Nov 62 - Dec 63
CHAPTER XXXIV.
OPERATIONS IN MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, THE INDIAN TERRITORY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST.
November 20, 1862 - December 31, 1863.
PART I. REPORTS.......................... Nov. 20, 1862 - December 31, 1863.
CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.............. Nov. 20, 1862- December 31, 1862.
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.*
Nov. 20-23, 1862.- Reconnaissance toward Van Buren and Fort Smith, Ark.
24, 1862.- Skirmish at Beaver Creek, Mo.
24-26, 1862.- Expeditions from Greenfield into Jasper and Barton Counties, Mo.
25, 1862.- Skirmish at Pitman's Ferry, Ark.
Skirmish near Cane Hill, Ark.
25-29, 1862.- Expedition to Yellville, Ark.
26, 1862.- Brigadier General James G. Blunt, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Kansas.
26-29, 1862.- Affairs in Jackson and La Fayette Counties, Mo.
27, 1862.- Skirmish at Carthage, Mo.
27-December 5, 1862.- Expedition from Helena, Ark., to Grenada, Miss.+
28, 1862.- Engagement at Cane Hill, or Boston Mountains, Ark.
Brigadier General Washington L. Elliott, U. S. Army, temporarily in command of the Department of the Northwest.
30-December 6, 1862.- Expedition from Rolla to the Ozark Mountains, Mo., and skirmishes.
December 2, 1862.- Skirmish at Saline, Ind. T.
4, 1862.- Attack by citizens on Indian prisoners at Mankato, Minn.
4-6, 1862.- Operations about Cane Hill, and skirmish(December 6) at Reed's Mountain, Ark.
4-12, 1862.- Operations in the Cherokee country, Ind. T.
6, 1862.- Skirmish at Parkerville, Mo.
7, 1862.- Battle of Prairie Grove, Fayetteville, or Illinois Creek, Ark.
December 9, 1862.- Skirmish at Mudtown, Ark.
9-15, 1862.- Expedition from Ozark, Mo., into Marion County, Ark.
14, 1862.- Affair near Helena, Ark.
15, 1862.- Skirmish at Neosho, Mo.
17-21, 1862.- Expedition from New Madrid to Clarkton, Mo.
20, 1862.- Skirmish near Cane Hill, Ark.
21, 1862.- Skirmish at Van Buren, Ark.
21-23, 1862.- Expedition from Fayetteville to Huntsville, Ark.
22, 1862.- Troops of the Department of the Missouri operating on the Mississippi River embodied in the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Army Corps, Department of the Tennessee.
23, 1862.- Skirmish on the Saint Francis Road, near Helena, Ark.
23-31, 1862.- Operations in the Sugar Creek Hills, Mo.
28, 1862.- Skirmish at Dripping Springs, and capture of Van Buren, Ark.
New Madrid, Mo., evacuated by the Union forces.
30, 1862.- Skirmish at La Grange, Ark.
31, 1862.- Jan. 25, 1863.- Marmaduke's expedition into Missouri.
Jan. 1, 1863.- Affair near Helena, Ark.
2, 1863.- Skirmish at Cane Hill, Ark.
Reoccupation of New Madrid, Mo., by Union forces.
- 6, 1863.- Scout from Ozark, Mo., to Dubuque, Ark.
4-11, 1863.- Expedition against, and capture of, Arkansas Post, Ark.*
6, 1863.- Capture of the steamer Jacob Musselman, opposite Memphis.
Affair near Linn Creek, Mo.
8-10, 1863.- Scout from Elk Horn to Berryville, Ark.
9-12, 1863.- Expedition from Huntsville to Buffalo River, Ark.
10, 1863.- Skirmish at Carrollton, Mo.
11, 1863.- Skirmish at Wood Creek, Mo.
Capture of the steamer Grampus Numbers 2, opposite, Memphis.
12, 1863.- Skirmish at Lick Creek, near Helena, Ark.
13, 1863.- Skirmish at Carthage, Mo.
