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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

9 January, 1862: Thursday

Union - Government/Military
President Lincoln informs General McClellan that neither of the commanders in the West, Halleck or Buell, had answered his (Lincoln's) request of when they would be ready to move.

Union - Military
Illinois

Ulysses S. Grant is preparing a reconnaissance force to move into Kentucky toward Columbus.

Kentucky
There is a brief skirmish near Columbus, Kentucky.

Virginia
There is a brief skirmish near Pohick Run, Virginia.


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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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