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Civil War Timeline Chronology for May 21
Yesterday Tomorrow
| May 21, 1787 |
Delegates from 7 states arrive in Philadelphia. Work on the Constitution begins |
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| May 21, 1832 |
Democratic-Republicans hold a convention in Baltimore, nominating Andrew Jackson for President and Martin Van Buren for Vice-President. |
Maryland
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Election of 1832 |
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Andrew Jackson |
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Martin Van Buren |
| May 21, 1838 |
Congress rescinds the Specie Circular |
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Specie Circular |
| May 21, 1856 |
Samuel Jones, a pro-slavery sheriff leads a band of border ruffians on a raid against Lawrence, Kansas |
Kansas
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Bleeding Kansas |
| May 21, 1861 |
Missouri declares its neutrality in the Civil War |
Missouri
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Confederate Order of Secession |
| May 21, 1861 |
Confederate Congress votes to move its capital from Montgomery to Richmond |
Alabama Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia |
| May 21, 1861 |
Sterling Price signs an agreement with William Harney, essentially handing Missouri over to federal forces. |
Missouri
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Sterling Price |
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