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Pemberton Mill
The Pemberton Mill collapsed in Lawrence, Massachusetts, killing 145 workers -
Higher Wadge Strike
Shoe factory workers go on strike for higher wages in Lynn, Massachusetts involving 20,000 workers -
Cooper Union Speech
Abraham Lincoln delivers his Cooper Union speech. -
Lincoln's Campaign Speech
Abraham Lincoln during a campaign speech for president defended the right to strike. -
The Pony Express
The Pony Express has its first run from St. Louis, Missouri to Sacramento, California. -
Union Party Meets
The U.S. Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell as president of the United States. -
Presidential Election
Abraham is selected as the president of the United States candidate for the Republican party. -
16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States. -
Seceding From the Union
South Carolina is the first state to secede from the Union. -
New Declaration
South Carolina issues the "Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union" -
Delaware Stays
Delaware chooses not to secede from the Union -
Mississippi Seceds
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union -
Davis Resigns
Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States senate -
Louisianna Secedes
Louisiana secedes from the Union -
Kansas Becomes a State
Kansas is the 34th state admitted to the United States. -
Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Sumter starts the Civil War -
Virginia Secedes
Virginia secedes from the Union -
Battle of Bul Run
Battle of Bull Run actually starts the war, The confederacy wins -
George McClellan
Abraham Lincoln appoints George McClellan as commander for the Union Army. -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate states. -
Fort Henry
Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Henry in Tennessee. -
Fort Donelson
U.S. Grant attacked Fort Donelson in Tennessee and captured it a day later. -
Inauguration for Davis
Jefferson Davis inaugurated to Richmond, VA -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown. Victor unannounced -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh begins. -
Union Victory at Shiloh
Battle of Shiloh finished and the union defeat the Confederates thanks to supplies. -
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee commands the confederate army of Northern Virginia. -
David G. Farragut
David G. Farragut becomes the first United States Navy rear admiral. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The battle of Fredericksburg. Union suffer many casualties. -
West Virginia in the Union
Abraham Lincoln signs act to admit West Virginia to the Union -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln Issues the second executive order of the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Arizona
Arizona is organized as a United States territory. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Chancellorsville. Robert E Lee defeats the Union. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg. Three day war. Largest battle of the War. Union defeats Confederate. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Vicksburg. Union capture the town of Vicksburg. -
Union's Attack of Fort Sumter
In Charlestown, South Carolina, Union attacks Confederate- held Fort Sumter. -
attle of Wauhatchie
Battle of Wauhatchie. Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Siege of Knoxville
The Confederates attempt to siege Knoxville started. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Missionary Ridge. Union defeats Confederate. -
Libby Prison Escape
Libby Prison Escape. 109 Union soldiers escape from the Confederate prison in Richmond, Virginia. -
Andersonville
The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. -
U.S. Grant Commander in Cheif
President Abraham Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant commander in chief of all Union armies. -
Battle of Piedmont
Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter. Union defeats Confederacy. -
Conscription
President Abraham Lincoln signs a law that abolishes the commutation fee that could be paid to in lieu of conscription -
Sherman's March Begins
William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia. -
Abraham Lincoln Re-Elected
U.S. presidential election, 1864: Abraham Lincoln is reelected in an overwhelming victory over George B. McClellan. -
Sherman's March
Sherman's March to the Sea begins: Union General Sherman burns Atlanta and starts to move south. -
Battle of Nashville
Battle of Nashville. Union defeats the Confederacy. -
Sherma's March Ends
Sherman's March to the Sea finally ends when Sherman captured Savannah, Georgia. -
Lee Becomes General- in - Cheif
Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. -
Union Attacks Columbia
Union attacks Columbia, South Carolina and forces Confederates out. -
Abraham Lincoln Re-Inaugurated
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated for a second term; Andrew Johnson becomes Vice President. -
Lee Surrenders to Grant
General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House -
Lincoln Assasinated
Abraham Lincoln gets assasinated by John Wilkes Booth -
17th President of the United States
Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th president of the United States. -
John Wilkes Booth Killed
John Wilkes Booth is found and shot dead for killing the president. -
Steamboat Disaster
The steamboat, Suitana, explodes and kills 2700 passengers, more than half being Union survivors from Andersonville war prison. -
Goodbye Confederate Cabinet
Jefferson Davis meets with his Confederate cabinet for the last time. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan is created by six Confederate army veterans. -
Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is passed, overriding a presidential veto, granting further rights to freed slaves. -
ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh -
The Nickle
The U.S. Congress approves the minting of a nickel 5-cent coin (nickel), eliminating its predecessor, the half dime. -
General Winfield Scoot
US General Winfield Scott dies, West Point, New York. -
Great Fire of Portland
The Great Fire of Portland, Maine kills two and leaves 10,000 homeless in the worst fire in an American city at the time. -
Reducing The Frederal Government
The Judicial Circuits Act reduces the number of United States circuit courts to nine and the number of Supreme Court justices to seven. -
The Metric Act
The Metric Act of 1866 becomes law and legalizes the use of the metric system for weights and measures in the United States. -
Democratic Party
President Andrew Johnson goes on his Swing Around the Circle speaking tour to gain support for his Reconstructionist policies and Democratic Party candidates in the upcoming elections. -
Catholic Bishops
The Second Plenary Council of American Roman Catholic bishops is held in Baltimore. -
House of Representatives
House of Representatives elections: Despite President Andrew Johnson's Swing Around the Circle tour, the Republican Party wins in a landslide. -
The University of Illinois
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is established -
Nebraska
Nebraska is admitted as the 37th U.S. state -
Alaska
Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia -
Montana
The Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode mine is named in Montana. -
First Elevated Railroad
The first elevated railroad in USA begins service in New York. -
First Dental School
In Boston, Massachusetts, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established as the first dental school in the United States. -
Midway Island
The United States takes control of Midway Island. -
Medicine Lodge Treaty
Medicine Lodge Treaty. Near Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas, a landmark treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma. -
Order of the Patrons
Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as The Grange) -
Charles Dickens
In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.