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be administrated to every officer and man. The mustering officers will be instructed to receive no man under the rank of commissioned officer who is apparently over 45 or under 18 years, or who is not in physical strength and vigor. The quota to each state is as follows: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Arkansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, one regiment each; New York 17 regiments; Pennsylvania, 15 regiments; Ohio, 13; New Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, four regiments each; Illinois and Indiana, six regiments each; Virginia, three regiments,Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Tennessee, two regiments each.
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to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union; and in every event, the utmost care will be observed, consistently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any destruction of, or interference with, property, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens in any part of the country.
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Your Excellency will please communicate to me the time about which your quota will be expected at its rendezvous, as it will be met as soon as possible by an officer or officers to muster it into the service and pay of the United States; at the same time the oath of fidelity to the United States will
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of Virginia, whose state had been requested to furnish three regiments totaling 5,340 men and officers, had stated in the past his intent for his state to remain neutral. In a letter to Lincoln, he declared that since the president had "chosen to inaugurate civil war, he would be sent no troops from
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I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate, and aid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and the existence of our National Union, and the perpetuity of popular government; and to redress wrongs already long enough endured. I deem it proper to say that the first service assigned
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On March 2, 1799, the number of militia members able to be called by the president for a provisional army was limited to 75,000 men. Prior to the Civil War, this limit had never been adjusted to reflect the growth in the nation's population, which increased from approximately 5.3 million in 1800 to
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Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of seventy-five thousand, in
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Deeming that the present condition of public affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Congress. Senators and Representatives are therefore summoned to assemble at their respective chambers, at twelve
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Sir:—Under the act of Congress for calling out the militia to execute the laws of the Union to suppress insurrection, repel invasion, &c., approved February 28th, 1795, I have the honor to request your Excellency to cause to be immediately detached from the militia of your state, the quota
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WHEREAS the laws of the United States have been, for some time past, and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of
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to serve three years with regiments being organized by state governments. He increased the regular U.S. Army by 22,714 men and called for 42,034 more volunteers to enlist for three years. In July 1861, the U.S. Congress sanctioned Lincoln's acts and authorized 500,000 additional volunteers.
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from any American state or territory, the two proclamations called for a specific number of volunteers from each state. The Secretary of War's proclamation included slave states in the South that had not yet declared their secession but excluded two free states on the Pacific coast
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That the militia employed in the service of the United States, shall receive the same pay and allowances, as the troops of the United States, And that no officer, non-commissioned officer or private of the militia shall be compelled to serve more than
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of North Carolina replied in a telegram to Secretary of War Simon Cameron, "I can be no party to this wicked violation of the laws of the country, and to this war upon the liberties of a free people. You can get no troops from North Carolina".
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of Tennessee stated in a telegram to Lincoln, "Tennessee will furnish not a single man for the purpose of coercion, but fifty thousand if necessary for the defense of our rights and those of our Southern brothers."
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Several northern states communicated enthusiasm with states such as Indiana offering twice as many volunteers as requested. Massachusetts volunteers reached Washington D.C. as early as April 19.
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of Arkansas stated, "The people of this Commonwealth are freemen, not slaves, and will defend to the last extremity their honor, lives, and property, against Northern mendacity and usurpation."
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o'clock noon, on Thursday, the fourth day of July next, then and there to consider and determine such measures as, in their wisdom, the public safety and interest may seem to demand.
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The total thus to be called out is 73,910 men, the remainder, which constitutes the 75,000 under the President's proclamation will be composed of troops in the District of Columbia.
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of the early 1790s, and therefore little impetus for Congress to reconsider the numerical limits to the militia that had been codified in the late eighteenth century.
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And I hereby command the persons composing the combinations aforesaid to disperse, and retire peaceably to their respective abodes within twenty days from this date.
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two months later, in February 1861, many officers and soldiers resigned, or were in the process of resigning from the U.S. Army to join the Army of the Confederacy.
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more than 31 million in 1860. During that time, there had not been a domestic insurrection in the United States even on the scale of the short-lived
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In early May, Lincoln issued a second call, requesting an additional 42,000 men. On May 3, Lincoln issued a further call for
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of Kentucky declared that they would not send volunteers to a Northern army intent on subjugating their Southern brethren.
