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3 Series I Volume XLVII-I Serial 98 - Columbia Part I

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February 7, 1865. -Skirmish at Blackville, S. C.

Skirmish at the Edisto Railroad Bridge, S. C.

Reconnaissance to Cannon's Bridge, South Edisto River, S. C.

8, 1865. -Skirmish at Williston, S. C.

Skirmish near White Pond, S. C.

Skirmish at Walker's or Valley Bridge, Edisto River, S. C.

Skirmish at Cannon's Bridge, South Edisto River, S. C.

9, 1865. -Major General Quincy A. Gillmore, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of the South, vice Major General John G. Foster.

Major General John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of North Carolina.

The advance of the Twenty-third Army Corps arrives at Fort Fisher, N. C.

Skirmish at Binnaker's Bridge, South Edisto River, S. C.

Skirmish at Holman's Bridge, South Edisto River, S. C.

10, 1865. -Skirmish at James Island, S. C.

Skirmish at Johnson's Station, S. C.

11, 1865. -Action at Aiken, S. C.

Action at Johnson's Station, S. C.

Attack on Battery Simkins, S. C.

Action near Sugar Loaf, N. C.

11-12, 1865. -Skirmishes about Orangeburg, S. C.

12-13, 1865. -Skirmishes at the North Edisto River, S. C.

14, 1865. -Skirmish at Wolf's Plantation, S. C.

Skirmish at Gunter's Bridge, North Edisto River, S. C.

15, 1865. -Skirmish at Congaree Creek, S. C.

Skirmish at Savannah Creek, S. C.

Skirmish at Bates' Ferry, Congaree River, S. C.

Skirmish at Red Bank Creek, S. C.

Skirmish at Two League Cross-Roads, near Lexington, S. C.

16-17, 1865. -Skirmishes about Columbia, S. C.

17, 1865. -Union forces occupy Columbia, S. C.

Confederate forces evacuate Charleston, S. C.

Skirmish near Smithville, N. C.

18, 1865. -Union forces occupy Charleston, S. C.

Action at Fort Anderson, N. C.

Skirmish at Orton Pond, N. C.

19, 1865. -Capture of Fort Anderson, N. C.

19-20, 1865. -Skirmish at Town Creek, N. C.

21, 1865. -Skirmish at Eagle Island, N. C.

Skirmish at Fort Strong, N. C.

22, 1865. -Union forces occupy Wilmington, N. C.

Skirmish at Smith's Creek, N. C.

Skirmish at Northeast Ferry, N. C.

Skirmish near Camden, S. C.

Skirmish near Wateree River, S. C.

General Joseph E. Johnston, C. S. Army, assigned to command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

23, 1865. -Skirmish near Camden, S. C.

24, 1865. -Skirmish at Camden, S. C.

25, 1865. -Union forces occupy Camden, S. C.

Skirmish at West's Cross-Roads, S. C.

General Joseph E. Johnston, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.


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