Government - Union
President Lincoln wires to General Fremont that : "Jackson is largely reinforced, and is turning upon you. Stand well on your guard...
Military - Confederacy
Virginia
At 2 am, Brigadier General James Ewell Brown Stuart and his 1,200 cavalry and some artillery start out on an expedition from Richmond that will eventually develop into the now famous ride around the entire Union army on the Peninsula, which will last for four days.
On this first day, the ride covers some 22 miles and they encamp for the evening near the South Santa Anna at Winston Farm.
Meanwhile, Confederates under Robert E. Lee send reinforcements to Stonewall Jackson in the valley to give the impression that a major thrust would be made northward in that area. Jackson's men were encamped near Weyer's Cave while Union troops left Harrisonburg and occupied Mount Jackson.
Arkansas
There is skirmishing at Waddell's Farm near Village Creek. There is also a skirmish near Jacksonport.
South Carolina
There is a skirmish on Hutchinson's Island.
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Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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