4 June 1862: Wednesday

Confederates - Government
Jefferson Davis receives calls for troops from many places, "but if he weakens one to support another he might even be in worse trouble."

Confederate - Civilian
Frightened Southern planters burn immense amounts of cotton on the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers to prevent its capture.

Confederate - Military
Tennessee
Confederate troops complete their evacuation of Fort Pillow on the Mississippi.

There is a skirmish at Sweden's Cove near Jasper, Tennessee.

Alabama
There is skirmishing at Huntsville. O. Mitchel's Union troops still pose a threat to Chattanooga from there.

Mississippi
There are skirmishes at Osborn's and Wolf's Creeks.

Western Virginia
There is a skirmish at Big Bend.

Missouri
There are skirmishes for several days around Miami, Cambridge, Frankfort, Waverly and Pink Hill.

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