DEPENDENCE DAY: Colonel Edwin V. Sumner, commanding the First Cavalry Regiment of the Army of the united States determines the anti-slavery (Topeka) federal enclave of Kansas legislature to be illegitimate and orders the members dispersed.

       [added 1/10/2025]

Subsequent Events:

5/13/1861                  7/4/1863

References:

Topeka Constitution – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka_Constitution

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,214,966,389,282

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