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South Carolina seceded from the Union in December 1860, followed by 10 other Southern states
South Carolina seceded from the Union in December 1860, followed by 10 other Southern states
Soldiers of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry
Soldiers of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry
President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, freed all slaves in Confederate-controlled territory
President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, freed all slaves in Confederate-controlled territory
At Gettysburg, in 1863, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War ended the Confederate army’s northward advance
At Gettysburg, in 1863, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War ended the Confederate army’s northward advance
John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, April 14, 1865
John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, April 14, 1865
The nation celebrated its 100th anniversary with a grand exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876
The nation celebrated its 100th anniversary with a grand exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876
After the Civil War, African-American men gained political influence when the Fifteenth Amendment ensured their voting rights
After the Civil War, African-American men gained political influence when the Fifteenth Amendment ensured their voting rights
Chinese immigrants provided much of the labor for construction of the transcontinental railroad
Chinese immigrants provided much of the labor for construction of the transcontinental railroad
Arguments of The Chivalry, by Winslow Homer, 1856
Arguments of The Chivalry, by Winslow Homer, 1856
Union soldiers in front of the unfinished new Senate wing of the Capitol, 1861
Union soldiers in front of the unfinished new Senate wing of the Capitol, 1861
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