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| June 12, 1852 | On the 49th ballot, the Democratic Convention in Baltimore elects Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire | Maryland |
| Democratic Party | ||
| June 12, 1858 | Brigham Young accepts a pardon for the people of the Utah Territory | |
| Utah War | ||
| June 12, 1862 June 15, 1862 |
J. E. B. Stuart "rides around the Union Army," raiding supplies and battling small groups of Yankess during the Peninsula Campaign. | Virginia |
| J. E. B. Stuart | ||
| Peninsula Campaign | ||
| Stuart's Ride Around McClellan | ||
| John Mosby | ||
| June 12, 1864 | Finally admitting defeat at Cold Harbor, Ulysses S. Grant begins crossing the James River | Virginia |
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant |
Ongoing on this day:
| April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 |
The American Civil War | |
| The Civil War | ||
| May 26, 1863 July 4, 1863 |
Siege of Vicksburg
Date of the start of siege varies from May 18 - May 26. |
Mississippi |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| John A. McClernand | ||
| James McPherson | ||
| May 27, 1863 July 9, 1863 |
Siege of Port Hudson
After attempting to storm the walls of Port Hudson, Nathaniel Banks digs in for a siege. |
Louisiana |
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| June 3, 1850 June 12, 1850 |
Nashville Convention - 9 slave states hold a convention to determine their best course of action if the Compromise of 1850 passes. | Louisiana Arkansas North Carolina Florida Texas South Carolina Mississippi Georgia Alabama |
| Compromise of 1850 | ||
| Nashville Convention of 1850 [Resolutions] | ||
| Nashville Convention of 1850 | ||
| Robert Barnwell Rhett | ||
| June 11, 1861 June 25, 1861 |
First session of the Second Wheeling Convention | West Virginia |
| Second Wheeling Convention | ||
| June 11, 1864 June 12, 1864 |
Battle of Trevilian Station
Phil Sheridan strikes Fitzhugh Lee and Wade Hampton, trying to reach Hunter at Charlottesville. In spite of initial success, he is turned back. |
Virginia |
| George Armstrong Custer | ||
| Philip Sheridan |
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