Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
165 YEARS AGO: Confederate officials reorganize the army forces in northern Virginia, while Jefferson Davis takes issue with P.G.T. Beauregard’s report on the Battle of Bull Run.
165 YEARS AGO: John C. Fremont touts the recapture of Lexington and Springfield as great victories, but they do little to change the tumultuous military situation in Missouri.
165 YEARS AGO: A massive Federal army-navy expedition leaves Hampton Roads to capture Port Royal, South Carolina, between Charleston and Savannah.
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Remnants of the popularly elected Missouri legislature gather at Neosho to approve seceding from the Union, even though a Unionist government operated at Jefferson City.
165 YEARS AGO: John Baylor, commanding Confederates in the New Mexico Territory, expresses concern that Federals are working to drive him from the region.
165 YEARS AGO: President Lincoln issues orders formally relieving John C. Fremont from command due to allegations of corruption and mismanagement. But getting the orders to Fremont would be another matter.