In The Liberator, Lloyd Garrison published a "Song, supposed to be sung by Slaves in Insurrection." In the song it urged slaves to "strike for God and vengeance now."
Major General John Dix ordered to take command of the Department of Maryland; Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans ordered to take command of the Department of the Ohio
Moving his men by railroad from Tupelo, Mississippi, Braxton Bragg reappears in Chattanooga, Tennessee after a journey of more than 770 miles. It was the largest troop movement by rail during the war for the Confederates.