The Union
The Federal Senate votes 36 to 0 to expel Senator John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky. After the start of the war he had remained in his seat during the special summer session, working to bring about a compromise for peace, but in November he had entered the Confederate Army.
The Confederacy
Confederate newspapers increase their call for strong military actions in many areas of the South.
Virginia
There is a skirmish near Burke's Station, Virginia.
St. Louis, Missouri
General Halleck orders the arrest of those giving aid to the secessionists.
England
Queen Victoria issues a proclamation that forbids the export of gunpowder, firearms, and materials for manufacturing them.
Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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