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| November 5, 1811 | In his annual address, James Madison requests an increase in American Army and Naval forces following the battle of Tippecanoe. | |
| November 5, 1818 | Benjamin Butler born, Deerfield, New Hampshire | |
| Benjamin Butler | ||
| November 5, 1831 | Nat Turner is tried and convicted for leading a slave uprising | Virginia |
| Nat Turner and the Slave Revolt | ||
| November 5, 1844 | James Polk [Democrat] defeats Henry Clay [Whig] to become President of the United States | |
| James Polk | ||
| Henry Clay | ||
| Election of 1844 | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| November 5, 1860 | Governor Gist sends a message to the Legislature that "...our institutions are in danger from the fixed majorities of the North..." | South Carolina |
| November 5, 1862 | Lincoln orders McClellan to be releived of command because he did not pursue Lee following the Confederate loss at Antietam | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| November 5, 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant wins a second term as President over Democrat Horace Greeley | |
| Democratic Party |
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| 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 | ||
| November 4, 1864 November 5, 1864 |
Battle of Johnsonville
Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry and two captured Union boats move up the Tennessee River to Johnsonville and attacked the Union supply depot there causing major damage |
Tennessee |
| Nathan Bedford Forrest |
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