20. Two rebel regiments attacked at Middletown, Tenn., by Fed. cavalry under Gen. Stanley. The enemy routed, losing 8 killed, 90 pris. and 200 horses.
21. Richmond and Plattsburg, Mo., plundered by rebels.
21. Vicksburg fully invested by Union troops.
21. A rebel camp broken up near Middletown, Tenn., by 103d Ill. 11 rebels captured.
21. Port Hudson, Miss., besieged by Fed. troops under Gen. Banks, after sharp skirmishing with the enemy while marching from Baton Rouge.
22. Gen. Grant’s army repulsed with heavy loss in an attempt to storm the fortifications at Vicksburg.
22. Col. Kilpatrick’s Fed. cavalry returned to Gloucester Point, after a successful raid into Gloucester and Matthew counties, Va., destroying much property.
22–23. Col. Jones, 58th Pa., engaged and defeated the rebels at Gum Swamp, N. C., capturing 165 prisoners with military stores. Fed. loss, 2 killed, 6 wounded.
24. Austin, Miss., burned by Union forces under Gen. Ellet.
24. A Fed. wagon train with 30 colored troops was captured near Shawnee creek, Kansas.