Confederate defenders abandon a position on the Mississippi River under artillery bombardment from John Pope’s Army of the Mississippi.

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Confederate defenders abandon a position on the Mississippi River under artillery bombardment from John Pope’s Army of the Mississippi.
Jefferson Davis arranges to send a troublesome general away from the Confederate seat of government at Richmond.
The feud that had begun in October between Jefferson Davis and one of his top generals continues into this month.
Confederates reorganize the army forces in northern Virginia while Jefferson Davis takes issue with P.G.T. Beauregard.
Jefferson Davis meets with army commanders to discuss military strategy at Centreville in northern Virginia.
Jefferson Davis nominates five officers to become full generals in the Confederate Army.