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| March 1, 1781 | Articles of Confederation approved by all 13 states | |
| March 1, 1784 | Congress accepts the cession of western lands from the state of Virginia. | |
| March 1, 1820 | Missouri Compromise moves out of conference committee and to the floor of the House and Senate for debate. | Maine Missouri |
| Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) | ||
| March 1, 1841 | Joseph R. Anderson hired as commercial agent for Tredegar Iron Works | |
| March 1, 1861 | P. G. T. Beauregard appointed Brigadier General [CS] | Louisiana |
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| March 1, 1861 | Jefferson Davis orders General P. G. T. Beauregard to Charleston | South Carolina |
| Jefferson Davis | ||
| Fort Sumter | ||
| March 1, 1861 | Texas accepted as a state by the provisional government of the Confederate States of America | Texas |
| March 1, 1861 | The U. S. Congress rejects the Washington Peace Conference proposals | |
| Washington Peace Convention | ||
| March 1, 1864 | Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, turns back a force of 500 cavalry under Ulric Dahlgreen, 2 miles west of Richmond. General Judson Kilpatrick had called off a planned assault earlier in the day. | Virginia |
| Richmond, Virginia | ||
| March 1, 1867 | Nebraska becomes a state | |
| March 1, 1875 | Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1875 |
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 28, 1862 April 8, 1862 |
The Battle of New Madrid / Island No. 10
After withdrawing from New Madrid Confederates control Island No. 10, blocking shipping on the Mississippi. Over 5,000 Confederate soldiers on the island surrender to Major General John Pope on April 8. |
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