▁America ▁adj our ns ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bent on ville ▁begins ; ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁retre at ▁from ▁Four ▁O aks , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas ▁was ▁founded ▁when ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁meeting . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 5 ▁ ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁In ▁Virginia , ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁capture ▁Fort ▁Ste ad man ▁from ▁the ▁Union . ▁Lee ' s ▁army ▁suff ers ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fort ▁St ed man — about ▁ 2 , 9 0 0 , ▁including ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁captured ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁counter att ack . ▁Confeder ate ▁positions ▁are ▁weak ened . ▁After ▁the ▁battle , ▁Lee ' s ▁defeat ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁" Cl ay water ▁Meteor ite " ▁expl odes ▁just ▁before ▁reaching ▁ground ▁level ▁in ▁Vern on ▁County , ▁Wisconsin ; ▁fragments ▁having ▁a ▁combined ▁mass ▁of ▁ 1 . 5   kg ▁are ▁recovered . ▁ ▁April – J une ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 1 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁Battle ▁of ▁Five ▁F ork s ▁– ▁In ▁Petersburg , ▁Virginia , ▁Confeder ate ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁begins ▁his ▁final ▁off ensive . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁" E v