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Civil War Timeline Chronology for June 9
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June 9 , 1862
Battle of Port Republic
Leaving a brigade to protect against action by Fremont, Robert Ewell [CS] crosses the Shenandoah in support of Stonewall Jackson [CS] in his action againt James Shields [US], resulting in a Confederate victory
Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
June 9 , 1863
Battle of Brandy Station
Largest cavalry battle on American soil pitted Alfred Pleasonton [US] against Jeb Stuart [CS].
Virginia
J. E. B. Stuart
June 9 , 1868
Florida ratifies the 14th Amendment
Florida
14th Amendment
June 9 , 1893
Structural failure of the top floor of Ford's Theater causes a collapse of the interior of the building kill 22 and injuring 68
Ford's Theater
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
June 3 , 1850 June 12 , 1850
Nashville Convention - 9 slave states hold a convention to determine their best course of action if the Compromise of 1850 passes.
Louisiana Arkansas North Carolina Florida Texas South Carolina Mississippi Georgia Alabama
Compromise of 1850
Nashville Convention of 1850 [Resolutions]
Nashville Convention of 1850
Robert Barnwell Rhett
June 7 , 1848 June 9 , 1848
Whigs meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Nominees included Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and Winfield Scott. Taylor wins the nomination on the fourth ballot
Pennsylvania
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Winfield Scott
Zachary Taylor
Election of 1848
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