The National tribune., 1883-02-22
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR.
The Leading Events Of the War Arranged by
Weekly Anniversaries.
1891


1861.
Feb. 70. Enthusiasticreception of President Lin
coin at New York city.
I9. Fort kearney, kans., occupied by Sc.
cessionists; soon after reiaken.
q. jeff. Davis appointed his Cabinet:
Toombs, Secretary of State; Men,
minger, Secretary of the Treasury;
S. p. Walker, Secretary of War.
81. Governor of Georgia made another
seizure of New York vessels.
%. President Lincoln's night journey from
Harrisburg to Washington, in order
to prevent an anticipated outrage in
Baltimore.
25. News received of the treason and sur
render of Major-General Twiggs in
A." &c. Captain Hill refused to surrender Fort
Brown, Tex, under General Twiggs
a. Peace congress submitted to the United
States Congress their plan of pacifca-
ton.
f" &C. Evacuation of Camp Colorado Tex, by
Company B, Second L. S. cavalry.
1862.
Feb. 3d. Occupation of Fayetteville, Ark, by
Second division, Army of the South
west.
L" 1924 Reconnaissance to Pea Ridge Prairie
and skirmish by Richardson's Mis-
souri, militia.
1926 Reconnaissance from Greenvile Mo-
and skirmish by First Indiana cav
airy and two companies Missouri
=, cavalry:
1896. Reconnaissance up Bull River and
Schooner Channel, S. c., by Eighth
Michigan infantry.
/" "a skirmish at Lewis Chapel, near Pohick
Church, Va.
L" "a Skirmsh at Ningo Creek, near st.
Francisville, Mo, by First Indiana
:" 25 oeenpafion sayaafE; of Nashville Tenn by
Fourth division, Army of the Ohio,
in advance of the main army.
25. Skirmish at Keytesville, Mo-, by Sixth
Missouri cavalry.
1868.
Feb. %. skirmish at Deer Greek, near Green
vile, Miss, by General Burbridges
division, Thirteenth Army Corps.
"a. Action on Mississippi River below
Vicksburg by U. 5. Steamer India
25 Action at HARDWOOD Church, Va, by
:. General Averilps cavalry brigade,
&c. Skirmish Strasburg road, Va, by
Thirteenth Pennsylvania and First
New York cavalry.
q. Skirmish at New Berne. n. c. by Cap
tain Jacobs detachment Third New
York cavalry.
1864.
Feb. %. Skirmish at Powell's River Bridge
Tenn, by Thirty-fourth Kentucky
infantry-two companies.
90. Skirmish at Cumberland Gap Tenn.
by Ninety first Indiana infantry.
%. Skirnish at Mulberry Gap Tenn by
Ninth Tennessee cavalry.
%. Action at Okalona and Mt. Ivy Miss,
by Generals Smiths and Greasnr's
cavalry divisions.
%. Skirmish at Drsnesville, Va, by de-
alry-Captain Reed
p. Skirmish at Lund Landing, Ark, by
First Mississippi marine brigade mis-
souri, volunteers
o. skrmish at Willmarsh Island, s. c.,
by Eighty-ffth Pennsylvania and
Fourth New Hampshire infantry:
%. Skirmish at Johnson's Mills, White
county, Tenn, by detachment Fifth
Tennessee cavalry.
%. SkirmislI at Calf Killer Creek Tenn,
by Fifth Tennessee cavalry.
27-2S. Skirmish near Canton, Miss, by Third
Iowa and Thirty-second Iowa forag-
ing expedition.
25-27. Action at Buzzard Roost and Tunnel
Hill, Rocky Face Ridge Ga. by
Fourth and Fourteenth Corps and
Cavalry Corps, Army OF the Cumber-
2s KiIpatrck's raid from Stevensburg to
Richmond, Va, by cavalry division,
Army of the Potomac.
2s Skirmsh at Dukedom, KY, by Seventh
Tennessee cavalry.
%. Skirmish near Yazoo City, Miss, by
Third U. s. colored cavalry.
90 Skirmsh at Taylorsville, South Anna
River, Va, by Sixth New York cav
airy.
1865.
Feb. D. Action at Wilmington, N c., by Second
and Third divisions Twenty third
Corps, Army of the Ohio, General
Cox, and portion of the Twenty
fourth Corps, Army of the James,
General Terry.
D. SkirTnish at Douglass Landing, Ark,
by Thirteenth Illinois cavalry.
&C. Skirmish at Mt. Clio, s. c., by Captain
Duncan's detachment mounted in
fantry.
o. Skirfnsh at Lynch Creek, 8. c., by ad-
of the Fifteenth Corps, General
Logan.
26 Skirrnsh near Chattanooga, Tenn, by
Sixteenth U. S. colored troops
Feb. q, TO
March o. General Sheridan's raid into Virginia
by First cavalry division, General
Deyens, and Third cavalry division,
General Custer, Army of the Po-
tomac
Feb. o. Skirmsh at Mt Crawford, Va, by
Third bripade Third dfyisiou Cav