Existing comment:
Apr 29, 1861 -- Maryland House of Delegates voted 53 to 13 against secession.
May 3, 1861 -- President Lincoln called for an additional 43,000 volunteers.
May 6, 1861 -- Arkansas seceded.
May 20, 1861 -- North Carolina seceded.
May 24, 1861 -- Escaped slaves were considered contraband of war and given safe haven behind Union lines.
Jun 8, 1861 -- Tennessee seceded.
Jul 21, 1861 -- Confederate victory at Battle of Bull Run, Virginia.
Aug 8, 1861 -- Confederate Government recognized border states Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware, as part of the Confederacy even though they remained in the United States.
Sept 1861 -- Maryland legislative session in Frederick adjourned after pro-secession delegates were arrested.
Sept 25, 1861 -- Escaped slaves allowed to enlist in United States naval service.
Apr 6-7, 1862 -- Union victory at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee.
Apr 16, 1862 -- Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia. |