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Albert Sidney Johnston
... not enough for Johnston. In early June he began to march on the ... withdrawing from Salt Lake City. On June 26, the U. S. Army entered ... of Uni

Alexander Stephens
... by the provisional Confederate congress in 1861. He had been involved in the ... a meeting in Richmond, Virginia on June 11, 1860, but Stephens pr

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
... on the morning of mdy:February 23, 1861, a train carrying President Lincoln, Allen ... Captain John Imboden. On mdy:April 18, 1861 they advanced t

Battle of Rich Mountain
... command of the Union troops on June 23, 1861, in Grafton. McClellan ordered Brigadier General ...

Benjamin Huger
... Confederate Army a brigadier general on mdy:June 17, 1861 and was placed in charge of ...

Committee on the Conduct of the War
... being appointed General-in-Chief on mdy:November 1, 1861, and the dismissal of Fremont, it ... Pope's short-lived Army of Virginia in June, 1862,

Don Carlos Buell
... reported to Washington, DC, in September 1861, where he served as a division ... Halleck ordered Buell to Chattanooga on June 10, 1862. In three w

Edmund Ruffin
... us by our Northern brethren." In June, 1860 Edmond Ruffin published a futuristic ... Richmond, Virginia: RICHMOND, VA., May 16, 1861. President DA

Ford's Theater
... vacated the building in 1859. In 1861 John Ford leased the building and ... building for various military purposes. On June 9, 1893 workmen remove

George Armstrong Custer
... Army. While waiting for orders on mdy:June 29, 1861, he permitted a fight to continue ... Bull Run. During the winter of 1861 Custer was seriously

George McClellan
... Randolph Marcy's daughter Ellen ("Nelly"). In June, 1854, he proposed marriage, a proposal ... of Ohio volunteers on April 23, 1861, and by evenin

Harpers Ferry
... in 1859. The first came on June 28 and destroyed part of the ... to Carlisle Barracks on mdy:April 18, 1861, Virginia forces occupied the city the

Important Battles of the Civil War
... this war." 5. Seven Days Retreat {mdy:June 25, 1862 to mdy:July 1, 1862 ... campaigns. 8. Fort Sumter mdy:April 12, 1861 to mdy:April 13, 1861 Fir

James Archer
... the Confederate Army on March 16, 1861 but did not resign his commission ... May 14 (effective date April 14, 1861, the day after Fort Sumter). Th

Joseph Hooker
... Congress. Scott's resignation on mdy:October 31, 1861 was probably the best thing that ... to wait a little longer. On mdy:June 4, 1863 Hooker rec

Jubal Anderson Early
... cause. ==Manassas (Bull Run)== In June, 1861, under P. G. T. Beauregard Colonel ... were distracted by Confederate demonstrations on June 14, 186

Leonidas Polk
... year:1857. Commissioned a major general on mdy:June 28, 1861, Leonidas Polk was appointed to head ... in late August. On September 2, 1861 Davis e

Official Records
... reports, and summaries of actions. On June 23, 1874, Congress appropriated money "to ... binding was approved by Congress on June 16, 1880 "under

Operations in Western Virginia
... the First Wheeling Convention in May, 1861. On June 3rd the Union and Confederate Armies ... Great Kanawha Valley. Early in September, 1861, the b

P. G. T. Beauregard
... Superintendent of West Point in January, 1861, only to resign his commission later ... forces in Charleston Harbor from my:March, 1861, reorganizi

Philippi
... in Monongahela County on mdy:April 21, 1861. This was a key pro-Union event ... the First Wheeling Convention in my:May, 1861, delegates from many

Robert E. Lee
... administered by Col. Sylvanus Thayer in my:June, 1825, Lee joined the other cadets ... being reassigned. They were married on mdy:June 30, 1831, o

Salmon P. Chase
... Free Territory Convention was called in June, 1848 in hopes of creating a ... 1856 and a year later, in June, 1857 the state treasury was missing

Second Wheeling Convention
... by popular vote on mdy:May 23, 1861, the Second Wheeling Convention was a ... selecting Francis Pierpont as governor on md:June 20th. At this poin

Telegraph
... demonstrated his concept that year, on mdy:June 10, 1837 the Englishmen beat Morse ... telegraphy became a reality in my:October, 1861, courtesy o

The Civil War
In general, mdy:April 12, 1861, the date that Confederate forces under ... Rosecrans waited until the middle of June to begin an easy two-week advance

The Election of 1860
... a platform plank. Meeting again in June, the Democratic Convention once again broke ... Confederate States of America in February, 1861, but the P

Virginia Ordinance of Secession
... convention on the twenty-fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord ... convention on the twenty-fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord ... by

William Farrar Smith
... Lyon of New York mdy:April 24, 1861. Assigned to Fort Monroe, Colonel William Farrar Smith arrived on mdy:June 1, 1861 and reported to General Ben

Winfield Scott
... Scott, who won the nomination on June 21, 1852. Although a great general, ... garrisoned for generations." On March 5, 1861, Lincoln recieved word