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Civil War Battles 

Volume 34, Chapter 46. Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and Territories. January 1 - June 30, 1864

Jan 1, 1864 - The Department of Kansas re-established.

Jan 1-30, l864 - Operations in Northeastern Arkansas, including skirmishes at Lunenburg, Sylamore, and on Sylamore Creek.

Jan 3, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Francis J. Herron, U. S. Army, assumes command of the U. S. forces on the Rio Grande, Tex.

Jan 5, 1864 - Skirmish on the Pecos River, near Fort Sumner, N. Mex.

Jan 6, 1864 - The Department of Arkansas and Seventh Army Corps constituted. Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Reynolds, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Defenses of New Orleans.

Jan 6-21, l864 - Expedition against the Navajo Indians.

Jan 7, 1864 - Skirmish at Martin's Creek, Ark.

Jan 8-9, l864 - Bombardment of Confederate works at the mouth of Caney Bayou, Tex.

Jan 10, 1864 - Skirmish at King's River, Ark.

Jan 12-13, 1864 - Affair at Matamoras, Mexico.

Jan 13-14, l864 - Scout from Pine Bluff to Monticello, Ark.

Jan 14, 1864 - Skirmish in Bollinger County, Mo.

Jan 15-17, l864 - Scouts in Jackson County, Mo.

Jan 16, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of Kansas.

Jan 16-Feb. 15, 1864 - Operations in Northwestern Arkansas.

Jan 17, 1864 - Skirmish at Lewisburg, Ark.

Jan 17-19, 1864 - Scouts from Brownsville, Ark.

Jan 19, 1864 - Skirmish at Branchville, Ark.

Jan 21-25, 1864 - Reconnaissance on Matagorda Peninsula, Tex. Scout from Waldron to Baker's Springs, Ark., and skirmish.

Jan 23, 1864 - Affair at Cowskin Bottom, Newton County, Mo.

Jan 23-27, 1864 - Scout from Patterson, Mo., to Cherokee Bay, Ark.

Jan 25, 1864 - Skirmishes on the Little Missouri River and at Sulphur Springs, Ark.

Jan 26, 1864 - Affair in the San Andres Mountains, N. Mex. Skirmish at Caddo Gap, Ark.

Jan 28, 1864 - Skirmish at Dallas, Ark.

Jan 29-Feb. 23, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Miss., to Waterproof, La., and skirmishes.

Jan 30, 1864 - Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, U. S. Army, supersedes Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield in command of the Department of the Missouri. Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Seventh Army Corps and Department of Arkansas.

Jan 30-Feb. 3, 1864 - Expedition from Batesville to near Searcy Landing, Ark.

Feb 1, 1864 - Skirmish at Waldron, Ark.

Feb 1-3, 1864 - Expedition from Madisonville to Franklinton, La., and vicinity.

Feb 1-24, 1864 - Operations in the Indian Territory.

Feb 1-Mar. 1, 1864 - Scouts from Rolla, Mo.

Feb 1-Mar. 7, 1864 - Operations in New Mexico and Arizona.

Feb 2, 1864 - Skirmish on Halcolm Island, Mo.

Feb 3-6, 1864 - Expedition from Brashear City, La.

Feb 4, 1864 - Skirmish at Columbia, La. Skirmish at Hot Springs, Ark. Skirmish at Mountain Fork, Ark. Skirmish at Rolling Prairie, Ark.

Feb 4-8, 1864 - Expedition from Helena up White River, Ark.

Feb 5, 1864 - Skirmish near Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Feb 5-17, 1864 - Scout from Houston, Mo., into Arkansas, with skirmishes.

Feb 6-10, 1864 - Scout in the Sni Hills, Mo.

Feb 7, 1864 - Affair at the mouth of Caney Bayou, Tex. Skirmish at Vidalia, La.

Feb 8, 1864 - Skirmish at Donaldsonville, La.

Feb 9, 1864 - Skirmish at Morgan's Mill, Spring River, Ark. Skirmish at Tomahawk Gap, Ark. Skirmish at New River, La. Skirmish in White County, Ark.

Feb 10, 1864 - Skirmish at Pocahontas, Mo. Skirmish at Lake Village, Ark.

Feb 11, 1864 - Descent upon Lamar, Tex. Skirmishes near Madisonville, La.

Feb 12, 1864 - Affair near the California House, Mo. Skirmish at Macon, Mo. Skirmish at Caddo Gap, Ark.

