Nevada in the American Civil War - Wikipedia
Nevada's entry into statehood in the United States on October 31, 1864, in the midst of the American Civil War, was expedited by Union sympathizers in order to ensure the state's participation in the 1864 presidential election in support of President Abraham Lincoln.
History of Nevada - Wikipedia
The History of Nevada as a state began when it became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the Congress days before the November 8 presidential election (the largest and costliest transmission ever by telegraph).
Nevada Territory - Wikipedia
The Territory of Nevada (N.T.) [1] [2] was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, [3] until October 31, 1864, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada.
The U.S. Congress admits Nevada as the 36th state | October 31, 1864 …
Nov 16, 2009 · On October 31, 1864, anxious to have support of the Republican-dominated Nevada Territory for President Abraham Lincoln ’s reelection, the U.S. Congress quickly admits Nevada as the 36th state...
History of Nevada
History of Nevada. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the Congress days before the November 8 presidential election (the largest and costliest transmission ever by telegraph).
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA - Nevada Legislature
On the 1st Wednesday of September 1864, the constitution was approved by the vote of the people of the Territory of Nevada, and on October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed that the State of Nevada was admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original states.
Why did Nevada become a state?
Nov 2, 2008 · FACT: By the time Congress approved an Enabling Act for Nevada on March 21, 1864, the Civil War was winding down. The Union had won decisive victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and the South was in shambles.
Utah-Nevada Territory - Utah-Nevada Territory - Nevada State …
Jan 3, 2024 · Lincoln proclaimed Nevada a state on October 31, 1864, and, eight days later, Nevada voted strongly Republican in the Presidential, congressional, and legislative elections. The state surely was "Battle Born" (one of its several state mottoes).
Sesquicentenni-what? Nevada in 1864 - Reno Gazette Journal
Oct 27, 2014 · Nevada — peculiar for its origins in mining and not agriculture — was rushed through statehood for primarily political reasons that brought a geographically large state with a primarily urban ...
The Nevada Constitution - Utah-Nevada Territory - Nevada State …
Jan 3, 2024 · Nevada’s Constitution was written in 1864 and is still Nevada’s constitution, although it has been amended over 100 times. Download a detailed history of the making of Nevada's Constitution here: Making the Nevada Constitution. Nevada Territory: First Constitutional Convention in the Archives.