| Education/Culture |
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American child prodigy pianist Willie Pape plays his first public concert in London |
| Crime/Disasters |
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On the California coast, a steamboat's boiler explodes killing forty and injuring seventeen others |
| Crime/Disasters |
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British immigrant ship bound for Quebec sinks off Newfoundland with very heavy loss of life |
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The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee |
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Peru prohibits the importation of workers from the Pacific islands |
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Future newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst is born in San Francisco, California |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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A National Day of Fasting and Prayer is held across the North |
| US/the World |
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In Mexico, outnumbered French Legionnaires fight to the last in the legendary battle at Camarón |
| Education/Culture |
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School for the physically disabled opened in New York City |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Before a massive crowd in Ohio, Congressman Vallandigham denounces the war and President Lincoln |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Army of the Tennessee secures its beachhead across the Mississippi at the Battle of Port Gibson |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Confederate Congress outlines dire consequences for black Union soldiers and their white officers |
| Business/Industry |
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Railroad and steamboat lines meet to coordinate Montreal-New York schedules |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Philadelphia, a massive fire completely destroys a large railroad car factory on Market Street |
| US/the World |
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In London, British labor leaders call on U.S. Ambassador Adams to relay their support to President Lincoln |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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"Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville |
| Personal |
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"Friendly fire" strikes and wounds General T.J. Jackson and several members of his staff on the Chancellorsville battlefield |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Union infantrymen finally take Marye's Heights in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Union reinforcements prevented from reaching Chancellorsville at Battle of Salem Church |
| Business/Industry |
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The National Typographical Union holds its annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In New York State, a destructive fire strikes the town of Lockport |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In municipal elections, Unionists wrest political control of Des Moines, Iowa from Democrats |
| US/the World |
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The British government's plan to end income tax exemptions for charities meets with fierce opposition |
| US/the World |
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A Maori revolt erupts in New Zealand |
| Education/Culture |
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In Maryland, Philadelphia-based Joe Coburn retains his American heavyweight boxing title |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Large and angry crowds gather in Cincinnati, Ohio to protest the arrest of Congressman Vallandigham |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In the early morning hours, soldiers arrest Ohio Congressman C. L. Vallandigham at his home in Dayton |
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The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville |
