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April 27, 1861 President Abe Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus April 27, 1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from US April 29, 1861 Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union April 30, 1861 President Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory May 1, 1861 Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry May 3, 1861 Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 May 3, 1861 Gen Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan May 3, 1861 Lincoln asks for 42,000 Army Volunteers & another 18,000 seamen May 4, 1861 At Gretna LA, one of 1st guns of Rebel Navy is cast May 5, 1861 Alexandria, VA - CS troops abandon city May 6, 1861 Arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US May 6, 1861 Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between U.S. & Confederacy May 6, 1861 Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913) May 7, 1861 Riot occurs between prosecessionist & Union supporters in Knoxville TN May 8, 1861 Laselo Teleki, Hungarian earl/revolutionary, commits suicide May 8, 1861 Richmond Va, is named the capital of the Confederacy May 10, 1861 Union troops march on state militia in St. Louis, MI May 12, 1861 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50 May 12, 1861 Ivan Caryll, (US?) composer (Pink Lady) May 13, 1861 Queen Victoria announces England's position of neutrality |
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