November 6
1861

Action at Little Santa Fe, MO.

Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Vice-Pres. Alexander Stephens are re-elected to office in the elections held in the South, Richmond, VA, for 6 yrs.

Operations at Townsend's Ferry, New River, WV. (Nov 6-15)

1862

Brig. Gen. Charles Davis Jameson, USA, dies aboard a steamboat near Boston, MA, finally dying from typhoid fever contracted during the Jun 1 Battle of Seven Pines, VA.

Stephen Dill Lee, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Federal expeditions from Fort Scott, KS, and skirmishes with Quantrill's guerrillas. (Nov 6-11)

Skirmish at Garrettsburg, KY, as Brig. Gen. Thomas Ransom, USA, thwarts the Rebels in the area.

Skirmish at Old Lamar, MS.

Federal reconnaissance from La Grange, TN, toward Lamar, MS, and skirmish at Worsham's Creek, by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

The following are officially assigned Corp Commands in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia:
1 st Army Corps: Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA.
2nd Army Corps: Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, CSA.

Skirmish at Warrenton, VA.

Skirmish at Martinsburg, WV.

1863

Adin Ballou Underwood, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Action at Rogersville, TN, as Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones, CSA, Cavalry captures Rogersville, along with 775 prisoners, 32 wagons, ambulances, 1,000 horses, etc. However, by the time the horses got to headquarters, only 300 remained. Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom, Jr., CSA, commanding the District of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee believes the "missing" horses were appropriated by the men and may have been sent off and sold. Free enterprise at work? OR insubordination?

Brownsville and Point Isabel, TX, is occupied by Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks' USA, expeditionary forces.

Skirmish near Falmouth, VA.

Engagement at Droop Mountain, WV, as Brig. Gen. William W. Averell's, USA, cavalry command continues to advance, defeating Brig. Gen. John Echols, CSA.

Skirmish at Little Sewell Mountain, WV, with Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, USA.

1864

Skirmish at Cane Hill, AR, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA, after retreating from Missouri.

Affairs at Fort Lyon, the Colorado Territory, where the new commander orders the arrest of all the peaceful Arappahoe Indians who have been camped 2 miles from the Fort and come everyday to the Fort for provisions, demanding all their weapons and horses belonging to the US Government. The Indians immediately agree to any demands made by the Yankees. The Commander proclaims they are all his prisoners. 9 Cheyenne Indians come to the Fort telling the Commander that 600 more are on their way, plus an additional 2,000 once the weather breaks. The officer writes he will not allow this as he does not have the provisions to feed all these Indians. He also writes of no love lost for the hostile Arapahoes, Sioux, Cheyenne, Kiowas and Commanches, as well as the Apaches. The Federals fought to disarm the hostile Indians, and when they finally achieve peace, they turn their backs on the Indians. A no win situation for the Indian Nations. (Nov 6-16)

Skirmish on the McDonough road, near Atlanta, GA.

Federal expedition from Vicksburg, MS, to Games' Landing and Bayou Macon, LA. (Nov 6-8 )

Federal scout in Callaway County, MO. (Nov 6-7)

Skirmish with Indians at the Sand Hills Stage Station, the Nebraska Territory.

Federal expedition from New Creek to Moorefield, WV, and skirmish with the Yankees bringing off 460 head of sheep, and provisions the Confederates desperately need. (Nov 6-8 )

1865

The Confederate Commerce Raider, the CSS Shenandoah, after an illustrious career, surrenders to British authorities at Liverpool, England.

November 6

1528 – Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in Texas.
1789 – Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States.

Births:
1841 – Nelson W. Aldrich, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (d. 1915)
1851 – Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (d. 1902)
1854 – John Philip Sousa, American composer (d. 1932) For something completely different
1855 – Ezra Seymour Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (d. 1942)

Deaths:
1790 – James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (b. 1726)
1816 – Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (b. 1752)

November 7
1861

Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, in a letter counsels Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, appointed to command in Kentucky, to respect the constitutional rights of Kentuckians in their slave property.

Engagement at Belmont, MO, and demonstration from Paducah, upon Columbus, KY. Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's, USA, expedition is driven back to their transports on the Mississippi River by Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk, CSA, who sent troops across the river.

The Bombardment and subsequent capture of Forts Beauregard (at Bay Point) and Walker (at Hilton Head), Port Royal Bay, SC, by the US Navy led by Flag Officer Samuel F. DuPont, and Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, USA which are strategically located between Charleston, SC, and Savannah, GA.

Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA, the successor of Gen. John C. Fremont, USA, repudiates the Fremont-Price convention in Missouri of October 26, 1861.

1862

John Pegram, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Skirmish at Boonesborough, AR.

Skirmish at Rhea's Mill, near Marianna, AR.

Skirmish at Spaulding's, on the Sapello River, GA.

The Confederate Army of the Mississippi receives new commanders as follows:
Immediate command: Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA
1st Army Corps: Lieut. Gen. Leonidas Polk, CSA
2nd Army Corps: Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee, CSA

Action at Clark's Mill, Big Beaver Creek, Douglas County, MO, near Vera Cruz, as the Confederates capture and parole about 100 Union troops of the Federal Army of the Frontier.

