12/27/1860 |
Alabama's commissioner to Kentucky warns Governor Magoffin of race war under Republican rule |
Campaigns/Elections |
01/10/1860 |
Cassius Clay speaks for more than three hours from the Capitol steps in Frankfort, Kentucky |
Slavery/Abolition |
09/04/1861 |
Confederate troops invade western Kentucky and bring the state's efforts to remain neutral to an end |
Battles/Soldiers |
04/16/1861 |
Governor Magoffin of Kentucky refuses troops for "the wicked purpose" of subduing the South |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
09/07/1861 |
In Frankfort, the Kentucky House of Representatives votes to hoist the Union flag over the state capitol |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
01/09/1860 |
Kentucky Democratic Convention chooses James Guthrie as its candidate for president |
Campaigns/Elections |
03/30/1860 |
Kentucky Military Institute partially destroyed by fire |
Crime/Disasters |
09/18/1861 |
Robert Anderson, hero of Fort Sumter, takes command of Kentucky's military forces |
Battles/Soldiers |
05/24/1861 |
The Kentucky Senate votes for neutrality but resolves to hold with the Union |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
09/06/1861 |
Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant occupy Paducah, Kentucky on the Ohio River |
Battles/Soldiers |