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

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

Nov. 2, 1734

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

Nov. 2, 1795

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
Mrs Lincoln

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

Nov. 4, 1863

Knoxville Campaign begins

Nov. 4, 1864
Johnsonville, Tenn. Camp of Tennessee Colored Battery

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

Nov. 5, 1818
Photograph of Benjamin Butler

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

Nov. 5, 1864
Johnsonville, Tenn. Camp of Tennessee Colored Battery

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

Nov. 6, 1860

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

Nov. 6, 1861
Photograph of Jefferson Davis

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

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

Nov. 13, 1814

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

Nov. 14, 1828

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
Hessian Map Fort Mifflin

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

Nov. 17, 1781
A computer rendering of Fort Fair Lawn

Battle of Fort Fair Lawn

Nov. 18, 1804

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

Nov. 19, 1752
Sketched 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, 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
Lincoln Reading

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

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

Nov. 29, 1864
Drawing of four cavalry men

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

Nov. 29, 1864

Battle of Spring Hill

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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