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| February 8, 1791 | Congress approves the First National Bank of the United States. Washington approves the bill in spite of heavy pressure to veto it. | |
| February 8, 1820 | William Tecumeh Sherman born, Lancaster, Ohio | |
| February 8, 1861 | The Convention of Seceded States adopts a provisional constitution forming the Confederate States of America | Alabama |
| Convention of Seceding States | ||
| February 8, 1867 | Delaware rejects the 14th Amendment | Delaware |
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| 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 7, 1862 February 8, 1862 |
Battle of Roanoke Island
Ambrose Burnside captures Roanoke Island with an amphibious force, taking some 2,765 Confederates as prisoners |
North Carolina |
| Ambrose Burnside |
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