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Near Grand Coteau, Louisiana, Confederate forces defeat Union infantry in the battle of Bayou Bourbeau |
| Science/Technology |
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In South Africa, the Cape Colony's first railway line is opened between Capetown and Wellington |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Steamer from St. Louis to New Orleans attacked below Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Near Island 16 in the Mississippi, a riverboat is destroyed by fire and twenty-five lives lost |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Charleston Harbor, the U.S.S Lehigh runs aground under the guns of Fort Sumter and is badly damaged |
| Education/Culture |
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In Pennsylvania, visitors begin to throng into Gettysburg for the upcoming visit of President Lincoln |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Henry Ward Beecher's church members welcome him home from a lengthy trip to Europe |
| Science/Technology |
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On the Channel coast, the British test, successfully, a new fog-horn invented in New London, Connecticut |
| Education/Culture |
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Visitors and townsfolk serenade President Lincoln on a warm and clear Gettysburg evening |
| Education/Culture |
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The Wills family hosts President Lincoln for the night in Gettysburg |
| Education/Culture |
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The Governor of Pennsylvania misses his connection with the President at Hanover Junction |
| Business/Industry |
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The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad connects Cleveland with New York |
| Education/Culture |
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President Lincoln leaves Washington for Gettysburg and the dedication of the new National Cemetery |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its fourth and final session |
| Education/Culture |
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Edward Everett, the famous orator, speaks at the dedication of the Soldiers' Cemetery in Gettysburg |
| Education/Culture |
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President Lincoln delivers his "dedicatory remarks" at the consecration of the Soldiers' Cemetery |
| Education/Culture |
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Philadelphia observes a day of fasting for the dedication of the Soldiers' Cemetery in Gettysburg |
| Science/Technology |
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On the English coast, Sir William Armstrong's latest heavy cannon undergoes successfully tests |
| Education/Culture |
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Abraham Lincoln, on horseback, leads the procession to the new Gettysburg cemetery |
| Education/Culture |
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President Lincoln departs Gettysburg for Washington after a brief service at the Presbyterian church |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The newly purchased Confederate ship "Rappahannock" slips out of its English Channel port at midnight |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Above Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union troops storm the Confederate positions on Lookout Mountain |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A few days after arriving from New York, the transport ship "Aquila" sinks at its wharf in San Francisco |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In northern Georgia, retreating Confederates mount a bold and successful defense of the Ringgold Gap |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The first Sunday of Advent in the Christian calendar |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Tennessee, a massive dawn Confederate infantry attack on Knoxville's defenses fails completely |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Albany, New York, an evening altercation leads to a fatal shooting |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In New York City elections, Independent Democrat C. Godfrey Gunther wins the mayor's race |
| Personal |
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The wife of former president Franklin Pierce passes away from tuberculosis in Andover, Massachusetts |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In New York City, an entire city block burns leaving forty families homeless |
