Sunday, June 28, 1863
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| Skirmish: | Barnesville, VA | June 28, 1863 | Expedition from: | Batesville, AR | May 30 - February 3, 1864 | Skirmish: | Carthage, MO | June 27 - 28, 1863 | Expedition to: | Deer Creek, MS | June 1863 | Campaign: | Dix's Peninsula, ? | June 24 - July 7, 1863 | Action: | Donaldsonville, LA | June 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Fountain Dale, PA | June 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Gaines Landing, AR | June 28, 1863 | Campaign: | Gettysburg, PA | June 3 - August 11, 1863 | Expedition to: | Greenville, MS | June 25 - July 1, 1863 | Skirmish: | Jones' Ferry, MS | June 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Lake Providence, LA | June 28, 1863 | Affairs: | Little River Turnpike, VA | June 28 - 29, 1863 | Skirmish: | Mattole River, CA | June 28, 1863 | Campaign: | Middle Tennessee | June 23 - July 7, 1863 | Skirmish: | Middle Yager, CA | June 28, 1863 | Reconnaissance to: | Nichol's Mills, NC | June 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Offutt's Cross Roads, MD | June 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Oyster Point, PA | June 28 - 29, 1863 | Skirmish: | Papinsville, MO | June 28, 1863 | Campaign: | Peninsula, VA | June 24 - July 7, 1863 | Reconnaissance from: | Plymouth, NC | June 28, 1863 | Siege: | Port Hudson, LA | May 21 - July 8, 1863 | Skirmish: | Rockville, MD | June 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Rover, TN | June 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Russellville, KY | June 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Seneca, MD | June 28, 1863 | Expedition: | Sioux Expedition, Dakota Territory | June 16 - September 13, 1863 | Expedition against: | Snake Indians, Idaho Territory | May 4 - October 26, 1863 | Expedition from: | Snyder's Bluff, MS | June 25 - July 1, 1863 | Expedition to: | South Anna Bridge, VA | June 23 - 28, 1863 | Campaign: | Tullahoma, TN | June 23 - July 7, 1863 | Siege: | Vicksburg, MS | May 18 - July 4, 1863 | Operation: | Vicksburg, MS | January 20 - July 4, 1863 | Skirmish: | Wrightsville, PA | June 28, 1863 | Expedition from: | Yorktown, VA | June 24 - 28, 1863 |
| Relieved of Command: | Major General Joseph Hooker, USA, is relieved of command of the Federal Army of the Potomac | Appointment: | Major General George Gordon Meade, USA, assumes command of the Federal Army of the Potomac, appointed by U. S. President Abraham Lincoln | Appointment: | Brigadier General Benjamin F. Kelley, USA, assumes command of the Department of West Virginia |
(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:
Under Commander Pierce Crosby, gunboats Commodore Barney, Commodore Morris, Western World, and Morse, with Army gunboats Smith Briggs and Jesup, escorted and covered an Army landing at White House on the Pamunkey River, Virginia. Arriving on the 26th, Crosby reported that he "found all quiet on the river," but stationed the gunboats at White House and Jesup at West Point, with instructions for two of his ships to "run [daily] from White House to West Point to protect the army transports and examine the banks of the river to discover signs of the enemy should they be near. . . ." A naval landing party at White House destroyed rails and a turntable inside an earthwork on which the Confederates intended to place a railroad car mounting a heavy gun.(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 Dahlgren noted in his private journal: "The French Admiral called yesterday. He said he thought there were torpedoes near Sumter, and that fifteen monitors might take it if they fired faster. He said we fired once in eleven or twelve minutes for each turret."
C.S.S. Georgia, commanded by Lieutenant W. L. Maury, captured ship City of Bath off Brazil.
Armed boats from U.S.S. Fort Henry, commanded by Lieutenant Commander McCauley, captured schooner Anna Maria in Steinhatchee River, Florida, with cargo of cotton.
As the advance of General Robert E. Lee's armies into Maryland (culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg) threatened Washington, Baltimore, and Annapolis, the U.S. Navy Department ordered Rear Admiral S. P. Lee to send ships immediately for the defense of the Capital and other cities. This was a move reminiscent of the opening days of the war when naval protection was vital to the holding of the area surrounding the seat of government.
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 of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. (LA013) (Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana [June-September 1863]).
(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.)