April 21, 1861. Wednesday

Washington, DC
The Federal government orders copies of New York newspapers suppressed, for allegedly aiding rebellion should not be carried by the mails.

Philadelphia
Newspapers from New York are confiscated, on order from Washington, DC.

Jonesboro, Missouri
A skirmish takes place here.

CONDERACY

Richmond, Virginia
Brigadier General Roswell S. Ripley is named to command the Confederate Department of South Carolina.

Brigadier General John B. Grayson is named to command the Department of Middle and East Florida.

President Davis approves an act of the Confederate Congress to name two more commissioners to Europe. He also signs a measure authorizing the President to cooperate and extend aid to Missouri.

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