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The details for this object will be immediately communicated to the State authorities through the War Department.
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of Missouri responded that, "Not one man will the state of Missouri furnish to carry on any such unholy crusade"
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designated in the table below to serve as infantry or riflemen for three months, or sooner, if discharged.
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General index to the laws of the United States of America from March 4, 1789, to March 3d, 1827 ...
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of the United States consisted of approximately 16,000 officers and soldiers organized into ten
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The following is the form of call on the respective state Governors for troops, issued to-day:
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It is ordered that each regiment shall consist of an aggregate of officers and men of 780 men.
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Until the early 20th century, the United States relied on calling out militia and
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Following the secession of seven states in December 1860 and the creation of the
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Of Duty Well and Faithfully Done: A History of the Regular Army in the Civil War
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order to suppress said combinations, and to cause the laws to be duly executed.
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Secretary of War Simon Cameron's communique to the various state governors
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judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law.
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Birney 2255: 2173: 2099:Bleeding Kansas 2087: 2070: 2059: 2054: 2024: 2019: 1971: 1912:Abraham Lincoln 1884:(granddaughter) 1878:(granddaughter) 1823: 1819:Wabash, Indiana 1744:Brooklyn relief 1699:reflecting pool 1675: 1626:Lincoln Highway 1606:Abraham Lincoln 1493: 1487: 1405: 1355: 1336:Lincoln Bedroom 1287:Knob Creek Farm 1274: 1268: 1254:Religious views 1234:Lincoln's beard 1189: 1183: 1119: 1075:Birchard Letter 940:Perpetual Union 916: 889: 887:Abraham Lincoln 884: 854: 849: 840: 836: 827: 826: 822: 813: 812: 808: 798: 794: 785: 784: 780: 772: 768: 759: 755: 746: 742: 738: 725: 686:Beriah Magoffin 648: 638: 636: 633: 616: 608: 582:A PROCLAMATION 579: 572: 532: 481: 374: 345: 344: 323: 315: 314: 263: 255: 254: 233:Bleeding Kansas 199: 191: 190: 71: 63: 62: 48: 36: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4760: 4750: 4749: 4744: 4739: 4734: 4729: 4727:1861 documents 4724: 4719: 4714: 4709: 4704: 4687: 4686: 4684: 4683: 4673: 4662: 4659: 4658: 4655: 4654: 4651: 4650: 4648: 4647: 4641: 4639: 4635: 4634: 4632: 4631: 4629:Women soldiers 4626: 4621: 4616: 4611: 4606: 4601: 4596: 4591: 4586: 4584:Naming the war 4581: 4576: 4571: 4566: 4565: 4564: 4554: 4553: 4552: 4542: 4537: 4532: 4526: 4524: 4520: 