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American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson…
American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the…
American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of…
Dakota War: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and…
American Civil War: The Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas, begins in Virginia.…
The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth s
American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching
American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus
Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union
Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union
American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union
American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Conf
American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate f
American Civil War: The State of North Carolina secedes from the Union
American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia, with Colonel Elmer E
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong
American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought