October 5, 1861
- Major papers in London reflect the division over the American Civil War in Britain. In an editorial, the London Post backs an independent Southern Nation. Previously, the London Times had backed the Union.
A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1
- Unsuccessful efforts of the rebels to retake the Hatteras Inlet forts.
- Gen. Robert Anderson took command of the Union forces in Kentucky.
- A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863