31 August, 1862: Sunday

Union - Civilian
In the north, news of the battles and their results begins to arrive. Preparation begins to receive the wounded expected to arrive.

The Surgeon General of the Army calls for women and children to scrape lint for bandages.

Confederate - Military
Virginia
Jeb Stuart's cavalry reviews the scene and reports to Lee, who plans to turn the Union right.

In the afternoon, Jackson moves to just west of Chantilly (with Longstreet to follow on Sep 1).

Union - Military
Virginia
General Pope gathers his defeated Army of Virginia on the Washington side of Bull Run at the heights of Centreville. Finally two fresh Union corps of the Army of the Potomac report to Pope, but too late to retrieve the victory.

There is a skirmish at Franklin.

Fredericksburg is evacuated with considerable loss of supplies.

Missouri
There is a skirmish at Little River Bridge.

Alabama
There is a skirmish at Stevenson

Kentucky
There is a skirmish on the Kentucky river.

Tennessee
There is a skirmish at Roger's Gap.

On the Tennessee River, Union transport W. B. Terry, with a few troops, passengers and a load of coal, grounds on the Duck River Sucks [yes there is a locatoin called Duck River Sucks] and is attacked by Confederates. After a breief defense the vessel surrenders.

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