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April 15 – Isaiah Stillman, U.S. Army Major in the Black Hawk War (born 1793) May 21 – Benjamin Paul Akers, sculptor (born 1825) May 24 – Elmer E. Ellsworth, first Union officer to die in the Civil War (born 1837) June 3 – Stephen A. Douglas, Senator from Illinois from 1847 till 1861 and presidential candidate (born 1813)
March 4, 1861 – Lincoln becomes the 16th president and Hamlin becomes the 15th vice president; 1861 – American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter; 1861 – First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas) 1861 – Davis unanimously elected to full term as Confederate president, Stephen unanimously elected to full term as Confederate vice ...
The American Revolution includes political, social, and military aspects. The revolutionary era is generally considered to have begun with the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 and ended with the ratification of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The military phase of the revolution, the American Revolutionary War, lasted
March 1861 events in the United States (2 P) This page was last edited on 27 January 2025, at 01:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Territory of Dakota is organized, March 2, 1861; Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States on March 4, 1861; A rump government declares itself the Confederate Territory of Arizona on March 16, 1861; American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861 – April 13, 1861
American victory: Sons of Liberty capture muskets, bayonets and cartridge boxes from the armory at City Hall [citation needed] Capture of Fort Ticonderoga: May 10, 1775: New York: Major American victory, capture British posts at Ticonderoga and Crown point [5] Battle of Chelsea Creek: May 27–28, 1775: Massachusetts
In February 1861, the seven states met in Montgomery, Alabama, and formed a new government: the Confederate States of America. The first Confederate Congress was held on February 4, 1861, and adopted a provisional constitution. On February 8, 1861, Jefferson Davis was nominated President of the Confederate States.
1861 events in the United States by month ... 1861 in American law (5 C, 8 P) N. 1861 American novels (2 P) O. Operations to control Missouri (American Civil War) (11 ...