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Civil War Battles 

Volume 49, Chapter 61 - Operations in Kentucky, Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, Northern and Central Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and West Florida. January 1 - June 30, 1865

Jan 9-Feb. 15, 1865 - Scouts about Mount Sterling, Ky.

Jan 16-Feb. 20, l865 - Scouts about Franklin, Tenn.

Jan 23, 1865 - Lieut. Gen. Richard Taylor, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Army of Tennessee, vice Hood, relieved.

Jan 23-27, 1865 - Scout from Cumberland Gap, Tenn.

Jan 24, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, C. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Mississippi, East Louisiana, and West Tennessee.

Jan 25, 1865 - Skirmish near Simpsonville, Shelby County, Ky. Expedition from Irish Bottom to Evans' Island, Tenn.

Jan 26, 1865 - Skirmish at Paint Rock, Ala.

Jan 27, 1865 - Skirmish at Elrod's Tan-yard, De Kalb County, Ala. Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, C. S. Army, assigned to command the District of Mississippi and East Louisiana.

Jan 28, 1865 - Attack on U. S. steamer Octorara, Mobile Bay, Ala. Action at Athens, Tenn.

Jan 28-31, 1865 - Expedition from Strawberry Plains to Clinch Mountain, Tenn., with skirmish.

Jan 29, 1865 - Affair at Danville, Ky. Skirmish near Harrodsburg, Ky.

Jan 30, 1865 - Skirmish near Chaplintown, Ky.

Jan 31-Apr. 24, l865 - Operations in North Alabama and East Tennessee.

Feb 1, 1865 - Skirmish in McLemore's Cove, Tenn.

Feb 3, 1865 - The Detachment Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Smith, U. S. Army, ordered from the Department of the Cumberland to the Military Division of West Mississippi. The Seventh Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, ordered from Department of the Cumberland to the Military Division of West Mississippi. The District of North Mississippi and West Tennessee formed, and Brig. Gen. Marcus J. Wright, C. S. Army, assigned to its command. The District of South Mississippi and East Louisiana formed, and Brig. Gen. Wirt Adams, C. S. Army, assigned to its command.

Feb 3-4, 1865 - Skirmish at Ladd's House, Hog Jaw Valley, Ala.

Feb 5, 1865 - Skirmish near McMinnville, Tenn.

Feb 6, 1865 - Affair at Corn's Farm, Franklin County, Tenn.

Feb 7, 1865 - Scout on the Hernando Road, Tenn.

Feb 8-9, 1865 - Affair at New Market (8th), skirmish at Bradfordsville (8th), and skirmish at Hustonville (9th), Ky.

Feb 9, 1865 - Skirmish near Memphis, Tenn. Brig. Gen. Elias S. Dennis, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of South Alabama.

Feb 10, 1865 - Affair near Triune, Tenn. Skirmish in Johnson's Crook, Ga. The Department of the Cumberland declared to consist of the State of Tennessee and such parts of Northern Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi as may be occupied by troops under the command of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, U. S. Army. The Department of Kentucky (consisting of the State of Kentucky) created, and Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer, U. S. Army, assigned to its command. The Department of Mississippi declared to embrace so much of the State of Mississippi as was occupied by the troops of the Military Division of West Mississippi on the river.

Feb 12, 1865 - Skirmish at Waterloo, Ala.

Feb 13, 1865 - Action at Station Four, Fla.

Feb 14, 1865 - Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, U. S. Army, assigned to command the District of East Tennessee.

Feb 15, 1865 - Brig. Gen. Alexander Asboth, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of West Florida, vice Brig. Gen. Thomas J. McKean, relieved.

Feb 15-16, 1865 - Scout from Nashville, on the Nolensville Pike, Tenn.

Feb 16, 1865 - Skirmish near Gurley's Tank, Ala. Skirmish near Cedar Keys, Fla. Attacks upon the garrisons of Athens and Sweet Water, Tenn.

Feb 17-18, 1865 - Expedition from Eastport to Iuka, Miss. Expedition from Whitesburg to Fearn's Ferry, Tenn.

Feb 18, 1865 - Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of Kentucky. Attack on Fort Jones, near Colesburg, Ky.

Feb 19, 1865 - Expedition from Barrancas to Milton, Fla.

Feb 19-23, 1865 - Expedition from Eastport, Miss., to Russellville, Ala., with skirmishes (20th) near Tuscumbia, Ala.

Feb 20, 1865 - Attack on Fort Myers, Fla.

Feb 20-24, 1865 - Expedition from Nashville to Pine Wood, Tenn. Expedition to Greeneville and Warrensburg, Tenn., with skirmishes (21st and 22d) near Greeneville.

Feb 21, 1865 - Brig. Gen. William P. Benton, U. S. Army, assumes temporary command of U.S. forces at Mobile, Ala. Brig. Gen. Elias S. Dennis, U. S. Army, assumes command of U. S. forces on Dauphin Island, Ala.

Feb 21-Mar. 7, 1865 - Operations in the vicinity of Saint Mark's, Fla.

Feb 22-25, 1865 - Expedition from Barrancas to Milton, Fla., and skirmishes. Bvt. Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge, U. S. Army, relieved from command of the District of Kentucky.

Feb 25, 1865 - Skirmish at Piketon, Ky. Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, U.S. Army, assigned to command of the troops operating from Pensacola Bay, Fla. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Thirteenth Army Corps. Brig. Gen. James C. Veatch, U. S. Army, assumes command of the U. S. forces on Dauphin Island, Ala.

Feb 27, 1865 - Skirmish at Spring Place, Ga.

