The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27

secession of Mississippi!
cession Of Florida,
Jan. II. Secession of AlbAma-Resig.
nation of Secretary Thomas
appointment of General Dix as
Secretary of the Treasury.
Jan. IS. Pensacola Navy.yard seized
. by secessionists.
Jan. 10. Secession of Georgia. |
Jan. 81 Withdrawal Of tho Alabama,
Mississippi and Florida delega-
tons from Washington.
Jan. 95. Ex-Secretary Floyd presented
BY the Grand Jury for malfeas.
snce in ofice-secessiou Of
Louisiana.
Jan. 80. Withdrawal Of the Georgia del
egation from Congress.
Feb. l. Secession Of Texas
Feb. 4. Assembling Of the Peace Con.
vention at Wa.bingtion--Or.
gsnization Of the Southern Con
iederacy at Montgomery.
Feb. S. Withdrawal Of the Louisiana
Delegation from Congress.
Feb. 8. The Montgomery Convention
adopted the Constitution of The
U. 8. for the Provisional Gov
ernment Of the Confederate
States OF America"
Feb. 8. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, |
elected President, and A. H.
Stevens. Of Georgia, Vice Pres.
ident of The Southern CUufed-
eracy. by unanimous vote
Arkansas Arsenals seized by
State Government.
Feb. 18. Inauguration Of the Pres ident
Of the Confederate States a.
Montgemery-defeat Of seces
sion in Missouri.
Feb. FL Ths President elect in Phila
ce!phia-he learns plot to
take bis life.
Feb. %. The President elect passes
through Baltimore secretly and
arrives in Washington.
Feb. Is. Information received of the
treason of General Twiggs, in
Texas.
March 4. Inauguration Of President Lin
-,.se coin. h..
March go Secession of Arkansas.
March "a. A vessel with supplies for the
United States fleet seizsl by
rebels off Pensacola.
Mar. % Preparations of Beauregard 10
bombard Sumter.
April II. Demand made by Beauregard
for the unconditional surrender
OF Fort Sumter.
A pril -. Charleston batteries open on
Sumter.
April IS. Surrender of Sumter.
April l5. The President issues his proc
lama,ion Tor 75. 900 volunteers.
April l6 The Confederate Government
call $4,000 more troops. Fort
Pickens reinforced by Colonel
Browns command.
April 10, The Massachusetts, Sixth Reg.
iment attacked in Baltimore by
q mob and several of its men,
bers killed-The seventh N.
Y. Regiment lesve for Wash
ington. ......
Apri! 20. Immense Union demonstration
in New York-Burniug of the
Gosport Navy.yard.
April 25. Virginia joins the Confederate
States.
May 3 President issues proclamation
calling for more troops 10 serve
three years, and directing tb'
increase Of tie Regular army
and The enlistment Of addition
al sesmen.
May 13, Resumption Of the interrupted
communication with Washing
ton vi0 Baltmore-Balumor
occupied by Federal troops
Anti Secession Convention il
Western Va.
May ". Union triumph in Ky.
May 81. Seizure Of kilograms by III
Government.
1" May %. The seat Of the rebel Govern
ment transferred to Richmond
May "a. Advance Of the Union army j
ar Virginia. Assassination Of Co
ns ... Ellsworth.
We May 27, Occupation Of Newport New
Of by Gen. Butler. ..t
IT, June 9. Union victory at Philippe
er Western Va.
u. June 8. BeauIegard arrives at Mana!
sas junction and takes coDaman
of the Confederate army.
June 10. Affair at Big Bethel.
N. June II. Sirmish at Romney, Wester
.s Va.
b.
hv june IS. Evacuation Of Harper's FerI
= rsi. by the rebels.
in June II. Successful engagement wt
sv The rebels at Boonville, Mo.
hy July !. Arrest Of the Baltimore Boa
- oi Police Commissioners.
i,. July 4. Meeting Of Congress.
. July IL. Defeat Of Pegrsm by McCle
!, Ian. at Rich Mounlain, Va.
ina 49,. Surrender Of the entire reb
force.
July l6. Advance Of the army Of t
ron Potomac.
Of July 81. Battle of Bull Ran. .
July S5. Arrival of General McClell
,ck at Washington, to take col
nth mand oi the army Of the 2
nm, ..' tomao,
les July q. Return Of the Sixty. ninth q
other New York Rsgimer
,tas from Washington.
,Ss Aug. 6. Adjournment Of Congress,
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