Thursday, January 29, 2026

Today in
U.S. Civil War History

1861 - Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state. It was the 35th state to enter the Union.

1863 - General Ulysses S. Grant was placed in command of the Army of the West and given orders to capture Vicksburg.


U.S. Civil War Quote

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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