Request a brochure Civil War Encyclopedia Blue and Gray Trail Civil War in Georgia On the Blue and Gray Trail Civil War by state Today in the Civil War Battles Images Places Feature Stories Links Search Who we are	March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Civil War Timeline Chronology for March 2 Yesterday    Tomorrow January  February  March  April  May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December   March 2, 1807 Congress bans the importation of slaves beginning January 1, 1808 March 2, 1833 Congress passes the Tariff Act of 1833, sometimes called the Compromise Tariff, proposed by Henry Clay and calling for the gradual reduction of tariffs to the 1816 levels, ending the Nullification Crisis   Nullification Crisis   Causes of the Civil War   Henry Clay March 2, 1860 Classes begin at the Seminary of Higher Learning at Pineville   William Tecumseh Sherman March 2, 1861 The U. S. Congress passes a proposed 13th Amendment stating that the Congress will not abolish or interfer with slavery where it exists. The amendment is never ratified.   The Emancipation of Slaves March 2, 1861 Texas Secessionist Convention reconvenes Texas March 2, 1861 Congress passes the Morrill Tariff Bill. March 2, 1861 Congress adopts a proposed 13th Amendment, making it illegal to interfer with the "domestic institutions" of the states   Proposed 13th Amendment March 2, 1862 Leonidas Polk completes his withdrawal from Columbus. He moves south to New Madrid, Missouri. Kentucky   Leonidas Polk March 2, 1863 Congress rejects a call by President Lincoln to adopt a standard railroad gauge of 5 feet and adopts the 4 foot, 8 and one-half inches gauge. It is sometimes called the Congressional gauge. March 2, 1864 Fitzhugh Lee [CS] traps Ulric Dalhgreen's cavalry following a raid on Richmond, killing Dahlgreen and 109 of his men. Virginia March 2, 1864 U. S. Senate confirms Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General   Ulysses S. Grant March 2, 1865 Battle of Waynesborough George Armstrong Custer [US] defeats Jubal Early [CS] Virginia   George Armstrong Custer   Jubal Anderson Early March 2, 1865 Robert E. Lee sends a message to Ulysess S. Grant asking for a conference to "iron out differences" between the North and the South.   Robert E. Lee   Ulysses S. Grant March 2, 1867 Federal army restores military rule to Mississippi (2nd Reconstruction). March 2, 1867 Congress passes the Tenure of Office Act, denying the right of the President to remove officials who had been appointed with the consent of Congress. March 2, 1894 Jubal Early dies, Lynchburg, Virginia Ongoing on this day: June 15, 1864 April 2, 1865 Siege of Petersburg Virginia   Robert E. Lee   P. G. T. Beauregard   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.   John Pope March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January  February  March  April  May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December   Yesterday     Tomorrow The best search in Civil War History
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