13-19, 1863.- Expedition from Helena up the White River, and captured of Saint Charles, Clarendon, Devall's Bluff, and Des Arc., Ark.
14, 1863.- The "Southwestern Army" (Confederate) constituted, under command of Lieutenant General E. Kirby Smith.
-, 1863.- Skirmish near Maysville, Ark.
15, 1863.- Burning of Mound City, Ark.
18, 1863.- Skirmish in the Cherokee country, Ind. T.
21, 1863.- Skirmish near Columbia, Mo.
22, 1863.- Major General U. S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding Department of the Tennessee, assumes command of all the troops in Arkansas within reach of his orders.
23-27, 1863.- Scout from Fayetteville to Van Buren, Ark.
26, 1863.- Skirmish at Mulberry Springs, Ark.
27, 1863.- Affair at Bloomfield, Mo.
29, 1863.- Brigadier General Thomas J. McKean, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Northern Missouri.
Feb. 2-3, 1863.- Skirmishes at Vine Prairie, on White Oak River, and near the mouth of Mulberry River, Ark.
2-13, 1863.- Scouts and skirmishes in and about Mingo Swamp, Mo.
4, 1863.- Skirmish in Pope County, Ark.
5, 1863.- Skirmish on Bear Creek, Johnson County, Mo.
Skirmish on Bear Creek, Johnson County, Mo.
Feb. 5-12, 1863.- Scout from Fayetteville to the Arkansas River, near Van Buren, Ark.
8, 1863.- Skirmish near Independence, Mo.
9, 1863.- The "Southwestern Army" (Confederate) executed to embrace the Trans- Mississippi Department.
10, 1863.- Skirmish on Sarcoxie Prairie, Mo.
12, 1863.- Skirmish near Frog Bayou, Ark.
13, 1863.- Major General John Pope, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Department of the Northwest.
15, 1863.- Skirmish near Arkadelphia, Ark.
17-19, 1863.- Attack on the steamer Hercules and burning of Hopefield, Ark.
19-22, 1863.- Scout in Barton and Jasper Counties, Mo.
20, 1863.- Skirmish near Fort Halleck, Dak.
27, 1863.- Major General Sterling Price, C. S. Army, ordered to the Trans-Mississippi Department.
28, 1863.- Skirmish near Fort Gibson, Ind. T.
Mar. 1-2, 1863.- Capture of, and skirmish near, Bloomfield, Mo.
2, 1863.- Skirmish at Neosho, Mo.
3, 1863.- Raid by guerrillas on Granby, Mo.
5, 1863.- Skirmish opposite Fort Smith, Ark.
5-12, 1863.- Expedition from Helena up the Saint Francis and Little Rivers, and skirmish at Madison, Ark.
5-13, 1863.- Operations in Newton and Jasper Counties, Mo., and skirmish (9th) near Sherwood.
6, 1863.- Skirmish on White River, Ark.
6-10, 1863.- Expedition from Helena to Big and Lick Creeks, Ark., and skirmishes.
7, 1863.- Lieutenant General E. Kirby Smith, C. S. Army, assumed command of the forces west of the Mississippi.
9-15, 1863.- Expedition from Bloomfield, Mo., to Chalk Bluff, Ark., and to Gum Slough, Kennett, Hornersville, etc., Mo., and skirmishes.
10, 1863.- Major General Edwin V. Summer, U. S. Army, assigned to command of the Department of the Missouri.
18, 1863.- Lieutenant General Theophilus H. Holmes, C. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Arkansas.
19, 1863.- Skirmish on Frog Bayou, Ark.
19-23, 1863.- Scout toward, and affair (21st) near, Doniphan, Mo.
22, 1863.- Skirmish at Blue Springs, near Independence, Mo.
Skirmish near the head of White River, Ark.
24-April 1, 1863.- Scout from Bloomfield to Scatterville, Mo.
27, 1863.- Skirmish with Indians on the Rio Bonita, Dak.
28, 1863.- Guerrilla attack on steamer Sam. Gaty.
