Tucker Relatives in the Civil War - Actions List

Iuka (Tishomingo Co.), May 22-23, 1862, Federal expedition to Iuka and Burnsville; Sept. 13, 1862, skirmish nearby, with Confederate cavalry; Sept. 16, 1862, Federal reconnaisance from Burnsville toward Iuka, with skirmish; Sept. 19, 1862 , Engagement at Iuka in which Union Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans defeats Maj. Gen. Sterling Price (casualties about 2,350); Sept. 20, 1862, skirmish on Fulton Road south of Iuka; Sept. 27, 1862, skirmish nearby; July 7, 1863, action with Union cavalry; July 14, 1863, skirmish nearby; Jan 9, 1865, Federal reconnaisance from Eastport to Iuka; Feb. 17, 1865, Federal expedition from Eastport to Iuka, to capture Confederate soldiers who are sleeping in the town overnight, discovers that Lt. Gen. Nathan Forrest moved his men a week earlier to West Point.

Peyton's Mill, Sept. 19, 1862, cavalry skirmish.

Corinth (Alcorn Co.), March 18-24, 1862, Confederate troops under Gen. Albert Johnston arrive from Murfreesboro, TN, for defense of the city, and on March 29 are organized in to the Army of Mississippi; Corinth becomes a major medical center for treating Confederates following the Battle of Shiloh (or Pittsburg Landing), TN (April 6-7, 1862); April 29 - May 30, 1862, advance on the city by Union Maj. Gen. Henry Hallek against Confederates under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard; May 8, 1862, Federal reconnaisance of the city; May 9, 1862, skirmish near the city between Gen. Hallek and Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard; May 14-15, 1862, skirmish on the Memphis and Charleston RR near the city; May 17, 1862, action at Russell's House near the city; May 21, 1862, skirmish at Widow Serratt's near the city; May 24, 1862, skirmish near the city; May 27, 1862, skirmish at Bridge Creek near the city; May 28-29, 1862, skirmishes in front of city; May 30, 1862, city is evacuated by Confederate troops under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, who retreats to Tupelo, and city is occupied by Maj. Gen. Henry Hallek; Aug. 28, 1862, skirmish near the city; Oct. 3-5, 1862, Battle of Corinth, in which Confederate Maj. Gens. Earl Van Dorn and Sterling Price unsuccessfully failed to recapture the city in fighting against forces under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans; Oct. 31, 1862, Union advance from the city to Grand Junction, TN; Dec. 9, 1862, Federal reconnaisance force leaves for Tuscumbia, AL; Dec. 13-19, 1862, Federal raid on the Mobile and Ohio RR from Corinth to Tupelo; April 15, 1863, Union Brig. Gen. Grenville Dodge leads expedition from the city to Courtland, AL (Apr. 15 - May 2); May 26, 1863, Federal expedition leaves the city for Florence, AL (May 26-31); June 11, 1863, nearby skirmish at Smith's Bridge; Aug. 16, 1863, nearby skirmish; Sept. 11, 1863, Federal expedition leaves the city for Henderson, TN; Sept. 27, 1863, Federal expediton leaves the city for West TN (Sept. 27 - Oct. 1); Oct. 19, 1863, skirmish nearby at Smith's Bridge; Nov. 2, 1863, skirmish; Nov. 12, 1863, skirmish; Dec. 23, 1863, nearby skirmish in which Confederates ambush the 3rd IL Cavalry; Jan. 25, 1864, city is evacuated by Federals to consolidate forces; Nov. 4, 1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. Nathan Forrest moves through city to meet up with Lt. Gen. John Hood; Jan. 19, 1865, skirmish.

Lamar (Benton Co.), Nov. 6, 1862, Federal reconnaissance from La Grange, TN, toward Lamar; Nov. 8-9, 1862, Federal reconnaissance from La Grange, TN, and skirmish at Old Lamar; Feb. 13-14, 1863, Federal expedition from La Grange, TN, to Lamar and Mt. Pleasant; Aug. 14, 1864, skirmish between Confederate Maj. Gen. Nathan Forrest and Maj. Gen. Joseph Mower's expedition to Oxford.

Hudsonville (Marshall Co.), Nov. 8-9, 1862, skirmishes with Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses Grant; Dec. 1, 1862, skirmish; March 2-3, 1863, Federal scouting party from La Grange, TN, to Hudsonville and Salem; April 10-11, 1863, Federal scouting party from La Grange, TN, to Hundsonville, Lockhart's Mills, Mt. Pleasant, and Early Grove; June 21, 1863, skirmish; Feb. 25, 1864, affair nearby, with the Federal Meridian Expedition.

Ripley (Tippah Co.), July 27-29, 1862, Federal expedition to Ripley from Rienzi; Sept. 29, 1862, Confederate Army of Tennessee (22,000 men) marches from Ripley to Corinth; Oct. 7, 1862, nearby skirmish; Nov. 19-20, 1862, Federal expedition to Ripley from La Grange, TN, to determine Confederate strength at Vicksburg; Dec. 23 and 25, 1862, skirmishes; Jan. 25, 1863, Federal scouting party between Bolivar, TN, and Ripley against guerrilla bands operating in vicinity; Jan. 28-30, 1863, Federal scouting party from La Grange, TN, toward Ripley; April 18, 1863, skirmish [Ref. 5]; June 8-9, 1863, Federal expedition to Ripley from La Grange, TN, with capture of forage and livestock; June 12-14, 1863, Federal expedition to Ripley and New Albany from Pocahontas, TN, with destruction of blacksmith shops, wagon shops, etc., and skirmishes; July 7, 1863, skirmish; Aug. 3, 1863, skirmish; Dec. 1, 1863, skirmish with Confederate Brig. Gen. Nathan Forrest on the Memphis and Charleston RR at Ripley; Dec. 4, 1863, affair on the Memphis and Charleston RR at Ripley; Jan. 23, 1864, Federal scouting party from La Grange, TN, with casualties; April 30 - May 9, 1864, Federal expedition to Ripley from Memphis, TN; June 1, 1864, Union force under Brig. Gen. Samuel Sturgis heads for Ripley; June 7, 1864, skirmish with Gen. Sturgis; June 11, 1864, action in which Gen. Sturgis retreats from the advancing Maj. Gen. Nathan Forrest; July 7, 1864, skirmish with Union Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Smith's expedition to Tupelo.

Memphis and Charleston (northern Mississippi),May 3, 1862, Federal reconnaissance; May 13, 1862, Federal raid on the railroad near Corinth; May 14, 1862, skirmish on the railroad near Corinth; Nov. 3, 1863, skirmish on the railroad at Quinn's and Jackson's mills (Coldwater River); Nov. 28, 1863, skirmish on the railroad near Molino; Dec. 1, 1863, skirmish on the railroad near Ripley; Dec. 4. 1863, affair at Ripley on the railroad.

Chickasaw Bayou (Warren Co., off Yazoo R.), Dec. 27-28, 1862, skirmishes with Union troops under Maj. Gen. William Sherman advancing on Vicksburg (Battle of Chickasaw Bayou or Chickasaw Bluffs, Dec. 26-29).

Rolling Fork (Sharkey Co.), March 14-27, 1863, Union Gen. Ulysses Grant leads the Steele's Bayou Expedition to Rolling Fork, by Steele's Bayou, Black Bayou, and Deer Creek, with skirmishes; Sept. 22-23, 1864, skirmishes with Federal expedition from Vicksburg to Deer Creek (Sept. 21-26).

Steele's Bayou, March 14-27, 1863, Federal Navy's Steele's Bayou Expedition to Rolling Fork under Rear Adm. David Porter (11 vessels supported by infantry under Maj. Gen. William Sherman), by Steele's Bayou, Black Bayou, and Deer Creek, some 200 miles of twisting bayous from the Yazoo River to Steele's Bayou.

Vicksburg (Warren Co.), May 18 - Aug. 6, 1862, operations about Vicksburg and Baton Rouge, LA; May 18, 1862, Confederate Brig. Gen. Martin L. Smith refuses surrender demand by Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler and Flag Officer Daniel Farragut; Ju ne 20 - July 24, 1862, Federal expedition to Vicksburg from Baton Rouge, LA, with joint operations under Adm. Farragut and Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams; June 27, 1862, Federal mortar boats continue to bombard the city; June 28, 1862, Union naval bombardment of the city and passage of the Union fleet under Adm. Farragut past the shore batteries; July 1, 1862, Union fleets under Flag Officers Farragut and Charles Davis combine forces north of the city on the Mississippi River; July 3, 1862, Union mortar boats continue to bombard the city; July 15, 1862, engagement between the CSS Arkansas and four Union gunboats on the Yazoo River about Vicksburg, with the damaged "Arkansas" retiring to the protection of the Vicksburg batteries; July 22, 1862, engagement between the CSS Arkansas and the ironclad USS Essex and ram USS Queen of the West, with the Union vessels retreating with damage; Aug. 6, 1862, the CSS Arkansas is attacked and destroyed by five Union gunboats near Vicksburg; Oct. 20, 1862, President Lincoln orders Maj. Gen. John McClernand to raise troops from Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for an independent expedition against Vicksburg, which will conflict with Maj. Gen. Ulysses Grant's command; Nov. 4, 1862, Gen. Grant occupies La Grange and Grand Junction, TN, in preparation for a campaign against Vicksburg; Dec. 20, 1862, Confederate occupation of Holly Springs and capture of large store of Federal supplies forces Gen. Grant to withdraw to La Grange, TN, and forego his advance on Vicksburg; Dec. 20 - Jan. 3, 1863, Union operations against the city; Dec. 29, 1862, Confederates repulse Maj. Gen. William Sherman's attack on Chickasaw Bluffs near the city; Jan. 2-3, 1863, Gen. Sherman's forces withdraw to Milliken's Bend, LA, giving up their attempt on the cit y; Feb. 2-3, 1863, the Union "Queen of the West" passes shore batteries at Vicksburg and Warrenton with minor damage; Feb. 13, 1863, the gunboat USS Indianola passes by the Vicksburg shore batteries; Feb. 14, 1863, the "Queen of the West" runs aground nea r Vicksburg and is captured; Feb. 24, 1863, the Confederates use the captured "Queen of the West" to sink the USS Indianola below Vicksburg, near Joe Davis's Plantation; March 25, 1863, the ironclad USS Switzerland passes the city's shore batteries, but the gunboat USS Lancaster is destroyed; April 16, 1863, Union gunboats and transports under Adm. David Porter pass the city's shore batteries; April 22, 1863, Union transports pass the city's batteries; May 4, 1863, shore batteries sink the Federal tugboat "George Sturgess"; May 19 - July 4, 1863, siege of Vicksburg, as Gen. Grant surrounds the city and forces of Lt. Gen. John Pemberton, while Adm. Farragut's fleet begins almost nonstop bombardment of the city; May 22, 1863, Union assault on defense lines in front of the city ends in failure; May 27, 1863, shore batteries destroy the USS Cincinnati; June 7, 1863, advancing Federals burn CSA President Jefferson Davis's plantation Brierfield below the city; July 4, 1863, Gen. Pemberton surrenders the city and about 29,000 soldiers in an unconditional surrender, thus opening the entire Mississippi River to Union traffic; Aug. 27, 1863, skirmish near the city; Sept. 22, 1863, the U.S. 1st, 2nd, and 4th Divisions of XV Corps under Gen. Grant leave Vicksburg for Chattanooga, TN, to relieve Gen. Rosecrans (through Sept. 30); June 4, 1864, skirmish near the city; March 8, 1865, headquarters of the Federal Department of Mississippi is transferred from Vicksburg to Memphis, TN.

References:

1. Mississippi Civil War Information Web Site.
2. War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
3. War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies
4. Ronald A. Mosocco, Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War Per the Official Records of the War of Rebellion, 2d ed., rev. 1995, Williamsburg, VA: James River Publications.
5. E. B. Long, The Civil War Day by Day: An Almanac, 1861-1865. New York: Da Capo (unabridged paperback edition of 1971 edition published by Doubleday, New York).