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Abraham Lincoln becomes President. -
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Congress authorizes the Union Army to accept African American Soldiers -
1860s of America
Abraham Lincoln signs The Emancipation Proclamation, declaring freedom for enslaved people living in states under the control of the confedracy. -
1860s of America
Civil war ends when confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court Hous in Virginia. -
1860s of America
Congress authorizes a five cent coin called the nickel.
