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November 19, 1861 - April 10, 1862.
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.*
November 19, 1861.- Major General Henry W. Halleck, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of the Missouri.
19, 1861 - Jan.4, 1862.- Operations in the Indian Territory.
20, 1861.- Major General David Hunter, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of Kansas.
Skirmish at Butler, Mo.
Skirmish at Little Santa Fe, Mo.
21, 1861.- Destruction of United States stores at Warsaw, Mo.
22, 1861.- Department of the Indian Territory established, under the command of Brigadier General Albert Pike, C. S. Army.
24, 1861.- Skirmish at Lancaster, Mo.
Skirmish at Johnston, Mo.
26, 1861.- Skirmish at Independence, Mo.
28, 1861.- Missouri admitted as a member of the Confederate States of America. Brigadier General Benjamin M. Prentiss, U. S. Army, assumes command of District of North Missouri.
29, 1861.- Brigadier General John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Missouri Militia.
30, 1861.- Skirmish at Grand River, Mo.
December 1, 1861.- Skirmish at Shangahi, Mo.
2, 1861.- Brigadier General James W. Denver, U. S. Army, assigned to the command of all the troops in the State of Kansas.
3, 1861.- Brigadier General John Pope, U. S. Army, assumes command of all the between the Missouri and Osage Rivers.
Action at Salem, Mo.
3-12, 1861.- Scout through Saline County, Mo.
5- 9, 1861.- Expedition through the Current Hill, Mo.
9, 1861.- Skirmish at Union Mills, Mo.
11, 1861.- Skirmish near Bertrand, Mo.
12, 1861.- Skirmish at Charleston, Mo.
18, 1861.- Skirmish at Blackwater Creek, or Milford, Mo.
Scout from Rolla towards Houston, Mo.
23, 1861.- Expedition to Lexington, Mo.
Skirmish at Dayton, Mo.
24, 1861.- Skirmish at Wadesbrug, Mo.
December 25.1861.- Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis, U. S. Army, assigned to command of Southwestern District of Missouri.
Expedition to Danville, Mo.
26, 1861.- Martial law proclaimed in Saint Louis, Mo., and in and about all railroads in the State of Missouri.
27, 1861.- Skirmish near Hallsville, Mo.
28, 1861.- Action at Mount Zion Church, Mo.
29, 1861.- Descent upon Commerce, Mo.,and attack on steamer City of Alton.
Jan.1-3, 1862.- Expedition from Morristown to Dayton and Rose Hill, Mo., skirmish en route, and destruction of Dayton.
3, 1862.- Skirmish at Hunnewell, Mo.
5-12, 1862.- Operations in Johnson and La Fayette Counties, Mo., and skirmish at Columbus, Mo.
6, 1862.- Brigadier General Schuyler Hamilton, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Saint Louis District.
8, 1862.- Skirmish at Charleston, Mo.
Action at Roan's Tan-Yard, Silver Creek, Mo.
9, 1862.- Skirmish at Columbus, Mo.
10, 1862.- The Trans-Mississippi District of Department No. 2 organized, under command of Major General Earl Van Dorn, C. S. Army.
15-17, 1862.- Expeditions to Benton, Bloomfield, and Dallas, Mo.
20-24, 1862.- Operations in and about Atchison, Kans.
22, 1862.- Skirmish at Knobnoster, Mo.
Occupation of Lebanon, Mo.
29, 1862.- Major General Earl Van Dorn, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Trans-Mississippi District.
29-Feb.3.1862.- Expedition to Blue Springs, Mo.
Feb. 3, 1862.- Call for 71,000 men from the State of Missouri for Confederate service.
8, 1862.- Affair at Bolivar, Mo.
Martial law declared throughout the State of Kansas.
9, 1862.- Skirmish at Marshfield, Mo.
12, 1862.- Skirmish at Springfield, Mo.
14, 1862.- Skirmish at Crane Creek, Mo.
15, 1862.- Skirmish near Flat Creek, Mo.
Brigadier General John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Saint Louis, Mo.
16, 1862.- Action of Potts' Hill, Sugar Creek, Ark.
17, 1862.- Action at Sugar Creek, Ark.
18, 1862.- Action of Bentonville, Ark.
18-19, 1862.- Expedition to Mount Vernon, Mo.
