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Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War
Assassination of Abraham LincolnJohn Wilkes Booth, born in Maryland into a family of prominent stage actors, had by the time of the assassination become a famous actor and national…
Peace Conference of 1861The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 sent shockwaves through the Southern states. Republicans had campaigned on ending slavery, and their victory…
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Washington, D.C., in the American Civil WarPresident Abraham Lincoln stood beneath the unfinished dome of the United States Capitol on the 4th of March 1861. The city felt like a small town that was…