Union - Government
Virginia
In the late evening, President Lincoln and his party disembark at Fort Monroe.
Union - Military
Virginia
Union forces occupy Williamsburg.
Mississippi
Near Corinth, Halleck's advance from Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee decelerates, and soon becomes more of a siege than an offensive.
Confederates - Military
Stonewall Jackson's Confederats had arrived at Staunton in the Shenandoah after their stay at Conrad's Store. They confused the Union troops under Banks at Harrisonburg, who fell back toward New Market and went on to Strasburg by May 13. It was the beginning of the main portion of Jackson's famous Valley Campaign.
Jackson and his reinforced command marched westward toward McDowell, aiming at Union forces in the area.
Western Virginia
There is a brief skirmish at Camp McDonald and at Arnoldsburg.
Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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