Friday, May 22, 1863
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| Operation: | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | April 21 - May 31, 1863 | Skirmish: | Barre Landing, LA | May 22, 1863 | Operation: | Barre Landing, LA | May 21 - 26, 1863 | Skirmish: | Bayou Courtableaux, LA | May 22, 1863 | Skirmish: | Bayou Teche, LA | May 22, 1863 | Expedition to: | Bear River, Idaho Territory | May 5 - 30, 1863 | Skirmish: | Bentonville, AR | May 22, 1863 | Operation: | Berwick, LA | May 21 - 26, 1863 | Scout: | Calhoun County, WV | May 15 - 22, 1863 | Expedition from: | Camp Douglass, Utah Territory | May 5 - 30, 1863 | Scout: | Cassville, AR | May 21 - 30, 1863 | Scout: | Cassville, MO | May 21 - 30, 1863 | Scout: | Clarksville, TN | May 20 - 22, 1863 | Raid: | Clendennin's Raid, VA | May 20 - 28, 1863 | Skirmish: | Courtableau Bayou, LA | May 22, 1863 | Operation: | Eastern Shore, VA | August 20 - June 3, 1863 | Skirmish: | Fort Blunt, Indian Territory | May 22, 1863 | Skirmish: | Fort Gibson, Indian Territory | May 22, 1863 | Operation: | Gloucester Peninsula, VA | August 20, 1862 - June 4, 1863 | Expedition from: | Gloucester Point, VA | May 19 - 22, 1863 | Skirmish: | Gum Swamp, NC | May 22, 1863 | Expedition to: | Jasper County, AR | May 21 - 30, 1863 | Scout: | Jasper County, MO | May 21 - 30, 1863 | Raid: | Jones' Raid | April 21 - May 31, 1863 | Demonstration: | Kinston, NC | May 20 - 23, 1863 | Expedition from: | La Grange, TN | May 21 - 26, 1863 | Expedition to: | Matthews County, VA | May 19 - 22, 1863 | Operation: | Middlesex County, VA | May 20 - 26, 1863 | Expedition to: | Middleton, TN | May 21 - 22, 1863 | Skirmish: | Middleton, TN | May 22, 1863 | Expedition from: | Murfreesborough, TN | May 21 - 22, 1863 | Scout: | Newton County, AR | May 21 - 30, 1863 | Scout: | Newton County, MO | May 21 - 30, 1863 | Operation: | Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, VA | May 15 - 28, 1863 | Operation: | Northern Neck, VA | May 20 - 26, 1863 | Scout: | Northwestern Arkansas | May 21 - 30, 1863 | Operation: | Owen's Valley, CA | April 24 - May 26, 1863 | Siege: | Port Hudson, LA | May 21 - July 8, 1863 | Operation: | Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, VA | May 12 - 26, 1863 | Expedition to: | Senatobia, MS | May 21 - 26, 1863 | Expedition against: | Snake Indians, Idaho Territory | May 4 - October 26, 1863 | Expedition to: | Soda Springs, Idaho Territory | May 5 - 30, 1863 | Skirmish: | Teche Bayou, LA | May 22, 1863 | Operation: | Teche Road, LA | May 21 - 26, 1863 | Assault: | Vicksburg, MS | May 22, 1863 | Siege: | Vicksburg, MS | May 18 - July 4, 1863 | Expedition from: | Vicksburg, MS | May 20 - 23, 1863 | Operation: | Vicksburg, MS | January 20 - July 4, 1863 | Expedition to: | Yazoo City, MS | May 20 - 23, 1863 | Skirmish: | Yellow Creek, TN | May 22, 1863 |
| Appointment: | William Birney, USA, to Brigadier General | Appointment: | Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, USA, assumes command of the 2nd Army Corps, Federal Army of the Potomac | Appointment: | Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton, USA, assumes command of the Cavalry Corps, Federal Army of the Potomac |
(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:
Small boats from U.S.S. Fort Henry, commanded by Lieutenant Commander McCauley, captured sloop Isabella in Waccassassa Bay, Florida.(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.)Union Army steamer Allison destroyed schooner Sea Bird after seizing her cargo of coal near New Bern, North Carolina.
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]).
(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.)