Tuesday, August 11, 1863
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| Affair: | Annandale, VA | August 11, 1863 | Raid: | Averill's Raid | August 5 - 31, 1863 | Expedition from: | Batesville, AR | May 30 - February 3, 1864 | Raid: | Big Black River, MS | August 10 - 23, 1863 | Expedition: | Camden, County, NC | August 5 - 12, 1863 | Scout: | Cape Girardeau, MO | August 9 - 18, 1863 | Reconnaissance to: | Covington, VA | August 5 - 31, 1863 | Reconnaissance to: | Crow Creek, AL | August 1863 | Expedition to: | Cuba, TN | August 10 - 11, 1863 | Expedition: | Currutuck County, NC | August 5 - 12, 1863 | Expedition to: | Edenton, NC | August 11 - 19, 1863 | Operation: | Fort Gregg, SC | July 10 - September 7, 1863 | Operation: | Fort Wagner, SC | July 10 - September 7, 1863 | Mutiny: | Galveston, TX | August 10 - 13, 1863 | Campaign: | Gettysburg, PA | June 3 - August 11, 1863 | Expedition to: | Grenada, MS | August 10 - 23, 1863 | Raid: | Hampshire County, WV | August 5 - 31, 1863 | Scout: | Houston, MO | August 6 - 11, 1863 | Expedition from: | Kempsville, VA | August 5 - 12, 1863 | Expedition to: | Little Rock, AR | August 1 - September 14, 1863 | Scout: | Memphis, TN | August 10 - 11, 1863 | Operation: | Morris Island, SC | July 10 - September 7, 1863 | Operation: | Navajo Indians, New Mexico Territory | July 7 - August 19, 1863 | Raid: | Pocohontas County, WV | August 5 - 31, 1863 | Scout: | Poplar Bluff, MO | August 9 - 18, 1863 | Expedition from: | Portsmouth, VA | August 11 - 19, 1863 | Expedition: | Sioux Expedition, Dakota Territory | June 16 - September 13, 1863 | Expedition against: | Snake Indians, Idaho Territory | May 4 - October 26, 1863 | Scout: | Spring River Mills, AR | August 6 - 11, 1863 | Siege: | Wagner Battery, SC | July 18 - September 7, 1863 | Skirmish: | Wellington, MO | August 1863 | Raid: | Winchester, VA | August 5 - 31, 1863 |
| Appointment: | Robert Alexander Cameron, USA, to Brigadier General | Appointment: | Alexander Chambers, USA, to Brigadier General | Appointment: | John Murray Corse, USA, to Brigadier General | Appointment: | Manning Ferguson Force, USA, to Brigadier General | Appointment: | Walter Quintin Gresham, USA, to Brigadier General | Appointment: | John Aaron Rawlins, USA, to Brigadier General | Appointment: | Thomas Kilby Smith, USA, to Brigadier General |
(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:
Rear Admiral Dahlgren, seeking to clear the way for his ironclads through the heavy Confederate obstructions in Charleston harbor, suggested that "a vessel constructed of corrugated iron" and "fashioned like a boat, but closed perfectly on the top, so that it could be submerged very quickly" could be a means of delivering a large amount of powder directly upon the obstructions. Such a weapon, Dahlgren wrote Secretary Welles, "would dislocate any nice arrangements." Dahlgren later described to Welles the nature of the formidable harbor defenses at Charleston against which the Admiral pitted his ironclads. There was a "continuous line of works" extending from Fort Moultrie on the right to Fort Johnson on the left. Fort Ripley, supported by C.S.S. Chicora, Charleston, and Palmetto State, and Castle Pinckney were to the right beyond Moultrie. A line of piles had been driven into the harbor in front of Fort Ripley. Rope obstructions were stretched between Forts Sumter and Moultrie, and anchored torpedoes were placed in the harbor as well.(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.)
Additional Information:
The Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina. (SC007) (Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston [April-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.)