Feb 12-20, l864 - Expedition from Batesville, Ark., after Freeman's command.

Feb 13-14, l864 - Expedition from Helena up the Saint Francis River, Ark.

Feb 14, 1864 - Skirmish at Ross' Landing, Ark. Skirmish at Scott's Farm, Washita Cove, Ark.

Feb 15, 1864 - Skirmish at Saline River, Ark. Affair near Charleston, Mo.

Feb 16, 1864 - Skirmish at Indian Bay, Ark. Skirmish at Caddo Gap, Ark.

Feb 17, 1864 - Skirmish at Black's Mill, Ark. Skirmish at Horse Head Creek, Ark.

Feb 18, 1864 - Affair near headwaters of the Piney, Mo.

Feb 19, 1864 - Skirmish at Grossetete, La. Skirmish near Independence, Mo. Capture of wagon train at Waugh's farm, near Batesville, Ark.

Feb 20-26, l864 - Expedition from Helena up White River, Ark.

Feb 22, 1864 - Skirmish at Luna Landing, Ark. Skirmish at Lexington, Mo. Affair near Indianola, Tex.

Feb 22-24, l864 - Operations about Warrensburg, Mo.

Feb 23, 1864 - Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Thirteenth Army Corps.

Feb 23-Mar. 9, l864 - Scout from Springfield, Mo., into Northern Arkansas, and skirmishes near Buffalo City (March 1) and at Bennett's Bayou (March 2).

Feb 24-29, 1864 - Scout from Camp Mimbres, N. Mex.

Feb 27, 1864 - Affair near Poplar Bluff, Mo. Skirmish at Pinos Altos, Ariz.

Feb 29-Mar. 13, 1864 - Expedition from Rolla, Mo., to Batesville, Ark.

Mar 1, 1864 - Skirmish at Cedar Glade, Ark.

Mar 1-4, l864 - Operations on the Onachita River, La., including actions at Trinity and Harrisonburg.

Mar 3, 1864 - Skirmishes at Jackson and near Baton Rouge, La.

Mar 6, 1864 - Skirmish at Flint Creek, Ark.

Mar 8, 1864 - Skirmish near Baton Rouge, La. Skirmish at Cypress Creek, La.

Mar 10-12, 1864 - Expedition from Batesville to Wild Haws, Strawberry Creek, & c., Ark.

Mar 10-May 22, 1864 - The Red River (Louisiana) Campaign.

Mar 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Carrollton, Ark. Skirmish at Los Patricios, Tex.

Mar 13-26, 1864 - Scouts from Yellville to Buffalo River, Ark.

Mar 14, 1864 - Skirmish at Hopefield, Ark.

Mar 15, 1864 - Skirmish at Clarendon, Ark.

Mar 15-21, l864 - Scout from Batesville to West Point, Grand Glaize, Searcy Landing, &c., Ark.

Mar 16, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, C. S. Army, supersedes Lieut. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes in command of the District of Arkansas. Skirmish at Santa Rosa, Tex.

Mar 16-25, l864 - Scout from Pilot Knob, Mo., to the Arkansas line, and skirmishes.

Mar 17, 1864 - Affair at Corpus Christi, Tex.

Mar 17-Apr 1, l864 - Scout from Lebanon, Mo., into Northern Arkansas, and skirmishes.

Mar 18, 1864 - Affair on Spring Creek, Ark. Skirmish at Monticello, Ark.

Mar 19, 1864 - Attack on Laredo, Tex.

Mar 19-22, 1864 - Scout from Lexington, Mo.

Mar 19-Apr. 4, 1864 - Expedition from Rolling Prairie to Batesville, Ark., with skirmishes.

Mar 20, 1864 - Skirmish at Arkadelphia, Ark. Skirmish at Roseville Creek, Ark.

Mar 20-30,1864 - Scouts in Jackson and La Fayette Counties, Mo., with skirmishes.

Mar 21, 1864 - Affair at Velasco, Tex.

Mar 22, 1864 - Brig. Gen. Nathan Kimball, U. S. Army, assigned to command in Department of Arkansas, north of the Arkansas River, during absence in the field of Major-General Steele. Affair at Corpus Christi, Tex.

Mar 23-May 3, 1864 - The Camden (Arkansas) Expedition.

Mar 24, 1864 - Skirmish near Goodrich's Landing, La.

Mar 24 and 27, 1864 - Skirmish (24th) at Oil Trough Bottom and skirmish (27th) near Cross-Roads, Ark.

