22. All political State prisoners held by military authority in the U. S. released by order of the Sec. of War.
22. Part of 1st N. Y. cavalry, Capt. Harkins, defeated rebs. near Winchester, Va., who lost 4 men and 30 horses.
22. An expedition into Matthew Co., Va., by steamer Mahaska, Capt. F. A. Parker, with land forces under Gen. Naglee, destroyed 12 salt works, and 20 or 30 vessels and other reb. property.
22. Skirmish near Halltown, Va., by Gen. Geary’s troops.
23. Lieut. Cushing, U. S. steamer Ellis, captured 2 schrs. on New river, N. C., but lost his own vessel on the shoals in returning.
24. A reb. picket of 12 men captured by Gen. Kelley’s cavalry 4 miles from Winchester, Va.
24. A Fed. supply train of 47 wagons, escorted by 50 3d Mo. cavalry, was attacked by rebs. about 30 miles south of Lebanon, Texas Co., Mo. 5 of the escort were killed and 20 wagons captured.
25. The U. S. gunboat Lexington, J. W. Shirk, attacked 20 miles below Helena, Ark. The enemy were repelled, leaving several of their number killed. Capt. Shirk landed a party of sailors, who carried off 20 negroes and 16 bales of cotton.
25. A slight skirmish at Zuni, on the Blackwater river, Va., by mounted rifles under Col. Dodge, and a reb. force.
25. A company of Fed. troops captured at Henderson, Tenn., by reb. cavalry.