On April 11th in U S Political History
On April 11th in 1783 After receiving a copy of the provisional treaty on 13 March,
Congress proclaimed a formal end to hostilities with Great Britain.
On April 11th in 1861 Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard ordered the Federals under the command of Major Robert Anderson to surrender Fort Sumter, but Anderson refused. Anticipating war between North and South, Confederate President Jefferson Davis had ordered Beauregard to clear the harbor forts in Charleston, South Carolina, of Union troops. For three long months, Anderson and his besieged troops had waited for reinforcements at Fort Sumter. Back in Washington, Union naval officer Gustavus Fox raced against time to organize just such a mission.
On April 11th in 1865 Lincoln urged a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction.
On April 11th in 1886 General Nelson A. Miles arrived at Fort Bowie, Ariz., to begin his assignment to subjugate or destroy a band of Apaches led by Geronimo.
On April 11th in 1890 Ellis Island was designated as an immigration station.
On April 11th in 1898 American President McKinley asked Congress to authorize military intervention in Cuba.
On April 11th in 1861 Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard ordered the Federals under the command of Major Robert Anderson to surrender Fort Sumter, but Anderson refused. Anticipating war between North and South, Confederate President Jefferson Davis had ordered Beauregard to clear the harbor forts in Charleston, South Carolina, of Union troops. For three long months, Anderson and his besieged troops had waited for reinforcements at Fort Sumter. Back in Washington, Union naval officer Gustavus Fox raced against time to organize just such a mission.
On April 11th in 1865 Lincoln urged a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction.
On April 11th in 1886 General Nelson A. Miles arrived at Fort Bowie, Ariz., to begin his assignment to subjugate or destroy a band of Apaches led by Geronimo.
On April 11th in 1890 Ellis Island was designated as an immigration station.
On April 11th in 1898 American President McKinley asked Congress to authorize military intervention in Cuba.
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