Today in the Civil War

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Today in the Civil War September 05

1861-Skirmish at Papinsville, Missouri.

1862-Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia enters Maryland.

1863-British forces stop the shipment of two ironclads from Liverpool under orders from Lord Russell. This dashed Confederates hopes of British support during the war.

1863-United States Foreign Minister to Great Britain, Charles Francis Adams, sent an angry letter to British Foreign Secretary Lord Russell warning that war between the two nations may erupt if it allowed two powerful ironclad ships to set sail. The two ships were designed to help the Confederates break the Union naval blockade. The letter ended with the words: "It would be superfluous in me to point out to your Lordship that this is war."

1864-Voters in Louisiana who had taken an oath of loyalty to the United States ratified a state constitution abolishing slavery.

1864-Tennessee Unionists meet in Nashville to restart the state government and plan participation in national elections that fall.

1864-Skirmish, Stephenson’s Depot, Frederick County Virginia.

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