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In Morris, Illinois, a large fire burns seven buildings to the ground but no serious injuries are reported |
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At Marengo in Illinois, an explosion at a patriotic celebration kills one and injures several others |
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In Richmond, Virginia, President Lincoln tours the newly captured former capital of the Confederacy |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Jetersville, Virginia, Sheridan's Union force blocks the Confederate Army's retreat to Danville |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Brooklyn, five New York firefighters die in a massive early morning fire |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The first annual conference of the National Unitarian Church opened at the Atheneum in New York City |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Amelia County, Virginia, Union forces consolidate to block General Lee's retreat towards Danville |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Washington, Secretary of State Seward is injured quite badly when thrown from his carriage |
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In the Chesapeake Bay, Confederate boarders seize a civilian transport ship and flee to the Virginia shore |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Republicans successful in Rhode Island elections, re-electing the governor and both congressmen |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Nashville, famed abolitionist William "Parson" Brownlow is inaugurated as 17th Governor of Tennessee |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Virginia, CSA corps commander General Richard S. Ewell is taken prisoner, along with four of his generals |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Sailor's Creek, the Army of Northern Virginia loses almost a quarter of its remaining strength |
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In Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, recently retired Congressman James Tracy Hale dies of typhoid |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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General U.S. Grant, Union commander, contacts Confederate General Robert E. Lee to suggest Lee's surrender |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Waterbury, Connecticut, a Saturday morning fire destroys one factory and damages another |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Ulysses S. Grant, Union commander, hints at generous terms and suggests to Robert E. Lee they meet face to face |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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General U.S. Grant, Union commander, receives a response from Confederate General Robert E. Lee concerning surrender |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Virginia, Custer's cavalry captures vital supplies and blocks the Confederate retreat at Appomattox Station |
| Education/Culture |
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On the River Thames in London, Oxford scores its fifth victory in a row over Cambridge in the annual University Boat Race |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Alabama, the Union's capture of Spanish Fort makes the city of Mobile's fall only a matter of time |
| Personal |
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Erich Ludendorff, future World War German Army commander, is born in present-day Poland |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At dawn, the Army of Northern Virginia makes one last effort to break out the Union encirclement |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Palm Sunday |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Robert E. Lee meets Ulysses Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House and surrenders his army |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Morris, Illinois, while the whole population is in patriotic celebration, safecrackers attempt to rob the town's bank |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Two Dickinson College alumni clash in one of the last cavalry engagements of the war in Virginia |
| Science/Technology |
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A Lunar Eclipse is seen through much of the southern states |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Passover begins |
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Twenty-six year old Union General Frederic Winthrop is buried with great ceremony in New York City |
