Daily update of historical events which happened 150 years earlier during the War Between the States
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Latest Blog Posts for One Hundred Fifty Years Ago Today
- Confederate Congress adjourns; Lee, others made full generalIn Washington, the Asst. Sec. of Navy Gustavus V. Fox and Gen. Benjamin Butler awaken President Lincoln late at night to inform him of the capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark, in North Carolina./1861In Richmond, Virginia, the Third Se...
- Fremont declares martial law, confiscations in MissouriGeneral John Fremont declares a dictatorial martial law across the state of Missouri. The unauthorized act provides for confiscation of all property belonging to "those who shall take up arms against the United States," with his intention...
- Fort Hatteras, NC, fallson Aug 29, 2011 in North CarolinaBombardment of Fort Hatteras, North CarolinaFort Hatteras, at Cape Hatteras,North Carolina, falls into Union hands after a day and night of heavybombardment in which Fort Hatteras sustains considerable damage. ColonelWilliam F. Martin and Commodore S...
- Hatteras' Fort Clark, NC, fallsBombardment of Forts Hatteras and ClarkToday, while under fire, the United States Expeditionary Force under command of Ben Butler and Silas Stringham lands on Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with wet powder. While eight US Navy warships he...
- Hatteras Inlet, NC: Expedition arrivesThe Outer Banks of North Carolina are a series of long, narrow islands that separate Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean, and Hatteras Inlet is the only deep-water passage connecting the two. In the first months of the war, the Outer Ba...
- Hatteras Expedition departs, CS win at Kessler's Cross LanesHatteras Expedition leaves Hampton RoadsSkirmishing breaks out at Wayne Court House, Blue's House, and Cross Lanes, western Virginia/1861 From his throne in Hawaii, King Kamehameha IV proclaims the neutrality of the Hawaiian Islands in t...
- Hatteras Expedition departs, Battle at Kessler's Cross LanesHatteras Expedition leaves Hampton RoadsSkirmishing breaks out at Wayne Court House, Blue's House, and Cross Lanes, western Virginia/1861 From his throne in Hawaii, King Kamehameha IV proclaims the neutrality of the Hawaiian Islands in t...
- Confederate operations against New Mexico IndiansSkirmishes occur atGreat Falls, Maryland, and Piggott's Mills, Western Virginia./1861Confederate troops begin operationsagainst Indians around Fort Stanton, New Mexico Territory, to last until Sept.8./1861 Related articlesFort Stanton, New Mexico, fa...
- Davis appoints diplomats; Lincoln: 'Ky. camp stays'Image via WikipediaGov. Beriah MagoffinIn Richmond, President Jefferson Davis appoints three new special commissioners to Europe: James M. Mason to Great Britain, John Slidell to France, and Pierre Rost to Spain./1861 In Washington,...
- Rose O'Neal Greenhow placed under house arreston Aug 23, 2011 in US Navy Diplomacy P.G.T. Beauregard Washington Virginia Missouri New Mexico West VirginiaImage via WikipediaRose O'Neal GreenhowIn Washington, D.C., Allen Pinkerton, leading the new US secret service, places Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow under house arrest. A wealthy Washington widow at the outbreak of the war, Greenho...
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