25 November 1862: Tuesday

Confederacy - Military/Government
Major General Samuel Jones is assigned to command the Trans-Allegheny or Western Department of Virginia.

Confederacy - Military
Maryland/Virginia
Confederate cavalry cross the Potomac at Poolesville and briefly seize the telegraph office.

Arkansas
There are skirmishes at Pitman's Ferry and at Cane Hill.

Tennessee
There are skirmishes at Henderson's Station and at Clarksville.

Kentucky
There is a skirmish at Calhoun.

Union - Military
Arkansas
A Union expedition goes to Yellville from this day until the 29th.

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