The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-01

Anrl IL Isss. Hawthorne dted
at Plymouth, N. H..
Juno 19-Federal cruiser kearsarse cap
tured confederate cruiser Alabama on
JnHiw iSSOGeid reached the maximum. 2S5
Sept. ATLANTA captured by Gen. Sher-
Oct si-Nevada admitted to the union by
proclamation of president.
Nov. S-Twentieth presidential election.
Lincoln and Johnson carried 22 states, NC
Cielian and Pendieton, g: II not voting.
Nov. l4-sherman's march to the sea De-
Dec. 21-savannah captured by Gen. Sher-
man.
Feb. ls-Gen. Lee placed In command OF
all confederate forces.
March 3-Confederate debt by
March 1s-Confederate congress adjourned
sine die.
Aprii iiNPresident Lincoln shot by J.
Wilkes Booth in Ford's theater, Wash
April 15-President Lincoln died at 1880 a:
m. Vice President Johnson took oath OF
office as president same day.
April l5-Military Order Of the Loyal Lee
Aprii 2sDJ. Wilkes Booth shot in barn
near Bowling Green. Va.
6eers Of Fourth Michigan cavalry al
~Irwinsville, Ga.
May i3-Last battle of the war fought.
Federals defeated by confederates near
Palo Pinto, Tex. The total number Of
enlistments in the federal service were
2,S59, 1872; total number of engagements
fought between the two armies 2.26l: In
the federal army the total loss by death
was 279, 1876: the confederate government
existed 4 years / month and IA days.
May 22-southern ports opened by proc
May 22-23-Grand review of federal armies
at Washington.
Dec. 1-Habeas corpus restored In north
ern states by proclamation.
Dec. lS-Thirteenth amendment to consti-
tuition declared adopted by the several
states.
April 6-First post of grand army organ
ICED at Springfield. III.
April 9-Civil rights bill passed over the
May 2s-Gen; Winfield Scott died at Yves,
Point, aged so.
July 2l.-Tennessee readmitted to the union
1857.
Feb. 9-Nebraska admitted to the union
March military reconstruction acl
passed over presidents veto.
May 1S-generson Davis admitted to bail
June ~: s. acquired 4 las ga from Rus
577. 800 square miles.
Feb. 2i-House of representatives voted t.
impeach President Johnson.
. | MAY b-Irdnu army instituted Decorator
day, designating May 30.
: May 26-President Johnson acquitted of i'm
parchment charges.
June 1-EX-Presldent James Buchanal
cied at Wheatland, Pa.
June 22-Arkansas r%eadmitted to the union
June 2-North and South Carolina. Ala
bama. Florida and Louisiana readmitte'
r to the union.
July 9-Fourtcenth amendment to consti
tuition declared adopted.
. Nov. 3-Twenty-hrst presidential election
Ulysses S. Grant. PA electoral and s.0l5,
OIL popular votes, and Horatio Seymou
h so electoral and 2,709, 6l3 popular votes.
Dec. 25-Amnesty proclamation granting
n unconditional pardon to all concerns
d in confederate rebellion issued.
d 1863.
May 10-Union Pacific railroad opened 70
" traffic.
July l-soldiers' national monument a
Gettysburg dedicated.
80 Sept 2i-"Black Friday" elimination @
!. financial panic in New York. Col
$. quoted at l62h.
\. Oct. S-Ex-President Franklin Pierce die
e. at Concord. N. H.. aged 65.
81 Nov. 24-American Woman's Suffrage al
ISOLATION formed at Cleveland, o.
5 Dec. lo-Wyoming gave women the rigf
Dec. Baldwin M. Stanton died at Wash
ington aged IS.
Jan. 26-Virginia readmitted to the unioi
IN Feb. 9LCongress authorized the estahilsl
ID ment of the weather bureau.
m Feb. 23-Mississippi readmitted to I'll
union.
April 9-American Anti-Slavery societ,
after existence Of 81 years. dissolved.
March 30-Fiftecnth amendment to col
t. stitution declared adopted.
June-Ninth census taken. Population
3S,5SS.31.
at July l5-Georgia readmitted to the. unto
e. July 2-Ffrst through car from the y,
cihc reached New York