State of Kanawha proposed; New CS diplomats approved
- The pro-Union Second Wheeling
Convention, the group of thirty-nine western Virginia counties which have
seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia, calls for the creation of the
state of Kanawha. /1861
- President
Jefferson Davis approves the addition of Confederate commissioners to
Europe. Everyone hopes that an eloquent commissioner like Benjamin
Franklin can acquire needed arms, supplies, and recognition from Great
Britain, France, and Spain/1861
- Pro-Southern
and Pro-Northern forces in Missouri battle it out at Jonesboro which
follows a similar clash several days earlier at Klapsford. /1861
- US Major-General George B.
McClellan assumes command of the newly organized Department of the Potomac,
replacing the Departments of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, and the
Shenandoah./1861
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