Government - Confederacy
In Richmond, President Davis tries to reassure General Joseph E. Johnston, falling back in Virginia, "you shall be promptly and adequately reinforced.
Government - Union
In Washington, President Lincoln wrote that "General McClellan is after him" [Johnston].
The President paid a visit to Liuetenant Worden, commnder of the Monitor, who had suffered an eye injury in the battle.
Congress discusses various aspects of slavery.
Civilian - North and South
The news of the battle at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and the battle of the Monitor vs the Virginia, and the build-ups of the various armies arrives in the newspapers of various cities, both north and south.
Union - military
There is a brief skirmish in La Fayette County.
Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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