Request a brochure Civil War Encyclopedia Blue and Gray Trail Civil War in Georgia On the Blue and Gray Trail Civil War by state Today in the Civil War Battles Images Places Feature Stories Links Search Who we are	Civil War Timeline / Chronology for 1866 <<Previous year    Next year>> Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 February 12, 1866 The first formal observation of President Lincoln's birthday is held in Washington, D. C. President Andrew Johnson attends   Washington D. C. February 19, 1866 New Freedman's Bureau bill passed by Congress. President Andrew Johnson vetoes the bill that authorized military trial for those accused of "depriving Negroes of the Civil Rights" on the same day March 15, 1866 Texas repeals the actions of the Secessionist Convention Texas March 27, 1866 President Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act of 1866 on the grounds that it was unconstitutional April 2, 1866 The United States declares that a state of peace exists with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Alabama Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina Virginia Florida North Carolina Arkansas Louisiana April 7, 1866 Congress appropriates $100,000 to buy Ford's Theater. It will house the Army Medical Museum, the Office of the Surgeon General and War Department records until 1893   Ford's Theater April 9, 1866 Congress overrides President Andrew Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Act April 22, 1866 Cholera epidemic begins in New York when an infected passenger arrives in New York. May 29, 1866 Winfield Scott dies, West Point, NY June 13, 1866 Thirty-ninth Congress approves the 14th Amendment to the Constitution   14th Amendment   14th Amendment [Full Text] June 25, 1866 Connecticut approves the 14th Amendment Connecticut   14th Amendment July 6, 1866 New Hampshire ratifies the 14th Amendment New Hampshire   14th Amendment July 16, 1866 Congress overrides Andrew Johnson's veto of the Freedman's Bureau bill July 19, 1866 Tennessee ratifies the 14th Amendment. This quick ratification meant Tennessee would not suffer under 2nd Reconstruction Tennessee   14th Amendment July 25, 1866 Congress establishes "general of the armies" and Ulysses S. Grant is immediately promoted to 4-star general and put in this position. William Tecumseh Sherman assumes the rank of Lt. General.   Ulysses S. Grant   General-in-Chief, U. S. Army   William Tecumseh Sherman July 25, 1866 Congress creates the rank of Admiral. David Farragut is appointed to that rank July 28, 1866 The U. S. Secret Service begins an investigation into the Ku Klux Klan August 20, 1866 A proclaimation of peace with Texas is issued by United States President Andrew Johnson Texas September 11, 1866 New Jersey ratifies the 14th Amendment New Jersey   14th Amendment September 19, 1866 Oregon ratifies the 14th Amendment Oregon   14th Amendment October 27, 1866 Texas rejects the 14th Amendment Texas   14th Amendment October 30, 1866 Vermont ratifies the 14th Amendment Vermont   14th Amendment November 9, 1866 Georgia rejects the 14th Amendment Georgia   14th Amendment December 14, 1866 North Carolina rejects the 14th Amendment North Carolina   14th Amendment December 16, 1866 A fire in the Philadelphia ship-yard accidently destroys a number of ships used during the Civil War   USS New Ironsides December 20, 1866 On the 6th anniversary of secession, South Carolina rejects the 14th Amendment South Carolina   14th Amendment Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 The best search in Civil War History
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