As Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates fall back to the Chickahominy River, George B. McClellan continues complaining to the Lincoln administration about lack of adequate support.
Tag: Jefferson Davis
The Confederate Conscription Act
Jefferson Davis signs a bill into law creating the first national military draft in American history.
Cease This Child’s Play
Jefferson Davis submits a special message to the Confederate Congress urging members to approve military conscription.
Abandoning the Centreville-Manassas Line
Joseph E. Johnston issues orders to withdraw his Confederate army from its Manassas Junction-Centreville line southward to the Rappahannock River, almost halfway to the Confederate capital at Richmond.
Preparing to Withdraw from Northern Virginia
Joseph E. Johnston concludes that his Confederate army must abandon its positions along the Centreville-Manassas line in northern Virginia.
The Official Inauguration of Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis takes the oath of office to become the first official president of the Confederate States of America.