Union - Military
McClellan continues to reorganize the Army of the Potomac amid Cabinet discussions in Washington.
Union troops begin evacuating Frederick, Maryland.
Minnesota
Skirmishing with the Sioux continues at Hutchinson.
Missouri
There are skirmishes in Callaway County and at Prairie Chapel.
Kentucky
There is a skirmish at Shelbyville.
Louisiana
There are skirmishes at Boutte Station and Bayou des Allemands.
Confederacy - Military
Virginia
Lee's army begins its principal crossing of the Potomac by fords in the Leesburg area, an operation which continues until the 7th. The Confederates are on their way to Maryland.
Western Virginia
Confederate Brigadier General A. G. Jenkins culminates his raiding in Western Virginia by crossing the Ohio River in the Point Pleasant area for a brief excursion into the North.
Maryland
There is skirmishing at Point of Rocks, Berlin, Poolsville, and Monocacy Aqueduct.
Kentucky
John Hunt Morgan and his men join E. Kirby Smith at Lexington.
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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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