From the February 2023 American Battlefield Trust calendar.
FEBRUARY 15, 1861
** The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America establishes a Peace Commission to prevent war with the United States.
FEBRUARY 18. 1861
** Jefferson Davis inaugurated as President of the Confederate States of America.
FEBRUARY 20, 1864
** Battle of Olustee, Florida.
FEBRUARY 21, 1862
Battle of Valverde,New Mexico Territory.
FEBRUARY 22, 1865
** Union captures Wilmington, North Carolina, the last major southern port on the east coast.
FEBRUARY 23, 1861
** President-elect Abraham Lincoln, arrives in Washington, D.C.
--Old Secesh
