What Happened in Jul 1863

Battle of Cabin Creek - Union Forces Maintain Indian Territory Presence

Description: Col. James M. Williams of the First Kansas Colored Infantry led a Union supply train from Fort Scott, Kansas, to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma... Read more

Battle of Carlisle

The Battle of Carlisle was a relatively small, but strategically important skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War,... Read more

Battle of Gettysburg, Day 1

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the... Read more

Battle Of Gettysburg - Day 2

On July 2, 1863, the lines of the Battle of Gettysburg, now in its second day, were drawn in two sweeping parallel arcs. The Confederate and Union... Read more

Battle of Hunterstown

The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement in Adams County, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the... Read more

Battle of Fairfield

The Battle of Fairfield was a cavalry engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It was fought July 3, 1863, near... Read more

Battle Of Gettysburg - Day 3

General Lee wished to renew the attack on Friday, July 3, using the same basic plan as the previous day: Longstreet would attack the Federal left,... Read more

Battle of Helena - Union Captures Eastern Arkansas

Description: Lt. Gen. Theophilus Holmes’s troops attacked Helena in an attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg. Although the Rebels had more... Read more

Battle of Tebbs Bend

The Battle of Tebbs' Bend (or Tebbs Bend or Green River) was fought on July 4, 1863, near the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky during... Read more

Fight at Monterey Pass

The Fight at Monterey Pass (or Gap) was an American Civil War military engagement beginning the evening of July 4, 1863, during the Retreat from... Read more

Battle of Lebanon

The Battle of Lebanon occurred July 5, 1863, in Lebanon, Kentucky, during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. Confederate troops under Brig.... Read more

Battle of Williamsport - Lee's Army Constructs Bridge

The Battle of Williamsport, also known as the Battle of Hagerstown or Falling Waters, took place from July 6 to July 16, 1863, in Washington... Read more

Battle of Boonsboro

Description: On July 8, the Confederate cavalry, holding the South Mountain passes, fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and... Read more

Battle of Corydon

Other Names: None Location: Harrison Campaign: Morgan’s Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio (July 1863) Date(s): July 9, 1863 Principal... Read more

Battle of Funkstown

The Second Battle of Funkstown (more commonly simply referred to as the Battle of Funkstown) took place near Funkstown, Maryland, on July 10, 1863,... Read more

First Battle of Fort Wagner

Description: On July 10, Union artillery on Folly Island together with Rear Adm. John Dahlgren’s fleet of ironclads opened fire on Confederate... Read more

Battle of Grimball's Landing

Other Names: Secessionville, James Island Location: City of Charleston and James Island Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston... Read more

Battle of Honey Springs

Description: Union and Confederate troops had frequently skirmished in the vicinity of Honey Springs Depot. The Union commander in the area, Maj.... Read more

Second Battle of Fort Wagner

Description:After the July 11 assault on Fort Wagner failed, Gillmore reinforced his beachhead on Morris Island. At dusk July 18, Gillmore launched... Read more

Morgan and Forces Escape Through Woods Path at the Battle of Buffington Island

Description: On July 13, Morgan’s raiders crossed into Ohio at Harrison, pursued by several columns of Union cavalry under overall direction of... Read more

Battle of Manassas Gap

Description: After recrossing the Potomac River at Williamsport, Lee’s army withdrew up the Shenandoah Valley. Meade crossed the Potomac River... Read more

Union Forces Defeat Santee and Teton Sioux Forces at the Battle of Big Mound

Description: Brig. Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley led his troops from Fort Ridgely, Minnesota, into the Dakotas, pursuing the Santee Sioux, who had... Read more

Battle of Salineville

The Battle of Salineville occurred July 26, 1863, near Salineville, Ohio during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. It was one of the... Read more

Sibley Defeats Sioux Forces at the Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake

Description: Following the Battle of Big Mound on July 24, 1863, Brig. Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley and his men moved their camp about four miles and... Read more

Sioux Forces Escape Union Forces in Pursuit at the Battle of Stony Lake

Description: Following the Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake, Brig. Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley continued his march after the retreating Sioux until he... Read more