The CSS Arkansas is attacked and destroyed by five Union gunboats near Vicksburg. Skirmish at Brown's Plantation. Federal expedition down the Mississippi River and up the Yazoo River, through Aug. 27. Skirmish with guerrillas at Horn Lake Creek. Skirmish in Bolivar County.
Action is concentrated in the northernmost counties.
Confederate Gen. Sterling Price occupies Iuka. Gen. William Rosecrans defeats Maj. Cavalry skirmish a t Petyon's Mill. Skirmish on the Fulton Road south of Iuka. Skirmish near Iuka.