Skirmish at Gallatin, TN, as Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, USA, transfers the Army of the Cumberland from Kentucky to Nashville, TN.

Skirmish at Tyree Springs, TN.

Skirmish at White Range, TN.

Maj. Gen. George Brinton McClellan, USA, is surprised to be informed that President Lincoln has replaced him with Maj. Gen. Ambrose Everett Burnside, USA, in command of the Army of the Potomac, VA, effectively ending McClellan's military career.

Skirmish at Jefferson, VA.

Skirmish at Rappahannock Station, VA.

Skirmish at Waterloo Bridge, VA.

1863

Federal expedition from Fayetteville, AR, to Frog Bayou, AR, and skirmishes (Nov 9) near Huntsville and (Nov 10) near Kingston. (Nov 7-13)

The advance of the Army of the Potomac to the line of the Rappahannock, VA. (Nov 7-8 )

Engagement at Rappahannock Station, VA.

Action at Kelly's Ford, VA, where Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA, forces Gen. Robert E. Lee to retreat to the Rapidan River.

The capture of Union pickets near Warrenton, VA, who are paroled and released. Their Colonel is furious, charging them with cowardice, and upset as they were sitting down apart from their arms, making coffee when they were captured.

The capture of Lewisburg, WV, by Brig. Gens. William W. Averell, and Alfred N. A. Duffie, USA, cavalry.

Skirmish near Muddy Creek, WV, with Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, USA.

1864

Samuel Read Anderson, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

The 6th US Army Corps, TN. is abolished.

Skirmish near Edenburg, VA, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

Federal reconnaissance toward Stony Creek, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

The 2nd Session of the 2nd Congress of the Confederate States of America opens in Richmond, VA, destined to be the final session of the Confederate states government.

November 7

1775 – John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters in order to fight with Murray and the British.
1786 – The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
1811 – Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
1837 – In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.

Births:
1832 – Andrew Dickson White, American educator (d. 1918)

Deaths:
1837 – Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist (b. 1809)

November 8
1861

Capt. Charles Wilkes, of the USS San Jacinto, stops the British mail ship, Trent, off the coast of Cuba, and captures the two Confederate Commissioners to France and England, James Mason and John Slidell.

Brig. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, USA, commanding the Dept. of the Cumberland, expresses his opinion that fugitive slaves must be delivered by upon an application of their masters, in conformity to the laws of the state of Kentucky.

Engagement at Ivy Mountain and skirmish at Piketon, or Fry Mountain, KY, Brig. Gen. William Nelson, USA, fighting Col. John Williams, CSA. (Nov 8-9)

Federal reconnaissance on Hilton Head, SC, toward Beauford, by the recently landed Union troops, under Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, USA.

Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, assumes the command of the Dept. of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida.

Revolt of the Unionists (mountaineers) East Tennessee, with the destruction of railroad bridges and uprising against the Confederate troops there under by Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer, CSA. (Nov 8-9)

The capture and burning of the schooner, CSS Royal Yacht, in the Bolivar Channel, off Galveston Harbor, TX, by the frigate, the USS Santee.

1862

John George Walker, C.S.A. is appointed Maj. Gen.

Skirmish at Cove Creek, AR.

Skirmishes at Marianna and La Grange, AR.

The CSS Alabama continues plundering Union shipping by burning the T.B. Wales, in the Atlantic, near Bermuda.

Skirmish near Cato, KS.

Skirmish at Burkesville, KY.

Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA, is assigned to the command of the Dept. of the Gulf, LA, replacing Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA, who had earned a despicable reputation for his (mis)treatment of the citizens of New Orleans, LA, as President Lincoln continues to reshuffle his high command of officers.

Federal expedition into the southern part of Missouri and the northern part of Arkansas. (Nov 8-13)

Brig. Gen. William Henry Chase Whiting, CSA, is assigned to the command of the defenses of the Cape Fear River, NC.

Skirmish on the Cumberland River, near Gallatin, TN.

Federal reconnaissance from La Grange, TN, and skirmishes at Old Lamar and Hudsonville, MS, by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA. (Nov 8-9)

Skirmish at Hazel River, VA.

Skirmish at Little Washington, VA.

Skirmish at Rappahannock Station, VA.

Affair near Snickersville, VA.

Skirmish near Warrenton, VA.

Col. John Daniel Imboden's, CSA, expedition from his camp on South Fort, Hardy County, into Tucker County, WV, and the capture of Saint George. (Nov 8-14)

1863

Skirmish at Clarksville, AR.

Skirmish at Bayou Tunica, or Tunica Bend, LA.

Skirmish at Vermillionville, LA, with Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA.

Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, CSA, supersedes Lieut. Gen. Daniel H. Hill, CSA, in the command of the 2nd Confederate Army Corps, the Army of Tennessee, in part due to Hill's inability to get along with Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA.

Skirmish at Warrenton, or Sulphur, Springs, VA, as Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA, moves the Army of the Potomac forward, including the following 5 skirmishes:

Skirmish at Brandy Station, VA.

