September 11, 1861
- Lincoln ordered Frémont to withdraw his order regarding property and slave confiscation in Missouri for anyone who voiced their support for the Confederacy. Lincoln ordered Frémont to come into line with the Confiscation Act passed by Congress. To emphasize his order, Lincoln sent Judge Joseph Holt to St. Louis to push Frémont towards moderating his stance.
- President Lincoln orders John C. Fremont to rescind his order freeing some slaves in Missouri and issue a new order conforming to the Confiscation Act passed by Congress
A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1
- Kentucky Legislature passed a resolution ordering the C. S. troops to leave the State.
- President Lincoln, in a letter to Gen. Fremont, directs him to modify the confiscation clause of his proclamation.
- A number of fine vessels captured by the Union fleet at Hatteras Inlet.
- Skirmish at Lewinsville, Va.; rebels defeated.
- Skirmish at Elk Water, Va.; Union troops victorious.
- Skirmish at Stewart’s Mill, Wa.
- A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863