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In 1896 on this day the United States Supreme Court ruled in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.United States Supreme Court rules in the case of "Plessy v. Ferguson" Eric Lipps In 1860 on this day Senator William H. Seward won the Republican Party presidential nomination comfortably beating a semi-obscure Illinois Representative (due to his established based of support at the convention, this man would serve as Vice President).Union President William H. Seward: "Part 2" Steve Payne In 1801 on this day the sixteenth President of the United States William Henry Seward was born in Florida, New York.Union President William H. Seward: "Part 1" Steve Payne
In 1875 on this day John Cabell Breckinridge died in Lexington, Kentucky. He was only fifty-four years old.POTCS "John C. Breckinridge" dies Steve Payne In 1968 [1] on this day Alabama Governor George Wallace was assassinated by Arthur Bremer in the Confederate State of East Maryland while campaigning to become President. Running as a Nationalist, he was hoping to succeed 19th POTCS <a href=http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson_(Two_Americas)>Lyndon Baines Johnson</a> whose single six-year term was due to end on March 4, 1969. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 10" - Governor Wallace assassinated Steve Payne In 1830 on this day the father of Upper Carolina, Zebulon Baird Vance was born in Weaverville, Buncombe County.Birth of "Zebulon Baird Vance", father of Upper Carolina Eric Lipps
In 1813 on this day twentieth US Postmaster General Montgomery Blair was born in Franklin County, Kentucky. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 7" - Montgomery Blair remains in post Steve Payne In 1865 Commanding General of the Union Army, Ulysses S. Grant was <a href=http://www.gateway.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=245480>quietly removed</a> from his post a week after the inauguration of President George B. McClellan. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 6" - General Grant dismissed Steve Payne In 1859 on this fateful day the Sequoyah Tribal Council agreed to the formation of a coherent self-government of the Indian Territory of Eastern Oaklahoma. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span> Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 8" - State of Sequoyah Steve Payne
In 1864 on this day the incomparable cavalry commander James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart sustained a light gun-shot wound at the Yellow Tavern, a battle fought at an abandoned inn located six miles north of Richmond. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span> Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 9" - General Stuart injured Steve Payne In 1838 on this day the famed actor and elusive Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth was born in Bel Air, Maryland.Birth of "John Wilkes Booth" Steve Payne In 1864 on this day William T. Shermans Union forces captured Atlanta. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 5" - Atlanta falls too late to save Lincoln Steve Payne



In 1864 in one of the final military encoutners of the Civil War, the Union II Corps under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock stormed a small Confederate force at "Henagans Redoubt" to seize the Chesterfield Bridge crossing on the Telegraph Road, but did not advance further south across the river. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 4" - Grant defeated Steve Payne In 1864 the Yankees finally caught up with Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia at the North Anna River. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 3" - Lee's Plan for North Anna Steve Payne In 1864 on this day the commander of First Corps [3] of the Army of Northern Virginia Lt Gen James Longstreet was killed by friendly fire on the second day of the Battle of the Wilderness.<span class=EditorText>An installement of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 2" - Longstreet Killed Steve Payne
In 1863 on this day the incomparable Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Fortunately for the Cause, he recovered from a minor flesh wound and was able to return to service just eight days later. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 1" Jackson Wounded Steve Payne In 1861 in order to resolve the power-struggle between a pro-Confederate legislature and a pro-Union governor, Marylands House of Delegates voted to secede from the Union."Hagerstown" becomes State Capital of West Maryland Steve Payne In 1822 on this day the incomparable Civil War General Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Denied office by bureaucratic rules, he was widely considered by his contemporaries of the Reconstruction era to be the "greatest President we never had".Birth of "General Grant", the greatest President we never had Steve Payne
"General McClellan" takes Richmond Marko Bosscher In 1861 on this day Judah P. Benjamin was inaugurated as Vice President of the Confederate States of America.<span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>Confederate abolition of "Slavery" Dirk Puehl In 1865 after mortally wounding Abraham Lincoln, famed actor John Wilkes Booth leaped gracefully onto the stage of Fords Theater, landing uninjured while announcing to the audience, "Sic semper tyrannis!" During the chaos, he made his escape out the back door, adding, "The South is avenged!". "John Wilkes Booth" evades capture Jeff Provine
In 1791 on this day the American statesman James Buchanan, Jr. was born to parents of Ulster Scots descent in a log cabin in Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. During an unstable period of vacillating national leaders, he stood out as as one of the few national politicians willing to take a principled stand on the integrity of the Union.Birth of American Statesman "James Buchanan, Jr." Steve Payne In 1866 on this day Yankee soldiers arrested Mrs. Elizabeth Rutherford Ellis and other senior members of the Ladies Memorial Association in Columbus, Georgia.The Arrests in "Columbus", Georgia Steve Payne In 1853 on this day Thomas "Tad" Lincoln was was born in Springfield, Illinois. He would be elected President of the United States; on the forty-fourth anniversary of his fathers election to the office for a single term.Southern Integration, "Northern Secession" Raymond Speer



