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Civil War Battles 

Volume 47, Chapter 59 - Operations in North Carolina (from February 1), South Carolina, Southern Georgia, and East Florida. January 1 - June 30, 1865

Jan 1-Apr. 26, 1865 - The Campaign of the Carolinas. (see below)

Jan 17-20, 1865 - The Second Division, Nineteenth Army Corps, commanded by Bvt. Maj. Gen. Cuvier Grover, arrives at Savannah, Ga.

Feb 2, 1865 - Skirmish on Saint John's River, Fla.

Feb 5, 1865 - Action at Braddock's Farm, near Welaka, Fla.

Feb 9, 1865 - General Robert E. Lee, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Confederate Armies.

Mar 7-12, 1865 - Expedition from Jacksonville into Marion County, Fla., and skirmish.

Mar 19, 1865 - Skirmishes at Welaka and Saunders, Fla.

May 12, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, U. S. Army, assigned to duty as Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Bvt. Maj. Gen. Adelbert Ames, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Tenth Army Corps.

May 17-20, 1865 - Confederate troops in Florida surrender to Brig. Gen. Israel Vogdes, U. S. Army.

May 19, 1865 - Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, U. S. Army, assigned to the command of the Army of the Tennessee. Maj. Gen. William B. Hazen, U. S. Army, assigned to the command of the Fifteenth Army Corps.

May 23, 1865 - Maj. Gen. William B. Hazen, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Fifteenth Army Corps.

May 24, 1865 - Sherman's army reviewed in the City of Washington, D. C.

May 29, 1865 - The Army of the Tennessee and the Army of Georgia (except troops belonging to the East) ordered to Louisville, Ky.

Jun 17, 1865 - The Army of Georgia (General Slocum) discontinued and all Western troops belonging thereto transferred to the Army of the Tennessee.

Jun 20, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Department of North Carolina. Bvt. Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Twenty-third Army Corps.

Jun 27, 1865 - Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman assigned to the command of the Military Division of the Mississippi (reorganized); Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry, to the Department of Virginia; Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, to the Department of North Carolina; Maj. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore, to the Department of South Carolina; Maj. Gen. John G. Foster, to the Department of Florida; and Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum, to the Department of Mississippi. Bvt. Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Department of North Carolina. Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Twenty-third Army Corps.

JANUARY 1 - APRIL 26, 1865 - The Campaign of the Carolinas.

Jan 3, 1865 - Skirmish near Hardeeville, S. C.

Jan 3-17, 1865 - Transfer of the larger portion of the Army of the Tennessee, under Major-General Howard, from Savannah, Ga., to Beaufort, S. C.

Jan 8, 1865 - Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Fifteenth Army Corps, relieving Maj. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus.

Jan 14, 1865 - Advance of Union forces from Beaufort to Pocotaligo, S. C., and skirmishes.

Jan 15, 1865 - Destruction of the U. S. monitor Patapsco, in Charleston Harbor, S.C.

Jan 20, 1865 - Reconnaissance from Pocotaligo to the Salkehatchie River, S. C., and skirmish.

Jan 25, 1865 - Reconnaissance from Pocotaligo to the Salkehatchie River, S. C.

Jan 26, 1865 - Skirmish near Pocotaligo, S. C.

Jan 27, 1865 - Skirmish at Ennis' Cross-Roads, S. C.

Jan 28, 1865 - Skirmish at Combahee River, S. C.

Jan 29, 1865 - Skirmish at Robertsville, S. C.

Jan 30, 1865 - Skirmish near Lawtonville, S. C.

Jan 31, 1865 - The Department of North Carolina constituted, to consist of the State of North Carolina, and Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, assigned to its command.

Feb 1, 1865 - Skirmish at Hickory Hill, S. C. Skirmish at Whippy Swamp Creek, S. C.

Feb 2, 1865 - Skirmish at Lawtonville, S. C. Skirmish at Barker's Mill, Whippy Swamp, S. C. Skirmish at Duck Branch, near Loper's Cross-Roads, S. C. Skirmishes at Rivers' and Broxton's Bridges, Salkehatchie River, S. C.

Feb 3, 1865 - Action at Rivers' Bridge, Salkehatchie River, S. C. Skirmish at Dillingham's Cross-Roads or Duck Branch, S. C.

Feb 4, 1865 - Skirmish at Angley's Post-Office, S. C. Skirmish at Buford's Bridge, S. C.

Feb 5, 1865 - Skirmish at Duncanville, S. C. Skirmish at Combahee Ferry,S. C.

