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| January 11, 1812 | The Giles Bill is signed into law. It increases the sized of the Army and Navy to 25,000 men. | |
| January 11, 1832 | During a regular session of the Virginia legislature, a two week debate began on the abolition of slavery. Pro-abolition forces suffered because they could not agree on a plan for gradual abolition | |
| January 11, 1861 | Alabama secedes from the Union | Alabama |
| Confederate Order of Secession | ||
| Alabama Ordinance of Secession | ||
| January 11, 1861 | South Carolina demands the surrender of Fort Sumter. Major Anderson refuses. | South Carolina |
| Fort Sumter | ||
| Robert Anderson | ||
| January 11, 1861 | Federal soldiers seize buildings in St. Louis to prevent them from falling into Rebel hands | Missouri |
| January 11, 1862 | Simon Cameron resigns as Secretary of War | |
| January 11, 1864 | The 13th Amendment (ending slavery) to the Constitution is proposed by Senator John B. Henderson of Missouri. | Missouri |
| The Emancipation of Slaves | ||
| January 11, 1867 | Kansas ratifies the 14th Amendment | Kansas |
| 14th Amendment | ||
| January 11, 1893 | Benjamin Butler dies, Washington, D. C. | |
| Benjamin Butler |
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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 | ||
| January 10, 1863 January 11, 1863 |
Battle of Arkansas Post
Battle of Fort Hindman General John McClernand [US] defeats Brigadier General T. J. Churchill [CS] at Fort Hindman or Arkansas Post. Defending the outpost on the Arkansas River, 5,000 Confederates are surrounded by a force of 50,000 Union troops, and a U. S. Naval squadron under the command of Admiral David Porter. The Navy silenced the Confederate artillery and McClernand attacked, gaining the outer walls. The Confederates then surrendered. |
Arkansas |
| John A. McClernand | ||
| First Vicksburg Campaign | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman |
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