February 6th in History Part II

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On February 6th in 1832 US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy

On February 6th in 1836 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania)

On February 6th in 1843 The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).

On February 6th in 1861 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America

On February 6th in 1862 General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee

On February 6th in 1862 American Civil Was; naval engagement on Tennessee River-USS Conestoga vs CSS Appleton Belle

On February 6th in 1862 Ulysses S. Grant begins military campaign in Mississippi

On February 6th in 1865 2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)

On February 6th in 1867 Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in southern USA

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