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Friday, October 14, 2011

14 October 1862: Tuesday

Union - Civilian
Congressional elections in Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania result in gains by the Democrats, except in Iowa, where the Republicans carried the state.

President Lincoln orders the removal of aemy bakeries from the basement of the Capital Building.

Confederacy - Government/Military
Confederate Lt. General John C. Pemberton assumes command of the Department of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana.

Confederacy - Military
Missouri
There is a skirmish at Hazel Bottom.

Arkansas
There is a skirmish in Trenton.

Kentucky
There are skirmishes on Manchester, Lancaster and Crab Orchard Road.

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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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