Union - Military
Virginia
The Army of the Potomac enters Yorktown, Virginia, following the evaculation of the Confederates. The month-long siege had been successful in part - but Johnson's army had never been attacked and was intact.
There were brief skirmishes at Williamsburg as forward units of Union troops fought with the retreating Confederates.
Mississippi
There is skirmishing at Farmington Heights as Halleck's army closes on Corinth. W. T. Sherman's division is within six miles of Corinth's defenses.
Tennessee
There is skirmish near Purddy, Tennessee. There is a skirmish at Pulaski, Tennessee, north of Nashville.
New Mexico Territory
Cononel Carlton's "California Column" moves east from CAlifornia, causing Confederates to evacuate Tucson in New Mexico TErritory.
Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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