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Chronology for April 20
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April 20, 1861	Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army	Virginia
	Robert E. Lee
April 20, 1861	Federal troops scuttle ships at the the Gosport Naval Yard and evacuate Norfolk, Virginia	Virginia
April 20, 1863	Lincoln proclaims that West Virginia would join the Union on June 20, 1863	West Virginia
	Abraham Lincoln
April 20, 1863	Brigadier General Robert Hoke [CS] captures Plymouth and the 2800 man Union garrison stationed there.
April 20, 1864	The War Department announces a reduction in the amount of rations received by Confederate prisoners in response to reports of mistreatment of Union prisoners
April 20, 1864	General P. G. T. Beauregard [CS] is relieved of command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida so he can assume command of the Richmond (Virginia) defenses.	Virginia
	P. G. T. Beauregard
	Richmond, Virginia
April 20, 1864	Culminating a three-day attack that included the appearence of the new Confederate ironclad ram Albemarle, General R. F. Hoke captures Plymouth, North Carolina and a large amount of badly needed supplies. Federal losses totaled 2800 men.	North Carolina

April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865	The American Civil War
	The Civil War