Dec. 1, 1861: The gunboat USS Penguin runs down the blockade runner SS Albion and captures her, seizing over $100,000.00 worth of armaments, copper, tin, foodstuffs, and other military equipment.
From the White House, Pres. Lincoln writes a memorandum to Gen. McClellan anxiously asking about the Army’s plans to move:
"[c. December 1, 1861]
If it were determined to make a forward movement of the Army of the Potomac, without awaiting further increase of numbers, or better drill & discipline, how long would it require to actually get in motion? . . . "
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