| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Eastern Maryland, Judge Richard Bennett is pistol-whipped and arrested in his own courtroom |
| Education/Culture |
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The harness racing season opens in New York City with a $800 match race on Long Island |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Fire in Rochester, New York destroys a huge grain elevator and 50,000 bushels of grain |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Fire in a fireworks factory in Utica, New York kills a worker |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Large and fatal fire sweeps through the kerosene storage warehouses on the Brooklyn waterfront |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Union occupied New Orleans, William B. Mumford goes on trial for pulling down an American flag |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia badly wounded on the battlefield |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Robert E. Lee is appointed field commander of the Army of Northern Virginia |
| US/the World |
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France forces the Vietnamese officially to cede three valuable provinces in the Treaty of Saigon |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Union occupied New Orleans, William B. Mumford is hanged for treason |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Atlanta, James J. Andrews is executed for his role as leader of the raid on the Georgia rail system |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Battle of Port Republic, June 9, 1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Richmond, the Confederate Navy court of inquiry into the scuttling of the Merrimac makes its report |
| Science/Technology |
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A total eclipse of the Moon late in the evening is visible across much of the United States |
| Personal |
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Owen Lovejoy speaks at an Emancipation League meeting in New York City |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Atlanta, seven Union raiders from the failed attack on the Georgia rail system are hanged as spies |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Senate trial of U.S. District Judge West H. Humphreys of Tennessee ends with his removal |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Sevens Days Battle, June 25 – July 1, 1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Battle of Oak Grove, June 25, 1862 |
| Dickinsonian |
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Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, June 26, 1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Battle of Gaines' Mill |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farms, June 27-28, 1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Battle of Savage's Station, June 29, 1862 |
| Education/Culture |
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Moncure Conway publishes "The Golden Hour" |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862 |
| Personal |
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Moncure Conway liberates his father's slaves |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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President Lincoln signs the Second Confiscation Act authorizing freedom for confiscated slaves |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The second session of the 37th Congress ends in Washington, DC |
