Cold, often gale force winds struck the East Coast throughout the day.  Washington D.C. had buildings, including the Library of Congress damaged, roofs were carried away in Baltimore, and in Brooklyn, New York, the roof of the City Hospital was carried away at around five in the afternoon.  No serious injuries were reported.  (By John Osborne)  

Despite the impressive efforts to fortify his base at Bowling Green in Warren County, Kentucky over the previous months, Confederate General Albert S. Johnston determined that the attack on Fort Donelson and the continued advance of Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell after the victory at Mills Spring made his headquarters there untenable.  He had burned the town's two bridges over the Barren River and began evacuating the town four days before. Buell's men took possession of Bowling Green and its impressive defenses.  (By John Osborne)