1862 - Skirmish near Falmouth, Ky.

Sep 17-Oct. 3, 1862 - Evacuation of Cumberland Gap, Tenn., and march of its garrison to Greenupsburg, Ky.

Sep 18, 1862 - Affair at Glasgow, Ky. Skirmish near Florence, Ky. Skirmish at Owensborough, Ky.

Sep 19, 1862 - West Virginia embraced in Department of the Ohio. Skirmish at Southerland's Farm, Ky.

Sep 19-20, 1862 - Skirmishes at Brentwood, Tenn.

Sep 23, 1862 - Department of the Tennessee constituted, under command of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, U. S. Army. (Inoperative.)

Sep 25, 1862 - Skirmish near Snow's Pond, Ky. Skirmish at Ashbysburg, Ky.

Sep 26, 1862 - Action at West Liberty, Ky.

Sep 27, 1862 - Maj. Gen. J. P. McCown, C. S. Army, assigned to command of the Department of East Tennessee, and Maj. Gen. Samuel Jones, C. S. Army, to command of the District of Middle Tennessee.

Sep 27-28, 1862 - Skirmishes at Augusta and Brookville, Ky.

Sep 29, 1862 - Capture of the Third Georgia Cavalry near New Haven, Ky.

Sep 30, 1862 - Skirmishes at Russellville and Glasgow, Ky. Skirmish near Louisville, Ky. Skirmish at Goodlettsville, Tenn.

Oct. 1, 1862 - Skirmish on the Bardstown Pike, near Mount Washington, Ky. Skirmish on Fern Creek, Louisville and Frankfort Road, Ky. Skirmish near Nashville, Tenn. Skirmish at Davis' Bridge, Tenn.

Oct 3, 1862 - Skirmish at Cedar Church, near Shepherdsville, Ky.

Oct 4, 1862 - Skirmish near Bardstown, Ky. Skirmish near Clay Village, Ky.

Oct 5, 1862 - Skirmish at Neely's Bend, Cumberland River, Tenn. Skirmish at Fort Riley, near Nashville, Tenn.

Oct 7, 1862 - Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, U. S. Army, assigned to command of the Army of Kentucky. Skirmish near La Vergne, Tenn.

Oct 8, 1862 - Battle of Perryville, or Chaplin Hills, Ky. Skirmish at Lawrenceburg, Ky.

Oct 9, 1862 - Action at Dry Ridge, Dog Walk, or Chesser's Store, near Salt River, Ky.

Oct 10-22, 1862 - Pursuit of Confederate forces from Perryville to London, Ky.

Oct 11, 1862 - Skirmish at Lawrenceburg, Ky.

Oct 13, 1862 - Skirmish on the Lebanon Road, near Nashville, Tenn.

Oct 14, 1862 - Skirmish at Manchester, Ky.

Oct 15, 1862 - Skirmish at Neely's Bend, Cumberland River, Tenn.

Oct 15-20, 1862 - Operations against guerrillas in the counties of Henry, Owen, and Gallatin, Ky.

Oct 16-25, 1862 - Operations in Bath, Powell, Estill, Clark, Montgomery, and Bourbon Counties, Ky.

Oct 18, 1862 - Skirmish at Bloomfield, Ky. Action at Lexington, Ky.

Oct 19, 1862 - Skirmish at Bardstown, Ky.

Oct 20, 1862 - Skirmish on the Gallatin Pike, near Nashville, Tenn. Skirmish at Hermitage Ford, Tenn.

Oct 23, 1862 - Skirmishes near Waverly and Richland Creek, Tenn.

Oct 23-24, l862 - Destruction of Goose Creek Salt-Works, near Manchester, Ky.

Oct 24, 1862 - The Department of the Cumberland re-established. Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk, C. S. Army, temporarily in command of Department No. 2.

Oct 25, 1862 - Skirmish at Lawrenceburg, Ky.

Oct 27, 1862 - Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Fourteenth Army Corps.

Oct 28, 1862 - Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Army of Middle Tennessee. Skirmish near Waverly, Tenn.

Oct 30, 1862 - Major-General Rosecrans assumes command of the Department of the Cumberland, superseding Major-General Buell.

 

 

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