4519: 4517: 4516: 4515: 4514: 4509: 4504: 4499: 4489: 4484: 4479: 4474: 4468: 4466: 4462: 4461: 4459: 4458: 4453: 4448: 4443: 4438: 4431: 4426: 4421: 4415: 4413: 4407: 4406: 4404: 4403: 4398: 4393: 4388: 4383: 4378: 4373: 4368: 4363: 4358: 4353: 4348: 4343: 4338: 4333: 4328: 4322: 4320: 4316: 4315: 4313: 4312: 4307: 4302: 4297: 4292: 4287: 4282: 4277: 4272: 4267: 4262: 4257: 4252: 4247: 4242: 4237: 4232: 4227: 4222: 4220:Campaign Medal 4217: 4211: 4209: 4201: 4200: 4197: 4196: 4195:Related topics 4192: 4184: 4183: 4180: 4179: 4176: 4175: 4173: 4172: 4167: 4162: 4157: 4152: 4147: 4140: 4135: 4130: 4124: 4122: 4118: 4117: 4115: 4114: 4109: 4103: 4101: 4097: 4096: 4093: 4092: 4090: 4089: 4084: 4083: 4082: 4077: 4072: 4061: 4059: 4055: 4054: 4052: 4051: 4050: 4049: 4044: 4033: 4031: 4024: 4018: 4017: 4015: 4014: 4009: 4004: 3999: 3994: 3989: 3984: 3979: 3974: 3969: 3964: 3959: 3958: 3957: 3952: 3942: 3937: 3936: 3935: 3930: 3925: 3923:Decoration Day 3920: 3915: 3910: 3905: 3900: 3895: 3890: 3879: 3877: 3876:Reconstruction 3871: 3870: 3868: 3867: 3862: 3857: 3856: 3855: 3845: 3840: 3835: 3834: 3833: 3823: 3818: 3813: 3812: 3811: 3806: 3801: 3796: 3786: 3785: 3784: 3779: 3774: 3769: 3764: 3754: 3749: 3744: 3739: 3738: 3737: 3732: 3730:second inquiry 3727: 3722: 3717: 3712: 3702: 3701: 3700: 3694: 3687:Homestead Acts 3684: 3679: 3674: 3669: 3668: 3667: 3657: 3652: 3647: 3642: 3637: 3635:Alabama Claims 3631: 3629: 3627:Reconstruction 3623: 3622: 3620: 3619: 3618: 3617: 3615:15th Amendment 3612: 3610:14th Amendment 3607: 3605:13th Amendment 3596: 3594: 3584: 3583: 3573: 3572: 3569: 3568: 3565: 3564: 3561: 3560: 3558: 3557: 3552: 3547: 3542: 3537: 3532: 3527: 3522: 3517: 3512: 3507: 3501: 3499: 3495: 3494: 3492: 3491: 3486: 3481: 3476: 3471: 3466: 3461: 3456: 3451: 3446: 3441: 3436: 3431: 3426: 3421: 3416: 3411: 3406: 3401: 3396: 3391: 3386: 3381: 3376: 3370: 3368: 3361: 3357: 3356: 3353: 3352: 3350: 3349: 3344: 3339: 3334: 3329: 3324: 3319: 3314: 3309: 3303: 3301: 3297: 3296: 3294: 3293: 3288: 3283: 3278: 3273: 3268: 3263: 3258: 3253: 3248: 3243: 3238: 3236:J. E. Johnston 3233: 3231:A. S. Johnston 3228: 3223: 3218: 3213: 3208: 3203: 3198: 3193: 3188: 3183: 3178: 3173: 3171:R. H. Anderson 3167: 3165: 3158: 3150: 3149: 3137: 3136: 3133: 3132: 3129: 3128: 3125: 3124: 3122: 3121: 3116: 3111: 3106: 3101: 3096: 3091: 3085: 3083: 3079: 3078: 3076: 3075: 3070: 3065: 3060: 3055: 3050: 3045: 3040: 3035: 3033:South Carolina 3030: 3025: 3020: 3015: 3010: 3008:North Carolina 3005: 3000: 2995: 2990: 2985: 2980: 2975: 2970: 2965: 2960: 2955: 2950: 2945: 2940: 2935: 2930: 2925: 2920: 2915: 2910: 2905: 2900: 2895: 2890: 2885: 2880: 2875: 2870: 2865: 2860: 2855: 2850: 2845: 2840: 2834: 2832: 2823: 2819: 2818: 2816: 2815: 2810: 2805: 2800: 2795: 2790: 2785: 2780: 2775: 2770: 2765: 2760: 2755: 2750: 2745: 2740: 2735: 2733:Fredericksburg 2730: 2725: 2720: 2715: 2710: 2705: 2700: 2695: 2690: 2685: 2680: 2675: 2673:Wilson's Creek 2670: 2665: 2659: 2657: 2650: 2649: 2647: 2646: 2641: 2636: 2631: 2626: 2621: 2616: 2611: 2606: 2601: 2596: 2591: 2586: 2581: 2576: 2571: 2566: 2561: 2556: 2551: 2546: 2541: 2536: 2531: 2526: 2521: 2515: 