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Civil War Timeline Chronology for June 11
Yesterday Tomorrow
| June 11, 1860 |
Southern delegates hold a National Democratic convention in Richmond. Party leaders urge a "wait and see" approach. |
Virginia
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1860 Democratic National Convention |
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Richmond, Virginia |
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Robert Barnwell Rhett |
June 11, 1861 June 25, 1861 |
First session of the Second Wheeling Convention |
West Virginia
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Second Wheeling Convention |
| June 11, 1863 |
General John Hunt Morgan leaves Alexandria, Tennessee to raid Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana |
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John Hunt Morgan |
| June 11, 1864 |
Following the battle of Brice's Crossroads, Forrest's men pursue the federal retreat and take hundreds of prisoners |
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Brice's Crossroads |
June 11, 1864 June 12, 1864 |
Battle of Trevilian Station
Phil Sheridan strikes Fitzhugh Lee and Wade Hampton, trying to reach Hunter at Charlottesville. In spite of initial success, he is turned back. |
Virginia
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George Armstrong Custer |
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Philip Sheridan |
| June 11, 1864 |
The C. S. S. Alabama arrives in Cherbourg, France. |
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