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Civil War Timeline Chronology for March 31
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March 31 , 1836
The Winchester and Potomac Railroad opens from Harpers Ferry to Winchester, Va. – a distance of 32 miles.
March 31 , 1850
John C. Calhoun dies, Washington, D.C.
John C. Calhoun
March 31 , 1858
The Church of Mormon begins issuing its "Move South" series of paper currency.
Utah War
March 31 , 1861
General John Bankhead Magruder reassigned from Arkansas to Texas.
Texas Arkansas
March 31 , 1865
Battle of White Oak Road
Virginia
Siege of Petersburg
March 31 , 1865
Battle of Dinwiddle Court House
In a tactical victory for the Confederates, George Pickett [CS] turns back Phil Sheridan cavalry and elements of the Fifth Corps.
Virginia
George Pickett
Philip Sheridan
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