8. Brownsville, Texas, attacked by Cortinas, and the rebels driven from the town.
8. Gen. McClellan accepted the nomination for the Presidency.
8. Gen. Sherman ordered the removal of the inhabitants of Atlanta, and proposed a truce of ten days.
9. Spirited attack on the rebel pickets near Petersburg, in the night.
10. Gen. Sheridan’s forces in the Shenandoah Valley attacked at Darksville, Va.
10. Grant drives picket line across Plank Road, and advances his permanent line half a mile.
10. Steamer Fawn burned by rebels on Dismal Swamp Canal.
11. An expedition left Fort Morgan, near Mobile, and proceeded up White river, destroying a large amount of lumber at Smith’s Mills.
13. Attack on the rebels near Occoquan creek by some of Sheridan’s forces. A South Carolina regiment captured.
14. Secretary Stanton ordered the draft to be commenced Sept. 19.