Union - Government
President Lincoln wires to McClellan at Rockville. "How does it look now?"
Union - Military
Major General Nathaniel P. Banks assumes command of thedefenses of WAshington. The West India Squadron is formed uder Commodore Charles Wilkes to protect commerce from Confederate raiders.
Union - Civilian
Maryland and Pennsylvania
Apprehension becomes more intense in Maryland and Pennsylvania under the threat of Lee's invasion.
Confederates - Civilian/Government
Maryland
To the people of Maryland, General Lee proclaimes: "The people of the Confederate States have long watched with the deepest sympathy the wrongs and outrages that have been inflicted upon the citizens... We know no enemies among you, and will protect all, of every opinion. It is for you to decide your destiny freely and without constraint. This army will respect your choice, whatever it may be."
Maryland
There is a skirmish at Poolesville.
Kentucky
There is a skirmish at Barboursville, and an affair known as the Kentucky Line.
Tennessee
There is a skirmish at Pine Mountain.
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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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