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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

16 November 1862: Sunday

Union - Military
Virginia

General Burnside moves his headquarters from Warrenton to Catlett's Station as his army shifts toward Fredericksburg - closely watched and followed by Lee's army.

There is a skirmish at U. S. Ford on the Rappahannock between two small portions of these armies.

There is also a skirmish at Gloucester Point on the Peninsula of Virginia.

Arkansas
A Union expedition begins this day and lasts until Nov 21, from Helena against Arkansas Post, Arkansas.

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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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