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| June 1, 1806 | John Buchanan Floyd born, Blacksburg, Virginia | |
| John Floyd | ||
| June 1, 1812 | James Madison requests a declaration of War against Britain from the U. S. Congress. They begin meeting in private session. | |
| War of 1812 | ||
| June 1, 1821 | In the wake of the Missouri Compromise, Quaker Benjamin Lundy prepares to roll the press on a weekly publication, Genius of Universal Emancipation. It has a pro-abolition stance. | |
| Benjamin Lundy | ||
| abolition | ||
| June 1, 1825 | John Hunt Morgan born, Huntsville, Alabama | Alabama |
| John Hunt Morgan | ||
| June 1, 1830 | Georgia declares that laws of the Cherokee Nation are null and void, violating the Treaty Clause of the Constitution. | Georgia |
| June 1, 1852 | Democratic Convention begins in Baltimore, Maryland. Four candidates, Lewis Cass, Stephen Douglas, William Marcy and James Buchanan struggle for philosophical control of the Democrat Party. On the 35th ballot the name of Franklin Pierce is added by the state of Virginia | |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| James Buchanan | ||
| Election of 1852 | ||
| Franklin Pierce | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| June 1, 1862 | Jefferson Davis replaces wounded Army of Northern Virginia commander Joseph E. Johnston with Robert E. Lee | |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Joseph E. Johnston | ||
| Jefferson Davis | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| June 1, 1862 | Robert E. Lee issue the first orders bearing the name Army of Northern Virginia | |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| June 1, 1863 | Ambrose Burnside orders the Chicago Times to close because of the paper's anti-Lincoln rhetoric. | Illinois |
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| June 1, 1864 | Skirmish at Allatoona Pass | Georgia |
| Western and Atlantic Railroad | ||
| June 1, 1864 | Don Carlos Buell resigns his commission. | |
| Don Carlos Buell | ||
| June 1, 1868 | James Buchanan dies, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |
| James Buchanan |
Ongoing on this day:
| April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 |
The American Civil War | |
| The Civil War | ||
| May 26, 1863 July 4, 1863 |
Siege of Vicksburg
Date of the start of siege varies from May 18 - May 26. |
Mississippi |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| John A. McClernand | ||
| James McPherson | ||
| May 27, 1863 July 9, 1863 |
Siege of Port Hudson
After attempting to storm the walls of Port Hudson, Nathaniel Banks digs in for a siege. |
Louisiana |
| Nathaniel Banks |
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