7. Morris Island was evacuated by reb. forces, and Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg were seized by Gen. Gilmore, who took 75 prisoners, and 19 pieces of artillery.
7. An assault was made on Fort Sumter by 450 men in 20 boats from the Fed. fleet, under Commander T. H. Stevens. The sailors were defeated with the loss of 114 men.
8. The gunboats Clifton and Sachem attached to an expedition under General Franklin, grounded on the bar at Sabine Pass, Texas, and were captured by the enemy.
8. Skirmish at Bath, Va.
8. Rebels defeated near Arkadelphia, Ark.
9. Union defeat at Tilford, Tenn. 300 captured.
9. Surrender of Cumberland Gap, Tenn., to Gen. Burnside, with 2,000 prisoners, and a large supply of army stores.
9. Cavalry skirmish at Alpines, near Chattanooga, Tenn. 4 Feds. killed, and 12 wounded.
9. Chattanooga occupied by Gen. Crittenden’s corps of Rosecrans’ army.
10. Little Rock, Ark., captured by Fed. troops under Gen. Steele, and Gen. Davidson appointed military commander.