Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote had been named commander of the South Atlantic blockading squadron to succeed Admiral Alfred DuPont.  En route to  join his command, however, he fell seriously ill in New York City.  As his condition deteriorated, the Navy Department relieved him of his assignment and named Admiral John Dahlgren in his place.  Foote died the next evening at his hotel in Manhattan.  (By John Osborne)

Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote had been named commander of the South Atlantic blockading squadron to succeed Admiral Alfred DuPont.  He visited his family in New Haven and went on to New York City to take passage to Port Royal in South Carolina.  He suffered from kidney disease, however, and fell severely ill.  He died at the Astor Hotel in New York City at 10:15 p.m. on June 26, 1863.  He was fifty-six years old. (By John Osborne)

Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote had been recovering from wounds he had sustained during his successful Mississippi River campaign the year before and was serving as the chief of the navy's Bureau for Equipment and Recruiting. He was named commander of the South Atlantic blockading squadron, replacing Admiral Alfred DuPont.  He visited his family in New Haven and proceeded to New York City to take passage to Port Royal in South Carolina.  He died after a short illness, however, at the Astor Hotel in New York City on June 26, 1863. (By John Osborne)

General Grant had been having trouble with his politically ambitious subordinate General John A. McClernand since before Shiloh but had attempted to work with him.  When two other of his senior officers, Generals Sherman and McPherson complained formally about McClernand's "victory speech" of May 30, 1863 and his direct communications with President Lincoln, Grant was forced to act.  He relieved McClernand, sent him home, and replaced him as corps commander with General E.O.C. Ord.  (By John Osborne)

General Joseph W. Revere, grandson of the famous patriot and commander of the Excelsior Brigade, Third Corps, Army of the Potomac, was convicted of "conduct prejudicial to the good order and military discipline." Revere had withdrawn his men to regroup during the recent Battle of Chancellorsville, drawing the ire of General Sickles, who brought the charges.  Revere was convicted and dismissed from the service.  Later, President Lincoln, who considered the case as unworthy scapegoating, reinstated Revere who then resigned. (By John Osborne)

The War Department sought to settle the simmering debate, especially between Major General Benjamin Butler and Major General John C. Fremont, over who held precedence of rank in the Union Army.  The Secretary of War had earlier assembled a high ranking board to investigate the matter and they gave their report, namely that all four major generals, George B. McClellan, John C. Fremont, John A. Dix, and Nathaniel Banks had precedence of rank above Butler.  (By John Osborne)