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Thursday, May 12, 1864

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Birthdays

African American Soldier - No photograph currently available

Robert Bridges Forten

51 years old today

Joshua Giddings Newbold, detail

Joshua Giddings Newbold

34 years old today

James Lawrence Orr, detail

James Lawrence Orr

42 years old today

Events

Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1853 to 03/06/1869
Legal/Political
Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1855 to 03/03/1873
Personal
Ozias Mather Hatch serves as Illinois Secretary of State 01/01/1857 to 01/31/1865
Legal/Political
Andrew Gregg Curtin serves as Governor of Pennslyvania 01/15/1861 to 01/15/1867
Personal
John W. Forney serves as secretary of the United States Senate 07/15/1861 to 06/04/1868

Documents

Letter
Willard P. Hall to Abraham Lincoln, May 12, 1864 05/12/1864

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