Civil War Day-By-Day

October 11, 1861

• William S. Rosecrans assumes command of the Federal Department of Western Virginia.

A Chronological History of the Civil War in America¹

• Rebel steamer “Nashville” escaped from Charleston Harbor.
• Missouri State Convention met.
• Marshal Kane sent to Fort Lafayette.

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