Ulysses S. Grant continued efforts to capture the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg. In Washington, new banking measures were enacted in the absence of southern opposition. In Virginia, the Federal Army of the Potomac was reorganized under its new commander, Joseph Hooker. The Confederacy continued seeking foreign recognition, and another international crisis loomed when a U.S. ship captured a British merchant vessel.
John A. McClernand continues to protest that he should lead the Federal expedition against Vicksburg, while Ulysses S. Grant proceeds to go ahead and lead it himself, despite criticisms from his subordinates. Joseph Hooker works to reorganize and revitalize the demoralized Federal Army of the Potomac.
U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward unilaterally declines an offer by French Emperor Napoleon III to mediate the conflict between the U.S. and the Confederacy.
General P.G.T. Beauregard, commanding the Confederate defenses in South Carolina and Georgia, issues a proclamation warning citizens that a Federal attack on either Charleston or Savannah is imminent.
President Jefferson Davis tries to convince General Joseph E. Johnston to take personal command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee at Tullahoma. A U.S. warship seizes a British merchant vessel in neutral waters, which threatens to cause an international crisis.
The National Council of Cherokee Indians approves resolutions repealing its ordinance of secession, renouncing its support for the Confederacy, declaring new support for the U.S., and abolishing slavery in the Cherokee Nation.
Lt. Col. B. McDermit - 54th Pa
David James - 11thPa - Co. A. Cambria Guards
George Berkey - 133rd Co. F.
James Litzinger - 55th Pa Co. A
Evan Evans
James S. Ramsey of Johnstown now in Libby Prison.
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