3 May, 1862: Saturday

Military - Union
General Halleck wires to Washington that he is personally leaving Pittsburg Landing and that his army will be in front of Corinth by the night of May 4.


Military - Confederacy
Virginia
Faced by overwhelming numbers, giant seige guns and a threat from more Union soldiers to the north on the Rappahannock, General Joseph E. Johnston withdraws his troops from Yorktown before McClellan can launch his major bombardment. The troops pull back through Williamsburg toward Richmond.

McClelland had had double the number of Confederate troops, yet nevertheless for over a month had taken no serious action against them, as he had believed the Confederates outnumbered him.

In southwest Virginia the Confederates proclaim martial law.

Georgia

There is a skirmish at Watkins Ferry.

Mississippi
There is a skirmish at Farmington near Corinth, and on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.

Arkansas
There is a skirmish near Batesville.

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Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971