Skirmish at Jeffersonton, VA.

Skirmish at Muddy Run, near Culpeper Court-House, VA.

Skirmish at Rixeyville, VA.

Skirmish at Stevensburg, VA.

Skirmish at Second Creek, on the road to Union, WV, with Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, USA.

1864

Abraham Lincoln's political worries over his past commanding general cease as Lincoln receives 55% of the general vote to defeat McClellan and be reelected President of the United States of America; the Union troops overwhelming voting to keep Lincoln and his campaign against the Confederacy going.

November 8

1519 – Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.

Births:
1836 – Milton Bradley, American game manufacturer (d. 1911)

Deaths:

November 9
1861

George Bibb Crittenden, C.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.

Jeremiah Tilford Boyle, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

The Dept. of Kansas is constituted, under the command of Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA.

The Dept. of the Ohio is reorganized so as to embrace the states of Kentucky, east of the Cumberland River, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Tennessee, under the command of Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, USA, who supersedes Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA.

The Dept. of Missouri is constituted, which included Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky west of the Cumberland River and Missouri, under the command of Maj. Gen. Henry Wager Halleck, USA.

The Dept. of New Mexico is re-established under the command of Col. Edward Richard S. Canby, USA.

The Federal occupation of Beaufort, SC, by Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman's, USA, recently landed expeditionary forces.

Federal expedition to Mathias Point, VA , on the York River, by Brig. Gens. Joseph Hooker and Daniel E. Sickles, USA.

1862

Brig. Gen. John Bordenave Villepigue, CSA, dies at Port Hudson, LA, from camp fever sickness.

Skirmishes at Boston Mountains, AR, and Dry Wood, MO.

Skirmish between Fayetteville and Cane Hill, AR.

Skirmish at Huntsville, MO.

Skirmish at Lebanon, TN.

Skirmish at Silver Springs, TN.

Skirmish at Fredericksburg, VA, with a Union cavalry charge under Col. Ulric Dahlgren, USA, through the city. Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, holds a Court of Inquiry, into possible negligence on the part of his pickets. The outcome is that no charges are lodged by Lee.

Skirmish at Newby's Cross-Roads, VA.

Skirmish at Philomont, VA, where Rebel Cavalry capture the town and the tail end of a long Federal supply train.

Skirmishes near Rappahannock Station, VA.

Federal reconnaissance from Bolivar Heights to Rippon, WV.

Federal expedition into Greenbrier County, WV. (Nov 9-11)

Skirmish on the South Fork of the Potomac, WV, between Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Kelley, USA, and Col. John Daniel Imboden, CSA, Partisan Rangers.

1863

Skirmish in the Choctaw Nation, the Indian Territory.

Skirmish near Bayou Sara, LA, as Confederate cavalry chase the Federals back to their ironclads, capturing prisoners and a wagon train.

Skirmish near Indian Bayou, LA.

Federal operations near Weldon, NC.

Skirmish near Covington, VA, with the Union Cavalry expedition forces under Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, USA.

Federal expedition from Williamsburg toward New Kent Court House, VA, where the Federals returned to Williamsburg with 30 wagons filled with corn gathered from the fields of 3 locals farmers. The Confederates on hand were not strong enough to prevent such action. (Nov 9-10)

President Jefferson Davis returns to Richmond, VA, from his trip into the deep south amid a snowstorm.

President Abraham Lincoln spends the evening at the theater watching John Wilkes Booth star in "The Marble Heart."

1864

Skirmish at Florence, AL.

Skirmish at Shoal Creek, AL.

Federal scout from Devall's Bluff to Searcy and Clinton, AR. (Nov 9-15)

Skirmish near Atlanta, GA.

In preparation of his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, who believes Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, USA, at Nashville, TN, can handle Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood, CSA, reorganizes his army as follows:
a) Right Wing - Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, USA.
1. 15th US Army Corps
2. 17th US Army Corps
b) Left Wing - Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum, USA.
1. 14th US Army Corps
2. 20th US Army Corps

Federal expedition from Memphis to Moscow, TN. (Nov 9-13)

1865

Francis Fessenden, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.

November 9

1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1764 – Mary Campbell, a captive of the Lenape during the French and Indian War, is turned over to forces commanded by Colonel Henry Bouquet.
1851 – Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape.
1857 – The Atlantic founded in Boston.

Births:
1731 – Benjamin Banneker, African-American astrononomer (d. 1806)
1802 – Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist (d. 1837)
1825 – A. P. Hill, American Confederate general (d. 1865)
1853 – Stanford White, American architect (d. 1906)

Deaths:

November 10
1861

Federal expedition from Hilton Head to Braddock's Point, SC, as Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, USA, continues to press on. (Nov 10-11)

Skirmish near Bristol, TN, with the uprising Unionists.

Skirmishes at Blake's Farm, Cotton Hill, or Gauley Bridge, WV, with Brig. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, USA.

Affair at Guyandotte, WV.

1862

Action at Corbin's Cross-Roads, near Amissville, VA, as Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, orders Maj. Gen. JEB Stuart, CSA, to advance his calvary to detect if any Federals had crossed the Rappahannock River, VA.

