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| February 2, 1847 | The Three Million Dollar Bill, wanted by President James Polk to pay for land taken from Mexico during the Mexican American War, is brought before the House of Representatives | |
| Wilmot Proviso | ||
| Wilmot Proviso [full text] | ||
| February 2, 1848 | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed, ending the Mexican-American War | |
| Mexican American War | ||
| February 2, 1858 | President Buchanan reiterates his support of the Lecompton Constitution to the Senate, which accepts the document 32-25 over the objections of Stephen Douglas | Kansas |
| James Buchanan | ||
| Lecompton Constitution | ||
| English Bill | ||
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| February 2, 1861 | Texas adopts a Declaration of Causes | |
| February 2, 1862 | Captain David Farragut leaves Hampton Roads aboard the USS Hartford en route to assume command of military operations on the southern Mississippi River | |
| David Farragut |
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Siege of Petersburg | Virginia |
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| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
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| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 |
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