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| May 6, 1861 | Arkansas secedes from the Union | Arkansas |
| Confederate Order of Secession | ||
| Arkansas Ordinance of Secession | ||
| May 6, 1861 | Tennessee votes to put the question of secession before the people in a popular referendum | Tennessee |
| Confederate Order of Secession | ||
| May 6, 1864 | A half-hearted attack by the Army of the James on the Southside Railroad is repulsed by George Pickett [CS] | Virginia |
| George Pickett | ||
| Army of the James | ||
| May 6, 1864 | In the first engagement of the Atlanta Campaign, a division from the Army of the Cumberland strikes a Confederate regiment at Tunnel Hill and easily overpowers the outnumbered Rebels. | |
| Atlanta Campaign | ||
| Western and Atlantic Railroad | ||
| May 6, 1865 | Shouting "Hurrah for Jeff Davis..." Philip Henry Mulkey was arrested in Eugene. A pro-Union mob broke down the jail door but Mulkey escaped harm.
Source: State of Oregon |
Oregon |
| May 6, 1959 | California ratifies the 14th Amendment | California |
| 14th Amendment |
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Battle of the Wilderness
Ulysses S. Grant [US] is badly beaten on the field by Robert E. Lee [CS] but rather than retreat, Grant advances to Spotsylvania Court House. Union: 17,666 Confederate: 7,750 |
Virginia |
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Overland Campaign | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| Winfield Scott Hancock | ||
| A. P. Hill | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| John Sedgwick |
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