Skirmish at Gaines' Cross-Roads, VA.

Skirmish at Markham's Station, VA.

Operations along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, VA. (Nov 10-12)

Maj. Gen. "Little Mac" George B. McClellan bades farewell to the US Army of the Potomac, near Warrenton, VA.

Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA, supersedes Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter, USA, in the command of the 5th US Army Corps, the Army of the Potomac, which effectively ends Porter's military career, as he will be cashiered from the army in 1863 for the blame he received for the Union failure at the 2nd Battle of Manassas or Bull Run, Aug 29-30.

Brig. Gen. John S. Williams, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Dept. of Western Virginia.

Skirmish at Charlestown, Jefferson County, WV.

1863

William Thompson Martin, CSA, is appointed Maj. Gen.

John Austin Wharton, C.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.

Federal expedition from Benton to Mount Ida, AR, and skirmish (Nov 11) at Caddo Gap. (Nov 10-16)

Federal expedition from Skipwith's Landing to Tallulah Court-House, MS, the Federals marching through a "deserted and abandoned country," with no enemy encounters. (Nov 10-13)

Federal expedition from Springfield, MO, to Huntsville, Carrollton, and Berryville, AR, in an attempt to mop up Confederate guerrilla operations, as well as above expeditions.

Skirmish on Elk Mountain, near Hillsborough, WV, with Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, USA.

1864

Josiah Gorgas, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

The following are appointed Union Brigadier Generals:
Edmund Jackson Davis, USA
Thomas John Lucas, USA
James Richard Slack, USA

Federal scout from Kingston, GA, as Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, moves back to Atlanta, GA, burning all railroad lines and supplies that could assist the Rebels. (Nov 10-11)

Skirmish at Neosho, MO.

Federal scout near Memphis, TN, with the capture of a few Rebels.

Skirmish near Kernstown, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, with his feeble force Confederates, move north from New Market towards Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, and the Army of the Shenandoah.

1865

Capt. Henry Wirz, CSA, the commander of the notorious Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, GA, and who proclaims his innocence to the end, and after being found guilty of atrocities to Union prisoners, is hanged today.

November 10

1674 – Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherlands to England.
1766 – The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philidelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
1847 – The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction the Fastnet Rock lighthouse.

Births:
1801 – Samuel Gridley Howe, American social reformer (d. 1876)
1844 – Henry Eyster Jacobs, American theologian (d. 1932)

Deaths:
1727 – Alphonse de Tonty, French explorer and American settler (b. 1659)
1777 – Cornstalk, Shawnee chief

November 11
1861

Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, escorts Bvt. Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, USA, retired, to the railroad depot for his retirement at West Point. McClellan feels confident now with Scott out of the way.

Action at Little Blue, MO, between Federal Kansas Jayhawkers, and Pro-southern men.

The energetic efforts of Governor Harris and the Richmond, VA, Confederate government to suppress the insurrection in East Tennessee. (Nov 11-20)

The failure of the Federal efforts to succor the East Tennessee unionists. (Nov 11-12)

Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden, CSA, is assigned to the command of the District of Cumberland Gap, TN.

Skirmish near New Market Bridge, which is close to Fortress Monroe, Hampton, VA.

1862

Confederate demonstration on New Berne, NC.

Skirmish at Jefferson, VA.

1863

Skirmish in the Fouche-le-Faix Mountains, AR.

Skirmish at Greenleaf Prairie, the Indian Territory.

Skirmishes at Carrion Crow and Vermillion Bayous, Bayou Teche country, LA, with Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA.

Skirmish near Natchez, MS.

Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA, supersedes Maj. Gen. John G. Foster, USA, in the command of the Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina.

Confederate raid on Suffolk, VA, where a company of cavalry dash through into the town, capturing 1 wagon, 8 fine horses and 7 prisoners.

1864

William Montague Browne, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Skirmish at Shoal Creek, AL.

The destruction of all military facilities at Rome, GA, by the retreating Union army heading for Atlanta.

Federal scout from Springfield, MO, to Huntsville and Yellville, AR, with skirmishes. (Nov 11-21)

Action at Bull's Gap, TN, with Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, CSA. (Nov 11-13)

Skirmish at Russellville, TN, with Maj. Gen. John Cabell Breckinridge, CSA, commanding the Dept. of Western Virginia and East Tennessee and Maj. Gen. George Henry Thomas, USA, commanding the Dept. of the Cumberland.

Skirmish near Kernstown, VA, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

Skirmish at Manassas Junction, VA.

1865

Morgan Henry Chrysler, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

November 11

1620 – The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
1778 – Cherry Valley Massacre: an attack by Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces on a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
1831 – In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising.
1839 – The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.

Births:
1744 – Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States (d. 1818)
1836 – Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American poet and novelist (d. 1907)

Deaths:
1831 – Nat Turner, American slave rebel (hanged) (b. 1800)


Observance and Holiday:

Do Note that this is a holiday

Veterans Day in the United States (called Armistice Day until 1954, when the holiday was re-geared to be for all American military veterans.)

