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Civil War Timeline Chronology for February 20
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February 20 , 1811
Louisiana becomes a state
Louisiana
February 20 , 1811
Vice President George Clinton casts the deciding vote in the defeat of the charter renewal of the First National Bank
February 20 , 1861
P. G. T. Beauregard resigns from the U. S. Army
P. G. T. Beauregard
February 20 , 1861
President-elect Abraham Lincoln and Vice-president Elect Hannibal Hamlin of Maine meet in New York City
Maine New York
Abraham Lincoln
February 20 , 1862
William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln dies. The 12-year-old son of U. S. President Abraham Lincoln probably had typhoid fever.
Abraham Lincoln
February 20 , 1864
Battle of Olustee
Near Ocean Pond outside the town of Olustee Brigadier General Truman Seymour [US] attacked Brigadier General Joseph Finegan [CS]. Athough evenly matched, the Confederates won.
Florida
February 20 , 1893
P. G. T. Beauregard dies, New Orleans, Louisiana
P. G. T. Beauregard
February 20 , 1895
Frederick Douglass dies
Frederick Douglass
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