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| March 18, 1782 | John C. Calhoun born, Calhoun Mills, Abbeville District (now Mount Carmel, McCormick County), S.C | |
| John C. Calhoun | ||
| March 18, 1861 | By a vote of 39-35 the Arkansas convention defeats a secession motion. Instead, they vote to allow a general election in August to determine the question of secession. | Arkansas |
| March 18, 1862 | Jefferson Davis moves Judah Benjamin from the War Department to Secretary of State, replacing |
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| March 18, 1976 | Kentucky ratifies the 14th Amendment | Kentucky |
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Siege of Petersburg | Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
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| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 |
The American Civil War | |
| The Civil War | ||
| February 28, 1862 April 8, 1862 |
The Battle of New Madrid / Island No. 10
After withdrawing from New Madrid Confederates control Island No. 10, blocking shipping on the Mississippi. Over 5,000 Confederate soldiers on the island surrender to Major General John Pope on April 8. |
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