Feb 28, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn, U. S. Army, assigned to command the District of West Tennessee (reorganized). Maj. Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau, U. S. Army, assigned to command the District of Middle Tennessee (reorganized). Maj. Gen. James B. Steedman, U. S. Army, assigned to command the District of the Etowah (reorganized). Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, U. S. Army, assigned to command the District of East Tennessee (reorganized).

Mar 1, 1865 - Skirmish near Philadelphia, Tenn. Skirmish at Holly Creek, Ga.

Mar 1-6, 1865 - Expedition from Gravelly Springs to Florence, Ala.

Mar 2-4, 1865 - Operations about Athens, Tenn.

Mar 3, 1865 - Skirmish near Tunnel Hill, Ga. Skirmish at Decatur, Ala.

Mar 3-5, 1865 - Reconnaissance from Cumberland Gap, Tenn., toward Jonesville, Va., with skirmishes (4th) at Ball's Bridge, Va., and (5th) at Tazewell, Tenn.

Mar 3-11, 1865 - Expedition from Memphis, Tenn., into Northern Mississippi.

Mar 7, 1865 - Skirmish at Elyton, Ala.

Mar 8, 1865 - Skirmish in Jackson County, Tenn.

Mar 9, 1865 - Skirmish at Howard's Mills, Ky. Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of East Tennessee.

Mar 10, 1865 - Skirmish near Boyd's Station, Ala.

Mar 12-14, 1865 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Miss., to Grand Gulf and vicinity.

Mar 13, 1865 - Affair near Dalton, Ga.

Mar 14, 1865 - Skirmish near Dalton, Ga.

Mar 15-18, 1865 - Skirmishes at Boyd's Station and Stevenson's Gap, Ala.

Mar 17-May 4, 1865 - The Mobile (Ala.) Campaign.

Mar 18, 1865 - Skirmish at Livingston, Tenn.

Mar 19, 1865 - Skirmish at Celina, Tenn.

Mar 20, 1865 - Skirmish at Ringgold, Ga.

Mar 21-Apr.25, 1865 - Expedition from East Tennessee into Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina.

Mar 22, 1865 - Brig. Gen. Edward Hatch, U. S. Army, assumes command of all troops of the Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, remaining at Eastport, Miss. Skirmish at Celina, Tenn.

Mar 22-Apr. 24, 1865 - Wilson's Raid from Chickasaw to Selma, Ala., and Macon, Ga,

Mar 25, 1865 - Skirmish at Brawley Forks, Tenn. Skirmish near Glasgow, Ky.

Mar 26, 1865 - Skirmish in Bath County, Ky.

Mar 28, 1865 - Skirmish at Germantown, Tenn.

Mar 29, 1865 - Skirmish at Blackwater River, Ky.

Mar 31, 1865 - Skirmish at Magnolia, Tenn.

Apr 1, 1865 - Skirmish at White Oak Creek, Tenn.

Apr 1-4, 1865 - Expedition from Dalton to Spring Place and the Coosawattee River, Ga., with skirmishes.

Apr 3, 1865 - Skirmish at Mount Pleasant, Tenn.

Apr 3-4, 1865 - Scout from Huntsville to near Vienna, Ala.

Apr 5-7, 1865 - Scout from Huntsville to New Market, Maysville, etc., Ala.

Apr 13, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, assigned to command all the troops and posts on the east side of Mobile Bay, with the exception of the troops belonging to the Sixteenth Army Corps.

Apr 13-16, 1865 - Scouts about Lexington, Ky.

Apr 14, 1865 - Skirmish at Mount Pleasant, Tenn.

Apr 18, 1865 - Skirmish near Germantown, Tenn. Skirmish near Taylorsville, Ky.

Apr 22, 1865 - Skirmish at Buzzard Roost, Ga.

Apr 23-26, 1865 - Scout from Pulaski, Tenn., to Rogersville, Ala.

Apr 27, 1865 - Brig. Gen. James C. Veatch, U. S. Army, assigned to command the Post and District of Mobile.

Apr 29, 1865 - Skirmish in Lyon County, Ky.

May 1, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, U. S. Army, ordered to relieve Maj. Gen. Napoleon J. T. Dana, U. S. Army, in command of the Department of Mississippi.

May 2, 1865 - Bvt. Maj. Gen. John E. Smith, U. S. Army, assigned to command the District of West Tennessee, vice Burbridge, relieved.

May 1-10, 1865 - Pursuit and capture of Jefferson Davis.

May 3-6, 1865 - Expedition from Rodney to Port Gibson, Miss., with skirmishes.

May 5, 1865 - Skirmish at Summerville, Ga.

May 5-13, 1865 - Expedition from Pulaski, Tenn., to New Market, Ala.

May 17, 1865 - The State of Mississippi added to the Department of the Gulf.

May 25, 1865 - Explosion of ordnance depot at Mobile, Ala.

May 29, 1865 - Bvt. Maj. Gen. John E. Smith, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of West Tennessee.

May 30, 1865 - The Fourth Army Corps ordered from Department of the Cumberland to the Military Division of the Southwest.

May 31-June 6, 1865 - Expedition from Barrancas to Apalachicola, Fla.

Jun 5, 1865 - The veteran portion of Fourth Army Corps ordered to proceed from the Department of the Cumberland to New Orleans, La.

Jun 9, 1865 - Explosion of ordnance building at Chattanooga, Tenn.

Jun 20, 1865 - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Military Division of the Tennessee.

Jun 27, 1865 - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas assigned to the command of the Military Division of the Tennessee; Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord, to the Department of the Ohio; Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, to the Department of Tennessee; Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer, to the Department of Kentucky; Maj. Gen. James B. Steedman, to the Department of Georgia, and Maj. Gen. Charles R. Woods, to the Department of Alabama.