Union – Government
President Lincoln, disturbed by McClellan’s delays, sends instructions to the General in Maryland through Halleck: “The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive him south. Your army must move now while the roads are good.”
Union – Military
Kentucky
Don Carlos Buell’s troops move after the retreating Confederates commanded by Bragg, who are heading toward Harrodsburg. Buell’s men occupy Bardstown.
There are skirmishes at Fair Grounds, Springfield, Burnt Cross Roads, Beach Fork and Grassy Mound.
Western Virginia
Union troops are sent on a reconnaissance from Bolivar Heights towards Charlestown. There is a skirmish at Big Birch.
Missouri
There are skirmishes at Sibley and Liberty.
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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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