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| June 2, 1856 June 6, 1856 |
Democratic Convention - After 14 ballots, sitting President Franklin Pierce withdraws his name from nomination. Stephen Douglas withdraws at the end of the 16th ballot. James Buchanan is nominated by acclamation | Maryland |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Election of 1856 | ||
| James Buchanan | ||
| Franklin Pierce | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| June 2, 1856 | Battle of Blackjack, near Baldwin in Douglas County | Kansas |
| Bleeding Kansas | ||
| June 2, 1856 | A committee of the House of Representatives recommends Rep. Brooks be expelled and Rep. Laurence Keitt be censured for the attack on Sen. Charles Sumner. Although the resolution fails, both men resign | |
| Preston S. Brooks | ||
| Sumner and Brooks | ||
| June 2, 1862 | James Andrews escapes Swims Jail, Chattanooga. He is recaptured the next day | |
| The Great Locomotive Chase | ||
| June 2, 1864 | Ordered to pursue and destroy General Nathan Bedford Forrest, General John Sturgis leaves Memphis with a force of 8,100 men | Tennessee |
| Brice's Crossroads | ||
| June 2, 1865 | The last Confederate surrender in the Trans-Mississippi Theater |
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| 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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