Confederacy – Civilian
Richmond newspapers begin to speak of a possible early peace as a result of the Confederate success.
Confederacy – Government
An act of the Confederate Congress, approved by Jefferson Davis, amends the draft exemption law, enlarging the number of those exempted by reason of occupation. Most controversial was the exemption of an owner or overseer of more than 20 slaves.
Confederacy – Military
Virginia/Maryland
Jeb Stuart at Chambersburg reports that all officials had fled at the approach of the Confederates. His men cut telegraph wires, seize horses, and destroy what military equipment they could not bring away. Railroad machine shops, depots and several trains were also wrecked. In the afternoon, Stuart moved eastward and then south through Emmitsburg, Maryland, en route to the Potamac.
Arkansas
There is a sharp skirmish near Helena.
Missouri
There are small skirmishes in Lewis, Clarke, Scotland and Schuyler counties of Missouri.
Kentucky
There are skirmishes at Lawrenceburg and Danville.
Confederacy – Military/Naval
The Confederate cruiser Alabama captures and sinks the grain ship Manchester.
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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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