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20 Aug 1866
President Andrew Johnson declared that the American civil war was over.
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28 May 1863
The second black regiment (54 Mass) left Boston to fight in US Civil War.
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25 Feb 1862
US paper money was first introduced into circulation after the passing of the Legal Tender Act to help finance the Civil War.
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3 Jun 1861
The Battle of Philippi began.
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16 Apr 1861
Abraham Lincoln outlawed business with the Confederate States during the Civil War.
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12 Apr 1861
The Battle of Fort Sumter in South Carolina between the United States and the Confederate States started the American Civil War.
