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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.


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