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| October 18, 1802 | Juan Ventura Moralis reveals that Spain intends to revoke the American "right of deposit" at New Orleans. Most historians believe that the revocation came because of American abuses of the Pinckney Treaty. | |
| Louisiana Purchase | ||
| October 18, 1854 | James Buchanan pens the Ostend Manifesto | |
| James Buchanan | ||
| October 18, 1859 | Robert E. Lee and JEB Stuart plan an attack against John Brown and his raiders at Harpers Ferry. At 6:30 am, Stuart signals Marine Lieutenant Israel Green who storms the firehouse holding the raiders and their hostages. Five of Brown's Raiders escape. The rest are caught or killed. | |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| J. E. B. Stuart | ||
| John Brown | ||
| October 18, 1862 | Battle of Lexington
John Hunt Morgan's [CS} raiders captured a federal garrison before moving to the southwest |
Kentucky |
| John Hunt Morgan | ||
| October 18, 1867 | Russia turns over Alaska to the United States |
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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 |
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