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March 25-28, 1862.-Reconnaissance from Murfreesborough to Shelbyville, Tullahoma, Manchester, and McMinnville, Tenn.

28, 1862.-Expedition into Scott and Morgan Counties, Tenn.

28-June 18, 1862.-The Cumberland Gap Campaign.

29, 1862.-The Confederate armies of Kentucky and the Mississippi consolidated under the latter designation, General A. S. Johnston commanding and General Beauregard second in command. Major-Generals Polk, Bragg, Hardie,and Crittenden assigned to the First, Second, Third, and Reserve Corps, respectively.

31, 1862.-Skirmish on the Purdy Road, near Adamsville, Tenn.

Capture of Union City, Tenn.*

31-April 2, 1862.-Expedition to Paris, Tenn.

April 1, 1862.-Expedition from Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., to

Eastport, Miss. and Chickasaw, Ala.

3, 1862.-Reconnaissance from Savannah, Tenn., to Eastport, Miss., and Chickasaw, Ala.

Skirmish near Monterey, Tenn.

4, 1862.-Skirmish near Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.

Skirmish at Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

6-7, 1862.-Battle of Pittsburg Landing, or Shiloh, Tenn.

6-11, 1862.-Expedition from Greenville, Tenn., into Laurel Valley, N. C.

7-12, 1862.-Raid on Confederate line of communications between Chattanooga, Tenn., and Marietta, Ga.

8, 1862.-Martial law proclaimed in East Tennessee.

Reconnaissance from Shiloh battle-field.

11, 1862.-Huntsville, Ala., occupied by the Union forces.

Skirmish at Wartrace, Tenn.

12-13, 1862.-Expedition to Bear Creek, Ala.

13, 1862.-Reconnaissances on the Corinth (Miss.) and Purdy (Tenn.) Roads, Decatur, Ala., occupied by Union forces.

15, 1862.-Skirmish at Pea Ridge, Tenn.

16, 1862.-Tuscumbia, Ala., occupied by Union forces.

17, 1862.-Capture of Union refugees near Woodson's Gap, Tenn.

Skirmish near Monterey, Tenn.

23, 1862.-Skirmish at Bridgeport, Ala.

24, 1862.-Skirmish at Tuscumbia, Ala.

Skirmish at Lick Creek, Tenn.

Skirmish on the Shelbyville Road, Tenn.

Skirmish on the Corinth (Miss.) Road.

25, 1862.-Skirmish at Tuscumbia, Ala.

Skirmish on the Corinth (Miss.) Road.

26, 1862.-Skirmish at Atkins' Mill, Tenn.

26-29, 1862.-Scout on Forked Deer River, Tenn.

27, 1862.-Skirmish at Pea Ridge, Tenn.

Skirmish at Bridgeport, Ala.

28, 1862.-Skirmish near Monterey, Tenn.

Skirmish at Bolivar, Ala.

Skirmish at Paint Bridge, Ala.

28-29, 1862.-Expedition to Purdy, Tenn.

29, 1862.-Action at West Bridge, near Bridgeport, Ala.

Skirmish near Monterey, Tenn.

Raid on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, near Bethel Station, Tenn.

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*For reports, see operations November 19, 1861-April 10, 1862, Missouri, Arkansas, &c., Series I, Vol. VIII, pp. 116,123,124.

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