The Kansas Civil War continues: pro-slavery Governor Wilson Shannon, of the federal enclave of Kansas, orders the disbanding of all irregular militias in the territory.

       [restored 2/21/2022]

Subsequent Events:

7/25/1856                   8/18/1856

Authority:

Article IV, Section 3 [Clause 2]
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References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 147.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,190,276,558,466

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