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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)
The First Battle of Bull Run, on July 21, 1861, was the first major land battle of the war.Until this time, the North was generally confident about its prospects for quickly crushing the rebellion with an easy, direct strike against the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia.
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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 ...
July 21 – American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run – At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war ends in a Confederate victory. July 25 – American Civil War : The Crittenden–Johnson Resolution is passed by the U.S. Congress , stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union, and not to end slavery .
Claims that congressmen were expelled in 1861 for not supporting Abraham Lincoln's election are false. Fact check: Congress expelled 14 members in 1861 for supporting the Confederacy Skip to main ...
North America portal; History portal; Subcategories. ... 0–9. February 1861 events in North America (1 C) March 1861 events in North America ...
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