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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