June 28, 1864---The repeal of the Fugitive Slave Acts

JUNE 28, 1864:          

The U.S. Congress repeals the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850.

The Battle of Sappony Church. Union cavalry raiding from the direction of Staunton Bridge passes around Richmond entirely from the south. General Rooney Lee C.S.A. and General Wade Hampton C.S.A. intercept them at the Stony Creek Depot of the Weldon Railroad, After a sharp skirmish, the Union troops fall back toward their lines. A large number of escaped slaves who had been moving with the Union forces were abandoned helter-skelter as the Union cavalry retreated. There is no record of casualties.