Confederacy - Military/Government
Major General Sterling Price assumes Command of the Army of the West.
Union - Civilian
The news of the retreat of the Union army from before Richmond spread. In the North, especially, the disappointment and chagrin was vehemently expressed. McClellan and his army were the subject of agitated controversy.
Mississippi
Union ships bombard Vicksburg.
Indian Territory
There is a skirmish at Locust Grove.
Alabama
There is a skirmish near Russellville
Virginia
There is a skirmish near Herring Creek, close to Harrison's Landing.
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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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