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| November 8, 1836 | Democrat Martin van Buren defeats Whigs William Henry Harrison, Hugh Lawson White, and Daniel Webster to become President | |
| Martin Van Buren | ||
| Election of 1836 | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| November 8, 1861 | Battle of Ivy Mountain
Bull Nelson [US] defeats Capt. Andrew Jackson [CS] in early Kentucky battle. Additional action near Pikeville the following day. |
Kentucky |
| William 'Bull' Nelson | ||
| November 8, 1861 November 10, 1861 |
With the approach of a significant Union force in Kentucky, Unionists in East Tennessee revolted, burning railroad bridges to delay a Rebel advance. | Tennessee |
| November 8, 1861 | British mail packet Trent, carrying James M. Mason and John Slidell, Confederate commissioners to London and Paris, is halted in the Bahama Channel by the U.S. warship San Jacinto. | |
| Trent Affair | ||
| November 8, 1862 | Benjamin Butler [US] is relieved of duty in New Orleans because of his total disregard of the civilian population. Nathaniel Banks is chosen to replace him. Butler closes all breweries and distilleries to retaliate against civilians | Louisiana |
| Benjamin Butler | ||
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| November 8, 1863 | Bragg appoints Major General John Breckinridge to command Harvey Hill's corps. | |
| John Breckinridge | ||
| November 8, 1864 | Republican Abraham Lincoln defeats Democrat George McClellan to serve a second term as President of the United States. Andrew Johnson, a unionist from Tennessee is his Vice President | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Election of 1864 | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| Andrew Johnson | ||
| Republican Party | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| November 8, 1876 | A train carrying votes from the Florida Presidential election is derailed. | Florida |
| Election of 1876 |
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| 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 | |
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