2513: 2506: 2505: 2503: 2502: 2497: 2492: 2487: 2485:Lower Seaboard 2482: 2477: 2471: 2469: 2465: 2464: 2461: 2460: 2458: 2457: 2452: 2447: 2441: 2439: 2433: 2432: 2430: 2429: 2424: 2419: 2414: 2408: 2406: 2397: 2389: 2388: 2385: 2384: 2381: 2378: 2375: 2372: 2368: 2360: 2359: 2356: 2355: 2352: 2351: 2349: 2348: 2343: 2341:Harriet Tubman 2338: 2337: 2336: 2329:Charles Sumner 2326: 2321: 2316: 2311: 2306: 2301: 2296: 2291: 2286: 2281: 2276: 2271: 2265: 2263: 2257: 2256: 2254: 2253: 2246: 2241: 2236: 2231: 2226: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2206: 2199: 2194: 2189: 2183: 2181: 2175: 2174: 2172: 2171: 2166: 2164:States' rights 2161: 2156: 2151: 2146: 2141: 2136: 2131: 2126: 2121: 2116: 2111: 2106: 2101: 2096: 2090: 2088: 2086: 2085: 2079: 2072: 2071: 2061: 2060: 2053: 2052: 2045: 2038: 2030: 2021: 2020: 2018: 2017: 2005: 1992: 1991: 1984: 1976: 1973: 1972: 1970: 1969: 1963: 1957: 1951: 1945: 1942:Samuel Lincoln 1939: 1933: 1927: 1921: 1915: 1909: 1903: 1897: 1891: 1888:Thomas Lincoln 1885: 1879: 1873: 1867: 1861: 1855: 1849: 1843: 1837: 1835: 1829: 1828: 1825: 1824: 1822: 1821: 1816: 1811: 1806: 1801: 1796: 1791: 1786: 1781: 1776: 1771: 1766: 1761: 1756: 1754:D.C. City Hall 1751: 1746: 1741: 1736: 1729: 1722: 1715: 1708: 1706:Mount Rushmore 1703: 1702: 1701: 1696: 1685: 1683: 1674: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1619:Here I Grew Up 1615: 1610: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1584:Postage stamps 1581: 1580: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1554: 1553: 1552: 1547: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1516: 1515: 1505: 1499: 1497: 1489: 1488: 1486: 1485: 1478: 1471: 1466: 1465: 1464: 1454: 1452:Petersen House 1449: 1448: 1447: 1435: 1434: 1433: 1421: 1419:Ford's Theater 1415: 1413: 1407: 1406: 1404: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1387: 1386: 1376: 1371: 1365: 1363: 1357: 1356: 1354: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1307: 1306: 1301: 1291: 1290: 1289: 1278: 1276: 1270: 1269: 1267: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1229:Baltimore Plot 1226: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1202:Black Hawk War 1199: 1193: 1191: 1185: 1184: 1182: 1181: 1176: 1168: 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1127: 1125: 1121: 1120: 1118: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1051: 1050: 1040: 1035: 1033:Foreign policy 1030: 1029: 1028: 1026:Reconstruction 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 988: 979: 974: 969: 964: 954: 949: 948: 947: 942: 932: 926: 924: 918: 917: 915: 914: 904: 894: 891: 890: 883: 882: 875: 868: 860: 853: 852:External links 850: 848: 847: 834: 820: 806: 792: 778: 766: 753: 739: 737: 734: 724: 721: 647: 644: 615: 612: 571: 568: 531: 528: 509:mounted rifles 480: 477: 442:North Carolina 402:South Carolina 376: 375: 373: 372: 365: 358: 350: 347: 346: 343: 342: 337: 332: 324: 321: 320: 317: 316: 313: 312: 305: 298: 293: 286: 277: 270: 264: 261: 260: 257: 256: 253: 252: 247: 242: 235: 230: 223: 216: 211: 206: 200: 197: 196: 193: 192: 189: 188: 183: 178: 173: 168: 163: 158: 153: 148: 143: 138: 133: 