England
Two troop vessels set sail for Canada, in order to help reinforce England's demands regarding the release of Mason and Slidell.
Virginia
Sixteen old whaling vessels are sunk in the main ship channel off Charleston in an attempt to foil blockade runners.
Virginia
Fighting occurs at Dranesville, Virginia.
Confederacy - Government
President Davis writes a letter to Sterling Price, Missouri commander, who has complained that Davis seems to be neglecting the Trans-Mississippi and Missouri in particular. "The welfare of Missouri is as dear to me as that of other States of the Confederacy." he states.
Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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