Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Fearing Maryland’s potential secession after the Confederate victory at Bull Run, Federals use military force to prevent the Maryland legislature from approving anti-Union legislation.
165 YEARS AGO: William S. Rosecrans’s Federals clash with John B. Floyd’s Confederates as Rosecrans tries to strengthen his foothold in western Virginia.
165 YEARS AGO: After six days, John C. Fremont finally responds to Abraham Lincoln’s request to modify clauses in his controversial Missouri proclamation.
165 YEARS AGO: In western Virginia, Confederate Generals John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise bicker over where their troops should be positioned, which hinders their chances to hold the region against approaching Federals.
165 YEARS AGO: Ulysses S. Grant, the new Federal commander in southeast Missouri, counters the Confederate invasion of Kentucky by invading the state with a force of his own.
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Kentucky’s neutrality, which had been in question for several months, officially ends when Confederate forces enter the state and occupy the town of Columbus.