April 4, 1841 - "Harrison" Announces Slavery in Territories Jeff Provine In 1789 on this day in New York City, the House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elected Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first House Speaker. And eight years later he became the inaugural Speaker-President of the United States.Election of Speaker "Frederick Muhlenberg" of Pennsylvania Steve Payne House Divided: "Part 16" Chris Oakley
In 1785 on this day 15th President of the United States John McLean was born in Morris County, New Jersey.Birth of "John McLean" the Politician on the Supreme Court Steve Payne In 1874 on this day Millard Fillmore the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office died in Buffalo, New York. He was seventy-four years old.Birth of VP "Millard Fillmore" Steve Payne In 1812 on this day inaugural President of the Confederate States of America Alexander H. Stephens was born in Crawfordville, Georgia. Birth of POTCS "Alexander H. Stephens" Jeff Provine
In 1868 on this day Andrew Johnson became the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He was later convicted in the Senate.The American Civil War was coming to a close with Lees surrender at Appomattox Court House, but a new crisis gripped the government as Tennessee Democrat Andrew Johnson came into the highest office in the US following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. President "Andrew Johnson" Removed from Office Jeff Provine In 1862 on this day in Richmond, Virginia the drunken wretch Robert Augustus Toombs was officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861."Robert Toombs" inaugurated as Confederate President Steve Payne In 1862 on this day "Willie" Lincoln recovered from a life-threatening condition caused by the consumption of contaminated water drawn from the Potomac River, along which thousands of soldiers and horses were camped. His younger brother Tad who had been similarly afflicted also pulled through."Willie Lincoln" lives in Notorious Hellions, all Steve Payne
In 1796 on this day the "Great Apostate" John Bell was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Due to the acute sectional tensions and complex political processes of the bitterly contested 1860 election, he would be voted the <a href=https://groups.google.com/group/alt.history.what-if/browse_thread/thread/96f96082bf347529?hl=en>sixteenth President of the United States</a> by the Electoral College.Rise of the "Great Apostate" John Bell David Tenner In 1861 in Montgomery, Alabama, Alexander Stephens was inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America. Inauguration of POTCS "Alexander H. Stephens" Jeff Provine In 1812 on this day Jeremiah Jones Colbath later nineteenth President of the United States Henry Wilson was born in Farmington, New Hampshire.Birth of President "Henry Wilson" Steve Payne



House Divided: "Part 15" Chris Oakley In 1891 on this day former Union President William Tecumseh Sherman died in New York City. He was seventy-one. Passing of President "William Tecumseh Sherman" Eric Lipps In 1812 on this day the second Confederate President Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born in Crawfordville, Georgia.POTCS Stevens, "The Little Pale Star from Georgia" Steve Payne
In 1820 on this day Union General and later President of the United States William Tecumseh Sherman was born in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River.Birth of President "William Tecumseh Sherman" Steve Payne House Divided: "Part 14" Chris Oakley In 1861 the so-called "Crittenden Compromise" is narrowly passed by the U.S. Congress, averting the threatened secession of slaveholding southern states.The "Crittenden Compromise " forestalls USCW Eric Lipps
In 1847 on this day the "Capitulation of Cahuenga" ended the fighting of the Mexican-American War in Alta California.39th Parallel "Part 2": Capitulation of Cahuenga enlarges troubled Union Steve Payne In 1814 on this day Northern Democrat Congressman David Wilmot was born in Bethany, Pennsylvania.39th Parallel "Part 1": Wilmot Proviso leads to war Steve Payne It is 1865 and the Civil War has just ended.Happy Ending Part 16: "Death of a War Criminal" Jackie Rose
In 1826 on this day US President George B. McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Birth of "Little Mac" George B. McClellan Eric Lipps In 1863 the Union Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade is routed at Gettysburg, dissolving in a disorganized retreat from Confederate military forces under General Robert E. Lee after a decisive Confederate cavalry raid by General JEB Stuart breaks the Union forces in the area.Soviet "Confederacy" of America Chris Smith In 1883 in accordance with Article V of the Constitution, President William T. Sherman called upon Congress to repeal the tenth amendment.President "Sherman" repeals 10th amendment Steve Payne



