The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

This Month in Civil War: The Formation of the Confederate States of America

From the February 2023 American Battlefield Trust calendar.

FEBRUARY 4, 1861

**  The seceded states meet in Montgmery, Alabama, to form a new government.

FEBRUARY 5, 1865

**  Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia, begins.

FEBRUARY 8, 1861

The Confederate States of America adopts a provisional constitution.

FEBRUARY 9, 1864

**  109 Union officers escape from Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia.

FEBRUARY 16, 1862

Union captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee, where U.S. Grant gains the nickname "Unconditional Surrender."

--Old Secesh


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