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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 | ||
| The Gettysburg Campaign | ||
| 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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