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1861 in the United States | HearLore
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1861 in the United States
Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural addressOn the 6th of November 1860, Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election with 180 electoral votes. Between that date and his inauguration on March 4, seven…
Anaconda PlanOn the 3rd of May 1861, Union General-in-Chief Winfield Scott wrote a letter to Major General George B. McClellan outlining a new approach to the war.