On August 31st in US Political History
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On August 31st in 1777 On the Ohio frontier, Patriot Captain Samuel Mason survived a devastating Indian attack on Fort Henry.
On August 31st in 1842 US Naval Observatory was authorized by an act of Congress.
On August 31st in 1864 At the Democratic convention in Chicago, General George B. McClellan was nominated for president.
On August 31st in 1864 Union General William T. Sherman defeated Confederate troops and finally secured Atlanta, Georgia, at the Battle of Jonesboro.
On August 31st in 1865 The US Federal government estimated the American Civil War had cost about eight billion dollars. Human costs have been estimated at more than one-million killed or wounded.
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