Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-12-13


aged 60.
June 19-Federal cruiser Kearsarge cap.
tured confederate cruiser Alabama OH
july 16~Goid reached the maximum, 2S5
SEPT. 2EAtlanta captured by Gen. sher-
Oct s1-Nevada admitted to the union by
proclamation of president.
Nov 8-Twentieth presidential election.
Lincoln and Johnson carried p states; Nc
Clellan and Pend1eton, 3; IL not voting
Nov. 14-Sherman's march to the sea be-
Dec. 21-savannah captured by Gen. Sher-
Feb 18-Gen. Lee placed in command of
all confederate forces.
March 3-Confederate debt disowned by
act of congress.
March 18-Confederate congress adjourned
April 9~Lee surrendered to Grant at APP
April 14OPresident Lincoln shot by J.
Wilkes Booth in Fords theater, Wash
April 15-President Lincoln died at 1870 a.
m. Vice President Johnson took oath of
office as president same day.
giOn formed.
April 26-J. Wilkes Booth shot in barn
near Bowling Green. Va.
May 10-Jefferson Davis captured by mem
bers of Fourth Michigan cavalry at
May 1SVLast battle of the war fought.
Federals defeated by confederates near
Pale Pnto Tex e The fh9et total er number eD
2,S59, 1872; total number of engagements
fought between the two armies 2,261; in
the federal army the total loss by death
was 279 735; the confederate government
existed 4 years month and 4 days;
lamation of president
May 22-23-Grand review of federal armies
at Washington.
Dec. 1-Habeas corpus restored in north
ern states by proclamation.
Dec. 1S-Thirteenth amendment to consti-
tuition declared adopted by the several
states.
April 6-First post of grand army organ
lied at Springfield, Ill.
April 9-Civl rights bill passed over the
May 2SNGen. Winfield Scott died at West
Point, aged 80.
July 24-Tennessee readmitted to the union.
1867.
Feb. 9-Nebraska admitted to the union.
March military reconstruction act
passed over presidents Veto
May S-yeherson PAYS adnltte eo TO pal
STA. Consideration S7,200,OO0 Extent,
577,S square miles.
Feb. 2HHouse of representatives voted to
impeach President Johnson.
May 5-Grand al my Instituted Decoration
day, designating May 3D.
May 26-President johnson acquitted of i'm
parchment charges.
June 1-Ex-President James Buchanan
died at Wheatland, Pa.
June 22-ArkanSaS reaGmitted to the union.
June 25-North and South Carolina, Ala
bama Florida and Louisiana readmitted
to the union.
July 2S-Fourteenth amendment to consti-
tuition declared adopted.
Nov. 3-Twenty-frSt presidential election.
Ulysses S. Grant, PA electoral and 3,O15,-
| OIL popular votes, and Horatio Seymour
so electoral and 2709.6 13 popular votes.
Dec. 25-Amnesty proclamatiOn granting
unconditional pardon to all concerned
in confederate rebellion issued
1869.
May 1O-Union Pacific railroad opened for
traffic
July 1-Soldiers' national monument at
Gettysburg dedicated.
Sept. 24''Black Friday" elimination of
financial panic in New York Gold
quoted at 1922
| Oct S-Ex-President Franklin Pierce died
| at Concord. N H, aged 65.
| Nov. 24-American Woman's Suffrage as
| ISOLATION formed at Cleveland, o.
| Dec. 10-Wyoming gave women the right
| to vote and hold Office.
Dec 24-Edwin N. Stanton died at Wash
ington aged 3d.
Jan. 26-virginia readmitted to the union
| Feb. 9-Congress authorized the establish
| rnent of the weather bureau.
Feb 23-Mississippi readmitted to the
March 3O-Texas readmitted to the union.
/ April 9-American Anti-Slavery society,
after existence Of 81 years. dissolved.
| March 30-Fifteenth amendment to con-
/ stitution declared adopted
| June-Ninth census taken Population,
July I5-Georgia readmitted to the union.
| July 24EFirst through car from the Pa
cific reached New York