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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 06 Arkansas and Tennessee become 9th and 10th states to secede from US. 
May 06 Arkansas and Tennessee is recorded as becoming 9th and 10th state to secede from US
May 06 Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US and Confederacy.
May 06 Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913).
May 07 Riot occurs between prosecessionist and Union supporters in Knoxville TN.
May 08 Richmond VA, is named the capital of the Confederacy
May 10 Union troops march on state militia in St Louis MI
May 10 Union troops march on state militia in St Louis, MI.
May 12 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50.
May 13 Queen Victoria announces England's position of neutrality
May 14 The Canellas meteorite, an 859-gram chondrite-type meteorite, strikes the earth near Barcelona, Spain.
May 16 Confederate Government offers war volunteers $10 premium
May 16 Confederate govt offers war volunteers $10 premium.
May 16 Kentucky proclaims its neutrality.
May 18 Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South
May 20 Cornerstone of University of Washington laid in Seattle.
May 20 Kentucky proclaims its neutrality in Civil War
May 20 North Carolina is recorded as becoming 11th and last state to secede from Union
May 21 NC is 10th state to secede from Union
May 21 North Carolina is 10th state to secede from Union
May 21 Richmond VA is designated Confederate Capital.
May 23 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe VA.
May 23 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe Virginia
May 23 Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession.
May 24 Alexandria VA occupied by Federal troops.
May 24 Alexandria, VA occupied by Federal troops
May 24 Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23
May 24 Major General Benjamin Butler declares slaves "contraband of war".
May 25 John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting the writ.
May 25 John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting writ.
May 26 Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South
May 26 Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with the South
May 26 Union blockades New Orleans LA and Mobile AL
May 27 Victoria E Matthews, educator
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