The American Civil War - Chronologically

November 18, 1861 The Hatteras Convention attempts Reunification  Hatteras, North Carolina * "America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification" https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=207709 America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification Orchestrated by Union Colonel Rush C. Hawkins, the Hatteras Convention was held nearby on November 18, 1861. The state's secession was declared null and void, Hatteras was proclaimed the capitol and Marble Nash Taylor became provisional governor. Taylor called for a special Congressional election held November 28 but, Charles Henry Foster's unanimous election by the four island precincts was ignored by the 37th United States Congress. Abraham Lincoln's May 28, 1862 selection of Edward Stanley as military governor effectively ended all claims to local government.

Nov. 14, 1861 Staging Ground and Expedition on Maryland's Eastern Shore  Snow Hill, MD in Worcester County * This one is personal: when I snapped this pic I half-expected balloons and streamers to burst forth. This was the very last thing that happened in 1861 in the whole Eastern Theatre that I have visited. In other words, nothing happened in the Eastern Theatre in 1861 that I haven't been to the site of. 1861 Completion Achieved! * It's not the last thing that happened in 1861. That would be in West Virginia , or Dranesville . It is just the last marker from 1861 that I got to. I tried to do them in order, but come on!    * I don't normally do this (it's not that kind of blog), but wow the chicken salad at that  Golden Clover Café was amazing! Get it.  https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=206338 Worcester County Courthouse Staging Ground "I met one boy with a flint-lock rifle and a Confederate uniform. He acknowledged to have been in Confederate service, but that l...

Nov. 5, 1861 Shootout at Oak Hill Mansion Annandale, VA * Like Ravnesworth, this was a home of the Fitzhughs, and the only one still standing. It is the oldest one too, built in 1779 * Pretty much just a private home with zero signage, so it was tricky but rewarding to track down in the middle of suburban NOVA * The two sides here have a rematch at the Bog Wallow Ambush, a month later The view from the street, with a small warning to keep out The best I could get until they open it for tours. "On the night of November 5, 1861, a shootout occurred between three Union scouts and four Confederate cavalrymen at Oak Hill. It was seven months after the start of the Civil War and four months after the Confederate victory in the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas. Confederate forces occupied Fairfax Courthouse (today's City of Fairfax) and Union Army camps were within 10 miles near Alexandria. Located between the lines of the two armies, Oak Hill was in an area where they tested each o...