Confederate - Military
Virginia
Confederate forces north of the Chickahominy cross the stream to follow the retreating McClellan. Confederates south of the river also gave pursuit. However, McClellan's rear guard withstood the disorganized drive that never fully materialized. Jacksonn was again tardy - although critics then and since have had differing views on why.
The withdrawing Union troops were forced to leave 2,500 sick and wounded at Savage's Station o0n the Richmond and York River Railroad east of Richmond.
There was a skirmish on the James River Road near Willis' Church.
There was a skirmish at Peach Orchard / Allen's Farm near Fair Oaks.
Western Virginia
There was a skirmish at Moorefield, Western Virginia.
Union - Military
Virginia
In the Shenandoah Valley there was a Union reconnaissance from Front Royal to Luray (about 22 miles one way).
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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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