Union - Military
Tennessee
Union troops under the command of General John A. McClernand advance from Fort Henry across toward Fort Donelson as General Grant's army began its march. Gunboat under the command of Foote move from the Tennessee to the ohio at Paducah and then up the Cumberland.
South Carolina
Edisto Island is occupied by Union troops.
Confederates - Military
Tennessee
Brigadier GEneral Simon Bolivar Buckner arrives at Fort Donelson as more troops come in.
Kentucky
Confederates evacuate Bowling Green, Kentucky, leaving only Columbus on the now useless Kentucky line.
Texas
There are three days of "activity" at Aransas Pass, Texas.
Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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