29-April 5, 1863.- Scouts from Fayetteville, Ark.
30, 1863.- Skirmish at "The Island," Vernon County, Mo.
Skirmishes at Tahlequah, Ind. T.
Skirmish at Cross Hollow, Ark.
31, 1863.- Skirmish at Owensville, Mo.
April 1, 1863.- Major General Francis J. Herron, U. S. Army, supersedes Brigadier General John M. Schofield in command of the Army of the Frontier.
Skirmish at Chalk Bluff, Ark.
Skirmish near Clarendon, Ark.
1-5, 1863.- Scout from Linden to White River, Mo.
-, 1863.- Skirmishes in Carroll County, Mo.
2, 1863.- Skirmish on Little Rock Road, Ark.
Affair in Jackson County, Mo.
April 3-8, 1863.- Scout from Carrollton to Yellville, Ark., and skirmishes.
5, 1863.- Scouts from Fayetteville, Ark.
8, 1863.- Skirmish in Saint Francis County, Ark.
9, 1863.- Skirmish at Sedalia, Mo.
Skirmish on White River, Ark.
10, 1863.- Expedition from Humboldt to Cottonwood, Kans.
11, 1863.- Skirmish at Webber's Falls, Ind. T.
Skirmish near Squirrel Creek Crossing, Colo.
17, 1863.- Skirmish on White River, Mo.
17-May 2, 1863.- Marmaduke's expedition into Missouri.
18, 1863.- Action at Fayetteville, Ark.
Scout through Shannon County, Mo.
18-21, 1863.- Scout from Salem to Sinking Creek, Current River, and Big Creek, Mo.
19-20, 1863.- Scout near Neosho, Mo.
20, 1863.- Affair at Bloomfield, Mo.
21-May 2, 1863.- Expedition from Lake Spring, Mo., to Chalk Bluff, Ark.
23, 1863.- Skirmish at Independence, Mo.
25, 1863.- Skirmish at Webber's Falls, Ind. T.
26, 1863.- Skirmish at Elm Springs, Ark.
30, 1863.- Skirmish at Fort Gibson, Ind. T.
May 1, 1863.- Skirmish at La Grange, Ark.
3, 1863.- Expedition on the Santa Fe Road, Mo.
3-11, 1863.- Scout in Cass and Bates Counties, Mo.
4, 1863.- Operations about Lexington, Mo.
5-9, 1863.- Scout from Fort Scott, Kans., to Sherwood, Mo., and skirmishes.
6-15, 1863.- Scout between the White and Saint Francis Rivers, Ark.
6-19, 1863.- Scout from Creek Agency, Ind. T., to Jasper County, Mo., including skirmishes at Martin's House, Center Creek, and near Sherwood, and destruction of Sherwood.
9, 1863.- Skirmish in Stone County, Mo.
11, 1863.- Skirmish at Mount Vernon, Ark.
Skirmish at Taylor's Creek or Crowley's Ridge, Ark.
12, 1863.- Skirmish at Bloomfield, Mo.
13-18, 1863.- Scout from Newtonia to French Point and Center Creek, Mo., and skirmishes.
14, 1863.- Skirmish at Fort Gibson, Ind. T.
15, 1863.- Skirmish at Fort Smith, Ark.
Skirmish at Big Creek, near Pleasant Hill, Mo.
16, 1863.- Skirmish near Carthage, Mo.
18, 1863.- Affair at Hog Island, Bates County, Mo.
19, 1863.- Skirmish near richfield, Clay County, Mo.
20, 1863.- Action near Fort Gibson, Ind. T.
21, 1863.- Operations of guerrillas on Santa Fe Road, near Kansas City, Mo.
21-30, 1863.- Scout from Cassville, through Northwestern Arkansas, into Newton and Jasper Counties, Mo., including skirmishes (22nd) at Bentonville and (26th) near Carthage.
22, 1863.- Skirmish at Fort Gibson, Ind. T.
23, 1863.- Skirmish at Hartville, Mo.
