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Civil War Timeline Chronology for February 23
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February 23 , 1861
Texas citizens ratify the actions of the seccesionist convention, voting to secede, 34,794 to 11,235
Texas
February 23 , 1862
Ulysses S. Grant orders William Nelson to advance on Nashville
Tennessee
Ulysses S. Grant
William 'Bull' Nelson
Fall of Nashville, February, 1862
February 23 , 1870
Mississippi re-admitted to the United States
February 23 , 1870
Mississippi granted representation in the U. S. Congress with the same provisions as Virginia
Ongoing on this day:
June 15 , 1864 April 2 , 1865
Siege of Petersburg
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
P. G. T. Beauregard
Army of Northern Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant
Siege of Petersburg
April 12 , 1861 May 10 , 1865
The American Civil War
The Civil War
February 4 , 1861 February 27 , 1861
Washington Peace Conference (also called Convention or Congress)
Felix Zollicoffer
Salmon P. Chase
John Tyler
Washington Peace Convention
February 22 , 1864 February 26 , 1864
Battle of Dalton (First Dalton)
General George Thomas [US] demonstrates against Joe Johnston's [CS] entrenched line
Georgia
Joseph E. Johnston
George Thomas
February 22 , 1861 February 23 , 1861
Under the watchful eyes of Allan Pinkerton, Abraham Lincoln travels in secrecy to Washington, D. C. Pinkerton had been worried about the trip through Baltimore, Maryland, a Southern-leaning city
Maryland
Abraham Lincoln
Washington D. C.
February 22 , 1847 February 23 , 1847
Battle of Buena Vista (Mexican-American War)
George Thomas
Braxton Bragg
Jefferson Davis
Mexican American War
Zachary Taylor
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