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He comes out in favor of secession for the first time for the public.
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Abraham Lincoln addresses gathering in New York, He attacks slavery there.
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Abraham Lincoln gives speech in New Haven, Connecticut He says, "Whether we will or not, the question of Slavery is the question, the all absorbing topic of the day. It is true that all of us—and by that I mean, not the Republican party alone, but the whole American people, here and elsewhere—all of us wish this question settled, wish it out of the way".
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U.S. signs extradition treaty with Sweden.
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It began for mail service operating between St. Joseph, Mo. and Sacramento, Calif.
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Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
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He brought his campaign to Atlanta, where he spoke against secession.
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South Carolina Governor asks the legislature for a state convention if the Republicans win the election.
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Of Ilinois Lincoln wins by getting 180 electoral votes. Elected Chief of Party for the Republicans. Also he won 39% of the popular vote.
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In Charleston, South Carolina a convention made an ordinance dissolving its connection from the US or union. This started what was going to become the Civil War where Southern states left the North for a better way of life.
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Helps lead to Civil War
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Helps lead to Civil War.
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Helps lead to Civil War.
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Helps lead to Civil War.
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Admitted as 34th state.
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Helps lead to Civil War.
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Becomes 16th President and one of the most influential in American history.
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Helps lead to Civil War.
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Helps lead to Civil War.
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Helps lead to Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln decides in to remove Simon Cameron as Secretary of War, and replace him with Edwin M. Stanton.
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Former President of the United States, and member of the Congress of the Confederate States of America.
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Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is published for the first time in The Atlantic Monthly.
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Eleven year old son, Willie (William Wallace Lincoln), dies from fever, probably caused by polluted drinking water in the White House.
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Tennessee adopts a new constitution that abolishes slavery.
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After the capture of Nashville by Union forces, Pres. Lincoln appoints Andrew Johnson Military Governor of Tennessee.
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President Abraham Lincoln relieves George B. McClellan as general-in-chief and takes direct command of the Union armies.
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An Act of Congress authorizes the Denver Mint facility in Colorado.
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A federal force under command of Flag Officer David G. Farragut and Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, runs the forts below New Orleans and bombards the city.
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Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's army began landing at New Orleans and occupying the city.
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Dies of tuberculosis and buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetary.
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It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states then in rebellion.
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Replacing Ambrose E. Burnside.
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Placed in command of the Army of the West, with orders to capture Vicksburg.
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Charles Sherwood Stratton marries another midget, Lavinia Warren, making front-page news.
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Confederate Partisan Ranger John S. Mosby carries out a daring raid far inside Union lines at the Fairfax County courthouse, where his men captured three high ranking Union officers, including Brig. Gen. Edwin Stoughton in the bedroom of his headquarters. Mosby allegedly found him in bed, rousing him with a slap to his rear.
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A group of hungry and desperate women descended upon the Confederate capitol in Richmond demanding relief. Rebuffed by the Governor, the mob took their complaints to the streets and sparked a spontaneous protest by a crowd estimated in the thousands.
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The South suffers a huge blow as Thomas J. Jackson dies from his wounds, his last words, "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." "I have lost my right arm," Robert E. Lee laments.
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Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city on May 18 and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. The city surrenders on July 4.
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75,000 Confederates launche second invasion of the North, They head into Pennsylvania in a campaign that will soon lead to Gettysburg.
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West Virginia is the 35th state.
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Stephen Foster died impoverished while living at the North American Hotel at 30 Bowery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at the age of 37.
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The first Northern prisoners arrived here. Major Henry Wirz, commandant, was the only Civil War soldier executed (on November 10, 1865) for war crimes.
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President Abraham Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of all the armies.
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The United States Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 which mandates that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
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The outnumbered Confederate cavalry was defeated, and Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart was mortally wounded. Sheridan continued south to threaten the Richmond defenses before jo
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Judge in Salem Witch Trials
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Johnston anticipated Sherman's move and shifted his army into Sherman's path, centering a new line at New Hope Church. Sherman mistakenly surmised that Johnston had a token force and ordered Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's XX Corps to attack. Advancing with his three divisions in parallel routes, Hooker pushed the Confederates back for three miles, before coming to Johnston's main line.
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After the Union defeat at New Hope Church, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman ordered Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard to attack Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's seemingly exposed right flank. The Confederates were ready for the attack, which did not unfold as planned because supporting troops never appeared. The Rebels repulsed the attack causing high casualties (1600 Union, 500 Confederate).
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Off the coast of Cherbourg, France, the Confederate raider CSS Alabama loses a ship-to-ship duel with the U.S.S Kearsarge and sinks to the floor of the Atlantic.
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President Jefferson Davis relieves Joseph E. Johnston of command of the defense of Atlanta and places John Bell Hood in charge.
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After the failure of his December expedition against Fort Fisher, Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler was relieved of command. Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry was placed in command of a "Provisional Corps," including Paine's Division of U.S. Colored Troops, and supported by a naval force of nearly 60 vessels, to renew operations against the fort.
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee is appointed General-in-Chief.
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The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery.
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"With malice toward none; with charity for all . . . let us strive on to finish the work we are in . . . to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations," Lincoln says.
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In a desperate search for manpower, Jefferson Davis signs an act allowing slaves to enlist in the Confederate army.
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The Congress of the Confederate States of America adjourns for the last time.
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Lack of men and supplies forced Johnston to order continued withdrawal, and he surrendered to Sherman at Durham Station, N.C., on April 26.
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Union cavalry corner John Wilkes Booth in a tobacco barn in Bowling Green, Virginia. Cavalryman Boston Corbett shoots the assassin dead.
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The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,300 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700. Most were Union survivors of the Andersonville Prison.
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Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery, outside Springfield, Illinois.
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The first formal observation of President Lincoln's birthday is held in Washington, D. C. President Andrew Johnson attends.
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Texas repeals the actions of the Secessionist Convention.
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President Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act of 1866 on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.
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The United States declares that a state of peace exists with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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Congress overrides President Andrew Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Act.
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Died in West Point, NY and he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history, and many historians rate him the best American commander of his time.
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The U. S. Secret Service begins an investigation into the Ku Klux Klan.
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A proclaimation of peace with Texas is issued by United States President Andrew Johnson.
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A fire in the Philadelphia ship-yard accidently destroys a number of ships used during the Civil War.
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On the 6th anniversary of secession, South Carolina rejects the 14th Amendment.
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Blacks in Washington D. C. gain the right to vote in a bill passed over President Andrew Johnson's veto.
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Nebraska becomes a state.
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Federal army restores military rule to Mississippi (2nd Reconstruction).
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Congress passes the Tenure of Office Act, denying the right of the President to remove officials who had been appointed with the consent of Congress.
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Congress passes the 2nd Reconstruction Act over Andrew Johnson's veto.
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Senate ratifies treaty purchasing Alaska.
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House Select Committee on Reconstruction is appointed.
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President Andrew Johnson demands the resignation of Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War.
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Ulysses S. Grant becomes ad interim Secretary of War.
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Russia turns over Alaska to the United States.
