Friday, June 12, 1863
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| Expedition to: | Aldie, VA | June 11 - 13, 1863 | Expedition from: | Batesville, AR | May 30 - February 3, 1864 | Skirmish: | Birdsong Ferry, MS | June 12, 1863 | Expedition to: | Blackwater River, VA | June 12 - 18, 1863 | Skirmish: | Cedarville, VA | June 12, 1863 | Expedition to: | Chantilly, VA | June 11 - 13, 1863 | Skirmish: | Deep Run Greek, VA | June 12 - 13, 1863 | Skirmish: | Deep Run, VA | June 5 - 13, 1863 | Expedition to: | Deer Creek, MS | June 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 | Skirmish: | Greencastle, PA | June 12, 1863 | Expedition to: | Leesburg, VA | June 11 - 13, 1863 | Operation: | Little Folly Island, SC | June 11 - 13, 1863 | Skirmish: | Middletown, VA | June 12, 1863 | Expedition to: | New Albany, MS | June 12 - 14, 1863 | Skirmish: | Newtown, VA | June 12, 1863 | Expedition from: | Pocohontas, TN | June 12 - 14, 1863 | Siege: | Port Hudson, LA | May 21 - July 8, 1863 | Expedition to: | Ripley, MS | June 12 - 14, 1863 | Scout: | Salem Pike, TN | June 12, 1863 | Expedition against: | Snake Indians, Idaho Territory | May 4 - October 26, 1863 | Scout: | Suffolk, VA | June 8 - 12, 1863 | Siege: | Vicksburg, MS | May 18 - July 4, 1863 | Operation: | Vicksburg, MS | January 20 - July 4, 1863 | Skirmish: | Winchester, VA | June 12, 1863 |
| Appointment: | Robert Sanford Foster, USA, to Brigadier General | Relieved of Command: | Major General David Hunter, USA, is relieved of command of the Department of the South | Appointment: | Brigadier General Quincey A. Gilmore, USA, assumes command of the Department of the South |
(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:
C.S.S. Clarence, commanded by Lieutenant Read, captured bark Tacony off Cape Hatteras and shortly thereafter took schooner M. A. Shindler from Port Royal to Philadelphia in ballast. Read determined to transfer his command to Tacony, she "being a better sailor than the Clarence," and was in the process of transferring the howitzer when another schooner, Kate Stewart, from Key West to Philadelphia, was sighted. "Passing near the Clarence," Read reported, "a wooden gun was pointed at her and she was commanded to heave to, which she did immediately. . . . As we were now rather short of provisions and had over fifty prisoners, I determined to bond the schooner Kate Stewart and make a cartel of her." Read then destroyed both Clarence and M. A. Shindler and stood in chase of another brig, Arabella, which he soon overhauled. She had a neutral cargo, and Read "bonded her for $30,000, payable thirty days after peace." Thus the career of C.S.S. Clarence was at an end. In a week's time she had made six prizes, three of which had been destroyed, two bonded, and her successor, C.S.S. Tacony, sailed against Union shipping under the same daring skipper and his crew.(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.)
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]).
Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin calls out the state militia.
Skirmishes occur as troops of General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia move towards the Shenandoah Valley.
(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.)