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Monday, October 24, 2011

24 October 2011: Friday - Rosecrans replaces Buell

Union - Government/Military
Don Carlos Buell is removed from command in Kentucky and Tennessee, largely because of the escape of Bragg's Confederates. Major General William S. Rosecrans, following his victories in Mississippi, is assigned to command these troops and the new Department of the Cumberland.

Union - Military
Arkansas

There is a skirmish near Fayetteville.

South Carolina
There is a skirmish on St. Helena Island.

Virginia
There are skirmishes at Manassas Junction and near Bristoe Station.

Tennessee
There is a skirmish at White Oak Springs.

Missouri
A Union expedition from Oct 24-26 chases guerrillas from Independence to Greenton, Chapel Hill, and Hopewell.

Louisiana
From Oct 24 to Nov 6 there are military operations in the La Fourche District.



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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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