1862:  
Skirmish at Orient Ferry, Arkansas

Abraham Lincoln visits with George McClellan at Harrison's Landing


1863:  
Surrender of Port Hudson, Louisiana
Port Hudson, the Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, falls to Nathaniel Banks' Union force. Less than a week after the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Confederate garrison's surrender at Port Hudson cleared another obstacle for the Federals on the Mississippi River.

In late 1862, Banks was given orders to clear the river as far north as possible. He seemed hesitant, however, even with David Farragut's naval forces at his disposal. After much prodding, Banks finally began to move in February 1863. But by March, Farragut had failed to move past Port Hudson; he lost one ship and the others retreated back down the river. So Banks delayed action against Port Hudson until May. At first unsure whether to join Ulysses S. Grant's force up at Vicksburg or attack Port Hudson, Banks opted to attack the fort. On May 27, Federal cannons and riverboats opened fire on Port Hudson, but Banks directed a poorly coordinated attack against the stronghold, which was defended by General Franklin Gardner and a force of 3,500 men.

Although the tiny Confederate force was able to hold off the Union assault in May, Banks had Port Hudson surrounded. The garrison held out through June, but word of Vicksburg's surrender convinced Gardner that further resistance was futile.


Skirmishes near Bolton Depot and Clinton, Mississippi

Action at Boonsborough, Maryland

Skirmish near Cumming's Ferry, Kentucky

After crossing the Ohio River on captured steamboats, Morgan and his men loot Mauckport and Corydon


1864:  
Skirmishes at Sandy Hook, Frederick, and Antietam Bridge, Maryland

Skirmish near Huntersville, Arkansas

Skirmish near Richmond, Missouri

Skirmish at Isham's Fod, Georgia

Skirmish near Kelly's Mill, Mississippi

Army of the Ohio under General John Schofield [US] crosses the Chattahoochee River at Sope (Soap) Creek

1865:
John T. Ford agrees to lease Ford's Theater to the War Department


Primary sources:
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion ; by Frederick Dyer;
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865 by E. B. Long with Barbara Long;
National Archives Guide Index