15. The Jeffersonian newspaper office at Richmond, Ind., was destroyed by Union soldiers.
17. A sharp conflict at Kelly’s Ford, Va., between a body of Gen. Averill’s Fed. cavalry and a rebel force. Gen. Averill’s troops were defeated, but 86 of the enemy were captured.
17. Attack on rebel works near Franklin, Va. Fed. troops under Col. Spear driven off, with 1 man killed and 16 wounded.
17. Col. J. B. Fry detailed as Provost-Marshal-General of the U. S.
18. Skirmishing at Berwick Bay, La. Capt. Perkins, 1st Louisiana cavalry, defeated rebs., who lost 10 killed and 20 wounded.
19. Steamer Georgiana, with arms for the rebels, destroyed off Charleston.
19. Skirmish on Duck river, near Franklin, Tenn.
20. Col. Hall’s brigade, of Rosecrans’s army, attacked at Vaught’s Hill, near Milton, Tenn., by Morgan’s and Breckinridge’s cavalry. The rebels defeated, losing 40 killed, 140 wounded, and 12 prisoners. Fed. loss 7 killed and 31 wounded.
21. Fight at Cottage Grove, Tenn. Rebels defeated with severe loss.
21. Capture of British steamer Nicholas I. while attempting to enter Wilmington harbor, N. C., by U. S. steamship Victoria. She had 16 tons of powder and 50,000 Enfield rifles.