Mar 24-31, 1864 - Expedition from Batesville to Coon Creek, Devil's Fork of Red River, &c., and skirmish (27th) near Cross-Roads, Ark.

Mar 25, 1864 - Skirmish at Dover, Ark. Skirmish near White River, Ark. Skirmish in Van Buren County, Ark. The Districts of Baton Rouge and La Fourche attached to the Defenses of New Orleans.

Mar 25-26, 1864 - Scout from Batesville to Fairview, Ark.

Mar 26, 1864 - Skirmish near Quitman, Ark.

Mar 27, 1864 - Affair in Deepwater Township, Mo.

Mar 27-31, 1864 - Scout from Little Rock to Benton, Ark.

Mar 28, 1864 - Skirmish at Danville, Ark.

Mar 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Roseville, Ark.

Mar 29-Apr. 1, 1864 - Scouts from Bellefonte, Ark.

Mar 30, 1864 - Affair near Greenton, Mo.

Apr 1, 1864 - Action at Fitzhugh's Woods, near Augusta, Ark. Affair near Bloomfield, Mo.

Apr 1-10, 1864 - The Pearl River (Louisiana) Expedition.

Apr 2, 1864 - Skirmish at Grossetete Bayou, La.

Apr 3, 1864 - Affair near Clarksville, Ark. Skirmish near Fort Gibson, Ind. T.

Apr 4, 1864 - Skirmish at Charlestown, Ark.

Apr 4-5, 1864 - Skirmishes at Roseville, Ark.

Apr 5, 1864 - Skirmish at Whiteley's Mills, Ark.

Apr 5-9, 1864 - Expedition from New Madrid, Mo., and skirmishes in the swamps of Little River, near Osceola, and on Pemiscot Bayou.

Apr 6, 1864 - Affair at Prairie Du Rocher, Ill. Skirmish at Piney Mountain, Ark.

Apr 6-7, 1864 - Skirmishes on the Arkansas River and near Prairie Grove, Ark.

Apr 7, 1864 - Skirmish at Rhea's Mills, Ark. Skirmishes near Port Hudson, La. Skirmish at the foot of the Sierra Bonita, N. Mex.

Apr 8-23, 1864 - Expedition from Denver, Colo., to the Republican River, Kans.

Apr 11, 1864 - Affair in Chariton County, Mo. Skirmish at Richland Creek, Ark.

Apr 12, 1864 - Skirmish at Van Buren, Ark. Skirmish at Fort Bisland, La. Skirmish near Fremont's Orchard, Colo.

Apr 12-13, 1864 - Expedition up Matagorda Bay, Tex.

Apr 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Indian Bay, Ark. Skirmish on Spring River, near Smithville, Ark.

Apr 13-14, 1864 - Skirmishes at and near Richland Creek, Ark.

Apr 14-18, 1864 - Expedition from Camp Sanborn, Colo., to Beaver Creek, Kans.

Apr 15, 1864 - Skirmish at Spencer's Ranch, near Presidio del Norte, N. Mex. Skirmish at Roseville, Ark. Skirmish near Baton Rouge, La.

Apr 15-20, 1864 - Operations in the Indian Territory.

Apr 16, 1864 - Affair on the Osage Branch of King's River, Ark.

Apr 17, 1864 - Skirmish in Limestone Valley, Ark.

Apr 18, 1864 - Affair at Hunnewell, Mo.

Apr 19, 1864 - Skirmish on King's River, Ark.

Apr 19-20, 1864 - Skirmishes near Charleston, Mo.

Apr 20, 1864 - Attack on Jacksonport, Ark. Skirmish at Waterproof, La.

Apr 21, 1864 - Affair at Cotton Plant, Cache River, Ark.

Apr 22, 1864 - Affair near Cotton Plant, Ark.

Apr 22-24, 1864 - Expedition from Jacksonport to Augusta, Ark., and skirmish near Jacksonport.

Apr 23, 1864 - Skirmish at Independence, Mo.

Apr 24, 1864 - Skirmish at Pineville, La.

Apr 26, 1864 - Skirmish at Berwick, La. Skirmish near Little Rock, Ark. Skirmish in Wayne County, Mo.

Apr 27, 1864 - Skirmish at Dayton, Mo.

Apr 28-30, 1864 - Skirmishes in Johnson County. Mo.

Apr 28-May 7, 1864 - Scout from Springfield, Mo., toward Fayetteville, Ark.

