The Battle of Gettysburg Begins
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil …
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Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day
Sarah J. Hale, a writer and the editor of a popular women’s magazine, Godey’s Ladies Journal, was born on October 24th, 1788 in Newport, New Hampshire. Her …
The Emancipation Proclamation Goes into Effect
In the 1857 Dred Scott decision, the U. S. Supreme Court – disregarding the constitutionally-authorized ban – declared that Congress could not interfere with slavery …
Following the Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln Decides: ““The time for the annunciation of the emancipation policy can no longer be delayed.”
The Confederate Army was unstoppable – within weeks of winning the Civil War. General Robert E. Lee had won the Second Battle of Bull Run …
President Lincoln received the first Telegram from a Balloon
June 18th 1861, Thaddeus Lowe ascended with a tethered balloon five hundred feet above the National Mall. He intended to demonstrate, amid the Civil War, …
The American Civil War Begins and Lasts Over 4 Years. Why Did the South Really go to War?
On April 12, 1861, the war began when Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor forcing its surrender. In response …
The 13th Amendment that Never Was! President Lincoln Sends a Form Letter to All State Governors to Amend the Constitution Guaranteeing States the Right to Own Slaves
The discovery of a letter from newly inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln to the governor of Florida has generated renewed interest in Lincoln’s views toward slavery. …
Confederate States of America Approved a New National Constitution to Serve as the Nascent Country’s Supreme Law of the Land.
On March 11, 1861, the Confederate States of America (CSA) approved a new national constitution to serve as the nascent country’s supreme law of the …
President Franklin Pierce signed the divisive Kansas-Nebraska Act into Law
In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of Nebraska, a vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana …