Today in History

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Nov 1, 1765
Protesters, some disguised as American Indians, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.

The Stamp Act takes effect in the Thirteen Colonies

Nov 1, 1861
Photograph of Union Major General George B. McClellan

George McClellan replaces Lieutenant General Winfield Scott as general-in-chief of the U.S. Army

Nov 2, 1734
Oil portrait of frontiersman Daniel Boone in buckskin clothing, painted late in his life.

Daniel Boone, Patriot Lieutenant Colonel during the American Revolution, was born

Nov 2, 1795
Oil portrait of President James K. Polk, painted by George Peter Alexander Healy in 1846.

James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States, was born

Nov 3, 1777
Washington and Lafayette at Valley Forge / painting by Dunsmore.

George Washington learns of efforts to discredit him in what became known as the Conway Cabal

Nov 3, 1816

Jubal Early, Confederate Lieutenant General during the Civil War, was born

Nov 4, 1842
Portrait of Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd

Abraham Lincoln, future 16th President of the United States, marries Mary Todd

Nov 4, 1863

Knoxville Campaign begins

Nov 4, 1864
Black Union artillerymen at the camp of the Tennessee Colored Battery in Johnsonville, Tennessee, in 1864, gathered among tents and military equipment during the Civil War.

Battle of Johnsonville, fought from November 4-5, started

Nov 5, 1818
Portrait of Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, officer of the Federal Army

Benjamin Butler, Union Major General during the Civil War, was born

Nov 5, 1864
Black Union artillerymen at the camp of the Tennessee Colored Battery in Johnsonville, Tennessee, in 1864, gathered among tents and military equipment during the Civil War.

Battle of Johnsonville, fought from November 4-5, ended

Nov 6, 1860
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Gardner in November of 1863

Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election without the support of a single Southern state

Nov 6, 1861
Portrait of Jefferson Davis during the Civil War era.

Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy

Nov 7, 1811

Battle of Tippecanoe

Nov 7, 1814
Engraving of the Battle of Pensacola during the War of 1812.

Battle of Pensacola, fought from November 7-9, started

Nov 7, 1861
Battle of Belmont, as depicted in Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War

Battle of Belmont

Nov 7, 1862

Ambrose Burnside was made commander of the Army of the Potomac

Nov 7, 1863

Battle of Rappahannock Station

Nov 8, 1861
Prestonsburg in Floyd County

Battle of Ivy Mountain

Nov 8, 1864

Abraham Lincoln is re-elected President of the United States

Nov 9, 1814
Engraving of the Battle of Pensacola during the War of 1812.

Battle of Pensacola, fought from November 7-9, ended

Nov 10, 1775
Black and white drawing of a colonial-era building with a porch on a cobble stone street on which several gentlemen stand

The Colonial Marines, the predecessor to the United States Marine Corps, was founded

Nov 11, 1831

Nat Turner is executed in Virginia

Nov 11, 1921
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Nov 12, 1793
Portrait of Mary Thompson

Mary Thompson, whose home was used as Robert E. Lee’s headquarters during the Battle of Gettysburg, was born

Nov 13, 1804
General Theophilus H. Holmes, photographer unknown, c. 1861–1865.

Theophilus H. Holmes, Confederate Lieutenant General during the Civil War, was born

Nov 13, 1814
Nineteenth-century photographic portrait of Union Brig. Gen. Joseph Hooker during the Civil War.

Joseph Hooker, Union Major General during the Civil War, was born

Nov 14, 1828
Nineteenth-century photographic portrait of Union Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson, who was killed during the Battle of Atlanta in 1864.

James B. McPherson, Union Major General during the Civil War, was born

Nov 15, 1777

The final draft of the Articles of Confederation was completed

Nov 15, 1864
Fort McAllister State Park, Savannah, Ga.

William T. Sherman departs Atlanta, Georgia, for his March to the Sea

Nov 16, 1776
Fort Washington

Battle of Fort Washington

Nov 16, 1777
Map of the Delaware River, Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia and vicinity, 1777

Siege of Fort Mifflin, which lasted from September 26 to November 16, ended

Nov 17, 1781
A digital rendering of Fort Fair Lawn

Battle of Fort Fair Lawn

Nov 18, 1804
Major General Philip Schuyler

Philip Schuyler, Patriot Major General during the American Revolution, died

Nov 19, 1752
Portrait of George Rogers Clark

George Rogers Clark, Patriot Major General during the American Revolution, was born

Nov 19, 1794

The U.S. and Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty to clarify and correct unresolved issues from the Treaty of Paris in 1783

Nov 19, 1863
Photo of a crowd gathering around Lincoln during his Gettysburg Address

President Lincoln delivers the "Gettysburg Address"

Nov 20, 1780
Photograph of a battlefield with a stone marker in the foreground.

Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation

Nov 21, 1861
Portrait of Judah Phillip Benjamin

Judah P. Benjamin confirmed as Confederate Secretary of War

Nov 22, 1744
Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams, 2nd First Lady of the United States, was born

Nov 23, 1814
portrait drawing of eighteenth century man

Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President under President James Madison, died

Nov 23, 1863

Battle of Chattanooga, fought from November 23-25, started

Nov 24, 1784
Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor, Major General and 12th President of the U.S., was born

Nov 24, 1807

Mohawk Chief Thayendanegea, also known as Joseph Brant, died

Nov 24, 1863
Chattanooga | Lookout Mountain (Close Up) | Nov 24, 1863

Battle of Lookout Mountain

Nov 25, 1783
Sir Henry Clinton in New York

The British evacuate New York City

Nov 25, 1863
Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Battle of Chattanooga, fought from November 23-25, ended

Nov 26, 1863
President Abraham Lincoln sits wearing spectacles beside his young son Tad, examining a book altered in the photograph to resemble a Bible.

President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day

Nov 27, 1863

Battle of Mine Run, fought from November 27 to December 2, started

Nov 27, 1863

Battle of Ringgold Gap

Nov 28, 1864
Nineteenth-century carte de visite portrait of Confederate Major General Thomas Lafayette Rosser in military uniform.

Thomas L. Rosser's Raid on New Creek near Keyser, West Virginia

Nov 29, 1864
Ridge at Spring Hill Battlefield

Battle of Spring Hill

Nov 29, 1864
Drawing of four cavalry men

Battle of Sand Creek, fought from November 29-30, started

Nov 30, 1782
Signing the Preliminary Treaty of Peace at Paris, November 30, 1782

British and Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace

Nov 30, 1864

Battle of Franklin

Nov 30, 1864
A painting of the Sand Creek Massacre

Battle of Sand Creek, fought from November 29-30, ended

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