128: 126:Wilmot Proviso 123: 118: 113: 108: 103: 101:Tariff of 1828 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 72: 69: 68: 65: 64: 61: 60: 55: 49: 46: 45: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4759: 4748: 4745: 4743: 4740: 4738: 4737:Proclamations 4735: 4733: 4730: 4728: 4725: 4723: 4720: 4718: 4715: 4713: 4710: 4708: 4705: 4703: 4700: 4699: 4697: 4682: 4678: 4674: 4672: 4664: 4663: 4660: 4646: 4643: 4642: 4640: 4636: 4630: 4627: 4625: 4622: 4620: 4617: 4615: 4612: 4610: 4607: 4605: 4602: 4600: 4599:Photographers 4597: 4595: 4592: 4590: 4587: 4585: 4582: 4580: 4577: 4575: 4574:Gender issues 4572: 4570: 4567: 4563: 4560: 4559: 4558: 4555: 4551: 4548: 4547: 4546: 4543: 4541: 4538: 4536: 4533: 4531: 4528: 4527: 4525: 4521: 4513: 4510: 4508: 4505: 4503: 4500: 4498: 4495: 4494: 4493: 4490: 4488: 4485: 4483: 4480: 4478: 4475: 4473: 4470: 4469: 4467: 4463: 4457: 4454: 4452: 4449: 4447: 4444: 4442: 4439: 4437: 4436: 4432: 4430: 4427: 4425: 4422: 4420: 4417: 4416: 4414: 4412: 4408: 4402: 4401:War Democrats 4399: 4397: 4394: 4392: 4391:Union Leagues 4389: 4387: 4384: 4382: 4379: 4377: 4374: 4372: 4369: 4367: 4364: 4362: 4359: 4357: 4354: 4352: 4349: 4347: 4344: 4342: 4339: 4337: 4334: 4332: 4329: 4327: 4324: 4323: 4321: 4317: 4311: 4308: 4306: 4303: 4301: 4298: 4296: 4293: 4291: 4290:Turning point 4288: 4286: 4283: 4281: 4278: 4276: 4273: 4271: 4268: 4266: 4263: 4261: 4260:Naval battles 4258: 4256: 4253: 4251: 4248: 4246: 4243: 4241: 4238: 4236: 4233: 4231: 4228: 4226: 4223: 4221: 4218: 4216: 4213: 4212: 4210: 4206: 4202: 4194: 4193: 4189: 4185: 4171: 4168: 4166: 4163: 4161: 4158: 4156: 4153: 4151: 4148: 4146: 4145: 4141: 4139: 4136: 4134: 4131: 4129: 4126: 4125: 4123: 4119: 4113: 4110: 4108: 4105: 4104: 4102: 4098: 4088: 4085: 4081: 4078: 4076: 4073: 4071: 4068: 4067: 4066: 4063: 4062: 4060: 4056: 4048: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4039: 4038: 4035: 4034: 4032: 4028: 4025: 4023:and memorials 4019: 4013: 4010: 4008: 4005: 4003: 4000: 3998: 3995: 3993: 3990: 3988: 3985: 3983: 3980: 3978: 3975: 3973: 3970: 3968: 3965: 3963: 3960: 3956: 3953: 3951: 3948: 3947: 3946: 3943: 3941: 3938: 3934: 3931: 3929: 3926: 3924: 3921: 3919: 3916: 3914: 3911: 3909: 3906: 3904: 3901: 3899: 3896: 3894: 3891: 3889: 3886: 3885: 3884: 3883:Commemoration 3881: 3880: 3878: 3872: 3866: 3863: 3861: 3858: 3854: 3851: 3850: 3849: 3846: 3844: 3841: 3839: 3836: 3832: 3829: 3828: 3827: 3824: 3822: 3819: 3817: 3814: 3810: 3807: 3805: 3802: 3800: 3797: 3795: 3792: 3791: 3790: 3787: 3783: 3780: 3778: 3775: 3773: 3770: 3768: 3765: 3763: 3760: 3759: 3758: 3755: 3753: 3750: 3748: 3745: 3743: 3740: 3736: 3733: 3731: 3728: 3726: 3725:first inquiry 3723: 3721: 3718: 3716: 3713: 3711: 3708: 3707: 3706: 3703: 3698: 3695: 3693: 3690: 3689: 3688: 3685: 3683: 3680: 3678: 3675: 3673: 3670: 3666: 3663: 3662: 3661: 3658: 3656: 3653: 3651: 3648: 3646: 3645:Carpetbaggers 3643: 3641: 3638: 3636: 3633: 3632: 3630: 3628: 3624: 3616: 3613: 3611: 3608: 3606: 3603: 3602: 3601: 3598: 3597: 3595: 3593: 3589: 3585: 3578: 3574: 3556: 3553: 3551: 3548: 3546: 3543: 3541: 3538: 3536: 3533: 3531: 3528: 3526: 3523: 3521: 3518: 