▁pat ents ▁the ▁G at ling ▁gun ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁November ▁ 5 ▁ ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁removes ▁George ▁B . ▁McC le ll an ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Army . ▁ ▁American ▁Indian ▁Wars : ▁In ▁Minnesota , ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁S ante e ▁Si oux ▁are ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁ra pe ▁and ▁murder ▁of ▁white ▁sett lers , ▁and ▁are ▁sent enced ▁to ▁hang . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁appro ves ▁the ▁plan ▁by ▁General ▁Am bro se ▁Burn side ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia . ▁This ▁plan ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁Union ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Freder icks burg ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 ). ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 8 ▁ ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ane ▁Hill : ▁Union ▁Army ▁troops , ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁John ▁Bl unt , ▁push ▁back ▁Confeder ate ▁troops , ▁commanded ▁by ▁General ▁John ▁Mar m adu ke , ▁into ▁the ▁north western ▁Boston ▁Mountains ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁Not ts ▁County ▁F . C . ▁is ▁founded ▁in ▁Not ting ham , ▁England , ▁making ▁it ▁( by ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ) ▁the ▁world ' s ▁oldest ▁professional ▁Association ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁December ▁– ▁Per uv ian ▁slave ▁ra iders ▁land ▁on ▁E aster ▁Island , ▁beginning ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁and