1862. June 6 - Union gunboats under Captain Davis attacked the Confederate naval force at Memphis and defeated it. The casualties were inconsiderable.
1862. June 17 - A naval and land force captured Saint Charles on the White River, after a bloody struggle in which 150 of the Unionists were killed or wounded The Confederate loss is unknown.
1862. June 28 - Farragut made his perilous dash past the Confederate batteries at Vicksburg, with a loss of 37 killed or wounded. The enemy reported no losses.
1862. July 4 - Commander Trenchard in the Rhode Island dispersed Confederate troops at Galveston, and destroyed the blockade rennet Rickard O'Brien, with its valuable cargo.
1862. July 9 - Two gunboats and 40 soldiers under Lieut. Charles W. Musser forced the barricades in Roanoke River and, after a hot fight, captured Hamilton, N. C. Union losses, three killed or wounded.
1862. July 15 - Captain Welke with a small squadron attacked the ironclad Arkansas in the Yazoo River. A running fight followed, the Arkansas speeding down the Yazoo into the Mississippi and past the great Union fleet and took refuge under the Vicksburg batteries. That night the Union fleet attacked the rain and so injured her that she was of little service. The Unionists lost 68 killed or wounded, while that of the ram was 25.
1862. July 22 Capt. Wtn. D. Porter, with several gun boats, made another attack on the Arkansas and com pleted her destruction.
1862. Oct. 3 - A detachment of troops with a naval force under Lieut. E. R. Colhoun, captured Franklin after severe fighting in which 15 of our seamen were killed or wounded.
1862. Nov. 24 - While attempting to capture the town of Onslow, N. C.. Lieut. Wm. B. Cushing, in the gunboat Pllis, ran aground and was attacked by the Confederates. Cushing pluckily defended his vessel two days, then setting her on fire escaped with the survivors.
1862. Dec. 31 - On the night of this day the famous Monitor foundered at sea while near Hatteras Shoals, her people being saved by convoying ships.
1863. Jan, 1 - Before daylight two Confederate " cotton clad " steamers made a sudden attack on the Union squadron off Galveston. captured one vessel, destroyed another and dispersed the force with heavy loss.
1863. Jan. 9 - Rear-Admiral Porter, with a strong force of gunboats, captured Arkansas Post, on the Arkansas River, with a loss of 31 killed or wounded; Confederate losses being heavier.
1863. Ian. 11 - On this day the famous Confederate cruiser sank the National cruiser Hatteras off Galveston, after a short fight, the Confederates rescuing the survivors.
1863. Feb. 14 - The Confederates captured the Union warship Queen of the West, which had run aground in the Red River.
2863. Feb. 24 - Refitting the Owen of the West, the Con federates captured the new ironclad ndienola after a hot fight in the Mississippi River.
1863. Feb. 28 - Commander Warden in the monitor Montauk, at long range, destroyed the Confederate blockade runner Nashville.
1863. March 11 - Union gunboats began attack on Fort Pemberton on the Tallahatchie River, but were finally repulsed on the 18th with a toss in killed and wounded.
1863. March 14 - Farragut passed Port Hudson, on the Mississippi, one of his ships, the Mitrissippi (on which was Lieut. Geo. Dewey) being destroyed by fire. The Unionists had nearly 100 killed or wounded.
1863. April 7 - Ironclads under Dupont off Charleston made a determined attack on the fortifications. The Keokuk was sunk and the other vessels were compelled to retire.
1863. April 16 - Rear-Admiral Porter ran his fleet past Vicksburg with little loss.
1863. April 29 - Union gunboats made an unsuccessful attack on Grand Gulf, Mississippi River, in which they had 75 men killed or wounded.
1863. June 17 - Monitor Weehawken. Cant. John Rodgers, the C seta, Lieut. Wm.
T't rnt, 18 wounded; no casualties for thi. Nationalists.
18111. July 10- Rear-Admirel Dahlgren made a determined naval attack on the defenses of Charleston in con junctiop _with our troops, but after a severe action was compelled to retire.
lea July IS - While in Shimonceeki Straits. Japan, our warship Wyoming was fired on by the Japanese. Captain McDougal returned the fire, sank some of their ships and silenced their batteries. The Americans had lilt killed and four wounded. The Jape suffered heavily.