Apr 29, 1864 - The Districts of West Florida and of Key West and Tortugas attached to the Defenses of New Orleans. Skirmish in the Sni Hills, Mo.

May 1, 1864 - Skirmish at Ashton, La. Skirmish at Ashwood Landing, La. Skirmish at Clinton, La. Affair at Berwick, La. Skirmish at Lee's Creek, Ark. Skirmish at Pine Bluff, Ark.

May 2, 1864 - Brig. Gen. William H. Emory, U. S. Army, supersedes Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin in command of the Nineteenth Army Corps. Affair on Bee Creek, Mo.

May 3, 1864 - Skirmish between Bayous Redwood and Olive Branch, near Baton Rouge, La. Skirmish at Cedar Bluffs, Colo.

May 3 and 5, 1864 - Skirmishes near mouth of Richland Creek, Ark.

May 4, 1864 - Skirmish at Ashwood Landing, La. Skirmish in Doubtful Canon, N. Mex.

May 5-9, 1864 - Scout in Craighead and Lawrence Counties, Mo.

May 6, 1864 - Raid on Napoleonville, La. Scout from Bloomfield, Mo.

May 6-10, 1864 - Operations in Calcasieu Pass, La.

May 6-11, 1864 - Scout from Patterson, Mo., and skirmish (8th) at Cherokee Bay, Ark.

May 7, 1864 - The Military Division of West Mississippi constituted, under command of Maj. Gen. Edward R. S. Canby, U. S. Army.

May 8, 1864 - Skirmish near Maysville, Ark.

May 9, 1864 - Brig. Gen. Samuel B. Maxey, C. S. Army, resumes command of the Indian Territory. Skirmish at Eudora Church, Ark.

May 9-10, 1864 - Scout from American Ranch to Cedar Bluffs, Colo.

May 9-June 3, 1864 - The Gila (Arizona) Expedition.

May 10, 1864 - Skirmish at Dardanelle, Ark.

May 10-25, 1864 - Scout from Pilot Knob, Mo., to Gainesville, Ark.

May 11, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Edward R. S. Canby, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Military Division of West Mississippi.

May 12, 1864 - Skirmish at Smith's Station, Nebr.

May 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Spavinaw, Ark. Skirmish near Cuba, Mo.

May 13-31, 1864 - Shelby's operations north of the Arkansas River.

May 15, 1864 - Attack on Mount Pleasant Landing, La., and pursuit of the Confederates.

May 16, 1864 - Action at Big Bushes, near Smoky Hill, Kans. Skirmish near Drywood Creek, Mo. Affair at Spirit Lake, Minn.

May 16-25, 1864 - Expedition from Patterson to Bloomfield and Pilot Knob, Mo.

May 17-22, 1864 - Scout in Northern Arkansas.

May 18, 1864 - Skirmish at Clarksville, Ark. Affair near Searcy, Ark.

May 18-23, 1864 - Scouts near Neosho and Carthage, Mo.

May 19, 1864 - Skirmish at Fayetteville, Ark.

May 20, 1864 - Skirmish at Stony Point, Ark. Skirmish at Lamar, Mo.

May 21, 1864 - Affair on the Blue River, Mo. Skirmish at Pine Bluff, Ark.

May 22, 1864 - Capture and recapture of the Stingaree, off Brazos, Tex. Affair near Devall's Bluff, Ark.

May 23-25, 1864 - Scout from Warrensburg, Mo.

May 24, 1864 - Skirmish near Little Rock, Ark. Skirmish near Morganza, La.

May 24-June 4, 1864 - Greene's operations on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

May 26, 1864 - Affair on Lane's Prairie, Maries County, Mo.

May 27, 1864 - The Department of the Missouri embraced in Military Division of West Mississippi. Skirmish near Shanghai, Mo.

May 28, 1864 - Destruction of Lamar, Mo. Skirmish at Pleasant Hill, Mo. Skirmish at Warrensburg, Mo.

May 28, 1864 - Skirmish near Little Rock, Ark. Skirmish at Washington, Ark. Attack on Pest House, opposite Port Hudson, La.

May 29, 1864 - Skirmish on Bayou Fordoche Road, La. Capture of wagon train at Salem, Ark.

May 30-31, 1864 - Skirmishes on Mill and Honey Creeks, Mo.

May 30-June 5, 1864 - Expedition from Morganza to the Atchafalaya, La., and skirmishes near Livonia and Morganza.

Jun 1, 1864 - Skirmish near Arnoldsville and raid on New Market, Mo.

