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Albert Sidney Johnston
... pregnant early in 1833, but in September she was forced to return to ... of Unionist's patter. On mdy:March 23, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln re

Alexander Stephens
... by the provisional Confederate congress in 1861. He had been involved in the ... Zachary Taylor's success in Georgia. In September, 1848, Stephens

Army of the Tennessee
... Wallace. Smith seized Paducah, Kentucky on September 6, 1861, two days after Leonidas Polk seized ... from Gideon Pillow on November 7, 1861. The

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 Belmont
... store and a mill nearby in 1861. It did have a Confederate camp ... about everybody) seized Columbus, state:Kentucky, on mdy:September 4, 1861, Ul

Battle of Munfordville
... Green, Kentucky, which was taken on mdy:September 18, 1861. The following month Johnston ordered Buckner ... supply their troops. On mdy:December

Braxton Bragg
... a commission Bragg accepted. In my:March, 1861, P. G. T. Beauregard drew duty ... let Buell reinforce Louisville in late September. Bragg then mov

Central Army of Kentucky
... to be in command. In early September, Polk advanced into Kentucky and occupied ... in Bowling Green. On October 4, 1861, Buckner reported a large

Don Carlos Buell
... He reported to Washington, DC, in September 1861, where he served as a division ... when he arrived at Louisville on September 25 and 26. Buell wa

Election of 1864
... the death of Stephen Douglas in year:1861. The Democrats success in the polls ... withdrew from the race in late September. Lincoln publically ign

Felix Zollicoffer
... Tennessee by Governor Isham Harris. In September, 1861, in support of Gideon Pillow's taking ... name Army of Tennessee in late 1861. Zollicoffer

Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
... its neutrality in the war. In September 1861 Leonidas Polk CS ordered Gideon Pillow ... command in the West, also in September, 1861, altered the

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

George McClellan
... of Ohio volunteers on April 23, 1861, and by evening had the necessary ... Kentucky declared neutrality on May 20, 1861. Following the federal vic

George Thomas
... first engagement came on July 2, 1861 when he met Rebel Colonel Thomas ... back to their Rebel entrenchments. In September, 1862, General Thomas r

Harpers Ferry
... to Carlisle Barracks on mdy:April 18, 1861, Virginia forces occupied the city the ... Johnston|Joseph E. Johnston on mdy:June 30, 1861. Three days

Important Battles of the Civil War
... hopes in the West. 3. Antietam mdy:September 17, 1862 Bloodiest day of the ... campaigns. 8. Fort Sumter mdy:April 12, 1861 to mdy:April 13, 1861

James Archer
... his brave performance at Chapultepec on September 13, 1847. Following the war, Archer ... the Confederate Army on March 16, 1861 but did not resig

Joseph Hooker
... Congress. Scott's resignation on mdy:October 31, 1861 was probably the best thing that ... after sunset during the battle. On mdy:September 5, 186

Leonidas Polk
... a major general on mdy:June 28, 1861, Leonidas Polk was appointed to head ... Union City in late August. On September 2, 1861 Davis extended Polk'

Official Records
... South Carolina. Dec. 20, 1860-Apr. 4, 1861 Chapter II - The secession of Georgia. Jan. 3-26, 1861. Chapter III - The secession of Alabama and Miss

Operations in Western Virginia
... the First Wheeling Convention in May, 1861. On June 3rd the Union and ... the Great Kanawha Valley. Early in September, 1861, the battles for west

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

Robert E. Lee
... San Antonio de Bexar. Arriving on mdy:September 21, 1846 he met Irvin McDowell, ... of Big Bethel on date:June 10, 1861, Robert E. Lee realized th

Simon Bolivar Buckner
... Lincoln|Lincoln wrote Buckner on date:July 10, year:1861, reiterating McClellan's pledge. On August 17, ... Ulysses S. Grant seized Paducah. On da

Telegraph
... the electronic signal into words). On mdy:September 2, 1837, Charles Daubeny (from Oxford ... telegraphy became a reality in my:October, 1861, cou

The Civil War
In general, mdy:April 12, 1861, the date that Confederate forces under ... again rested until from July until September, 1863. Rosecrans then advanced

The Election of 1860
... a fateful, 8-city speaking tour in September, 1859 through Ohio and Indiana. Henry ... Confederate States of America in February, 1861, but the Pr

William Hardee
... as commandant of West Point until September, 1860, when John F. Reynolds replaced ... leave of absence until February 1, 1861, but long before he

Winfield Scott
... the capture of the capital on September 14, 1847. Unfortunately for Scott one ... garrisoned for generations." On March 5, 1861, Lincoln recieved