23-26, 1863.- Expedition from Helena to near Napoleon, Ark., and skirmish near Island Numbers 65, Mississippi River.
24, 1863.- Major General John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, supersedes Major General Samuel R. Curtis in command of the Department of the Missouri.
May 25, 1863.- Skirmish at Polk's Plantation, near Helena, Ark.
26, 1863.- Skirmish at Mountain Store, Mo.
Skirmish at Bush Creek, Mo.
28, 1863.- Skirmish near Fort Gibson, Ind. T.
29, 1863.- The Enrolled Militia of Missouri placed under command of Major-General Schofield.
-, 1863.- Affair near Patterson, Mo.
June 1, 1863.- Skirmishers near Rocheport, Mo.
Skirmish near Doniphan, Mo.
Affair at Waverly, Mo.
4, 1863.- Skirmish at Fayetteville, Ark.
6, 1863.- Skirmish near Shawneetown, Kans.
6-20, 1863.- Operations about Fort Gibson, Ind. T., including skirmish (16th) on Greenleaf Prairie.
8, 1863.- Skirmish at Cole Camp, Mo.
Affair near Fort Scott, Kans.
9, 1863.- District of the Frontier constituted, under command of Major General James G. Blunt, U. S. Army.
District of the Border constituted, under command of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing, jr.
11, 1863.- Scout to Jacksonport, Ark.
16-Sept. 13, 1863.- The Sioux Expedition, Dakota.
17, 1863.- Skirmish near Westport, Mo.
Affair near Wellington, Mo.
18, 1863.- Skirmish near Rocheport, Mo.
20-23, 1863.- Scouts from Waynesville, Mo.
23, 1863.- Skirmish at, and destruction of, Sibley Mo.
Skirmish near Papinsville, Mo.
Attack on Pawnee Agency, Nebr.
25, 1863.- Skirmish at Madison, Ark.
27-28, 1863.- Skirmishes at Carthage, Mo.
30, 1863.- Skirmish near Hudson's Ford, Neosho River.
July 1-2, 1863.- Engagement at Cabin Creek, Ind. T.
3, 1863.- Scout from Salem, Mo., and skirmish.
4, 1863.- Attack on Helena, Ark.
Skirmish at Cassville, Mo.
Affair in the Black Fork Hills, Mo.
7, 1863.- Skirmish near Drywood, Mo.
Skirmish with Indians at Grand Pass, Idaho.
10, 1863.- Skirmish at Florence, Mo.
11, 1863.- Skirmish at Stockton, Mo.
-, 1863.- Skirmish near Cross Hollow, Ark.
12, 1863.- Skirmish near Switzler's Mill, Chariton County, Mo.
17, 1863.- Engagement at Elk Creek, near Honey Springs, Ind. T.
18-26, 1863.- Scout from Cassville, Mo., to Huntsville, Ark., etc.
20, 1863.- Skirmish at Cabin Creek, Ind. T.
24, 1863.- Major General Sterling Price, C. S. Army, supersedes Lieutenant General Theophilus H. Holmes in command of the District of Arkansas.
Skirmish in Dade County, Mo.
25, 1863.- Skirmish at Brownsville, Ark.
27, 1863.- Affair near Cassville, Mo.
27-29, 1863.- Expedition from Baxter Springs to Grand River, Kans.
28, 1863.- Skirmish at Marshall, Mo.
28, 1863.- Skirmish near High Grove, Mo.
July -, 1863.- Expedition from Greensborough to Helena, Ark.
28-30, 1863.- Scout from Newtonia to Oliver's Prairie, Mo.
30, 1863.- Skirmishes near Elm Springs, Ark.
Skirmish near Lexington, Mo.
Skirmish near Marshall, Mo.
August 1, 1863.- Skirmish at Taylor's Farm, on the Little Blue, Mo.
Affair at Round Ponds, near Castor River, Mo.
1-Sept. 14, 1863.- Advance of the Union forces upon Little Rock, Ark. etc.
2, 1863.- Skirmish at Stumptown, Mo.
