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April 1861 in the United States | HearLore
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April 1861 in the United States
Proclamation 80On the 15th of April 1861, Abraham Lincoln signed a document that would reshape the nation. This proclamation demanded 75,000 militiamen to end the rebellion…
Baltimore riot of 1861In 1861, many Baltimoreans did not support a violent conflict with their southern neighbors and some of them strongly sympathized with the Southern cause.