21 August 1862: Thursday

Confederacy - Government/Military
President Davis proclaims that Federal Major General David Hunter and Brigadier General John W. Phelps should be treated as outlaws and if captured should be held as felons because they were organizing slaves for the Union army. (Phelps will resign from the Union army on this day because President Lincoln disavows this policy.)

Confederacy - Military
Tennessee
Braxton Bragg crosses the Tennessee River above Chatanooga preparatory to the start of a new campaign.

Union - CivilianThe issuing of postage stamps for small currency begins.

Union - Military
Virginia
McClellan's army proceeds north toward Washington and Pope's men skirmish with Lee's along the Rappahannock again, as well as at Kelly's, Beverly and Freeman's fords.

Louisiana
Union troops evacuate Baton Rouge.

South Carolina
There is a skirmish on Pinckney Island.

Missouri
There is a skirmish at Neosho.

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Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971