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1 day ago · By the end of 1861 tens of thousands of slaves were emancipated as they crossed into Union lines at Fort Monroe, Virginia, the Sea Islands off South Carolina, and in western Missouri. In December the Lincoln administration announced its emancipation policy in a series of annual reports by the president and by several of his cabinet secretaries.
4 hours ago · William Henry Seward ( / ˈsuːərd /; [1] May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he ...
4 hours ago · A Roman Detective’s Investigation. Marcus Didius Falco, an informer by profession, finds himself entangled in a web of conspiracy when he stumbles upon a dead body during a routine investigation. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen silver ingots, hence the title “The Silver Pigs.”.
4 hours ago · 1861–1865: American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy. Dead Confederate soldiers. 30% of all Southern white males 18–40 years of age died in the American Civil War. 1861–1867: French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire, ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
4 hours ago · 1.2.5.2 Social reform. 1 ... He opposed Catholic civil rights and emancipation, ... While a common trade code had already been introduced by the Confederation in 1861 ...
