Government - Union
President Lincoln leaves West Point in the morning after his conference with GEneral Scott and reaches WAshington in early evening.
Civilian - Union
At Pekin, Illinois, a grup known as the Union League is organized. A patriotic and political group, it will have considerable influence in poostwar years. Its wartime purpose was to bolster Northern morale and faith.
Military - Union
Virginia
What will become known as the Seven Days Campaign before Richmond begins mildly enough, with the secondary engagement known variously as Oak Grove, King's School House, French's Field, or The Orchard.
General Georgw B. McClellan orders forward advance units on his left which he said were prepatory to a general forward movement. However, the main attack by men of Samuel Heintzelman's corps was well met by Confederate forces under Benjamin Huger.
By evening there was little change in the lines a few miles east of Richmond.
Union lost at least 51 killed, 401 wounded, and 64 missing for 516
Confederates lost 40 killed, 263 wounded, and 13 missing for 316.
In the Confederate ranks, the mild Union advance did not upset the plans for the attack scheduled for June 26. Jackson's forces were approaching from the west and north, and it was hoped all would be ready for a coordinated attack on McClellan's right.
Arkansas
There is a skirmish at Yellville.
Western Virginia
There is a skirmish at Mungo Flats.
Tennessee
There is a skirmish near La Fayette Station
Mississippi
On the Mississippi, Thomas Williams and his 3,000 Union troops , escorted by Farragutt's squadron arrives opposite Vicksburg, where they are about to start attempting to dig a canal across Swampy Toe in an attempt to isolate the city.
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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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