Subjects –
Civil War
Representative Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania
April 04, 1792
Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, the fiery abolitionist, civil rights advocate, and leader of the Civil War-era Radical Republicans in the House, was born on the Vermont frontier in Danville.
Delegate Francisco Perea of New Mexico
January 09, 1830
Francisco Perea of New Mexico, who fought to keep his territory loyal to the Union and served a term as a Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives during the Civil War, was born on this date in Las Padillas, New Mexico.