Wednesday, June 10, 1863
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| Expedition from: | Batesville, AR | May 30 - February 3, 1864 | Expedition to: | Burkesville, KY | June 8 - 10, 1863 | Capture of: | Cape Henry, VA | June 10, 1863 | Skirmish: | Deep Run, VA | June 5 - 13, 1863 | Expedition to: | Deer Creek, MS | June 1863 | Scout: | Eagleville Pike, TN | June 10, 1863 | Skirmish: | Edwards Station, MS | June 10, 1863 | Operation: | Fort Gibson, Indian Territory | June 6 - 20, 1863 | Skirmish: | Franklin's Crossing, VA | June 5 - 13, 1863 | Campaign: | Gettysburg, PA | June 3 - August 11, 1863 | Expedition from: | Glasgow, KY | June 8 - 10, 1863 | Skirmish: | Jasper County, MO | June 10, 1863 | Skirmish: | Kelly's Ford, VA | June 10, 1863 | Skirmish: | Lake Providence, LA | June 10, 1863 | Scout: | Middleton Pike, TN | June 10, 1863 | Siege: | Port Hudson, LA | May 21 - July 8, 1863 | Skirmish: | Seneca Mills, MD | June 10, 1863 | Expedition against: | Snake Indians, Idaho Territory | May 4 - October 26, 1863 | Scout: | Suffolk, VA | June 8 - 12, 1863 | Expedition to: | Tennessee State Line | June 8 - 10, 1863 | Siege: | Vicksburg, MS | May 18 - July 4, 1863 | Operation: | Vicksburg, MS | January 20 - July 4, 1863 |
| Appointment: | William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks, USA, to Major General | Appointment: | Major General William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks, USA, assumes command of the Federal Department of the Monongahela, in Pennsylvania | Appointment: | Major General Darius Nash Couch, USA, assumes command of the Federal Department of the Susquehanna, in Pennsylvania |
(Source: Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Vol. I, p. 660-991. Frederick H. Dyer; The Chronological Tracking Of The American Civil War Per The Offical Records Of The War of the Rebellion pp. 1-336. Ronald A. Mosocco.)
Naval Events:
Major General Banks, besieging Port Hudson, signaled Rear Admiral Farragut: "Please send to Springfield Landing 500 blank cartridges, 50 schrapnel, 500 shell, and 50 solid shot for the IX-inch navy guns. Please let me know when they will be there." The return signal read: "The ammunition that you asked for will be at Springfield Landing at 5 p.m."(Source: Civil War Naval Chronology 1861-1865. pp. I:1-41; II:1-117; III:1-170; IV:1-152; V:1-134. 1971: Naval History Division, Navy Department.)Rear Admiral Du Pont ordered U.S.S. Weehawken, commanded by Captain J. Rodgers, and U.S.S. Nahant, Commander Downes, to Wassaw Sound, Georgia, where it was reported that the powerful ram C.S.S. Atlanta, Commander Webb, was preparing to attack the wooden blockader U.S.S. Cimarron. A week later Du Pont's wise foresight would save the day for the Union blockade there.
Confederate officer prisoners of war being transported to Fort Delaware on board steamer Maple Leaf overpowered the guard, took possession of the steamer, and landed below Cape Henry, Virginia.
Additional Information:
The Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. (MS011) (Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg [March-July 1863]).
The Battle of Port Hudson, Louisiana. (LA010) (Siege of Port Hudson [May-July 1863]).
Lieutenant General Richard Stoddert Ewell, CSA, leads his 2nd Army Corps, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, out of Culpeper, Virginia, and heads northwest towards Maryland.
(Source: Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report: Battle Summaries. National Park Service. In The Civil War Battlefield Guide, 2nd ed., 1998. Edited by Frances H. Kennedy; The Chronological Tracking Of The American Civil War Per The Offical Records Of The War of the Rebellion pp. 1-336. Ronald A. Mosocco.)