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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

15 November 1862: Saturday

Confederacy - Government
President Davis quickly accepts the resignation of his Secretary of War, George W. Randolph, which came without prior notice. The Secretaries of War who would serve under Davis had trouble with many things, but especially over the President's virtual operation of their department.

Union - Government
President Lincoln calls for calls for "orderly observance of the Sabbath" by officers and men of the Army and Navy,

Union - Military
Virginia

The Army of the Potomac begins moving from Warrenton, Virginia toward Fredericksburg, its first action under Burnside.

There is a skirmish near Warrenton at Sulphur Springs.

Western Virginia
There is a skirmish on the Guyandotte River.

Missouri
There is a skirmish at Yocum Creek.

Tennessee
Union troops carry out a reconnaissance from Edgefield, Virginia toward Clarksfield, from November 15-20.

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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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