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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kansas, (search)
federates, with several other companies from other counties......April, 1861 At an election of delegates to the Border State convention the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the Union......May 4, 1861 Three Union men and three Breckinridge men as arbitrators agree that Kentucky should not take part, but maintain armed neutrality......May 11, 1861 House of Representatives resolves on State neutrality......May 16, 1861 Governor Magoffin proclaims armed neutrality of State......May 20, 1861 Border State convention at Frankfort, with representatives from Kentucky and Missouri and one from Tennessee, addresses Kentucky to remain neutral, and the United States to satisfy the slave States of the safety of slave property......May 27–June 3, 1861 S. B. Buckner, as commander of the State guards and adjutant-general, orders six companies of State guards to Columbus, to preserve the neutrality of that district......June 24, 1861 Brig.-Gen. William Nelson establishes Camp Dic
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), North Carolina, (search)
ps from North Carolina ......April 15, 1861 Forts Caswell and Johnston seized by Confederates......April 16, 1861 United States branch mint at Charlotte seized by State......April 20, 1861 Arsenal at Fayetteville surrendered to the Confederates......April 22, 1861 Blockade of ports of Virginia and North Carolina proclaimed......April 27, 1861 State convention passes secession ordinance, revises State constitution, and ratifies the constitution of the Confederate States......May 20, 1861 Battle of Hatteras Inlet, forts Hatteras and Clark taken by Federals under General Butler and Commodore Stringham......Aug. 29, 1861 Union movement, soon after suppressed, begun by a convention in Hyde county, which declares independence of the State government, Oct. 12. A convention is called, which elects M. N. Taylor provisional governor, after declaring vacant all State offices......Nov. 18, 1861 Joint naval and military expedition against North Carolina under Flag-officer L