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| February 13, 1819 | Outgoing House member James Tallmadge of New York presents an amendment to the Missouri statehood bill requiring Missouri to halt the further introduction of slaves to the territory and to provide for the gradual emancipation of the slaves already there. Name frequently listed as Talmadge (a 20th century Georgia Senator) and the date occasionally listed as February 14, the day debate began on the amendment) | |
| Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) | ||
| February 13, 1819 | Bill permitting Missouri to draw up a state constitution to be admitted to the Union comes to the floor of the House. | Missouri |
| Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) | ||
| February 13, 1861 | The U. S. Electoral College makes Lincoln's win official | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| February 13, 1861 | In Richmond, former President John Tyler and former Virginia governor Henry Wise lead the notables who meet for the first time as Virginia's secessionist convention. | Virginia |
| John Tyler | ||
| Virginia Secession Convention | ||
| February 13, 1862 February 16, 1862 |
Battle of Ft. Donelson
General Ulysses S. Grant demands the unconditional surrender of the garrison from an old friend, Simon Bolivar Buckner |
Tennessee |
| Fort Henry and Fort Donelson | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| John Floyd | ||
| John A. McClernand | ||
| Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||
| Gideon Pillow | ||
| Lew Wallace | ||
| Army of the Tennessee | ||
| Fort Henry and Fort Donelson | ||
| Simon Bolivar Buckner | ||
| February 13, 1862 | General John Floyd assumes command at Ft. Donalson | |
| John Floyd | ||
| February 13, 1863 | President Lincoln is visited by diminutive circus act General Tom Thumb and his wife. | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| February 13, 1968 | Ford's Theater reopens to the public | |
| Ford's Theater |
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| June 15, 1864 April 2, 1865 |
Siege of Petersburg | Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 |
The American Civil War | |
| The Civil War | ||
| February 4, 1861 February 27, 1861 |
Washington Peace Conference (also called Convention or Congress) | |
| Felix Zollicoffer | ||
| Salmon P. Chase | ||
| John Tyler | ||
| Washington Peace Convention |
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