Military - Confederacy
Virginia
The rest of JEB Stuart's cavalry arrives in Richmond.
There is a skirmish in the Shenandoah at Mount Jackson.
Tennessee
There is a skirmish at Winchester.
Military - Union
South Carolina
Union troops under Brigadier General H. W. Benham from James Island near Charleston assault Confederate works at Secessionville, SC, a hamlet on the low-lying island, which was defended by men under N. G. Evans.
Benham's assaults failed completely, and he disobeyed orders and advice in making the drive. (Eventually he would be relieved of his command.)
The outcome of the operation seriously retarded Union operations aimed at controlling Charleston Harbor.
Union: 6,600 men-107 killed, 487 wounded, 89 missing for 683 casualties.
Confederates: 2,500 men, 52 killed, 144 wounded, 8 missing for a total of 204.
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Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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