President James Buchanan signs a bill into law making “Bleeding Kansas” the 34th state of the Union.

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
President James Buchanan signs a bill into law making “Bleeding Kansas” the 34th state of the Union.
August 25, 1863 – Brigadier General Thomas Ewing, commanding the Federal District of the Border between Missouri and Kansas, issued repressive orders that threatened to
August 21, 1863 – Colonel William C. Quantrill’s Confederate raiders rampaged through Lawrence, the focal point of “Bleeding Kansas” since before the war. Quantrill’s partisans
August 14, 1863 – Brigadier General Thomas Ewing incurred the wrath of Confederate raiders operating along the Missouri-Kansas border by targeting their relatives, including women and