Friday, June 19, 1863
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| Expedition from: | Batesville, AR | May 30 - February 3, 1864 | Raid: | Bayou Goula, LA | June 19, 1863 | Scout: | Big Coal River, WV | June 18 - 19, 1863 | Skirmish: | Blue Island, IN | June 19, 1863 | Action: | Coldwater, MS | June 19, 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: | Fort Gibson, Indian Territory | June 19, 1863 | Campaign: | Gettysburg, PA | June 3 - August 11, 1863 | Action: | Hernando, MS | June 19, 1863 | Affairs: | Holmes County, OH | June 16 - 20, 1863 | Skirmish: | Knoxville, TN | June 19 - 20, 1863 | Expedition from: | La Grange, TN | June 16 - 24, 1863 | Affair: | Lenoir Station, TN | June 19, 1863 | Scout: | Little Coal River, WV | June 18 - 19, 1863 | Action: | Middleburg, VA | June 19, 1863 | Skirmish: | New Albany, MS | June 19, 1863 | Operation: | Northeastern Mississippi | June 13 - 22, 1863 | Operation: | Northwestern Mississippi | June 15 - 22, 1863 | Skirmish: | Panola, MS | June 19 - 20, 1863 | Expedition to: | Panola, MS | June 16 - 24, 1863 | Siege: | Port Hudson, LA | May 21 - July 8, 1863 | Expedition: | Sioux Expedition, Dakota Territory | June 16 - September 13, 1863 | Expedition against: | Snake Indians, Idaho Territory | May 4 - October 26, 1863 | Skirmish: | Triune, TN | June 19, 1863 | Siege: | Vicksburg, MS | May 18 - July 4, 1863 | Operation: | Vicksburg, MS | January 20 - July 4, 1863 |
| Relieved of Command: | Colonel Ferris Forman, 4th California Infantry, is relieved of command of the District of Southern California | Appointment: | Lieutenant Colonel James F. Curtis, 4th California Infantry, assumes command of the District of Southern California | Relieved of Command: | Major General John A. McClernand, USA, is relieved of command of the 13th Army Corps, Federal Army of the Tennessee, due to his continued insubordination to Major General Ulysses S. Grant, USA, during the Vicksburg Campaign | Appointment: | Major General Edward O. Ord, USA, assumes command of the 13th Army Corps, Federal Army of the Tennessee |
(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:
Secretary Mallory wrote to Commander Bulloch in Liverpool: "I have heretofore requested you to purchase upon the best terms you can make a very fast steamer suitable for blockade running between Nassau, Bermuda, Charleston, and Wilmington. A capacity for stowing from 600 to 1,000 bales of cotton upon not over 10 feet draft would be desirable. With such a vessel I can place exchange for our use in England every month."(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.)A naval battery mounted to fire across the river at Cerro Gordo, Tennessee, manned by crew from U.S.S. Robb, commanded by Acting Ensign Hanford, was hotly engaged by Confederate troops. Hanford reported: "They [the Confederates] charged four abreast (dismounted) and came to within 20 yards of the cannon's mouth, while canister was being fired into them like rain."
Mortar schooner U.S.S. Para, commanded by Acting Master Edward G. Furber, captured blockade running schooner Emma off Mosquito Inlet, Florida.
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 Battle (Action) of Middleburg, Virginia. (VA037) (Gettysburg Campaign [June-July 1863]).
Skirmishes or actions such as Middleburg, Virginia, continue as the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia continues its move north towards Pennsylvania.
(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.)