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| September 12, 1849 | Abraham Lincoln writes a letter to John M. Clayton, rejecting President Zachary Taylor's offer for Lincoln to become territorial governor of Oregon | Oregon |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Zachary Taylor | ||
| September 12, 1861 September 15, 1861 |
Battle of Cheat Mountain
Other names: Cheat Summit, Fort Milroy Joseph Reynolds [US] defeats Robert E. Lee [CS] |
West Virginia |
| Operations in Western Virginia | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Battle of Cheat Mountain | ||
| September 12, 1861 September 20, 1861 |
Battle of Lexington
Sterling Price, with 18,000 men, lays siege to Lexington, Missouri, with a federal force of 3.600 under Colonel James Mulligan. After fighting intensified on September 19, Mulligan surrendered on the 20th. |
Missouri |
| Sterling Price | ||
| September 12, 1862 September 15, 1862 |
Battle of Harpers Ferry
Stonewall Jackson takes 12,000 prisoners |
Maryland Virginia |
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| Battle of Harpers Ferry | ||
| Harpers Ferry | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Antietam |
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 | |
| The Civil War | ||
| September 11, 1786 September 14, 1786 |
The Annapolis Convention (in Maryland) backs calling a Constitutional Convention to begin in May, 1787 in Philadelphia | Maryland Virginia New Jersey Delaware New York Pennsylvania |
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