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| June 21, 1848 | The Ohio Mass Free Territory Convention dissolves the Liberty Party and agrees to join a Freesoil Convention in Buffalo. | Ohio |
| Election of 1848 | ||
| June 21, 1861 | North Carolina Secession Convention votes to unfurl a new flag, a blue field with red and white bars with an insignia and two dates: May 20th, 1775 (Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence) and May 20th, 1861 (Secession from the United States). | North Carolina |
| June 21, 1862 | Ulysses S. Grant ordered to Memphis to become district commander | Tennessee |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| June 21, 1864 June 22, 1864 |
Battle of Meade Station | Virginia |
| Siege of Petersburg |
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 | ||
| 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 18, 1860 June 23, 1860 |
The Democrats reconvene in Baltimore to select a nominee, but Douglas can't make the necessary 2/3 majority until the anti-Douglas delegates leave on June 22 and the floor rules are changed to require 2/3 vote of the members present. On June 23rd the Convention nominates Stephen Douglas and Herschal V. Johnson | Maryland |
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| 1860 Democratic National Convention | ||
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| 1860 Democratic Party Platform | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| June 11, 1861 June 25, 1861 |
First session of the Second Wheeling Convention | West Virginia |
| Second Wheeling Convention |
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