24 July 1862: Thursday

Union - Civilian
Former President Martin Van Buren, 79, died at Lindenwald, New York.

Union - Military
Louisiana
Admiral Farragut orders his fleet to head toward New Orleans, leaving five gunboats to guard the river between Vincksburg and Baton Rouge.

There is a skirmish on the Amite River.

Missouri
There is a skirmish at Santa De and Moore's Mill near Fulton.

Mississippi
There is a skirmish at White Oak Bayou.

Western Virginia
There are skirmishs from July 24-26 in Wyoming County.

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