The Union
President Lincoln issues a memorandum to General McClellan. He wishes to know how long it will take McClellan to initiate a forward movement of the Army of the Potomac.
Kentucky
A skirmish takes place near Camp Goggin.
A skirmish takes place at Whippoorwill Creek
Two weeks of "minor" operations begin around Mill Springs and Somerset.
Tennessee
A skirmish takes place near Morristown, Tennessee
Missouri
A skirmish takes place around Shanghai, Missouri
Union Naval Action
Kentucky
Federal gunboats demonstrate near Fort Holt.
South Carolina
US gunboat Penguin captures the blockade-runner Albion of Nassau, off Carleston. The Albion's cargo consists of arms, ammunition, salt, fruit, provisions, oils, tin, copper, saddles, bridles, and cavalry equipment valued at $100,000.
Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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