3 September 1862: Wednesday

Union - Government/Military
General Pope confers with President Lincoln, and then delivers a written report to Halleck charging General Porter with disobeying orders and McClellan with failing to support him.

Joseph Holt of Kentucky is appointed Judge Advocate General of the United States.

Union - Military
Dakota Territory
There is a skirmish with Indians at Fort Abercrombie.

Kentucky
There is a skirmish at Geiger's Lake.

Kirby Smith's men occupy Frankfort, the state's capitol.

Military - Confederacy
Virginia
Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, realizing the futility of attacking Washington, edges toward Leesburg and the crossings of the Potomac.

Confederates occupy Winchester and there are skirmishes at Falls Church, Bunker Hill, Edward's Ferry, and other points in Northern Virginia.

There are also operations around Harper's Ferry, Ravenswood, Weston, Charles Town, and Martinsburg.

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