-, 1863.- Scout from Pocahontas, Ark., to Patterson, Mo.
5, 1863.- Major General Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, assumes command of the army, to take the field from Helena, Ark.
6-9, 1863.- Scout from Greenfield to Golden Grove and Carthage, Mo. Scout from Lexington to vicinity of Hopewell, Mo.
6-10, 1863.- Expedition from Fort Scott, Kans., to Clear Lake, Mo.
6-11, 1863.- Scout from Houston to Spring River Mills, Mo., and skirmishes.
7, 1863.- Skirmish at New Madrid, Mo.
8, 1863.- Affair on Clear Creek, near Ball Town, Mo.
9, 1863.- Skirmish at Garden Hollow, near Pineville, Mo.
9-18, 1863.- Scout from Cape Girardeau to Ash Hill and Poplar Bluff, Mo., and skirmish (13th) at Ash Hill.
10, 1863.- Skirmish at Dayton, Mo.
11, 1863.- Major General Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, assumes command of all troops in Arkansas north of Arkansas River.
12-16, 1863.- Scout from Houston to Jack's Fort, Mo., and skirmish (14th).
13, 1863.- Skirmish at Pineville, Mo.
13-Sept. 11, 1863.- Expedition against Indians in Dakota.
14, 1863.- Skirmish at West Point, Mo.
Skirmish near Sherwood, Mo.
Skirmish near Wellington, Mo.
Skirmish near Jack's Fork, Mo.
15, 1863.- Skirmish at Bentonville, Ark.
17-26, 1863.- Expeditions from Cape Girardeau and Pilot Knob, Mo., to Pocahontas, Ark.
20-28, 1863.- Quantrill's raid into Kansas, and pursuit by Union forces.
22-23, 1863.- Skirmishes at Pocahontas, Mo.
23, 1863.- Skirmish at Fayetteville, Ark.
Scout on Bennett's Bayou, Mo., and skirmishes.
25, 1863.- Skirmish near Waynesville, Mo.
Skirmish near Independence, Mo.
25-28, 1863.- Scout from Sedalia, and skirmish (26th) at Clear Fork, Mo.
26, 1863.- Skirmish at Perryville, Ind. T.
28-Sept. 7, 1863.- Expedition rom Lexington into La Fayette, Johnson, Cass, and Henry Counties, Mo.
29, 1863.- Skirmish at Texas Prairie, Mo.
30, 1863.- Skirmish at Washington, Ark.
31, 1863.- Skirmish on the Marais des Cygnes, Kans.
Sept. 1, 1863.- Occupation of Fort Smith, Ark., by the Union forces.
Skirmish at Jenny Lind, Ark.
Action at Devil's Backbone, or Backbone Mountain, Ark.
4, 1863.- Affair at Quincy, Mo.
4-5, 1863.- Skirmishes at Bentonville, Flint Creek, Hog-Eye, and Round Prairie, Ark.
Sept. 4-7, 1863.- Scout from Cold Water Grove to Pleasant Hill and Big Creek, Mo., and skirmishes.
4-24, 1863.- Scout from Fort Lyon, Colo., to Fort Larned, Kans.
5, 1863.- Skirmish near Maysville, Ark.
6, 1863.- Attack on train between Fort Scott, Kans., and Carthage, Mo.
Skirmish in Hutton Valley, Mo.
7, 1863.- Skirmish at Bear Skin Lake, Mo.
7-19, 1863.- Expedition from Springfield, Mo., into arkansas and Indian Territory, and skirmish (15th) near Enterprise, Mo.
7-30, 1863.- Expedition to Big Lake, Mississippi County, Ark.
9, 1863.- Skirmish at Webber's Falls, Ind. T.
11, 1863.- Skirmish at Waldron, Ark.
12, 1863.- Affair near Houston, Texas County, Mo.
Skirmish at Dardanelle, Ark.
13, 1863.- Attack on, and skirmish near, Salem, Mo.
13-21, 1863.- Scout from Fort Larned to Bootl's Ranch, Arkansas River, Kans.
