Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
The International Committee of the Red Cross was formed when eighteen countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland.
The first American college outside of the USA was founded in Istanbul, Turkey.
Abraham Lincoln issued an order called 'eye-for-eye,' allowing Union soldiers to one rebel prisoner for every black prisoner the Confederacy shot.
North America's biggest battle, ''The Battle of Gettysburg,” was won by the union.
West Virginia was admitted as the 35th US state during the height of the US Civil War.
The second black regiment (54 Mass) left Boston to fight in US Civil War.
The Battle of Salem Church took place.
The SS Georgiana, the largest ship in the Confederate States Navy, was sunk on her maiden voyage.
The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
London Underground was opened, making it the world’s oldest underground railway system.
