January–MarchEdit · Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th president of the United States. · American Civil War: The "Stars and Bars" is adopted as the flag of ...
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1861 in the United States - Wikipedia
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States, and Hannibal Hamlin is sworn in as Vice President of the United States. · American Civil ...
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1861 | Time Line of the Civil War | Articles and Essays
Timeline. January 1861. The South Secedes. When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the ...
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The Civil War in America April 1861–April 1862 - Library of Congress
On April 12, 1861, the first salvos of the American Civil War were fired with the bombardment of the U.S. garrison at Fort Sumter, located in Charleston ...
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Civil War Begins - U.S. Senate
At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces ...
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The Confiscation Acts of 1861 and 1862 - Senate.gov
On December 2, 1861, Trumbull introduced the Confiscation Act of 1862 to allow for seizure of all Confederate property, whether or not it had been used to ...
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Bourbon | 1861 Restaurant | Middletown
1861 Restaurant offers southern style cuisine with an emphasis on New Orleans cooking. We have a broad variety of bourbon and handcrafted cocktails.
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Historical Events in 1861 - On This Day
Feb 9 Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected President and VP of the Confederate States of America (US Civil War) · Feb 9 Tennessee votes against ...
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The Blockade of Confederate Ports, 1861–1865 - History State Gov
By July of 1861, the Union Navy had established blockades of all the major southern ports. South Recognized as a Belligerent. Following the U.S. announcement of ...
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Trent Affair - Milestones: 1861–1865 - Office of the Historian
On November 8, 1861, Charles Wilkes, a U.S. Navy Officer, captured two Confederate envoys aboard the British mail ship, the Trent. Great Britain accused the ...
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