21. Banks captures 306 rebs. near Alexandria.
21. Engagement at Natchitoches, La., between Gen. Mower’s troops of A. J. Smith’s command, and reb. cavalry under Gen. Lee. 200 rebs. captured, with but small loss in killed or wounded on either side.
22. The gunboat Petrel captured by rebs. on the Yazoo river.
22. Gen. Thayer, with an army of 5,500 men left Fort Smith, Ark., to aid Gen. Steele’s army.
23. Union City, Ky., captured by reb. Gen. Forrest. Col. Hawkins, with the 7th Tenn. cavalry, 400 men, surrendered after repulsing 2,000 rebs. 3 times.
25. Reb. Gen. Forrest, with 7,000 men, attacked the Fed. fort at Paducah, Ky., defended by Col. Hicks, with 500 men. Aided by 2 gunboats, Col. Hicks defeated Forrest, who retired with a loss of 1,000 killed and wounded. Fed. loss 14 killed and 46 wounded. The town was nearly destroyed by the bombardment.
26. Col. Clayton captured 370 rebs., 35 wagons, and 300 horses, at Longview, Ark.
29. Battle of Cane river, La. Rebs. defeated.
30. Fight in Arkansas with 1,200 rebs., who are defeated.
30. Riots by disloyalists at Charleston and Mattoon, Ill.