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| October 5, 1787 | In accordance with the Northwest Ordinance (Ordinance of 1787), Congress (under the Articles of Confederation) selects Arthur St. Clair as governor of the Northwest Territory | |
| October 5, 1857 October 6, 1857 |
Kansas free-staters win control of the legislative branch in elections | Kansas |
| Kansas becomes a state | ||
| October 5, 1860 | Governor William Henry Gist notifies other Deep South states that South Carolina is considering secession as an option | South Carolina |
| October 5, 1861 | Major papers in London reflect the division over the American Civil War in Britain. In an editorial, the London Post backs an independent Southern Nation. Previously, the London Times had backed the Union. | |
| October 5, 1862 | Battle of Hatchie Bridge [US]
Battle of Metamora [CS] Other names: Hatchie; Davis Bridge Edward Ord [US] discovers Confederates retreating from Corinth. When Ord was severly wounded fighting paused as command passed to Stephen Hurlbut [US]. Sterling Price [CS] was able to escape. |
Mississippi |
| Sterling Price | ||
| Edward O. C. Ord | ||
| October 5, 1863 | Joe Wheeler cuts the railroad between Nashville and Chattanooga at Stones River. The loss is a major blow to the besieged Army of the Cumberland. | Tennessee |
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| October 5, 1863 | A torpedo attack on the USS New Ironsides by the CSS David in Charleston Harbor damages the ship, but the New Ironsides remains on duty, without repair until May, 1864. | South Carolina |
| USS New Ironsides | ||
| October 5, 1864 | Battle of Allatoona Pass
Confederates under Samuel French attack entrenched Federals under John Corse protecting the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Union: 2000 engaged, 142 (k), 352 (w), 212 (m), 706 (c). Confederate: 2000 engaged, 122 (k), 443 (w), 234 (m), 799 (c) |
Georgia |
| Battle of Allatoona Pass | ||
| John Bell Hood | ||
| Western and Atlantic Railroad |
Ongoing on this day:
| 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 | |
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