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December 1, 1863.-Skirmish at Jennings' Farm, near Ely's Ford, Va.

3, 1863.-Skirmish at Ellis' Ford, Va.

4, 1863.-Skirmish at Meadow Bluff, W. Va.

5, 1863.-Brigadier General Henry H. Lockwood, U. S. Army, supersedes Major General Robert C. Schenck in command of the Middle Department and Eighth Army Corps.

Scout from New Berne toward Kinston, N. C.

Skirmish at Raccoon Ford, Va.

5-24, 1863.-Expedition from Norfolk, Va., to South Mills, Camden Court-House, etc., N. C.

6, 1863.-Skirmish at Cheat River, W. Va.

7-11, 1863.-Scout in Hampshire, Hardy, Frederick, and Shenandoah Counties, and destruction of Columbian Iron Works, W. Va.

8-25, 1863.-Raid on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, and demonstrations up the Shenandoah Valley and from the Kanawha Valley.

9, 1863.-Affairs at and near Lewinsville, Va.

10, 1863.-Skirmish at Hertford, N. C.

12-13, 1863.-Skirmishes at and near Strasburg, Va.

12-14, 1863.-Expedition from Williamsburg to Charles City Court-House, Va., and skirmish.

13, 1863.-Affair at Germantown, Va.

Affair at Hurricane Bridge, W. Va.

14, 1863.-Affair near Catlett's Station, Va.

14-24, 1863.-Miscellaneous cavalry affairs in Virginia.

15, 1863.-Skirmish at Sangster's Station, Va.

Major General Jubal A. Early, C. S. Army, assigned to command of the Valley District.

16, 1863.-Brigadier General John C. Caldwell, U. S. Army, temporarily in command of the Second Army Corps.

Skirmish near Free Bridge, N. C.

Skirmish at Upperville, Va.

17, 1863.-Expedition from Washington to Chicoa Creek, N. C.

Skirmish at Sangster's Station, Va.

18, 1863.-Affair near Culpeper, Va.

Skirmish at Indiantown or Sandy Swamp, N. C.

18-20, 1863.-Scout from Vienna to Middleburg, Va.

21, 1863.-Affair near Hunter's Mill, Va.

21-23, 1863.-Expedition from Bealeton to Luray, Va., and skirmishes.

21-24, 1863.-Scout from Rocky Run toward Trenton, N. C.

23, 1863.-Skirmish near Culpeper Court-House, Va.

24, 1863.-Affair near Germantown, Va.

25, 1863.-Destruction of Confederate salt-works on Bear Inlet, N. C.

25-27, 1863.-Scout from Vienna to Leesburg, Va., and skirmish.

27-29, 1863.-Expedition from Newport Barracks to Young's Cross-Roads, Swansborough, and Jackson, N. C.

28, 1863.-Skirmish at Moorefield, W. Va.

28-31, 1863.-Scouts from Vienna to Hopewell Gap, White Plains, etc., Va., and skirmish.

29, 1863.-Major General Winfield S. Hancock, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Second Army Corps.

30, 1863.-Skirmish near Greenville, N. C.


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