Confederate Army of New Mexico on march
- Brig. Gen. Henry H. Sibley and
3,700 men named the "Confederate Army of New Mexico" depart San
Antonio, Texas, for New Mexico Territory. /1861
- US Naval Commander
J. Rodgers reports that 600 Confederate troops at Commerce, Missouri, have
withdrawn at the approach of Union gunboats, preventing the Confederates from
erecting batteries there which would have effectively impeded navigation./1861
- The USS Lexington under
Commander Stembel seizes the steamer W.B.
Terry at Paducah, Kentucky, for trading with Confederates. Meanwhile, Confederate
sympathizes seize the steamer Samuel Orr
at Paducah, Kentucky, and take her up the Tennessee River. /1861
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