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1855 Springfield Rifle
... This weapon, along with the Model 1861 Springfield Rifle and the Model 1863 ... the Harpers Ferry armory in early 1861 had been designed to produc

Alabama Ordinance of Secession
... the 4th day of February, A.D., 1861, at the city of Montgomery, in ... the eleventh day of January, A.D. 1861.

Albert Sidney Johnston
... of Unionist's patter. On mdy:March 23, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln removed Sidney Johnston ... in San Francisco on mdy:April 25, 1861. On May

Alexander Stephens
... by the provisional Confederate congress in 1861. He had been involved in the ... held in Georgia on January 1, 1861, most Georgians voted against

Arkansas Ordinance of Secession
... on the 11th of March, A.D. 1861, against the sectional party now in ... the 6th day of May, A.D. 1861.

Army of the Ohio
... put in command of in November, 1861. The Battle of Mill Springs was ...

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

Attack on Dam Number 5
... the dam on Saturday, December 7, 1861. Facing Jackson's 5,000 man Army of ...

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 Ball's Bluff
... disastrous Union defeat on mdy:October 21, 1861. Because of its underlying themes of ... most of northeast Virginia. In my:October, 1861, Joseph E

Battle of Belmont
... store and a mill nearby in 1861. It did have a Confederate camp ... seized Columbus, state:Kentucky, on mdy:September 4, 1861, Ulysses S. Grant ad

Battle of Big Bethel
... first attempt began in late May, 1861, before the first land battle|Civil War ...

Battle of Corrick's Ford
... of Rich Mountain on mdy:July 11, 1861, Garnett decided to consolidate his position ... them through a "drenching storm." In 1861 the road along Sh

Battle of Dranesville
... Washington D. C. on December 6, 1861 with his brigade from the Pennsylvania ...

Battle of Middle Creek
... the Cincinnati Enquirer on mdy:December 28, 1861 to consist of five full regiments ...

Battle of Mill Springs
... troops. By the end of November, 1861 Zollicoffer had moved out of the ...

Battle of Munfordville
... which was taken on mdy:September 18, 1861. The following month Johnston ordered Buckner ... supply their troops. On mdy:December 6, 1861, northern

Battle of New Orleans
... of the federal government. In October, 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis ordered Major ...

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

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

Braxton Bragg
... a commission Bragg accepted. In my:March, 1861, P. G. T. Beauregard drew duty ...

Central Army of Kentucky
... in Bowling Green. On October 4, 1861, Buckner reported a large force moving ... Virginia with his brigade in December, 1861, was given command of

Committee on the Conduct of the War
... being appointed General-in-Chief on mdy:November 1, 1861, and the dismissal of Fremont, it ...

Convention of Seceding States
... weekend of February 2nd and 3rd, 1861, a seventh state, Texas, was completing ...

Darius Couch
... to brigadier general on mdy:August 9, 1861 (with rank from May 17). Couch ...

Don Carlos Buell
... reported to Washington, DC, in September 1861, where he served as a division ...

Earl Van Dorn
Earl Van Dorn In February, 1861, Earl Van Dorn accepted command of ...

Edmund Ruffin
... Richmond, Virginia: RICHMOND, VA., May 16, 1861. President DAVIS: For salvation of our ...

Election of 1864
... the death of Stephen Douglas in year:1861. The Democrats success in the polls ...

Encounter at the Marshall House
... Virginia Secession Convention on mdy:April 23, 1861. With the vote on mdy:May 23, 1861 Lincoln gave Winfield Scott the go-ahead ...

Fall of Nashville, February, 1862
... in and manufactured goods out. In 1861 the city was heavily in favor ...

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

First Manassas - First Bull Run
... First Bull Run In early my:May, 1861, Robert E. Lee ordered a garrison ... on md:July 16 to mdy:July 18, 1861 and probed the center of the ... aft

Ford's Theater
... vacated the building in 1859. In 1861 John Ford leased the building and ...

Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
... neutrality in the war. In September 1861 Leonidas Polk CS ordered Gideon Pillow ... in the West, also in September, 1861, altered the Union's plan

Fort Pulaski
... left Hampton Roads on October 29, 1861. The Naval portion of the operation ...

Fort Sumter
... to Charleston. Arriving on date:January 9, year:1861, the Star came under fire from ... to be inaugurated. On date:March 3, 1861 General P. G. T.