November 12
1861

Richard Griffith, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

The following are appointed Union Brigadier Generals:
Christopher Columbus Augur, USA
Schuyler Hamilton, USA
George Washington Morgan, USA
Jesse Lee Reno, USA
Julius Stahel, USA

Governor Hicks protests against the release of the obnoxious members of the Maryland Legislature.

Federal reconnaissance to Pohick Church and the Occoquan Creek, VA, by Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, USA.

Skirmish on Laurel Creek, Cotton, Hill, WV.

1862

The capture of the Union courier station on Stone's River, TN.

Operations about Suffolk, VA, including skirmishes at:
a) Providence Church (Nov 12) and at
b) Blackwater Bridge, and (Nov 14) at Zuni, VA. (Nov 12-14)

1863

Skirmish at Rosseville, AR.

Skirmish at Greenleaf Prairie, the Indian Territory.

Operations about Saint Martinsville, Bayou Teche country, LA, with Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA.

Skirmish at Corinth, MS.

Skirmish near Cumberland Gap, TN, as the Federal Cavalry arrives just in time to recapture the 21 wagon forage train sent out that was in the process of being captured by the Confederates. After loss of life, the Rebels high tail it out of there.

Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet's Confederate Corps along with Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Command arrives at Loudon, TN, for a combined assault on Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA, at Knoxville, TN.

1864

The Federal destruction of Atlanta, GA, continues as Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, prepares to launch his "march to the sea" campaign.

Skirmish with bushwackers 12 miles northwest of Centreville, MO.

Action at Cedar Creek, VA, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

The USS Wachusett arrives off Hampton Roads, VA, with its prize in tow, the CSS Florida, in tow since Oct 7, when it was captured at the Brazilian port of Bazhia.

Action at Newtown (or Middletown), VA, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, and Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, meet again.

Action at Nineveh, VA, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

November 12

Births:
1795 – Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (d. 1856)
1815 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (d. 1902)

Deaths:

November 13
1861

Federal expedition from Greenville to Doniphan, MO. (Nov 13-15)

Federal scout through Texas and Wright Counties, MO. (Nov 13-18 )

Skirmish near Romney, WV.

Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, snubs President Abraham Lincoln by retiring to bed, rudely refusing to meet with Lincoln, as Lincoln patiently waits in his parlor. This will be the last time Lincoln calls on McClellan; from now on, McClellan will be summoned to the White House.

1862

Federal expedition from Beaufort to Doboy River, GA, with the capture of around 250,000 board feet of Confederate lumber, etc. (Nov 13-18 )

Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee, CSA, assumes the command of the 2nd Army Corps, the Confederate Army of the Mississippi.

Skirmish at Holly Springs, MS, with the Union forces capturing the important railroad depot there.

Skirmish near Nashville, TN.

Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA, Army of Tennessee, moves his troops from Chattanooga, toward Murfreesboro, TN, to unite his forces with Maj. Gen. John Cabell Breckinridge, CSA.

Skirmishes at Sulphur Springs, VA. (Nov 13-14)

1863

Brig. Gen. Carnot Posey, CSA, dies at Charlottesville, VA, from infection that set in from the wound received Oct 14 at the engagement at Bristoe Station, VA.

Skirmish at Mount Ida, AR, with a Union attack on the Confederate camp there.

Skirmishes with Indians near the Big Bar on the South Fork of the Trinity River, CA, with various encounters and Indian deaths, including the 2 Indians and 3 squaws that were dressing a beef they had killed for food; the squaws escaped. The Indians were buried. (Nov 13-14)

Federal reconnaissance to the entrance of the Cape Fear River, NC. (Nov 13-14)

Skirmish at Blythe's Ferry, Tennessee River, TN.

Skirmish at Palmyra, TN.

Skirmish near Winchester, VA.

Brig. Gen. Alfred N. A. Duffle's, USA, Cavalry command reaches Charleston, WV, part of the Cavalry expedition to Lewisburg.

1864

Skirmish with Indians at Ash Creek, 12 miles from Fort Larned, KS, as the hostile Indians attack and capture 5 wagons loaded with corn, and kill one Yankee, while injuring 4.

Federal scout for Confederate guerrillas in Pemiscot County, MO, with skirmish. (Nov 13-16)

Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, breaks off contact with Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, and withdraws south back to New Market, VA, as his beleaguered force is further weakened when a large portion of his force is sent to assist Gen. Robert E. Lee's, CSA, dwindling siege lines around Petersburg, VA. Early having fought over 70 plus engagements in his Valley Campaign, and taking the war north to Washington, DC, is not normally remembered in the same vain as Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign, ultimately because of Jackson's success and Early's defeat.

1865

South Carolina, where it all began 4 years ago, is the 23rd state of the Union to ratify the 13th amendment, which abolishes slavery.

November 13

1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Col. Ethan Allen attack Montreal, Quebec, defended by British General Guy Carleton
1851 – The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers in what would become Seattle, Washington.

