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Saturday, January 12, 2013

12 January 1862: Sunday

Washington - Government/Military
The officers with whom Lincoln had met with yesterday meet again today, this time with members of the Cabinet. General McClellan, recovering from his illness, also comes to the White House, believing that his command is being undermined.

Western Virginia
Beginning on this day, and extending for 11 days, the 37th Ohio Infantry carries out an expedition to Logan Court House and the Guyandotte Valley of western Virginia, opposed by Confederate guerrillas.

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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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