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Sept. 24, 1862.-Major General Samuel R. Curtis, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of the Missouri.

Skirmish at Granby, Mo.

26, 1862.-Skirmish with Indians at Fort Abercrombie, Dak.

Skirmish near Cambridge, Mo.

Expedition from Helena to La Grange, Ark.

Expedition from Helena to Jeffersonville and Marianna, Ark.

28, 1862.-Major-General Hindman, C. S. Army, assigned to command of the First Corps, Army of the West.

29, 1862.-Brigadier General Douglas H. Cooper, C. S. Army, appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs.

30, 1862.-Engagement at Newtonia, Mo.

-, 1862.-Skirmish on Clear Fork,near Warrensburg, Mo.

Skirmishes in Scotland and Boone Counties, Mo.

Oct.2, 1862.-Skirmish near Columbia, Mo.

3, 1862.-Skirmish at Jellification, Mo.

4, 1862.-Skirmish in Monroe County, Mo.

Affair at Granby, Mo.

Skirmish at Newtonia, Mo.

5, 1862.-Skirmish at Cole Camp, Mo.

Skirmish at Sims' Cove, on Cedar Creek, Mo.

6, 1862.-Skirmish at Sibley, Mo.

Skirmish at Liberty, Mo.

7, 1862.-Skirmish at Newtonia, Mo.

Skirmish near New Franklin, Mo.

Brigadier General E. A. Carr, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Army of the Southwest.

11, 1862.-Territories of Colorado and Nebraska added to the Department of Missouri.

Skirmish near Helena, Ark.

Operations in Lewis, Clarke, Scotland, and Schuyler Counties, Mo.

12, 1862.-Skirmish near Arrow Rock, Mo.

12-19, 1862.-Expedition from Ozark, Mo., toward Yellville, Ark.

13, 1862.-Skirmish at New Franklin, Mo.

14, 1862.-Skirmish at Hazel Bottom, Mo.

Skirmish at Trenton, Ark.

15, 1862.-Skirmish at Fort Gibson, Ind. T.

16, 1862.-Skirmish at Auxvasse Creek, Callaway County, Mo.

Skirmishes at Shell's Mill, Mo., and Elkhorn Tavern, Ark.

Affair at Portland, Mo.

17, 1862.-Skirmish at Lexington, Mo.

Skirmish at Mountain Home, Ark.

Skirmish at Sugar Creek, Ark.

18, 1862.-Skirmish at California House, Mo.

Skirmish at Cross Hollow, Ark.

Skirmish near Helena, Ark.

Skirmish near Uniontown, Mo.

20, 1862.-Skirmish near Helena, Ark.

Skirmish near Marshfield, Mo.

22, 1862.-Action at Old Fort Wayne, or Beattie's Prairie, near Maysville, Ark.

Skirmish near Van Buren, Mo.

Skirmish near Helena, Ark.

Skirmish at Huntsville, Ark.

23, 1862.-Skirmish at Clarkston, Mo.

24, 1862.-Skirmish near Fayetteville, Ark.


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