The National tribune., 1883-03-08
like Clay. Webster, Crittenden, and Lincoln were
unable to disentangle.
Wishing you all success in your efforts am, with
respect, your friend, w. T. SHERMAN.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR.
The Leading Events of the War Arranged by
Weekly Anniversaries.
1890


March s. SIX irmish near Pohick Church Va
by detachment of 63d Pennsylva-
MIA infantry.
5. Skirmish at Bunker Hill, Va, by
Coles battalion Mary land cavalry.
6-8. Battle of Pea Ridge Ark, by sth
18th, and 22d Indiana; 25:h, 35tiI
Seth, 37th, 4ith. and 59th Illinois;
ID Sd, 18th, 18th, 17th 2ith and
Phelps Missouri. 4th and 9th Iowa
infantry. 81 Illinois; lst, 4th and
5th Missouri; Sd Iowa jerks COM
pany and Bowen's battalion of cav
airy. I'd and 4th Ohio; lst Indiana
2d Illinois; batteries b and Mis-
souri, and lst and Sd Iowa batteries
OF artillery; all under command of
General Curtis.
z. Skirmsh at Fox Creek Mo-. by COM
pany f, 4th Missouri cavalry.
z. Skirmish at Bob's Creek, by lst bat
TALON Southern Missouri cavalry:
I'LL Advance to Ceutrevie and Manas-
sas Gap, Va, by Army of the Po-
tOmac.
7-11. Reconnaissance up the Savannah
River and to Elba Island, by Sd
New Hampshire infantry.
3. Occupation of LceSburg, Va, by 2StlI
Pennsylvania infantry.
9. Skirmish near Nashville, Tenn, by
detachment of 4th Ohio cavalry.
S-9 Operations in the vicinity of Ro!la,
Mo, by detachments of Sd Iowa
and Woods battalion Missouri cav
airy.
80. Action at Newport News Hampton
Roads, Va ard destruction of the
L. 5. frigates Congress and Cum
berland by the Confederate iron
clad Nerrmac.
9. Skirmish on the Granny White Pike.
near Nashville, Tenn, by company
b, LIST Wisconsin infantry.
9. Skirmish at Sangstcr's Station, Va,
by detachment of New York cav
airy.
9. Skrmish at Mountain Grove Mo-
by companies and L, 4th Mis-
souri,, and company ID, Bowen's
battalion of Missouri cavalry.
lU. SkIrlnlsh In Lafayette county, Mo-,
by company Il, ISt Iowa cavalry.
10. Action, near Pari=, Tenn. by lst Mis-
souri, artillery and detachment of
5th Iowa cavalry.
IL. SkirmlSh, near Winchester, Tenn,
by 18th Indiana infantry.
II. Occupation of jacksonville Fla, by
4th New Hampshire infantry.
IL. Sklrmish, near Aubrey, Kan, by
company T., Sth Kansas infantry.
IL. Occupation of Winchester Va, by
General Banks division, Army of
the Potomac
1928. March from Bonneville to Lexing-
ton, Mo-, and skirmishes route,
by Bonneville battalion of Missouri
militia.
1863.
March s. Skirmish at Fairfax c. H, Va; !;
Moseby's midnight raid General
StoughtOn captured in his tent.
9. Skirmish at Franklin, Tenn, by l25th
Ohio infantry.
10. Skirn,ish at Corington, Tenn, by 9Th
and 9TH Illinois cavalry.
10. SkITmi5h at Rutherford's Creek
Tenn, by Colonel NIintys 4th cav
airy brigade, Army of the Cum
bcrland.
H. Skirmish at Paris, KY, by wagon
tran guard.
1864.
March Z. Action at Decatur Ala, by General
DodGe's division Army of the Ten
DesSce.
O. Skirmish at Suffolk, Va, by I'd U s.
colore cavalry.
TO- Skirmish at C!bleton, Va, by 1st
New York veteran cavalry.
1865.
March T. Skirmish at Rockingham n. c., by
fitzpatrick 5 cavalry.
8-I0 Action at Wicox's Bridge, Wise's
Fork, " c., Ly Pamer's and Car
ter's divisions District of Beaufort
and Ruger's division of Twenty
third Army Corps, Army of the
Ohio.
To- Action at Monroes Cross Roads, N
c., by Kilpalricl<s cavalry.
IL. Skirmish at Clear Creek, Ark, by Sd
Wisconsin cavalry.