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Monday, August 1, 2011

1 August 1862: Friday

Confederate - Government/Military
President Davis again writes General Robert E. Lee, "protesting against alleged atrocities to civilians and soldiers and the arming of slaves by Union authorities."

Union - Government/Military
South Carolina

A Federal official in South Carolina announces the issuance of papers indicating their freedom to Negro soldiers, not yet legally enlisted.

Military - Union
Missouri

Skirmishes take place at Ozark, Grand River and Carrollton.

Virginia
There is a skirmish at Barnett's Ford.

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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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