At 10 A.M. President, Secretary of State William H. Seward, and General Samuel D. Sturgis begin inspection of forts and camps on south side of Potomac between Chain Bridge and Long Bridge. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 5 August 1862, 2d ed., 3:5.

Theodore S. Fay, former minister to Switzerland, tells Lincoln Union cause is suffering "on account of a poorly defined policy." N.Y. Tribune, 6 August 1862.

President receives July salary warrant for $2,083.33. Pratt, Personal Finances, 182.