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William T. Sherman, teaching in Louisiana, writes to his wife about local attitudes on the election |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Ship transporting livestock explodes off the eastern coast of England and thirteen men die |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Hoosick Falls, New York, a massive fire destroys a mowing machine factory |
| US/the World |
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British and French forces evacuate Beijing |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Senator John C. Breckinridge votes at home in Lexington, Kentucky |
| US/the World |
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In New Zealand, British forces defeat Maori at the Battle of Mohoetahi |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Pennsylvania, Abraham Lincoln carries largely Democratic Cumberland County |
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In New York City, crowds of Democrats gather outside Tammany Hall to hear the news of their defeat |
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The moderate Constitutional Union ticket of Bell and Everett narrowly carries Virginia |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Abraham Lincoln votes in Springfield, Illinois at 3:30PM and waits for election news at a local telegraph office |
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New York City resident George Templeton Strong votes for Abraham Lincoln |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Election Day in Memphis, Tennessee |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Crowd waiting outside the Charleston Mercury office cheer at news of Abraham Lincoln’s victory |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Stephen Douglas receives updates on election returns while in Mobile, Alabama |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Presidential election evokes little excitement in Philadelphia |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Fire destroys shoe factory and the post office in Natick, Massachusetts |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Charleston, South Carolina U.S. District Court Judge A.G. Magrath dissolves his federal court and resigns |
| US/the World |
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Victor Emmanuel of Piedmont becomes King of the Two Sicilies essentially completing the unification of modern Italy |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Chicago, Illinois, a steamer just arrived from Buffalo, New York explodes at the dock killing thirteen |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Philadelphia Democrats urge the South not to take precipitous action over the Republican victory |
| US/the World |
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Garibaldi leaves Naples and retires to private life on his farm on the island of Caprera |
| US/the World |
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First Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States reaches home after a nine month absence |
| Education/Culture |
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In New York, Southern medical students enrolled in the city's schools meet to decide on their future |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington D.C., South Carolinian James Chesnut, Jr. becomes the first Southern senator to resign his seat |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Louisiana native Major Pierre G.T. Beauregard appointed as the next Superintendent of West Point |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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William T. Sherman writes to his wife from Louisiana about the election |
| Crime/Disasters |
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The Clarendon Hotel in Buffalo, New York burns and four die |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Dublin, a famous gentlemen's club is destroyed by fire and three die |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington D.C., the second South Carolina senator, James Henry Hammond, resigns his seat |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Eighty omnibus line horses die in massive New York City stable fire |
