Union - Military/Government
While near Richmond, troops on both sides of the war rest and recuperate, the "crescendo of controversy" between McClellan and the Lincoln administration increases. McClellan attempts to enlarge the scope of his influence by advising the President on political as well as military policy, and he tries to limit the war to opposing armies and political organizations. Military operations should not interfere with slavery, he writes the President in what will come to be known as the "Harrison's Bar letter".
Virginia
A Union reconnaissance sets out from Yorktown and will last until the 9th.
Tennessee
A Union reconnaissance takes place around Cumberland Gap.
Texas
A Union reconnaissance takes place around Aransas Bay.
Missouri
There is a skirmish at Inman Hollow, and one at Newark.
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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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