Jun 3, 1864 - Skirmish at Searcy, Ark. Skirmish near Neosho, Mo.

Jun 3-5, 1864 - Scout from Sedalia to the Blackwater River, Mo.

Jun 4, 1864 - Affair at Hudson's Crossing, Neosho River, Ind. Ter.

Jun 4-17, 1864 - Scouts from Huntersville and Clinton, Ark.

Jun 5, 1864 - Skirmish at Worthington's Landing, Ark.

Jun 5-9, l864 - Scout from Warrensburg to the North Blackwater River, Mo.

Jun 5-12, 1864 - Scout from Forsyth through Ozark and Douglas Counties, Mo.

Jun 6, l864 - Engagement at Old River Lake, or Lake Chicot, Ark. Skirmish at Bealer's Ferry, Little Red River, Ark.

Jun 7, 1864 - Skirmish at Sunnyside Landing, Ark. Affair at Sikeston, Mo. Raid on New Frankfort, Mo.

Jun 8, l864 - Engagement at Simsport, La.

Jun 8-19, 1864 - Scout on the Osage and in its vicinity.

Jun 9, 1864 - Affair near Breckinridge, Mo.

Jun 9-14, 1864 - Scout from Cassville, Mo., to Cross hollow, Ark.

Jun 10, 1864 - Maj. Gen. John G. Walker, C. S. Army, assigned to command of the District of West Louisiana, vice Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor, relieved. Affair near Saint James, Mo. Skirmish at Lewisburg, Ark.

Jun 10-15, 1864 - Scout from Sedalia to Renick's Farm, Mo.

Jun 10-23, 1864 - Operations in the District of Central Missouri.

Jun 11, 1864 - The Thirteenth Army Corps discontinued. Skirmish at Ridgeley, Mo.

Jun 12, 1864 - Affair at Montevallo, Mo. Raid on Calhoun, Mo. Skirmish near Kingsville, Mo.

Jun 13-16, 1864 - Scout from Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to Weston, Mo.

Jun 14, 1864 - Raid on Melville, Mo. Skirmish near Lexington, Mo.

Jun 14-16, l864 - Scouts from Pleasant Hill, Mo.

Jun 15, 1864 - Skirmish near White Hare, Mo. Union evacuation of Pass Cavallo, Tex.

Jun 15-16, l864 - Capture of the steamer J. R. Williams, Arkansas River, and skirmish at San Bois Creek, Ind. Ter.

Jun 15-17, 1864 - Attack on Union gun-boats at Ratliff's (15th), Como (15th and 16th), and Magnolia Landings (16th), and skirmish (17th) at Newport Cross-Roads, La.

Jun 16, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Reynolds, U. S. Army, assigned to command of the forces being Assembled at Morganza, La., to operate against Mobile, Ala. Skirmish at West Point, Ark. Affair on Big North Fork Creek, near Preston, Mo.

Jun 16-17, 1864 - Expedition from Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to Farley, &c., Mo.

Jun 16-20, 1864 - Expedition from Kansas into Missouri.

Jun 17, 1864 - Skirmish near Columbia, Mo. Skirmish on the Monticello Road, near Pine Bluff, Ark.

Jun 18, 1864 - Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Defenses of New Orleans.

Jun 18-19, 1864 - Descent on Laclede, Mo., and pursuit of the raiders.

Jun 18-20, 1864 - Scout from Kansas City, Mo.

Jun 19, 1864 - Affair at Bayou Grossetete, La. Affair at Eagle Pass, Tex. Skirmish at Hahn's Farm, near Waldron, Ark. Skirmish at Iron Bridge, Ind. T.

Jun 19-25, 1864 - Scout from Mount Vernon, Mo.

Jun 20-23, 1864 - Scouts from Lewisburg, Ark.

Jun 20-24, 1864 - Scout from Cassville, Mo., to Cross Hollow, Ark.

Jun 20-29, 1864 - Operations on the White River, Ark.

Jun 24, 1864 - Affair near Fayetteville, Ark.

Jun 25, 1864 - Skirmish at Rancho Las Rinas, Tex. Affair at Point Pleasant, La.

Jun 26, 1864 - Affair near the Sedalia and Marshall Road, Mo.

Jun 27-28, 1864 - Affairs near Dunksburg, Mo.

Jun 27-29, 1864 - Scout from Brownsville, Ark.

Jun 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Meffleton Lodge, Ark. Skirmish at Davis' Bend, La.