4. La Grange, Miss. occupied by Gen. Grant’s forces.
4. Bark Sophia captured off N. C. coast by U. S. steamers Daylight and Mount Vernon.
4. The U. S. steamer Darlington, with Col. O. T. Beard’s colored troops destroyed rebel salt works at King’s Bay, Ga., after slight skirmishing with the enemy.
5. Skirmish at Lamar, Mo. 80 State militia driven from the place by Quantrell’s rebel troop.
5. Skirmish at Barber’s Cross-Roads, Va. Gen. Pleasanton’s cavalry defeated a detachment of Gen. Stuart’s reb. troops.
5. Maj. Holloway’s Federal cavalry defeated a party of guerrillas under Col. Fowler, between Henderson and Bowling Green, Ky. Reb. loss 8 killed, including the commander, besides a large number of wounded prisoners.
5. Skirmish at New Baltimore, Va. Col. Wyndham’s Fed. cavalry defeated rebels.
5. Skirmish near Nashville, Tenn. Gen. Negley’s Fed. troops defeated Gen. J. H. Morgan’s forces, capturing 23 Union loss 5 killed, 19 wounded.
5. Gen. McClellan relieved from command of the Army of the Potomac, and Gen. Burnside appointed his successor.
6. Warrenton, Va., captured by Gen. Reynolds, who took 7 Confed. prisoners.