After several bloody failed attacks and months of siege operations, Union forces were preparing a final morning attack on Fort Wagner, the strongpoint on Morris Island in defense of Charleston. The Confederate garrison, however, had made a skillful withdrawal the night before overnight and Union troops occupied the bastion without resistance. Officers were shocked to find that its main bunker was intact after months of intense bombardment.  (By John Osborne) 

Following the occupation of Confederate General J.E. B. Stuart's headquarters at Culpeper, Virginia after a sharp skirmish, Union cavalry commander General Pleasonton called for further probes of Confederate positions around the Rapidan River.  Reconnaisance in strength over the next days proved that further advances were impractical and the main body held at Culpeper.  (By John Osborne)

The day before, the entire cavalry corps of the Army of the Potomac had crossed the Rappahannock River aiming at Confederate cavalry headquarters at Culpeper, Virginia.  Three columns of the force, commanded by General Pleasonton, advanced on the town itself in the early afternoon and after a series of charges through the town, including one by the Michigan Brigade, led by Brigadier General Custer, took possession. Casualties were relatively light on both sides.  (By John Osborne)