Feb 6, 1865 - Action at Fishburn's Plantation, near Lane's Bridge, Little Salkehatchie River, S. C. Skirmish at Cowpen Ford, Little Salkehatchie River, S. C. Skirmish near Barnwell, S. C.

Feb 7, 1865 - Skirmish at Blackville, S. C. Skirmish at the Edisto Railroad Bridge, S. C. Reconnaissance to Cannon's Bridge, South Edisto River, S. C.

Feb 8, 1865 - Skirmish at Williston, S. C. Skirmish near White Pond, S. C. Skirmish at Walker's or Valley Bridge, Edisto River, S. C. Skirmish at Cannon's Bridge, South Edisto River, S. C.

Feb 9, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of the South, vice Maj. Gen. John G. Foster. Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of North Carolina. The advance of the Twenty-third Army Corps arrives at Fort Fisher, N. C. Skirmish at Binnaker's Bridge, South Edisto River, S. C. Skirmish at Holman's Bridge, South Edisto River, S. C.

Feb 10, 1865 - Skirmish at James Island, S. C. Skirmish at Johnson's Station, S. C.

Feb 11, 1865 - Action at Aiken, S. C. Action at Johnson's Station, S. C. Attack on Battery Simkins, S. C. Action near Sugar Loaf, N. C.

Feb 11-12, 1865 - Skirmishes about Orangeburg, S. C.

Feb 12-13, 1865 - Skirmishes at the North Edisto River, S. C.

Feb 14, 1865 - Skirmish at Wolf's Plantation, S. C. Skirmish at Gunter's Bridge, North Edisto River, S. C.

Feb 15, 1865 - Skirmish at Congaree Creek, S. C. Skirmish at Savannah Creek, S. C. Skirmish at Bates' Ferry, Congaree River, S. C. Skirmish at Red Bank Creek, S. C. Skirmish at Two League Cross-Roads, near Lexington, S. C.

Feb 16-17, 1865 - Skirmishes about Columbia, S. C.

Feb 17, 1865 - Union forces occupy Columbia, S. C. Confederate forces evacuate Charleston, S. C. Skirmish near Smithville, N. C.

Feb 18, 1865 - Union forces occupy Charleston, S. C. Action at Fort Anderson, N. C. Skirmish at Orton Pond, N. C.

Feb 19, 1865 - Capture of Fort Anderson, N. C.

Feb 19-20, 1865 - Skirmish at Town Creek, N. C.

Feb 21, 1865 - Skirmish at Eagle Island, N. C. Skirmish at Fort Strong, N. C.

Feb 22, 1865 - Union forces occupy Wilmington, N. C. Skirmish at Smith's Creek, N. C. Skirmish at Northeast Ferry, N. C. Skirmish near Camden, S. C. Skirmish near Wateree River, S. C. General Joseph E. Johnston, C. S. Army, assigned to command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

Feb 23, 1865 - Skirmish near Camden, S.C.

Feb 24, 1865 - Skirmish at Camden, S. C.

Feb 25, 1865 - Union forces occupy Camden, S. C. Skirmish at West's Cross-Roads, S. C. General Joseph E. Johnston, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

Feb 26, 1865 - Skirmish at Lynch's Creek, S.C. Skirmish near Stroud's Mill, S. C.

Feb 27, 1865 - Skirmish near Mount Elon, S. C. Skirmish at Cloud's House, S. C.

Feb 28, 1865 - Skirmish near Cheraw, S. C. Skirmish near Rocky Mount, S. C.

Mar 1, 1865 - Skirmish at Wilson's Store, S. C. Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Beaufort.

Mar 2, 1865 - Skirmish at Chesterfield, S. C. Union forces occupy Chesterfield, S. C. Skirmish at Thompson's Creek, near Chesterfield, S. C.

Mar 3, 1865 - Skirmish at Juniper Creek, near Cheraw, S. C. Skirmish at Thompson's Creek, near Cheraw, S. C. Affair near Big Black Creek, S. C. Union forces occupy Cheraw, S. C. Skirmish near Blakeny's, S. C. Skirmish near Hornsborough, S. C.

Mar 4, 1865 - Skirmish at Phillips' Cross-Roads, N. C.

Mar 4-6, 1865 - Expedition from near Cheraw to Florence, S. C., and skirmishes.

Mar 5, 1865 - Skirmish near Cheraw, S. C.

Mar 6, 1865 - General Joseph E. Johnston, C. S. Army, assumes command of all troops in the Department of North Carolina.

Mar 7, 1865 - Skirmish at Rockingham, N. C. Skirmish at Southwest Creek, N. C.

Mar 8, 1865 - Skirmish at Love's or Blue's Bridge, S. C.

