| Show APRIL IN N the month of april seems to have been an eventful one in the history of the united states an exchange calls attention to the fact that april witnessed both the beginning and the end of the civil war fort sumpter was fired upon april 12 1881 1861 and lee surrendered to grant on april 9 1866 1865 the war of revolution too commenced and ended in april the battle of lexington was fought on april 19 1775 and the preliminary treaty of peace with great britain was ratified on ahl 16 15 1788 1783 the mexican war commenced in the same saine month the first battle being fought april 25 1846 the following facts are also noted the first congress met on april 46 1789 george washington was wa inaugurated gur a ted P president r resident 0 on n april 80 of the same year and the navy department was organized on was on the last day ot of april 1036 that the treaty was made with fran prance for our purchase of louisiana we may add that one of the most moot momentous events of the history of this country the organization of the church of jeus jesus christ of latter day saints took place on april 6 IM 1830 the same day of the month on which the first american congress met |
