11. Gen. Ransom defeated Confederate forces near Garretsburg, Ky.
12. Gen. Hooker appointed to relieve Gen. Fitz John Porter in command of the 5th Army Corps.
12. Cavalry engagement near Lamar, Miss. Detachments of 2nd Ill. and 27th Kansas, Maj. J. J. Mudd, routed a force of rebs. with severe loss.
13. Slight skirmish at Holly Springs, Miss. Col. Lee’s cavalry killed 4 rebs. and captured several.
13. Expedition to the Doboy river, Ga., by U. S. steamers Ben Deford and Darlington, with Col. Beard’s colored troops, who seized a large quantity of reb. property.
13. A reb. camp near Calhoun, Green river, Ky. was surprised by Col. Shanks, with 400 men, who captured their arms and camp equipage.
15. Fight near Fayetteville, Va., by Fed. troops under Gen. Sturgis and a large body of rebs., who were defeated.
16. The remaining corps of the army of the Potomac, excepting the 5th and Gen. Pleasanton’s cavalry, left Warrenton, and proceeded towards Fredericksburg.
17. Pickets of the 104th Pa. surprised at Gloucester Point, Pa. and 1 killed, 3 wounded, and 2 captured.
18. Skirmish at Rural Hills, Tenn. Col. Hawkins’ troops defeated reb. cavalry, who left 16 of their number dead on the field.