Monday, July 6, 1863
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| Expedition from: | Batesville, AR | May 30 - February 3, 1864 | Expedition from: | Beaver Creek, KY | July 3 - 11, 1863 | Expedition to: | Bottom's Bridge, VA | July 1 - 7, 1863 | Skirmish: | Cross Hollow, AR | July 1863 | Campaign: | Dix's Peninsula, ? | June 24 - July 7, 1863 | Skirmish: | Edwards Station, MS | July 6, 1863 | Action: | Free Bridge, NC | July 6, 1863 | Expedition to: | Gardner's Bridge, NC | July 5 - 7, 1863 | Campaign: | Gettysburg, PA | June 3 - August 11, 1863 | Action: | Hagerstown, MD | July 6, 1863 | Action: | Iuka, MS | July 6, 1863 | Campaign: | Jackson, MS | July 5 - 25, 1863 | Skirmish: | Jones' Ferry, MS | July 6, 1863 | Skirmish: | Messenger's Ferry, MS | July 6, 1863 | Skirmish: | Messenger's Ford, MS | July 6, 1863 | Campaign: | Middle Tennessee | June 23 - July 7, 1863 | Operation: | Morgan's Raid | July 2 - 26, 1863 | Campaign: | Peninsula, VA | June 24 - July 7, 1863 | Expedition from: | Plymouth, NC | July 5 - 7, 1863 | Skirmish: | Pond Creek, Union County, KY | July 6, 1863 | Siege: | Port Hudson, LA | May 21 - July 8, 1863 | Expedition to: | Pound Gap, KY | July 3 - 11, 1863 | Action: | Quaker Bridge, NC | July 6, 1863 | Expedition: | Sioux Expedition, Dakota Territory | June 16 - September 13, 1863 | Expedition against: | Snake Indians, Idaho Territory | May 4 - October 26, 1863 | Expedition to: | South Anna River, VA | July 1 - 7, 1863 | Skirmish: | South Mountain, MD | July 6, 1863 | Expedition to: | Southwestern Virginia | July 3 - 11, 1863 | Expedition to: | Trenton, NC | July 4 - 8, 1863 | Campaign: | Tullahoma, TN | June 23 - July 7, 1863 | Expedition to: | Weldon & Wilmington Railroad, NC | July 3 - 7, 1863 | Expedition from: | White House, VA | July 1 - 7, 1863 | Action: | Williamsport, MD | July 6, 1863 | Expedition to: | Williamston, NC | July 5 - 7, 1863 | Raid: | Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, NC | July 3 - 7, 1863 |
(Source: Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Vol. I, p. 660-991. Frederick H. Dyer.)
Naval Events:
Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren relieved Rear Admiral Du Pont as Commander, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, at Port Royal. Since April, when Du Pont's ironclads had proved unequal to the task of beating down Fort Sumter, Du Pont had wanted to explain to the country the reason for their failure, i.e., the weaknesses of the monitors in their cast-iron and wrought-iron parts. To have published this would have cleared the Admiral, but it also would have lowered the Union Navy's most widely publicized weapon in public opinion. Du Pont and Secretary Welles fell out over this difference, and Du Pont's retirement from active duty resulted. Dahlgren did not fare any better in his later attempts to take Charleston than did his predecessor.(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. De Soto, commanded by Captain W. M. Walker, captured blockade runner Lady Maria off Clearwater, Florida, with cargo of cotton.
C.S.S. Alabama, commanded by Captain Semmes, captured and burned ship Express off the coast of Brazil. She was carrying a cargo of guano.
Additional Information:
The Battle of Port Hudson, Louisiana. (LA010) (Siege of Port Hudson [May-July 1863]).
The Battle of Williamsport, Maryland. (MD004) (Gettysburg Campaign [June-July 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.)