Civil War Timeline / Chronology for March 5

Civil War Timeline
Chronology for March 5
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March 5, 1847	In Jones v. VanZandt, the Taney Supreme Court decided Congress has the power to control slavery
	Jones v. Van Zandt
	Roger B. Taney
March 5, 1861	The First Confederate Flag, known as the "Stars and Bars," is introduced
	Civil War Firsts
March 5, 1861	Texas secessionist convention accepts Confederate statehood	Texas
March 5, 1867	Alexandria, Virginia rejects thousand of votes cast by Negroes, who were granted universal suffrage under the Reconstruction Act.

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
March 4, 1863 March 5, 1863	Battle of Spring Hill Battle of Unionville Confederate Cavalry under Earl Van Dorn and Nathan Bedford Forrest drive Union Cavalry off on the 4th, then surround and engage the remaining infantry. After heavy fighting on the 5th, the Union garrison surrenders.	Tennessee
	Nathan Bedford Forrest
	Earl Van Dorn
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.
	John Pope