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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 |
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 |
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