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 Stoneman
... command of this outpost in February, 1861, federal forces were surrendered to the ...

George Thomas
... first engagement came on July 2, 1861 when he met Rebel Colonel Thomas ...

Georgia Ordinance of Secession
... and independent State. Passed January 19, 1861.

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

Henry Halleck
... became secretary of state. in July, 1861 he received a commission as major ... left San Francisco on October 10, 1861 and returned to Washington a

Important Battles of the Civil War
... campaigns. 8. Fort Sumter mdy:April 12, 1861 to mdy:April 13, 1861 First action between United States and ...

In God We Trust
... Salmon P. Chase on November 13, 1861, recommending the words "God, Liberty, Law" ...

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

James Buchanan
... Union. Between November, 1860 and March, 1861, this became increasingly stressful for Buchanan. ... or Fort Sumter. On March 4, 1861, with the cou

Joseph E. Johnston
... the victory at Manassas in July, 1861, and continued in that capacity until ... At the outbreak of hostilities in 1861, he was 54 years old and ..

Joseph Hooker
... Congress. Scott's resignation on mdy:October 31, 1861 was probably the best thing that ...

Jubal Anderson Early
... ==Manassas (Bull Run)== In June, 1861, under P. G. T. Beauregard Colonel ...

Kansas becomes a state
... application, but at the start of 1861, because of their reduced number, the ...

Leonidas Polk
... a major general on mdy:June 28, 1861, Leonidas Polk was appointed to head ... in late August. On September 2, 1861 Davis extended Polk's command t

Louisiana Ordinance of Secession
... Rouge this 26th day of January, 1861.

Mississippi Ordinance of Secession
... in the year of our Lord 1861.

Missouri Ordinance of Secession
... after its passage. Approved, October 31, 1861.

North Carolina Ordinance of Secession
... in the year of our Lord 1861, and in the eighty-fifth year of ...

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 ... Great Kanawha Valley. Early in September, 1861, the battles for western

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

Proposed 13th Amendment
... of said State. APPROVED, mdy:March 2, 1861.

Robert E. Lee
... of Big Bethel on date:June 10, 1861, Robert E. Lee realized the United ... first battle came on September 12, 1861 at Cheat Mountain at the head .

Romney Campaign
... Valley with great concern late in 1861 because he received word of Union ... the Shenandoah Valley. On November 4, 1861, Johnston ordered recently

Salmon P. Chase
... in Springfield, Illinois on January 4, 1861. Over the next two days Chase ... finance The Civil War. From April, 1861 until July, 1861, Lincoln an

Second Wheeling Convention
... by popular vote on mdy:May 23, 1861, the Second Wheeling Convention was a ... during the first part of my:July 1861. On md:August 6th, the Second

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

Telegraph
... telegraphy became a reality in my:October, 1861, courtesy of Western Union and an ...

Texas Ordinance of Secession
... on the 23rd day of February, 1861, and unless rejected by a majority ... the 2d day of March, A.D. 1861. PROVIDED, that in the Representative Dist

The Civil War
In general, mdy:April 12, 1861, the date that Confederate forces under ...

The Election of 1860
... Confederate States of America in February, 1861, but the Presidential election wasn't quite ... elected to vote for. In February, 1861, fears ran

Trent Affair
... Charleston, state:South Carolina early in October, 1861 as the start of a journey ... of Charleston Harbor on mdy:October 10, 1861 in an effort to

Ulysses S. Grant
... the attack on Fort Sumter in year:1861 drew 38-year-old "Sam" Grant out of ...

USS New Ironsides
... at the Philadelphia yard in late 1861. She was commissioned in August, 1862 ...

Virginia Ordinance of Secession
... by the convention of Virginia April 17,1861.

Virginia Secession Convention
... legislative session convened on January 4, 1861 the Virginia House organized a Committee ... question of secession on February 7, 1861 sent Virgin

Why is it the Union Army
... a Provisional Army on mdy:February 28, 1861. A week later, it created the ...

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

William Hardee
... leave of absence until February 1, 1861, but long before he was to ... moved west to state:Arkansas in July, 1861. It was camp in Arkansas that ..

William S. Rosecrans
... a letter to his wife in 1861, George McClellan penned, "I have not ...

Winfield Scott
... garrisoned for generations." On March 5, 1861, Lincoln recieved word from Robert Anderson, ...