Category Archives: American Civil War

Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant tested in Battle of Belmont 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov. 7 1861)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: '1861-29 Battle of Belmont'

(Thursday, November 7, 1861, 9:00 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Belmont, part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War) — Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the future Union Army general in chief and eventual U.S. president, overran a Confederate camp today in Belmont, Missouri, but were forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrived. Continue reading Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant tested in Battle of Belmont 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov. 7 1861) →

President Lincoln names George B. McClellan general-in-chief of all Union armies 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1861)

1860s, American Civil War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Abraham Lincoln Biography PBS Lincoln The Making of a President 1860 1862 1 4' (Lincoln replaces Scott with McClellan at 36:04)

(Friday, November 1, 1861; during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appointed George B. McClellan as general-in-chief of all the Union armies today, replacing the aging General Winfield Scott. Continue reading President Lincoln names George B. McClellan general-in-chief of all Union armies 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1861) →

First major battle of American Civil War fought near Manassas, Virginia, resulting in Confederate victory 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 21 1861)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: '[1861] The First Battle of Bull Run'

(Sunday, July 21, 1861, 5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — The First Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the American Civil War, was fought today in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about 30 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. Continue reading First major battle of American Civil War fought near Manassas, Virginia, resulting in Confederate victory 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 21 1861) →

North Carolina becomes 11th and final Southern slave state to secede from Union 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1861)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'North Carolina in the Civil War'

(Monday, May 20, 1861; during the American Civil War) — Five weeks and four days after the beginning of the Battle of Fort Sumter in South Carolina, which triggered the American Civil War, delegates to a convention in Raleigh voted unanimously today to become the 11th Southern state to secede from the Union to preserve the enslavement of black people.
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Tennessee becomes 10th Southern slave state to secede from the Union 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 7 1861)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'Tennessee in the Civil War'

(Tuesday, May 7, 1861; during the American Civil War) — Three weeks and four days after the beginning of the Battle of Fort Sumter in South Carolina, which triggered the American Civil War, the Tennessee legislature ratified an agreement today to enter a military league with the Confederate States, becoming the tenth southern state to secede to preserve the enslavement of black people.
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Arkansas becomes ninth Southern state to secede from the Union 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1861)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'Arkansas in the Civil War'

(Monday, May 6, 1861; during the American Civil War) — Three weeks and three days after the beginning of the Battle of Fort Sumter in South Carolina, which triggered the American Civil War, delegates to the Arkansas Secession Convention voted 69-1 to secede from the Union today in Little Rock, becoming the ninth southern state to secede to preserve the enslavement of black people.
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Virginia becomes eighth Southern slave state to secede from the Union 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1861)

1860s, American Civil War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Virginia in the Civil War'

(Wednesday, April 17, 1861; during the American Civil War) — Delegates to the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 voted 88-55 to secede from the Union today in Richmond, becoming the eighth southern state to secede to preserve the enslavement of black people and the first since the Battle of Fort Sumter and President Abraham Lincoln’s call up of militia to retake federal property.
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U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declares state of insurrection, calls for 75,000 volunteer troops 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1861)

1860s, American Civil War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Civil War - 1 - Savasin Sebebi (1861)' (Apr. 15, 1861, at 52:54)

(Monday, April 15, 1861; during the American Civil War) — Three days after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared a state of insurrection today and called on the states to provide 75,000 militiamen to retake federal property and to suppress the rebellion by seven Southern slave states.
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American Civil War begins as Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1861)

1860s, American Civil War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Fort Sumter: Animated Battle Map'

(Friday, April 12, 1861, 4:30 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Fort Sumter, part of the American Civil War) — The American Civil War, a civil war fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to preserve the enslavement of black people, began early today when secessionist forces attacked Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
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‘Gone with the Wind’ premiere sparks racial tension in Atlanta 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1939)

1930s, African-American Civil Rights, American Civil War, movies 1930s


Video: ''Gone With the Wind' trailer

(Friday, December 15, 1939, 8:30 p.m. EST) — Gone with the Wind, an American epic historical romance film about Scarlett O’Hara’s battle to save her beloved Tara and find love during the American Civil War, premiered tonight at the Loew’s Grand Theatre at the corner of Peachtree and Forsyth Streets in downtown Atlanta. Continue reading ‘Gone with the Wind’ premiere sparks racial tension in Atlanta 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1939) →