Mar 8-10, 1865 - Battle of Kinston, or Wise's Forks, N. C.

Mar 10, 1865 - Engagement at Monroe's Cross-Roads, S. C.

Mar 11, 1865 - Skirmish at Fayetteville, N. C. Union forces occupy Fayetteville, N. C.

Mar 13, 1865 - Skirmish near Fayetteville, N. C.

Mar 14, 1865 - Reconnaissance from Fayetteville on the Goldsborough road to Black River, N. C., and skirmish. Reconnaissance from Fayetteville on the Raleigh road to Silver Run Creek, N. C., and skirmish. Union forces occupy Kinston, N. C.

Mar 15, 1865 - Skirmish near Smith's Mills, Black River, N. C. Skirmish at South River, N. C.

Mar 16, 1865 - Skirmish at Little Cohera Creek, N. C. Battle of Averasborough (or Taylor's Hole Creek), N. C. General G. T. Beauregard, C. S. Army, announced as second in command of Johnston's army. Lieut. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart, C. S. Army, assigned to command of the infantry and artillery of the Army of Tennessee.

Mar 17, 1865 - Skirmish at Averasborough, N. C. Skirmish at Falling Creek, N. C.

Mar 18, 1865 - Skirmish at Mingo Creek, N. C. Skirmish at Bushy Swamp, N. C. Skirmish near Benton's Cross-Roads, N. C.

Mar 18, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, U. S. Army, relieved from command of the District of Beaufort and assigned to command the Provisional Corps.

Mar 19, 1865 - Skirmish at the Neuse River Bridge, near Goldsborough, N. C.

Mar 19-20, 1865 - Skirmishes at and near Cox's Bridge, Neuse River, N. C.

Mar 19-21, 1865 - Battle of Bentonville ,N. C.

Mar 20, 1865 - Skirmish near Falling Creek, N. C.

Mar 20-Apr. 27, 1865 - Stoneman's Raid in East Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, and Western North Carolina.

Mar 21, 1865 - Union forces occupy Goldsborough, N. C. Brig. Gen. Innis N. Palmer, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Beaufort.

Mar 22, 1865 - Skirmish at Mill Creek, N. C. Skirmish at Hannah's Creek, N. C. Skirmish at Black Creek, N. C.

Mar 23, 1865 - Skirmish at Cox's Bridge, Neuse River, N. C.

Mar 24, 1865 - Skirmish near Moccasin Creek, N. C.

Mar 27, 1865 - The Tenth Army Corps reorganized and Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry, U. S. Army, assigned to its command.

Mar 28, 1865 - Skirmish near Snow Hill, N. C.

Mar 29, 1865 - Skirmish near Moseley Hall, N. C.

Mar 31, 1865 - Skirmish at Gulley's, N. C. Skirmish at Hookerton, N. C. Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Twenty-third Army Corps.

Apr 1, 1865 - General Sherman's army reorganized. Skirmish near Snow Hill, N. C.

Apr 2, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Twentieth Army Corps. Skirmish near Goldsborough, N. C.

Apr 5-7, 1865 - Destruction of U. S. transports on Neuse River, N. C.

Apr 5-15, 1865 - Expedition from Charleston to the Santee River, S. C.

Apr 5-25, 1865 - Expedition from Georgetown to Camden, S.C., and skirmishes at Dingle's Mill, near Sumterville (9th), near Statesburg (15th), at Bradford Springs and Boykins' Mill (18th), at Denkins' Mill (19th), and at Beech Creek, near Statesburg (19th).

Apr 10, 1865 - General Sherman's army moves from Goldsborough toward Raleigh, N. C. Skirmish at Boonville, N. C. Skirmish at Moccasin Swamp, N. C. Skirmish near Nahunta Station, N. C.

Apr 11, 1865 - Skirmish near Smithfield, N. C. Skirmish near Beulah, N. C. Union forces occupy Smithfield, N. C. Affair near Pikeville, N. C.

Apr 12, 1865 - Action at Swift Creek, N. C. Action near Raleigh, N. C.

Apr 13, 1865 - Union forces occupy Raleigh, N. C. Skirmish near Raleigh, N. C. Skirmish at Morrisville, N. C.

Apr 14, 1865 - Skirmish near Morrisville, N. C. Affair near Saunders' Farm, N. C.

Apr 15, 1865 - Skirmish near Chapel Hill, N. C.

Apr 18-26, 1865 - Hostilities between the armies of Generals Sherman and Johnston suspended.

Apr 26, 1865 - Surrender of the Confederate Army in North Carolina at Bennett's House, near Durham Station, N. C.