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Historical Event(s)
– Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
– American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
– American Civil War: The iron-clad Ship CSS (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
– American Civil War: The USS Monitor and Ship CSS fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
– The First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, marks the start of Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign. Though a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
– American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys – Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.
– American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain – At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
– American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly – Confederate forces attack retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia.
– American Civil War: Battle of Perryville – Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell halt the Confederate invasion of Kentucky by defeating troops led by General Braxton Bragg at Perryville, Kentucky.
– American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins.
Who Were Born On ?
– Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland (d. 1939)
– Edith Wharton, American writer (d. 1937)
– James Clark McReynolds, American Supreme Court Justice (d. 1946)
– Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (d. 1937)
– Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (d. 1934)
– William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer (d. 1938)
– Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet Nobel laureate (d. 1949)
– Edward Stratemeyer, American author (d. 1930)
– Billy Sunday, American evangelist (d. 1935)
– Paul Adam, French novelist (d. 1920)