St. Louis, Missouri
Major General John Charles Fremont declares martial law in St. Louis city and county, which is followed by the suppression of two allegedly pro-Southern newspapers.
Washington, DC
Members of the Seventy-ninth New York Volunteers mutinied near Washington and refused to obey orders. Their desire for a furlough was one of the grievances. A number of soldiers were arrested and the entire regiment was put under guard.
Richmond, Virginia
President Jefferson Davis proclaims the banishment of enemy aliens who did not ackowledge the authority of the Confederate States of America.
Brigadier General Paul O. Hebert is assigned to command Confederate forces in Texas.
BibliographyThe Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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