19, 1862.- Skirmish at West Plains, Mo.
22, 1862.- Skirmish at Independence, Mo.
23, 1862.- Fayetteville, Ark., occupied by Union forces.
Brigadier General John Pope, U. S. Army, assumes command of Army of the Mississippi, assembling at Commerce, Mo.
23-24, 1862.- Reconnaissance to Pea Ridge Prairie, Mo., and skirmish.
23-24, 1862.- Reconnaissance from Greenville, Mo., and skirmish.
24, 1862.- Skirmish at Mingo Creek, near Saint Francisville, Mo.
Skirmish at New Madrid, Mo.
25, 1862.- Skirmish at Keetsville, Barry County, Mo.
26, 1862.- Major General John P. McCown, C. S. Army, assumes command at Madrid Bend.
28, 1862.- Affair at Osage Springs, Ark.
28-April 8, 1862.- Operations at New Madrid, Mo., and Island No. 10, and descent upon Union City, Tenn.
March 3-7, 1862.- Reconnaissance to Berryville, Ark.
March 4-11, 1862.- Scout through Lacledge, Wright, and Douglas Counties, Mo.
6- 8, 1862.- Battle of Pea Ridge, or Elkhorn Tavern, Ark.
7, 1862.- Skirmish at Fox Creek, Mo.
Skirmish at Bob's Creek Mo.
7-10, 1862.- Operations in Saline County, Mo.
8- 9, 1862.- Operations about Rolla, Mo.
9, 1862.- Skirmish on Big Creek, Mo.
Skirmish at Mountain Grove, Mo.
10, 1862.- Skirmish in La Fayette Country, Mo.
11, 1862.- The Departments of Kansas, of the Missouri,and in part of the Ohio, merged into the Department of the Mississippi, under Major-General Halleck, U. S. Army.
12, 1862.- Skirmish near Aubrey, Kans.
13, 1862.- Action at Spring River, Ark.
14, 1862.- Capture of New Madrid, Mo.
15, 1862.- Skirmish near Marshall, Mo.
16, 1862.- Skirmish near Marshall, Mo.
18-30, 1862.- Operations in Johnson, Saint Clair, and Henrcy Counties, Mo., including skirmish near Leesville, (19th).
19-23, 1862.- Operations in Johnson County, Mo.
21, 1862.- Affair at McKay's Farm, Mo.
22, 1862.- Skirmish on the Post Oak, Mo.
Skirmish at Little Santa Fe, Mo.
23, 1862.- Expedition to Little River, Mo.
24, 1862.- Scout in Saint Clair and Henry Counties, Mo.
25, 1862.- Skirmish at Monagan Springs, Mo.
25-28, 1862.- Expedition in Moniteau County, Mo., and skirmish en route.
26, 1862.- Action on the Post Oak, at mouth of the Brier, Mo.
Action at Hmansville, Mo.
Skirmish near Gouge's Mill, Mo.
29, 1862.- Skirmish on the Blackwater, near Warrensburg, Mo.
30, 1862.- Skirmish near Clinton, Mo.
31, 1862.- Skirmish at Pink Hill, Mo.
Brigadier General William W. Mackall, C. S. Army, supersedes Major-General McCown in command at Madrid Bend, Mo.
April 1, 1862.- Skirmish on the Little Sni, Mo.
Skirmish at Doniphan, Mo.
2, 1862.- Skirmish near Walkersville, Mo.
Brigadier General James W. Denver, U. S. Army, assumes command of District of Kansas.
2-4, 1862.- Reconnaissance from Cape Girardeau to Jackson, Whitewater, and Dallas, Mo.
8, 1862.- Skirmish near Warrensburg, Mo.
Skirmish near Warsaw, Mo.
Scout through Gadfly, Newtonia, Granby, Neosho, and the valley of Indian Creek, Mo., and skirmishers.
Skirmish at Medicine Creek, Mo.
9, 1862.- Skirmish at Jackson, Mo.
Brigadier General Mosby M. Parsons, Mo. S. G., assumes command of Missouri Guard (Confederate).
9-16, 1862.- Scout to Shiloh Camp, on Hoyle's Run, near Quincy, Mo., and skirmishes; scout to Little Niangua, Hickory County, Mo.; and scout from Humansville to Montevallo, Vernon County, Mo.
10, 1862.- Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Kansas.