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George Armstrong Custer

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Campaigns/Elections	Abraham Lincoln finishes his five day speaking tour in Kansas with two speeches in Leavenworth	12/03/1859 to 12/05/1859
Lawmaking/Litigating	Members of the House of Representatives meet to elect a Speaker	12/05/1859
Lawmaking/Litigating	The 36th Congress opens in Washington, DC	12/05/1859

Letter	Abby Howland Woolsey to Eliza Newton Woolsey Howland, December 5, 1859	12/05/1859
Newspaper	Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Beginning of Sorrows,” December 5, 1859	12/05/1859
Newspaper	Hartford (CT) Courant, “Untitled,” December 5, 1859	12/05/1859