The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-15

aged 60.
tured confederate cruiser Alabama OH
Cherbourg. France. oo-
July l6-Gold reached the maximum, go
Sept. ATLANTA captured by Gen. Sher-
Oct. 3i-Nevada admitted to the union by
proclamation of president.
Nov S-TwentIeth presidential election.
Lincoln and Johnson carried % states; Nc
Clellan and Pendleton, 3; ii not voting.
Nov. 1i-Sherman's march to the sea De-
Dec 21-savannah captured by Gen. sher-
man.
Feb 1S-Gen. Lee placed in command OF
all confederate forces.
March 3-Confederate debt disowned by
act of congress.
March 1S-Confederate congress adjourned
April s-Lee surrendered to Grant at APP
April 1i~President Lincoln shot by ].
Wilkes Booth in Ford's theater, Wash
ington.
April 15-President Lincoln died at 1880 a:
m. Vice President Johnson took oath OF
office as president same day.
April 15-Military Order of the Loyal Lee
Aprii 81. Wilkes Booth shot in barn
near Bowling Green, Va.
May 10-Jefferson Davis captured by mem
bers of Fourth Michigan cavalry at
May i3-Last battle of the war fought.
Federals defeated by confederates near
Palo Pinto. Tex; The total number OF
enlstments in the federal service were
2,S59.l32; total number of engagements
fought between the two armies 2,26l In
the federal army the total loss by death
was 279 1856: the confederate government
existed years month and IA days.
May 22-Southern ports opened by proc
lamation OF president: ,,,o.
at Washington.
Dec. l-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
ICED at Springfield, III,
April 9-Civil rights bill passed over the
presidents veto.
July 2i-Tennessee reaGmitted to the union.
1867.
Feb. 9-Nebraska admitted to the union.
March Military reconstruction Gn,a act
| May 13-Jefferson Davis admitted to bail.
June 20-U. S. acquired Alaska from Rus
STA. Consideration S,2OO,OOO. Extent.
Feb. 2-House of representatives voted to
impeach President johnson.
May 5-Grand army Instituted Decoration
day, designating May 30.
May 26-President Johnson acquitted Of i'm
parchment charges.
June 1-Ex-President James buchanan
died at Wheatland, Pa.
June 22-Arkansas rea6mitted 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-hrst presidential election.
Ulysses s. Grant, PA electoral and 3.Ol5,-
| OH popular votes. and Horatio Seymour
| so electoral and 2,7O9.6l3 popular votes.
| Dec. 25-Amnesty proclamation granting
unconditional pardon to all concerned
in confederate rebellion Issued.
1900.
May 10-Union Pacific railroad opened Tor
| traffic.
July l-Soldiers' national monument at
Gettysburg dedicated.
Sept. 2i-"Black Friday" elimination OF
financial panic In New York. Gold
Oct. SNEx-President Franklin Pierce died
at Concord. N. H.. aged Co..
Nov. 24-American Woman's Suffrage as
ISOLATION formed at Cleveland, Q.
Dec. lo.wySmsin,Ss gave gave women the right
Dec. 2i-Edwin M. Stanton died at Wash
ington aged IS.
Ian. 26-virginia readmitted to the union.
| Feb. 9-Congress authorized the establish
| ment of tho weather bureau.
Feb. 23-Mississippi readmitted to the
March so-Texas readmitted to the union.
April 9-American Anti-Slavery society.
March 30--Fifteenth amendment to con-
/ stitution declared adopted.
June-Ninth census taken. Population.
July i5gGeorgia readmitted to the union
| July 24-First through car from the Pa
! cihc reached New York.