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After 292 days of Union siege, General Robert E. Lee orders the evacuation of Petersburg, Virginia |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Afro-Creole Captain Andre Cailloux falls at the head of his troops in the attack on Port Hudson |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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African-American troops perform well in the abortive attack on Port Hudson and earn wide praise |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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African-American slave defects with his Confederate dispatch boat from Charleston Harbor |
| Personal |
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African-American actress and activist Henrietta Vinton Davis born in Baltimore, Maryland |
| Education/Culture |
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Advocates for women's rights meet in Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Advent Sunday - The first Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the year in the Christian calendar |
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Advancing Union troops skirmish with retreating Virginia troops at Laurel Hill in western Virginia |
| Cultural |
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Admission charged to a Baseball Park for the first time |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Admiral Dahlgren appointed to replace the ailing Admiral Foote as South Atlantic Squadron commander |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Admiral Andrew Foote dies after a short illness at the Astor Hotel in New York City |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Admiral Andrew Foote assigned to replace Admiral Dupont as head of South Atlantic Squadron |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Adjutant-Generals of most "loyal states" are meeting at their Annual Convention in Boston, Massachusetts |
| Personal |
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Adele Cutts Douglas is born in Washington, DC |
| Personal |
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Adele Cutts Douglas dies in Washington, DC |
| Education/Culture |
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Actor Edwin Booth's celebrated New York City run in the role of Hamlet is commemorated. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Across the river from the New York capital, a huge fire in East Albany destroys two freight depots |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Accused Lincoln conspirator John H. Surratt goes on trial in Washington DC for murder. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Accused Lincoln conspirator is returned to the United States under arrest for murder. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Accident to a railroad bridge work crew near Northfield, Vermont kills fifteen railroad men. |
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Abundant rains deluge many northern states |
| US/the World |
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Abundant Canadian harvest celebrated with a day of thanksgiving across the country |
| Personal |
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Abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Philadelphia before dawn and moves across New Jersey |
| Personal |
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Abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Harrisburg and rolls across the Pennsylvania countryside to Philadelphia |
| Education/Culture |
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Abraham Lincoln, on horseback, leads the procession to the new Gettysburg cemetery |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Abraham Lincoln writes to offer William Henry Seward the post of Secretary of State in his new cabinet |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Abraham Lincoln writes to introduce himself to his running mate Hannibal Hamlin |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Abraham Lincoln wins the famous "Almanac Case" in Beardstown, Illinois |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Abraham Lincoln votes in Springfield, Illinois at 3:30PM and waits for election news at a local telegraph office |
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Abraham Lincoln visits his son at Phillips Academy in New Hampshire |
