Washington, DC
Major GEneral George B. McClellan assumed command of the newly organized Department and the Army of the Potomac for the Uniuon.
Wheeling, western Virginia
A convention is held to provide for setting up a new pro-Union state to be called Kanawha.
Hawks Nest, western Virginia, and Laurel Fork Creek, western Virginia
Skirmishes occur at each of these two locations.
Fish Lake, Missouri
A skirmish occurs at this location.
Lookout Station, Missouri
Confederates attack a railroad train near this location.
Richmond, Virginia
President Davis writes General Joseph E. Johnston at Manassas about complaints in the Confederate Army of improper food and lack of care for the sick.
Davis approves a bill increasing Confederate artillery and calling for other military measures.
Springfield, Missouri
General Sterling Price proclaims the great Southern victory at Wildon's Creek and said Northern oppressors of Missouri had been defeated.
BibliographyThe Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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