15, 1863.- Skirmish near Enterprise, Ark.
Skirmish on Jackson County, Mo.
15-18, 1863.- Scout from Greenfield, Mo.
16, 1863.- Affair at Brownsville, Ark.
17, 1863.- Skirmish on Horse Creek, Mo.
22-25, 1863.- Scout in La Fayette County, Mo., and skirmishes.
22-Oct. 26, 1863.- Shelby's raid in Arkansas and Missouri.
23, 1863.- Skirmish near Bayou Meto Bridge, Ark.
25, 1863.- Lieutenant General Theophilus H. Holmes, C. S. Army, resumes command of the District of Arkansas.
26, 1863.- Skirmish at Cassville, Mo.
27, 1863.- Skirmish at Newtonia, Mo.
27-28, 1863.- Scout in Bates County, Mo.
29-Oct. 26, 1863.- Expeditions from Pilot Knob, Mo., to Oregon County, Mo. and Pocahontas, Ark.
Oct. 1, 1863.- Skirmish at Elizabethtown, Ark.
2, 1863.- Skirmish at Carthage, Mo.
Skirmish at Vance's Store, Ark.
3-7, 1863.- Operations in Bates and Vernon Counties, Mo.
4, 1863.- Skirmish near Widow Wheeler's, southwest of Neosho, Mo.
5, 1863.- Skirmish near Syracuse, Mo.
6, 1863.- Action at Baxter Springs, Ark.
Skirmish at Waldron, Ark.
7, 1863.- Skirmish at Evening Shade, Ark.
Skirmish at Ferry's Ford, Ark.
Skirmish in the Choctaw Nation, Ind. T.
7-10, 1863.- Scout in Spring River country, Ark.
7-17, 1863.- Expedition from Sedalia to Marshall, Mo.
10, 1863.- Skirmish at Tulip, Ark.
11, 1863.- Skirmish at Brazil Creek, Choctaw Nation, Ind. T.
11-14, 1863.- Demonstration against Fayetteville, Ark.
12, 1863.- Skirmish at Webber's Falls, Ind. T.
Skirmish at Tulip, Ark.
Affair at McGuire's, near Fayetteville, Ark.
12-16, 1863.- Scout from Fort Garland, Colo., and killing of outlaw Espanoza.
14, 1863.- Skirmish near Man's Creek, Shannon County, Mo.
15, 1863.- Skirmish on Creek Agency, Ind. T.
Oct. 19, 1863.- Affair on Honey Creek, Mo.
21, 1863.- Affair in Greenton Valley, near Hopewell, Mo.
22, 1863.- Mutiny at Bloomfield, Mo.
25, 1863.- Action at Pine Bluff, Ark.
26, 1863.- Skirmish at King's House, near Waynesville, Mo.
26-Nov. 12, 1863.- Scout from Cape girardeau to Doniphan, Mo., and Pocahontas, Ark.
27, 1863.- Skirmish at Tulip, Ark.
27-Nov. 15, 1863.- Expedition from Cape Girardeau to Clarkton, Mo.
28, 1863.- Skirmish at Clarksville, Ark.
29, 1863.- Affair near Warsaw, Mo.
Skirmish at Ozark, Ark.
29-Nov. 5, 1863.- Scout from Pilot Knob to Alton and Doniphan, Mo.
30, 1863.- Skirmish at Fourteen-mile Creek, Ind. T.
Nov. 2, 1863.- Brigadier General John McNeil, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of the Frontier.
Skirmish in Bates Township, Ark.
4, 1863.- Skirmish near Lexington, Mo.
4-6, 1863.- Skirmishes at and near Neosho, Mo.
4-9, 1863.- Scout from Houston to Jack's Fork, Mo.
4-19, 1863.- Scouts in Reynolds, Shannon, and Oregon Counties, Mo.
5, 1863.- Skirmish at Neosho, Mo.
7-13, 1863.- Expedition from Fayetteville to Frog Bayou, Ark., and skirmishes (9th) near Huntsville and (10th) near Kingston.
