Pages

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

31 August, 1861: Saturday

The Confederacy
Virginia
Richmond: The Confederate Congress adjourns. The government announces the appointment of five full generals in order of seniority:
Samuel Cooper from May 16
Albert Sidney Johnston from May 28
Robert E. Lee June 14
Joseph E. Johnston from July 4
P. G. T. Beauregard from July 21

Virginia
A skirmish takes place at Munson's Hill, otherwise known as Little River Turnpike, Virginia.

Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971

No comments:

Post a Comment