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Civil War Timeline Chronology for November 5
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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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