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 1869 <<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 January 10, 1869 [circa] At Fort Cobb, in response to Comanche Chief Toch-a-way's remark "Me good Indian," Phil Sheridan replies, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian." Missouri   Philip Sheridan February 15, 1869 Charges of treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped, based on the general amnesty granted by President Johnson on Christmas   Jefferson Davis February 15, 1869 Indictments against eighteen general officers of the Confederacy and nineteen other persons were dismissed. March 4, 1869 Ulysses S. Grant inaugurated President of the United States April 10, 1869 The U. S. Congress passes An Act authorizing the Submission of the Constitutions of Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas to a Vote of the People, and authorizing the Election of State Officers, provided by the said Constitutions, and Members of Congress. Mississippi Texas Virginia April 10, 1869 Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia are required to ratify the 15th amendment Virginia Texas Mississippi Georgia July 15, 1869 President Grant issues Presidential Proclamation Submitting the Texas Constitution to the Voters Texas   Ulysses S. Grant September 24, 1869 Black Friday. Rampant speculation in the gold market is countered by the sale of U. S. gold. The price falls dramatically, resulting in panic in the financial markets. October 8, 1869 Virgina ratifies the 14th Amendment Virginia   14th Amendment November 29, 1869 "Surrender House" (Wilmer McLean house) at Appomattox sold at auction   Appomattox (or Appomattox Court House) December 20, 1869 President Grant appoints Edwin Stanton a justice of the Supreme Court.   Edwin Stanton   Ulysses S. Grant December 24, 1869 Edwin M. Stanton dies, Washington, D. C.   Edwin Stanton 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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