Tuesday, June 16, 1863
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| Expedition from: | Batesville, AR | May 30 - February 3, 1864 | Expedition to: | Blackwater River, VA | June 12 - 18, 1863 | Skirmish: | Coldwater River, MS | June 16, 1863 | Expedition to: | Deer Creek, MS | June 1863 | Operation: | Eastern Kentucky | June 13 - 23, 1863 | Operation: | Everett's Raid, in KY | June 13 - 23, 1863 | Operation: | Fort Gibson, Indian Territory | June 6 - 20, 1863 | Skirmish: | Fox's Springs, KY | June 16, 1863 | Campaign: | Gettysburg, PA | June 3 - August 11, 1863 | Skirmish: | Grand Lake, AR | June 16, 1863 | Skirmish: | Greenleaf Prairie, Indian Territory | June 16, 1863 | Expedition to: | Hatchie River, TN | June 16, 1863 | Skirmish: | Holly Springs, MS | June 16 - 17, 1863 | Affairs: | Holmes County, OH | June 16 - 20, 1863 | Skirmish: | Jackson's Mill, MS | June 16, 1863 | Skirmish: | Jornado del Muerto, New Mexico Territory | June 16, 1863 | Action: | Kingston, TN | June 16, 1863 | Expedition from: | La Grange, TN | June 16 - 24, 1863 | Expedition to: | Lebanon, TN | June 15 - 17, 1863 | Skirmish: | Maysville, KY | June 16, 1863 | Scout: | Memphis, TN | June 16, 1863 | Skirmish: | Mount Carmel, KY | June 16, 1863 | Operation: | Northeastern Mississippi | June 13 - 22, 1863 | Operation: | Northwestern Mississippi | June 15 - 22, 1863 | Expedition to: | Panola, MS | June 16 - 24, 1863 | Skirmish: | Pine Mountain, TN | June 16, 1863 | Siege: | Port Hudson, LA | May 21 - July 8, 1863 | Skirmish: | Quinn and Jackson's Mill, MS | June 16, 1863 | Expedition to: | Richmond, LA | June 14 - 16, 1863 | Expedition: | Sioux Expedition, Dakota Territory | June 16 - September 13, 1863 | Expedition against: | Snake Indians, Idaho Territory | May 4 - October 26, 1863 | Action: | Triplett's Bridge, KY | June 16, 1863 | Siege: | Vicksburg, MS | May 18 - July 4, 1863 | Operation: | Vicksburg, MS | January 20 - July 4, 1863 | Demonstration: | Waterloo, LA | June 16, 1863 | Expedition from: | Young's Point, LA | June 14 - 16, 1863 |
(Source: Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Vol. I, p. 660-991. Frederick H. Dyer.)
Naval Events:
Acting Master John C. Bunner, U.S.S. New Era, obtained a report that Confederate troops "meditated an attack on either Columbus, Hickman, Island 10, or New Madrid. . . ." Bunner at once proceeded above Island No. 10, found and destroyed nine boats and flats. He reported: " I do not think the enemy can procure transportation enough to attack the island with any hope of success, but am careful that none at all shall remain at his service in this vicinity."(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.)U.S.S. Circassian, commanded by Acting Lieutenant William B. Eaton, captured blockade running sloop John Wesley off St. Marks, Florida, bound for Havana with cargo of cotton.
C.S.S. Florida, Commander Maffitt, captured ship B. F. Hoxie in West Indian waters. After removing silver bars valued at $105,000, Maffitt burned the prize.
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]).
The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia cross the Potomac River, from Virginia to Maryland, as Federal Major General Joseph Hooker, USA, and Major General Henry W. Halleck, USA, argue via telegraph lines regarding Hooker's next move.
(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.)