October 6, 1861
- Winfield Scott informs General Robert Anderson that he is relieved of duty by telegram. He relinquishes command of the Department of Kentucky the following day.
A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1
- Skirmish at Flemington, Ky.; Home Guards defeated the rebels.
- A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863