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| September 18, 1850 | Fugitive Slave Act is passed by Congress | |
| Compromise of 1850 | ||
| September 18, 1858 | Fourth Lincoln-Douglas debate, Charleston, Illinois | Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| September 18, 1863 | Rosecrans [US] orders Thomas north on Layfayette Road in an attempt to outflank Bragg's forces. | Georgia |
| Battle of Chickamauga | ||
| September 18, 1873 | Philadelphia railroad brokers Jay Cooke and Co. declare bankruptcy, precipitating the Panic of 1873. |
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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 |
The American Civil War | |
| The Civil War | ||
| 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. |
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