Government - Confederacy
News reaches Richmond that McClellan has been ordered north from his position on the James.
Union - Government/Military
Recruiting in the North continues at a rapid pace although there are reports of individuals mutilating themselves to avoid the proposed militia draft, and others attempting to flee to Canada.
Union - Military
Virginia
The Army of Virginia under John Pope advances from the general arrea of Culpepper, south toward Orange Court House and Gordonsville. Stonewall Jackson's large corps was posted south of Culpepper, north of the Rapidan, intending to attack separate Union corps.
But Nathanial Banks got in the first blow at Cedar Mountain (also known as Slaughter Mountain, Cedar Run, Cedar Run Mountain, or Southwest Mountaun.)
Banks' corp of Pope's army drove in sharply and successfully against two of Jackson's divisions until the third, under A. P. Hill, came upp to stem the tide and counter attack.
Banks pulled back, but the battle, poorly fought on both sides, told the Confederates again that Pope was moving south in a major offensive.
Union casualties: 314 killed, 1,445 wounded, 622 missing for 2381 of the 8,000 engaged.
The Confederates had about 16,800 men and suffered 1341 casualties.
Missouri
Skirmishes take place at Walnut Creek, Sears' Ford omn the Chariton River, and at SAlem.
Louisiana
A skirmish takes place at Donaldsonville.
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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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