House Divided: "Part 13" Chris Oakley In 1784 on this day celebrated two-term President of the United States Zachary Taylor was born in Barboursville, Virginia. Birth of President "Zachary Taylor" Robbie Taylor In 1864 U.S. President Hannibal Hamlin dedicates a national cemetery on the site of the disastrous Battle of Gettysburg in July of the previous year. U.S. President Hannibal Hamlin's dedication at "Gettysburg" Eric Lipps
House Divided: "Part 12" Chris Oakley In 1862 on this day Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter in response to an editorial by Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune which had urged the complete abolition of slavery.Lincoln shot after "Emancipation Proclamation" Steve Payne In 1784 on this day the citizens of the western twenty-nine million acres of North Carolina voted to secede and form their own territory which they called Frankland."Franklin" Secedes from North Carolina, but not Union Jeff Provine
The "Purple Heart" is Born, August 7, 1782 Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content In 1861 after a half-shouted speech by Governor Sam Houston (pictured) on January 21, the Texas state legislature begrudgingly determined that they would not be able to rally enough support to pass an act of secession over his veto. Texas Delivers "Ordinance of Grievances" Jeff Provine In 1807 on this day the fifteenth President of the United States, David Rice Atchison (pictured) was born in Frogtown (later Kirklevington), which is now part of Lexington, Kentucky. He was educated at Transylvania University in Lexington, where his classmates included many other future southern leaders such as Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. Atchison was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1829. He was a a very successful lawyer and was thrust into the spotlight after representing Joseph Smith in a land dispute case.Birth of President "David R. Atchison" Steve Payne
In 1865 after bodyguard John Parker sneaked out of the Ford Theatre "for a drink" his partner in crime the vampire John Wilkes Booth seized the opportunity to enter the Presidents box and sink his undead fangs into Mr Lincolns defenceless throat."Abraham Lincoln", Vampire Steve Payne It is 14th April 1865 and Abraham Lincoln is seated in the presidential box at Fords Theater, watching "Our American Cousin". He has gone there with some misgivings, having had a nightmare three days earlier, which ended with his being told that an assassin had killed the president. He joins with the audience in laughing at all the jokes, but his nightmare has made him alert, and he is holding his pistol clutched in his hand. When he hears a movement behind him, he wheels to see John Wilkes Booth raising his gun.Happy Endings: "Part 3" Abe & Mary Steve Payne In 1842 on this day the State Auditor for Illinois James Shields (pictured) was tragically killed in a duel fought on Sunflower Island across the border in Missouri.The "Sunflower Island" Affair Steve Payne



