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Sunday, October 9, 2011

9 October 1862: Thursday

Union - Military
Kentucky
There is some skirmishing on the Mackville Pike and Bardstown Road, an aftermath of the battle of Perryville the day before.

There are skirmishes at Dry Ridge, Dog Walk, or Chesser’s Store near Salt River.

Tennessee
There is a skirmish near Humboldt, Tennessee.

Confederacy – Government
The Confederate Congress organizes military courts for the armies in the field and defines their powers.

Confederacy -Military
Virginia

J. E. B. Stuart, following Lee’s suggestion, eludes garrisons and heads for the Potomac with about 18,000 men.

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

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