Civil War Day-By-Day

May 21, 1861

• Missouri declares its neutrality in the Civil War
• Confederate Congress votes to move its capital from Montgomery to Richmond.
• Sterling Price signs an agreement with William Harney, essentially handing Missouri over to federal forces.
• Confederate Congress votes to move its capital from Montgomery to Richmond.

A Chronological History of the Civil War in America¹

• C. S. Congress at Montgomery, Alas, adjourned to meet at Richmond, Va., on the 20th July.
• Rebels establish the blockade of the Mississippi at Memphis, Tenn.

1. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863