9, 1863.- Skirmish in the Choctaw Nation, Ind. T.
10-18, 1863.- Expedition from Benton to Mount Ida, Ark., and a skirmish (11th) at Caddo Gap.
Expedition from Springfield, Mo., to Huntsville, Carrollton, and Berryville, Ark., and skirmishes.
-, 1863.- Expedition into Arkansas, and skirmish.
11, 1863.- Skirmish at Fouche-le-Faix Mountains, Ark.
Skirmish at Greenleaf Prairie, Ind. T.
12, 1863.- Skirmish at Roseville, Ark.
Skirmish at Greenleaf Prairie, Ind. T.
13, 1863.- Skirmish at Mount Ida, Ark.
14-17, 1863.- Expedition from Helena, Ark.
15, 1863.- Skirmish in Newton County, Ark.
17-27, 1863.- Scouts about Houston, Mo.
18, 1863.- Skirmishes on Shoal and Turkey Creeks, Jasper County, Mo.
19, 1863.- Skirmish at Dr. Green's Farm, near Lawrenceville, Ark.
21, 1863.- Affair at Jacksonport, Ark.
22, 1863.- Affair near Houston, Mo.
23-29, 1863.- Scouts from Houston, Mo.
23-December 18, 1863.- Expedition from Springfield to Howell, Wright, and Oregon Counties, Mo.
24, 1863.- Skirmish at Clarksville, Ark.
24-28, 1863.- Scouts from Salem to Bushy and Pigeon Creeks, Gladen Valley, and Dry Fork, Mo.
25, 1863.- Skirmish in Crawford County, Ark.
Skirmish on the Big Piney, near Houston, Mo.
Scout in the vicinity of Waynesville, Mo.
Raid on Farmington, Mo.
26, 1863.- Skirmish near Woodson, Mo.
-, 1863.- Scout from Neosho to Shoal and Turkey Creeks, Mo.
9-30, 1863.- Attack on Bloomfield, Mo., and pursuit of the Confederates to Brown's Ferry, Ark.
December 1, 1863.- Skirmish near Benton, Ark.
Skirmish near Devall's Bluff, Ark.
Affair with Ponca Indians.
2-7, 1863.- Scout from Waldron to Mount Ida, Caddo Gap, and Dallas, Ark.
4, 1863.- Skirmish with Indians at Niobrara, Nebr.
5-13, 1863.- Reconnaissance from Little Rock, and skirmish (8th) at Princeton, Ark.
9-14, 1863.- Scouts from Waldron down Dutch Creek, Ark.
9-19, 1863.- Scouts from Houston, Mo.
11, 1863.- Brigadier General S. B. Maxey, C. S. Army, assigned to command of the Indian Territory.
11-13, 1863.- Scout from Waldron to Dallas, Ark.
12, 1863.- Skirmish at Devall's Bluff, Ark.
13, 1863.- Skirmish at Merriweather's Ferry, Bayou Boeuf, Ark.
14, 1863.- Skirmish at Caddo Mill, Ark.
16, 1863.- Demonstration on Fort Gibson, Ind. T.
Skirmish near Springfield, Mo.
16-31, 1863.- Scout from Fayetteville, Ark., including skirmishes (23rd) at Stroud's Store and (25th) on Buffalo River.
18, 1863.- Skirmish near Sheldon's Place, Barren Fork, Ind. T.
19-20, 1863.- Scout from Lexington, Mo.
23, 1863.- Skirmish at Jacksonport, Ark.
23-25, 1863.- Attack on Centreville, Mo., and pursuit of the Confederates, including skirmish (25th) at Pulliam's.
24-29, 1863.- Scout from Cassville, Mo.
26, 1863.- Skirmish near Fort Gibson, Ind. T.
26-28, 1863.- Scout from Salem, Mo.
26, 1863.- Jan. 2, 1864.- Scout from Forsyth, Mo., to Batesville, Ark.
29, 1863.- Attack on Waldron, Ark.
31, 1863.- Skirmish on Waldron, Ark.