America's Civil War Source
A resource for those interested in the study of America's Civil War
Wednesday
July 31, 1861
Missouri Elects Pro-Union Governor

The Pro-Union Missouri State Convention elects Hamilton R.
Gamble as the new governor of Missouri, replacing Claiborne
Jackson.

The Army of the State of Tennessee is transferred to the
Confederate States of America (CSA).

Confederate privateer
Dixie captured American bark Glenn and
took her to Beaufort, North Carolina.