Battle of Chancellorsville
On May 6, 1863, the Battle of Chancellorsville ended in a Confederate victory.
Civil War
Battle of Pea Ridge
On March 6, 1862, the largest fight in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, the Battle of Pea Ridge, began.
Battle of Nashville
On December 15, 1864, Union forces launched the successful Battle of Nashville.
Death of Sojourner Truth
Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth died on November 26, 1883, in Battle Creek, Michigan.
North Carolina Enters the Union
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina was admitted as the 12th state of the union.
Birth of Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell was born on September 23, 1863, in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Second Battle of Petersburg
In the spring of 1864, stinging from his failure to take the Confederate capital of Richmond, General Ulysses S. Grant set his sights on Petersburg.
Final Issue of the Classic Collection
On June 13, 2002, the USPS issued the final sheet in the Classic Collection Series.
Death of Medgar Evers
On June 12, 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was killed by a white supremacist while standing in his own driveway.