Births:
1732 – John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (d. 1808)
1814 – Joseph Hooker, American General (d. 1879)
1833 – Edwin Booth, American actor (d. 1893)
1838 – Joseph Fielding Smith, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (d. 1918)
1841 – Edward Burd Grubb, American Civil War Brevet Brigadier General (d. 1913)
1853 – John Drew Jr., American actor (d. 1927)
1856 – Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1941)

Deaths:

November 14
1861

William Montgomery Gardner, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Richard Brooke Garnett, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Affair at the mouth of the Mattawoman Creek, MD, by Brig. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA.

The Federal expedition through the Virginia Counties of Accomac and Northampton. (Nov 14-22)

Skirmish on the road from Fayetteville to Raleigh, WV.

Skirmishes at and near McCoy's Mill, WV.

The US Christian Commission is organized, to help furnish supplies, nurses, and friendship to the Union men, by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).

1862

Andrew Jackson Hamilton, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Brig. Gen. Andrew Jackson Hamilton, USA, is appointed the military governor of Texas.

General Braxton Bragg, CSA, arrives with his forces at Tullahoma, southeast of, and near, Nashville, TN.

Skirmish at Jefferson, VA.

Skirmish at Waterloo, VA.

Maj. Gen. Ambrose Everett Burnside, USA, as the new commander, reorganizes the the Army of the Potomac, into three grand divisions with the following commanders:
a) Right Grand Division - Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, USA
b) Center Grand Division - Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA
c) Left Grand Division - Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA

1863

Federal expedition from Maysville to Whitesburg and Decatur, AL, sent to thoroughly scout the country situated between the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and the Tennessee River, and drive out or capture the marauding rebel bands known to be roving over that country, pressing horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, wheat, etc. and running them across the river for Confederate use. The plantations in this area are very large, generally 2,000 to 4,000 acres each. Corn, horses, etc. are in abundant supply. (Nov 14-17)

Federal expedition from Helena, AR, aboard the steamer, Hamilton Belle.

Skirmishes at Danville, MS. (Nov 14-15)

Skirmish at Huff's Ferry, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.

Skirmish at Little River, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.

Skirmish at Maryville, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.

Skirmish at Rockford, TN.

Affairs on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, where John Y. Beall, master in the Rebel navy, and his crew of 14 men land on the Chesapeake shore whose object was the capture of a steamer. Unfortunately for Beall and his men, they are the ones captured. Beall admits being responsible for the capture of other Union vessels in the past. (Nov 14-15)

Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, is assigned to the Confederate command of West Tennessee.

Skirmish at Tyson's Cross-Roads, VA.

Federal scout from Martinsburg, to Pughtown, up to the head of Cedar Creek, at Van Buren Furance, WV, where a few Confederate Cavalrymen and horses are captured. (Nov 14-18 )

1864

The Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee. (Nov 14-Jan 23,1865).

Skirmish on Cow Creek, KS.

Federal expedition from Baton Rouge, LA, to Brookhaven, MS, and skirmishes. (Nov 14-21)

Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, USA, assumes the command of the US forces at Pulaski, TN, consisting of two US Army Corps, the first line of defense against Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood, CSA.

Action near Russellville, TN, with Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, CSA.

President Abraham Lincoln officially ends Maj. Gen. George Brinton McClellan's military career by accepting George's resignation. Another major player in the American Civil War bows out of the arena for good.

November 14

1533 – Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca empire

Births:
1765 – Robert Fulton, American inventor (d. 1815)
1777 – Nathaniel Claiborne, U.S. politician (d. 1859)
1803 – Jacob Abbott, American writer (d. 1879)
1828 – James B. McPherson, American Civil War general (d. 1864)

Deaths:
1832 – Charles Carroll of Carrollton, American statesman (b. 1737)

November 15
1861

Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, USA, assumes the command of the Dept. of the Ohio, KY, etal, replacing Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA.

The Unionists' camp near Chattanooga, TN, is dispersed by the Confederates.

The USS San Jacinto arrives at Fortress Monroe, VA, and transfers Confederate Commissioners, Mason and Slidell, as prisoners of war, to Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, MA, arriving Nov 24. This creates an international incident with England, which is undesired by President Lincoln.

1862

John Sappington Marmaduke, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Skirmish at Yocum Creek, MO.

Federal reconnaissance from Edgefield Junction toward Clarksville, TN. 11/15-20/1862.

Action at Warrenton, or Sulphur Springs, VA.

The Confederate Secretary of War, George W. Randolph, unexpectantly resigns his cabinet post, Richmond, VA.

Skirmish on the Guyandotte, WV.

1863

Skirmish in Newton County, AR.

Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, arrives with his Union troops at Bridgeport, AL, enroute to the relief of Chattanooga, TN, under Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA.

Federal expedition from Vidalia to Trinit, LA. (Nov 15-16)

Confederate demonstration on John's Island, SC, as the Rebels unsuccessfully attempt to destroy the bridge connecting Seabrook and Kiawah Islands. The Federals are well equipped with vessels, having 11 schooners, 3 steamers, 3 brigs and 2 gunboats in the harbor, a definite advantage in this area.

Skirmish at Lenoir's Station, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.

Skirmish at Loudon, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.

Skirmish at Pillowville, TN, as the Federals attack and rout a Confederate conscripting party, killing some in the process.

