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1860 Republican Convention
... nomination wrapped up since late in 1859, but the politician in him came ... sewing up his nomination in December, 1859, Lincoln journeyed to Kans

Albert Sidney Johnston
... combat, but in the Spring of 1859 he sent Hans Heth to Provo ...

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
... to coming events on October 17, 1859. A. J. Phelps wired W. P. ...

Battle of Ball's Bluff
... sent him to the Senate in 1859 (service began in 1860) for his ...

Battle of Munfordville
... of Munfordville, Kentucky on July 1, 1859. Designed and supervised by German engineer ...

Edmund Ruffin
... to it as "Ruffin's League." In 1859, Ruffin rushed to Harper's Ferry when ...

Edward O. C. Ord
... Angeles. Stationed in Fort Monroe in 1859, Secretary of War John Floyd ordered ...

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

George McClellan
... unacceptable to Nelly's mother, so in 1859 Randolph Marcy once again arranged a ...

Harpers Ferry
... Two tornadoes struck Harpers Ferry in 1859. The first came on June 28 ...

J. E. B. Stuart
... of praise. As a Lieutenant in 1859, Jeb Stuart rode out to Arlington, ...

James Garfield
... running for the Ohio senate in 1859. In January, 1862, Colonel Garfield won ...

James McPherson
... his replacement to be garrisoned in 1859, McPherson was ordered to remain in ...

John A. McClernand
... 1843 until 1850 and again from 1859 until 1862. He was well acquainted ...

John Floyd
... on many occasions. On mdy:October 17, 1859, word had reached Floyd of an ... McHenry (Baltimore, state:Maryland) on mdy:October 18, 1859. In my:Ju

John Reynolds
... Monterrey and Buena Vista. During the 1859 Utah War, Reynolds served under Albert ...

Kansas becomes a state
... in the United States. Finally, in 1859 a document was drafted at Wyandotte. ...

Panic of 1857
... the tariff (Tariff of 1857). By 1859 the country was slowly pulling out ...

Robert E. Lee
... means to maintain Arlington. In June, 1859 Lee became a topic of discussion ... treating slaves. Then, on mdy:October 17, 1859, Jeb Stuart|J. E. B

Salmon P. Chase
... years as governor of Ohio in 1859, Chase turned his ambition towards running ...

Samuel Heintzelman
... seized Brownsville, Texas on September 28, 1859, there were no American troops in ...

The Election of 1860
... fateful, 8-city speaking tour in September, 1859 through Ohio and Indiana. Henry Beecher ...