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3 Series I Volume XXVII-I Serial 43 - Gettysburg Campaign Part I

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July 25-27, 1863. -Scout to Goose Creek, Va.

25-31, 1863. -Expedition from New Berne to Winton, and skirmish at Pitecasi Creek, N. C.

25-August 3, 1863. -Expedition from Portsmouth, Va., to Jackson, N. C.

26-29, 1863. -Expedition from Plymouth to Foster`s Mills, N. C.

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

28-August 3, 1863. -Mosby`s operations about Fairfax Court-house, and skirmish near Aldie, Va.

29, 1863. -Brigadier General Innis N. Palmer, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Eighteenth Army Corps, Department of Virginia and North Carolina. 31, 1863. -Skirmish at Morris` Mills, W. Va.

August 1, 1863. -The Fourth and Seventh Army Corps discontinued.

1-8, 1863. -Expedition from Warrenton Junction toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, Va.

2, 1863. -Skirmish at Newtown, Va.

JUNE 3-AUGUST 1, 1863. -The Gettysburg Campaign.

SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.

June 3, 1863. -Skirmish near Fayetteville, Va.

5-13, 1863. -Skirmishes at Franklin`s Crossing(or Deep Run), on the Rappahannock, Va.

9, 1863. -Engagements at Brandy Station(or Fleetwood)and Beverly Ford, Va. Skirmish at Stevensburg, Va.

12, 1863. -Skirmishes at Newtown, Cedarville, and Middletown, Va.

13, 1863. -Skirmish at White Post, Va. Skirmish at Berryville, Va. Skirmish at Opequon Creek, near Winchester, Va. Skirmish at Bunker Hill, W. Va.

13-15, 1863. -Engagement at Winchester, Va.

14, 1863. -Skirmish at Berryville, Va. Skirmish at Martinsburg, W. Va. 15, 1863. -Skirmish near Williamsport, Md.

17, 1863. -Skirmishes at Catoctin Creek and Point of Rocks, Md. Skirmish at Thoroughfare Gap, Va. Action at Aldie, Va.

17-18, 1863. -Skirmishes at and near Middleburg, Va.

18, 1863. -Skirmish near Aldie, Va.

19, 1863. -Action at Middleburg, Va.

20, 1863. -Skirmish at Middletown, Md.

21, 1863. -Skirmish near Gainesville, Va. Skirmish at Frederick, Md. Engagement at Upperville, Va.

21-25, 1863. -Skirmishes at and about Thoroughfare Gap and Hay Market, Va.

22, 1863. -Skirmish near Dover, Va. Skirmish at Greencastle, Pa. Skirmish near Aldie, Va.

24, 1863. -Skirmish at Sharpsburg, Md.

25, 1863. -Skirmish near McConnellsburg, Pa.

26, 1863. -Skirmish near Gettysburg, Pa.


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