In 1864 on this day a Confederate relief force was sent to assist the Republic of Texas suppress the Cherokee panhandle rebellion.Confederates suppress "Cherokee Panhandle Rebellion" Steve Payne In 1876 on this day General William Tecumseh Sherman accepted the presidential nomination of the Union Party. "General Sherman" accepts the nomination Eric Lipps In 1861 on this day a cadet of The Citadel stationed at the Morris Island battery 1st Lt. George Edward "Tuck" Haynesworth fired an artillery shell at the Star of the West; the sloop suffered catastrophic damage and sunk in Charleston Harbor."Star of the West" sunk in Charleston Harbor Steve Payne
In 1819 Walt Whitman, future Communist candidate for the presidency, was born on Long Island, NY. President "Walt Whitman" Robbie Taylor In 1863 on this day Lt Col. Joshua Chamberlain transferred out of 20th Maine Infantry in order to seek a colonelcy in a drafted regiment of conscripts.Killer Angel "Joshua Chamberlain" Steve Payne It is 1850 and Henry Ward Beecher (pictured) has been accused of adultery. Since he is a prominent Congregationalist minister and active abolitionist, the scandal soon taints the entire anti-slavery movement.Scandal shuts "Uncle Tom"'s Cabin down Jackie Rose
In 1868 on this day President Andrew Johnson was removed from Office. The American Civil War was coming to a close with Lees surrender at Appomattox Court House, but a new crisis gripped the government as Tennessee Democrat Andrew Johnson came into the highest office in the US following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. President "Andrew Johnson" Removed from Office Jeff Provine In 1763 on this day the Northern Whig Theobald Wolfe Tone (pictured) was born in Dublin, the son of a Church of Ireland coach-maker, Peter Tone, who had a farm near Sallins, County Kildare.Birth of "Theobald Wolfe Tone", Northern Whig Jackie Speel In 1810 on this day the seventeenth President of the United States, Horatio Seymour (pictured) was born in Pompey Hill, New York.Birth of President "Horatio Seymour" Steve Payne
In 1825 on this day the eighteenth President of the United States, "Gentleman" George Hunt Pendleton (pictured) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.Birth of President "George H. Pendleton" Steve Payne In 1829 on this day the seventeenth President of the United States, George Brinton McClellan (pictured) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of a prominent surgical ophthalmologist, Dr. George McClellan (1796-1847), the founder of Jefferson Medical College.Birth of President "George B. McClellan" Steve Payne In 1867 on this day the Confederation of Canada started the inevitable countdown to the final Union invasion north across the 41st parallel.<span class=EditorText>A variant ending to "Railroaded into the Union: <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39566-T>Part #1</a>"</span>Canada is "railroaded" into the Union: Part 2 Steve Payne



In 1781 on this day George Washington Parke Custis was born at Mount Airy, Maryland.Gen Washington crowned "King of America" Kemmergem In 1869 on this day Chinese and Irish labourers laid down a record ten miles worth of track for the Transcontinental Railroad which would eventually stretch from the newly incorporated Union State of Ontario all the way to the Pacific coast.Canada is "railroaded" into the Union: Part 1 Steve Payne In 1864 the Province of Nevada first achieved self-government as a state of the (former) United States. Birth of Canadian Province of "Nevada" Robbie Taylor
In 1870 rebels in Texas fight off efforts to rejoin the United States. "Texas" becomes last confederate state readmitted to Union Robbie Taylor In 1865 news of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued 2 years before, reached slaves in Texas who were still in bondage.1865: "Texas" fights off Union Control Robbie Taylor In 1890 on this day the first President of the divided United States <a href=http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-600389.html>John Charles Frémont</a> died in New York City; he was seventy-seven years old.Death of President "John C. Frémont": the Great Pathfinder Steve Payne
In 1881 on this day the sixteenth Union President Abraham Lincoln died of consumption in New York City. He was seventy-two years old and had suffered health issues dating back to his two-terms of office at the Washington White House.Death of Union President "Abraham Lincoln" Steve Payne The Court-Martial of General George B. McClellan: "Part 4" Chris Oakley House Divided: "Part 11" Chris Oakley
In 1861 Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas was inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States of America.President "Stephen Douglas" Eric Lipps In 1841 the Second American Insurrection [against the British Empire] ends with the capture of the last of its leaders, "provisional president" John Calhoun. Liberty Fails: "Calhoun Captured" Eric Lipps The "Cooper Union" Speech Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content



