On this day in the Civil War, a convention in Wheeling, Virginia adopts a new state constitution for the formation of the state of West Virginia, after that area’s secession from the rest of the state.
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November 26, 1861
Posted: November 26, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 1861, american civil war, american history, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union, Virginia, west virginia
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October 14, 1861
Posted: October 14, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 1861, abraham lincoln, american civil war, american history, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln orders General Winfield Scott to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
Winfield Scott
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May 14, 1861
Posted: May 14, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 1861, american civil war, american history, baltimore, civil war, confederates, federal troops, general benjamin butler, may 14, On this Day in the Civil War, the civil war
On this day in the Civil War, Federal troops under the leadership of General Benjamin Butler continue to occupy the city of Baltimore. On the prior day, General Butler moved his troops into Baltimore without official authorization.
Later in the war, General Butler was nicknamed “Spoons Butler” by Southerners due to his supposed improprieties pertaining to Southern property.
General Benjamin Butler
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April 12th
Posted: April 12, 2015 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 1861, april 12th, fort sumter, on this day, the civil war
On this day in 1861, the Civil War officially began with the bombing of Fort Sumter by Confederate artillery. Now the irony . . . The Federal commander of Fort Sumter was Major Robert Anderson and the commander of the Confederate forces was General P.G.T. Beauregard. While attending West Point Military Academy before the war, General Beauregard was a student of Major Anderson. Though from Kentucky and married to a Georgia woman, Major Anderson remained loyal to the Union throughout the war.
The Civil War Book 