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At Pittsburg Landing, Union reinforcements turn the tide on the second day of the Battle of Shiloh |
| Crime/Disasters |
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At Nicholasville, Kentucky, a railroad locomotive explodes and kills six Union soldiers |
| Education/Culture |
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At Newburgh on the Hudson River, a high-stakes sculling contest ends in controversy. |
| US/the World |
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At Miramar Castle in Trieste, Austria, Archduke Maximilian officially accepts the imperial throne of Mexico |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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At Medicine Lodge River in Kansas, a third peace treaty is signed, this with the Cheyenne and Arapaho. |
| Business/Industry |
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At Margate on the English coast, a miniature sailing ship completes a remarkable Atlantic crossing. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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At Marengo in Illinois, an explosion at a patriotic celebration kills one and injures several others |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Mansfield, Louisiana, Confederate forces deal a severe blow to the Union's Red River Campaign |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Long Branch, the New Jersey militia parade before the state governor and hundreds of vacationers. |
| Education/Culture |
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At London's Covent Garden Theater, Sir Julius Benedict's light opera "The Lily of Killarney" opens |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Jetersville, Virginia, Sheridan's Union force blocks the Confederate Army's retreat to Danville |
| Crime/Disasters |
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At Jersey City's Petroleum Dock, a massive explosion touches off a devastating fire. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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At his Washington D.C. home, General George McClellan snubs the President and Secretary of State |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Hampton, Virginia, two hundred and forty exchanged Union prisoners reach Fort Monroe |
| Science/Technology |
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At Greenpoint, New York, John Ericsson's new ironclad is completed and turned over the the U.S. Navy. |
| Science/Technology |
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At Greenpoint, New York, John Ericsson lays the keel for his revolutionary ironclad |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Gettysburg, V Corps troops hold, just, the threatened right flank of the Union line at Little Round Top |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Gettysburg, Maryland neighbors meet in heavy combat on Culp's Hill |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, George Custer is suspended from the Army for absence without leave. |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Fort Fauntleroy, New Mexico troops massacre visiting Navajo families, killing twelve and injuring forty |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Fort Bliss, Confederate Brigadier-General Henry Sibley takes command of the "Army of New Mexico" |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Fairfax Court House, the first Confederate officer to die falls and the first Medal of Honor is won |
| Education/Culture |
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At Epsom in southern England, the French horse "Gladiateur" wins the eighty-sixth running of the Derby |
| Education/Culture |
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At Epsom in southern England, Macaroni wins the eighty-fourth running of the Derby |
| Education/Culture |
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At Epsom in England, the 100-1 colt "Hermit" wins the 88th running of the Derby. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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At Emmitsburg, Maryland, students at Mount Saint Mary help contain a disastrous fire in the town |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Eltham's Landing, Confederate units thwart Union attempts to cut off their retreat from Yorktown |
| Personal |
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At eight o'clock in the morning President Lincoln begins his twelve-day journey home from Washington D.C. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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At Donaldsonville, Louisiana's "New Line" Democrats endorse Stephen Douglas for president |