In 1860 in perhaps the greatest turning point of the career of the sixteenth president of the United States, Lincoln gave a speech that transcended his figure from a joking yokel to a serious national force. Cooper Union address focuses on "slavery" Jeff Provine House Divided: "Part 10" Chris Oakley In 1861 in a surprising turn, longtime Congressional Representative Alexander Stephens was chosen as President for the provisional government of the Confederate States of America to hold office until formal elections could be held. "Alexander Stephens" Elected CSA President Jeff Provine
In 1861 under the command of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon (pictured), the State Guard defeated a Union army, won the Battle of the Jefferson City and carried the State of Missouri into the Confederacy.Missouri State Guard wins the "Battle of Jefferson" Steve Payne Battle of "Jefferson City" Rudi Keller In 1860 Texas Governor Sam Houston delivered a fiery speech, "The Folly of Disunion" on this day at an anti-secessionist rally in Austin. Texans avert "Folly of Disunion" Steve Payne
The Court-Martial of General George B. McClellan: "Part 2" Chris Oakley The Court-Martial of General George B. McClellan: "Part 3" Chris Oakley The Court-Martial of General George B. McClellan: "Part 1" Chris Oakley
In 1839 in another critical moment of failure of famed States Rights advocate Abraham Lincoln, his application to practice law at the federal level was dismissed, possibly due to finagling from Democratic opponents. "Abraham Lincoln" fails bar exams Jeff Provine House Divided: "Part 9" Chris Oakley House Divided: "Part 8" Chris Oakley



In 1861 on this day Union President Abraham Lincoln received an urgent request for reinforcements from Alexander Hamilton III the Governor of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39547-Y>Sugar State</a>."Sugar State #2": ACW engulfs the Islands Steve Payne In 1809 the ninth President of the Republic of Texas William Barret Travis was born on this day in Saluda County, South Carolina.9th Texan President "William Barret Travis" on Fort Sumter Siege Steve Payne In 1861 after not even two weeks of being General-in-Chief of the Union Armies, General George B. McClellan was dismissed from his position after repeated faux pas. Lincoln Dismisses "McClellan" after Insult Jeff Provine
In 1861 in the first large battle of the Civil War, Confederate Armies under recently promoted Major General Ulysses S. Grant split the Union Armies under the command of Major General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg.Grant wins at "Gettysburg" Timothy McFadden In 1866 with the US Congress in Philadelphia deeply divided between Free Soil Republicans and Southern sympathizing Tory Democrats the debate over the Reconstruction Programme in the North entered a new phase with the reports of armed clashes in New Mexico between drifting Confederate and settled black Union Veterans.Bloody "New Mexico" Steve Payne In 1861 on this day fifty-three year old Colonel Robert E. Lee of Virginia accepted responsibility for the defense of Washington D.C. (and a promotion to the rank of Major-Rank) just twenty-four hours after his native state of Virginia narrowly voted against the motion to secede from the Union.Major-General "Robert E. Lee" Steve Payne
In 1863 on this day the retired Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Robert Edward Lee was elected 35th Governor of Virginia.35th Governor of Virgina: "Robert E. Lee" Steve Payne Lincoln allows the South to "secede"? Eric Black In 1922 on this day seventy-nine year Bob Lincoln attended the dedication of the Washington Liberty Memorial built by Confederate engineers in honour of his father. Confederate Engineers build the "Lincoln Liberty Memorial" Steve Payne
In 1808 on this day the sixteenth Vice President of the United States Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.The "Andrew Johnson" resigns as VP Steve Payne In 1859 on this day a group of raiders led by the Northern abolitionist John Brown seized the coastal fortification located in Charleston Harbor sending the Federal soldiers away in small boats.John Brown and seizure of "Fort Sumter" Steve Payne In 1863 the promising military career of Cavalary Commander George Armstrong Custer ended prematurely on this final day of the Battle of Gettysburg.The promising military career of "George Armstrong Custer" Steve Payne



Abraham Lincoln Bio - an "American Life" Chris Oakley In 1837 on this day military officer, diplomat, conspirator and would-be assassin Major Henry Reed Rathbone was born in the city of Albany in the U.S. State of New York. His father Jared L. Rathbone was a merchant and businessman, who later became Albanys mayor. At the time of his fathers death, Rathbone inherited the very considerable sum of two hundred thousand dollars from his familys estate. His widowed mother, Pauline Rathbone, remarried Judge Ira Harris, who was appointed U.S. Senator from New York after William H. Seward became Abraham Lincolns Secretary of State. Henry Reed Rathbone's "plot" to kill Lincoln Steve Payne In 1863 Union General Robert E. Lee would face his darkest hour as his armies were broken up during an assault against the invading Confederate forces of General James Longstreet. Lee Falls at "Gettysburg" Jeff Provine
In 1863 on this day Confederate and Union forces begin the battle of Gettysburg, PA. Robert E. Lee had no intention of becoming engaged, but his III Corps under Gen. A.P. Hill ran into Union General John Bufords cavalry division north of the town. The Union army is forced to withdraw from "Gettysburg". Steve Payne In 1868 on this day The New York Herald observed that the Democrats had to name a soldier to defeat General Grant, the Republican choice, putting forward the name of his greatest Civil War adversary, the Confederate General Robert E. Lee: Marble Man "Robert E. Lee" seizes the 1868 nomination Steve Payne In 1864 to counter Little Mac and secure more of the soldier vote, Abraham Lincoln might have turned to a War Democrat from the Midwest, one of several of the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_McCooks>Fighting McCooks</a>.Lincoln chooses one of the "Fighting McCooks" for VP Timothy Abbott
The Southern Rebellion, 1850-54 "Part 9" Chris Oakley In 1815 on this April Fools day the eighteenth President of the United States Henry Bowen Anthony (pictured) was born in Coventry, Rhode Island.18th US President "Henry B. Anthony" Steve Payne In 1725 on this day George Mason IV (a "Founding Father" of the Republic of Virginia) was born at the family plantation in Fairfax County.Birth of "American Hero" George Mason Steve Payne
A House Divided Part 8 "Second Battle of Knoxville" Chris Oakley A House Divided Part 7 "Confederates pushed out of Kentucky" Chris Oakley In 1794 on this day Matthew Calbraith Perry the fifteenth President of the United States was born in Newport, Rhode Island.President Perry forces "Charleston Harbour" Steve Payne



In 1793 on this day the 19th-century Virginian statesman Samuel Houston was born on his familys plantation near Timber Ridge Church in Rockbridge County.Governor of "West Virginia" Samuel Houston Steve Payne In 1813 on this day in Savannah, Georgia the "Great Pathfinder" John Charles Frémont was born more than two thousand miles away from the then Mexican Province of California which he would later serve with ignominious distinction as the Golden Bear Republics <a href=http://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?PHPSESSID=d4dada50e21649613e5dd7cd028d107a&topic=77719.msg1597185#msg1597185>inaugural President</a>.1st President of California "John Frémont" Steve Payne In 1865 on this day President Abraham Lincoln sent word to Gen. William T. Sherman, his commander of the Western army, ordering him to "take Atlanta," deep in the heart of the Confederacy.Lincoln orders Sherman to "Take Atlanta!" Steve Payne
In 1807 on this day the second President of the Confederate States Robert Edward Lee was born in Stratford Hall, Virginia.Birth of Confederate President "Robert E. Lee" Steve Payne In 1865 driven incandescent with fury over his role in coercing the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39478-T>Deep Southern States</a> back into the Union, the fire-eater John Wilkes Booth sneaked into the presidential box at Fords theatre in Washington and shot <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39561-O>Jefferson Davis</a> at point blank range.Union President "Jeff Davis" shot in Revenge of the Fire-Eaters Steve Payne In 1865 on this day Lincoln sent word to Gen. William T. Sherman, his commander of the Western army, ordering him to "take Atlanta," deep in the heart of the Confederacy. A plan to amass forces in an assault of major southern population centers was to begin within weeks. The Confederacy determines that Abraham Lincoln is a "Threat to Peace". Steve Payne
In 1870 General Robert E. Lee, second president of the Confederate States of America, died. The Death of "Robert E. Lee" Eric Lipps In 1862 although Hancock, in early October, was not a major town in any fashion, it did nevertheless have railroads, the Potomac, the Cheasapeake-Ohio Canal, not to mention several roads, all either going through or around it (as pictured in map).Battle of Hancock - "Day One" David Atwell In 1859 on this day a company of US Marines intercepted a hijacked Baltimore & Ohio train in West Virginia. Onboard was a stolen cache of weapons which had been seized from the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry by a band of murderous abolitionists. Their leader, "Captain" John Brown (pictured, left) advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end slavery, having led the infamous Pottawatomie Massacre at "Bleeding Kansas". All Change on the "Baltimore & Ohio Express" Steve Payne




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