3516: 3513: 3511: 3508: 3506: 3503: 3502: 3500: 3496: 3490: 3487: 3485: 3482: 3480: 3477: 3475: 3472: 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3021: 3019: 3016: 3014: 3011: 3009: 3006: 3004: 3001: 2999: 2996: 2994: 2991: 2989: 2988:New Hampshire 2986: 2984: 2981: 2979: 2976: 2974: 2971: 2969: 2966: 2964: 2961: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2951: 2949: 2948:Massachusetts 2946: 2944: 2941: 2939: 2936: 2934: 2931: 2929: 2926: 2924: 2921: 2919: 2916: 2914: 2911: 2909: 2906: 2904: 2901: 2899: 2896: 2894: 2891: 2889: 2886: 2884: 2881: 2879: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2869: 2866: 2864: 2861: 2859: 2856: 2854: 2851: 2849: 2846: 2844: 2841: 2839: 2836: 2835: 2833: 2827: 2824: 2820: 2814: 2811: 2809: 2806: 2804: 2801: 2799: 2796: 2794: 2791: 2789: 2786: 2784: 2781: 2779: 2776: 2774: 2771: 2769: 2766: 2764: 2761: 2759: 2756: 2754: 2751: 2749: 2746: 2744: 2741: 2739: 2736: 2734: 2731: 2729: 2726: 2724: 2721: 2719: 2716: 2714: 2711: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2699: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2689: 2688:Hampton Roads 2686: 2684: 2681: 2679: 2678:Fort Donelson 2676: 2674: 2671: 2669: 2666: 2664: 2661: 2660: 2658: 2656: 2651: 2645: 2642: 2640: 2637: 2635: 2632: 2630: 2627: 2625: 2622: 2620: 2617: 2615: 2612: 2610: 2607: 2605: 2602: 2600: 2597: 2595: 2592: 2590: 2587: 2585: 2582: 2580: 2577: 2575: 2574:Morgan's Raid 2572: 2570: 2567: 2565: 2562: 2560: 2557: 2555: 2552: 2550: 2547: 2545: 2542: 2540: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2519:Anaconda Plan 2517: 2516: 2514: 2512: 2507: 2501: 2498: 2496: 2495:Pacific Coast 2493: 2491: 2488: 2486: 2483: 2481: 2478: 2476: 2473: 2472: 2470: 2466: 2456: 2453: 2451: 2448: 2446: 2443: 2442: 2440: 2438: 2434: 2428: 2425: 2423: 2420: 2418: 2415: 2413: 2410: 2409: 2407: 2405: 2401: 2398: 2394: 2390: 2382: 2379: 2376: 2373: 2370: 2369: 2365: 2361: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2335: 2332: 2331: 2330: 2327: 2325: 2322: 2320: 2317: 2315: 2312: 2310: 2307: 2305: 2302: 2300: 2297: 2295: 2292: 2290: 2287: 2285: 2282: 2280: 2277: 2275: 2272: 2270: 2267: 2266: 2264: 2262: 2258: 2252: 2251: 2247: 2245: 2242: 2240: 2237: 2235: 2232: 2230: 2229:Positive good 2227: 2225: 2222: 2220: 2217: 2215: 2212: 2210: 2207: 2205: 2204: 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Index

President Lincoln's 75,000 Volunteers
Events leading to
American Civil War
End of Atlantic slave trade
Panic of 1857
Northwest Ordinance
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Missouri Compromise
Nullification crisis
Gag rule
Tariff of 1828
End of slavery in British colonies
Texas Revolution
Texas annexation
Mexican–American War
Wilmot Proviso
Nashville Convention
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Kansas–Nebraska Act
Ostend Manifesto
Caning of Charles Sumner
Lincoln–Douglas debates
1860 presidential election
Crittenden Compromise
Secession of Southern states
Peace Conference of 1861
Corwin Amendment
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Martyrdom of Elijah Lovejoy

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