Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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A Diary of American Events – January 29, 1861

January 29, 2011

The American Civil War,The Rebellion Record—A Diary of American Events; by Frank Moore

—The United States revenue cutter Robert McClelland, Captain Breshwood (a Virginian), was surrendered at New Orleans to the State of Louisiana.—Times, Feb. 8.

—Secretary Dix’s dispatch to Hemphill Jones, to “shoot on the spot” any one who attempts to “haul down the American flag” caused great enthusiasm.—(Doc. 28.)

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