From the American Battlefield Trust March 2022 Calendar.
MARCH 2, 1861
** After forcing the resignation of Governor Sam Houston, Texas formally joins the Confederacy.
MARCH 4, 1861
** Abraham Lincoln inaugurated 16th President of the United States of America.
MARCH 7, 1862
** Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, begins.
MARCH 8, 1862
** The CSS Virginia engages and destroys the USS Congress and USS Cumberland.
MARCH 9, 1862
** The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
MARCH 14, 1862
** New Bern, North Carolina captured.
--Old Secesh
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