Skirmish at Stock Creek, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.

Federal expedition from Charlestown, WV, to near New Market, VA, and skirmishes (Nov 16) at:
a) Woodstock, where the Federals capture the Rebel mail carrier and a wagon with four barrels of apple brandy intended for Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden's, CSA, camp.
b) Edenburg, and skirmish with Confederate pickets there, and
c) Mount Jackson, VA, with Confederate Cavalry and later on with bushwackers. 11/15-18/1863.

1864

Joseph Benjamin Palmer, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

The Savannah (Georgia) Campaign. (Nov 15-Dec 21)

Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's, USA, starts from Atlanta, GA, on his famous "March to the Sea," destroying everything of military value in sight.

Skirmish near East Point, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.

Skirmish at Jonesborough, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.

Skirmishes near Rough and Ready and Stockbridge, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.

Skirmish at Clinton, LA.

Skirmish near Collierville, TN.

November 15

1533 – Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
1791 – The first U.S Catholic college, Georgetown University, opens its doors.
1806 – Pike expedition: Lieutenant Zebulon Pike sees a distant mountain peak while near the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains (it is later named Pikes Peak).

Births:

Deaths:
1794 – John Witherspoon, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1723)

November 16
1861

Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

William Mahone, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Capt. D. N. Ingraham, CSN, is assigned to duty in Charleston Harbor, SC.

William Blount Carter escapes to the Union lines and reports to Brig. Gen. George Henry Thomas, USA, of the success of his enterprise in East Tennessee, of burning bridges, etc.

The capture of a Union foraging party at Doolan's Farm, VA, in the vicinity of Taylor's Corner and Falls Church, VA.

1862

Operations about Cassville and Keetsvile, MO.

Federal expedition from Helena against Arkansas Post, AR. (Nov 16-21)

Skirmish at Gloucester Point, VA.

The Army of the Potomac sees the following commanders assume their respective commands:
a) Center Grand Division - Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA
b) Left Grand Division - Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA
c) 5th US Army Corps - Brig Gen. Daniel Butterfield, USA
d) 6th US Army Corps - Maj. Gen. William F. Smith, USA

Affair at United States Ford, VA, as Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA, moves the Army of the Potomac from Warrenton, VA, towards Fredericksburg, VA.

Skirmish at Chester Gap, VA.

1863

The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
James Holt Clanton, CSA
Jesse Johnson Finley, CSA
William Young Conn Humes, CSA
John Hebert Kelly, CSA
John Tyler Morgan, CSA
Claudius Charles Wilson, CSA

Federal expedition from Vidalia to Trinity, LA.

Engagement between the US Monitors and the Confederate batteries on Sullivan's Island, SC, with some severe nasty wounds causing death to some brave young men.

Engagement at Campbell's Station, TN, where Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA, is unsuccessful in his attempt to cut off Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's retreat to Knoxville, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.

Skirmishes at and about Kingston, East TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign. (Nov 16-23)

Skirmish near Knoxville, TN, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign.

Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA, occupies Corpus Christi, TX.

Affair at Germantown, VA, with Confederate Cavalry, probably some of Maj. John S. Mosby's Virginia Partisan Rangers.

Federal expedition from Yorktown into Matthews County, VA, with the destruction of over 30 small boats, and the capture of some Confederate seamen, and with Union refugees coming in with the troops to avoid the Confederate conscription. (Nov 16-19)

Skirmish near Burlington, WV, where in addition to the events taking place with the Federal expedition on Nov 15 from Charlestown, Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden's, CSA, men attack a train of 80 wagons near Burlington, Hampshire County, WV, fleeing before setting fire to them, but removing with them 25 prisoners as well as 245 good horses.

1864

Dudley Mclver DuBose, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Skirmishes on the line of Shoal Creek, AL. (Nov 16-20)

Federal scout from Devall's Bluff to West Point, AR, with skirmishes. (Nov 16-18 )

Federal expedition from Barrancas to Pine Barren Bridge, FL, in the vicinity of Pensacola and Montgomery, where the Yankees capture the Rebel picket, move on and capture the next inner picket guards, wait and capture the Rebs coming to relieve these men, cross the rickety bridge and virtually capture the entire Confederate camp without a Union man injured. Well done. (Nov 16-17)

Skirmish at Bear Creek Station, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.

Skirmish at Cotton River Bridge, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.

Action at Lovejoy's Station, GA, the "March to the Sea," Campaign by Maj. Gen. Wm Sherman.

Federal expedition from Brookfield to Brunswick, Keytesville, and Salisbury, MO. (Nov 16-23)

Federal expedition against guerrillas from Cape Girardeau to Patterson, Wayne County, MO, with skirmishes at:
a) Reeves' Mill (Nov 19), and at
b) Buckskull, Randolph County, AR. (Nov 20). (Nov 16-25)

Skirmishes at Strawberry Plains, TN, with the Confederates under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, CSA. (Nov 16-17)

Skirmish near Lee's Mill, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

November 16

1532 – Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: Hessian mercenaries capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
1776 – American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
1821 – American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail.

