Union - Military
Mississippi
Light fighting continues as Sherman's troops approach the bluffs of Vicksburg, near the Yazoo.
Tennessee
Light fighting occurs as Rosencrans' troops approach Murfreesboro.
Missouri
Union troops evacuate New Madrid.
Arkansas
The Army of the Frontier under James Blunt fights the Confederates at Dripping Springs and drives them in and through Van Buren, capturing about 40 wagons, four steamers. and other equipment.
Confederacy - Military
Kentucky
John Hunt Morgan's men destroy a bridge at Muldraugh's Hill near Lincoln's birthplace, and also fight at Bacon's Creek before escaping into Tennessee by Jan 1.
Virginia
There are skirmishes near Suffolk and at Providence Church.
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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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