Civil War Day-By-Day

July 12, 1861

A Chronological History of the Civil War in America¹

• Union troops under McClellan took possession of Beverly, Va.; Col. Pegram surrendered with his entire force.
• Skirmish at Newport News, Va.
• Skirmish at Barboursville, Wa.

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