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Civil War Timeline Chronology for November 7
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November 7 , 1837
Elijah P. Lovejoy, a Presbyterian minister who had established an abolition newspaper in Alton, Ill., was shot to death
abolition
November 7 , 1848
Zachary Taylor (Whig) defeats Lewis Cass (Democrat) and Martin Van Buren (Freesoil) in the Presidential Election of 1848
Zachary Taylor
Martin Van Buren
Election of 1848
Democratic Party
November 7 , 1857
The Lecompton (KS) Constitutional Convention adopts a pro-slavery constitution and approves a ratification election on December 21, 1857
Kansas
Lecompton Constitution
November 7 , 1861
Battle of Port Royal
Union naval forces under Flag Officer Samuel DuPont secure an inlet between Charleston and Savannah including the island of Hilton Head
South Carolina
November 7 , 1861
Battle of Belmont
U. S. Grant [US] defeats Gideon Pillow [CS]. Grant's men are then routed by B. F. Cheatham [CS].
Losses:
U. S. 607
C. S. 641
Missouri
Ulysses S. Grant
Gideon Pillow
Battle of Belmont
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
Leonidas Polk
November 7 , 1862
Ambrose E. Burnside assumes command of the Army of the Potomac, relieving George B. McClellan
George McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Ambrose Burnside
November 7 , 1862
Braxton Bragg reorganizes the Department of Mississippi, creating two corps, one under William Hardee and one under Leonidas Polk
Braxton Bragg
Leonidas Polk
William Hardee
November 7 , 1863
Battle of Rappahanock Station
Battle of Kelly's Ford
George Meade, re-armed and re-supplied, crosses the Rappahannock and begins advancing on the Army of Northern Virginia. Although only two engagements were large enough to be called battles, heavy skirmishing marked the day.
Virginia
George Meade
November 7 , 1863
Fort Sumter again falls under heavy shelling. It will last until November 10.
South Carolina
Siege of Charleston
November 7 , 1865
Minnesota and Wisconsin hold votes for black state suffrage.
Minnesota:
For 12,170,
Against 14,840,
Wisconsin:
For: 46,388
Against: 55,591
Wisconsin
November 7 , 1876
Republican candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and William Wheeler defeat Democratic candidates Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas Hendricks, although the results will not be known until much later.
Election of 1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican Party
Democratic Party
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