Confederacy – Government/Military
President Davis asks Virginia for a draft of 4500 Negroes to work on completion of fortifications of Richmond.
Major General John B. Magruder, Confederate hero of the siege of Yorktown, is assigned to command the District of Texas.
Confederacy – Military
Virginia
J.E.B. Stuart and his men cross the Potomac on their raid, and by evening enter Chambersburg, PA. As they ride, they gather horses and destroy public stores.
Kentucky
There is fighting at Harrodsburg and Danville Cross Roads.
Tennessee
There is a skirmish at Medon Station.
Dakota Territory
On the upper Missouri River below Fort Berthold, a party of Sioux fight with a boatload of miners.
Indiana
Indiana home guards drive a group of rebel guerillas from Hawesville, IN.
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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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