Births:
1836 – David Kalakaua of Hawaii, Hawaiian king (d. 1891)

Deaths:
1790 – Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)
1806 – Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1754)

November 17
1861

Skirmish at Cypress Bridge, near Rumsey, McClean County, KY.

1862

The USS San Jacinto lies in wait off the Caribbean island of Martinique for the Confederate steamer, CSS Alabama, but fails to prevent her from leaving port.

Operations about Cassville and Keetsvile, MO. (Nov 17-18 )

Federal expedition from Sparta, TN, into KY. (Nov 17-29)

Affair near Carrsville, VA, with Confederate Cavalry.

Skirmish at Falmouth, on the Rappahannock River and across from Fredericksburg, VA, with the freshly arrived Army of the Potomac.

President Jefferson Davis appoints Maj. Gen. Gustavus Woodson Smith, CSA, as acting Confederate Secretary of War, Richmond, VA.

1863

Skirmish near Willow Creek on the Trinity River, C A, with Indians.

Skirmish at Bay Saint Louis, MS.

Federal scout around Houston, MO. (Nov 17-26)

The massive Union bombardment of Fort Sumter, SC, continues.

The Siege of Knoxville, TN, begins by Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA, the Knoxville, TN, Campaign. Nov 17-Dec 4)

The capture of the Confederate battery at Arkansas Pass, TX, by Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks' USA, expeditionary forces.

Brig. Gen. William W. Averell's US Cavalry command reaches New Creek, WV, effectively ending his successful cavalry expedition to Lewisburg, WV.

1864

Godfrey Weitzel, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.

Skirmish near Maysville, AL.

Skirmish near New Market, AL.

Federal expedition from Little Rock to Pagan's Ford, Saline River, AR. (Nov 17-18 )

Affair at Towaliga Bridge, GA, as Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, takes four different routes to the sea in an attempt to confuse the Confederates.

Federal expedition from Brashear City to Bayou Portage, LA, with skirmish (Nov 18 ) at Lake Fausse Pointe, LA. (Nov 17-19)

Skirmish at Flat Creek, TN, as Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge's, CSA, latest expedition is concluded.

President Jefferson Davis, CSA, strongly objects to any notion by several Georgia State Senators wishing to discuss a separate peace treaty with the Federal government, Richmond, VA.

November 17

1777 – Articles of Confederation are submitted to the states for ratification.
1820 – Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica (the Palmer Peninsula is later named after him).
1827 – The Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, is founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
1856 – American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.

Births:
1799 – Titian Peale, American artist (d. 1885)
1835 – Andrew L. Harris, governor of Ohio (d. 1915)

Deaths:

November 18
1861

Col. James H. Carleton, 1 st California Infantry, is relieved from command of the District of Southern CA.

Confederate soldiers convene at Russellville, KY, and elect to secede from the Union, creating two state governments, similar to Missouri, North Carolina, and later, Virginia (West).

Skirmish at Palmyra, MO.

Confederate attack on the steamer, Platte Valley, Price's Landing, MO.

Confederate capture of a wagon train near Warrensburg, MO.

Pro-unionists meet at Hatteras, denounce session, and elect Marble Nash Taylor, as Provisional Governor of North Carolina.

The capture of Unionists charged with burning bridges at Doe River, East TN.

Skirmish on the road from Falls Church to Fairfax Court-House, VA, with Lieut. Col. Fitzhugh Lee, 1st VA Cavalry.

1862

John Austin Wharton, CS A, is appointed Brig. Gen.

Skirmish on Doboy River, GA.

Skirmish at Core Creek, NC.

Skirmish at Double Bridge, TN.

Skirmish at Rural Hills, TN.

Skirmish at Franklin, VA, where it looks like rain.

1863

Brig. Gen. William Price Sanders, USA, is mortally wounded by Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet's, CSA, men as Sanders led his command to check the advance of the Confederates near Knoxville, TN, expiring the next day in a hotel room in Knoxville, TN.

Alfred Jefferson Vaughan, Jr, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen. 11 18 1863 Skirmish at Trenton, GA.

Skirmish at Carrion Crow Bayou, LA, with Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA.

Federal expedition from Skipwith's Landing to Roebuck Lake, MS. (Nov 18-22)

Confederate operations against the United States gunboats, USS Carondelet, USS Choctaw, and the USS Franklin and transports near Hog Point, Mississippi River. (Nov 18-21)

Skirmish on Shoal and Turkey Creek, Jasper County, MO.

Cavalry skirmish near Germanna Ford, VA, with Brig. Gen. George A. Custer, USA, pitted against Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton, CSA.

Federal reconnaissance from Vienna toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, VA, in an effort to capture guerrillas, with the successful capture of a few of Maj. John S. Mosby's Virginian Partisan Rangers. (Nov 18-23)

1864

Skirmish at Fayette, MO, with Confederate guerrillas who continue to harass the Federal troops.

Skirmish at Kabletown, WV, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

President Jefferson Davis orders Maj. Gen. Howell Cobb, CSA, commanding the Georgia reserves, to contest Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's, USA, march to the sea with every available man including Negroes to dig obstructions, fell trees, etc.