News For This Date     November 23

1861:

Bombardment of Confederate Lines at Pensacola, Florida

1863:

Affair at Bayou Portage, Louisiana The Siege of Knoxsville, Tennessee Action at Knoxville and Skirmishes at Orchard Knob and Bushy Knob, Tennessee Skirmish at Cedar Bayou, Texas

1864:

Skirmish at Ball's Ferry and the Georgia Central Railroad Bridge, Georgia Affair at Bayou Grand Caillou and Skirmish at Morganza, Louisiana Action at Mount Pleasant and Skirmishes at Henryville and Fouche Springs, Tennessee

Primary sources for the "Daily Dispatch" feature is: 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