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US Sanitary Commission established
The United States Sanitary Commission was established to see to the health and comfort of Federal soldiers.
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Dakota Conflict
The Dakota Conflict began in Minnesota between US troops and several eastern bands of Dakota or Santee Sioux along Minnesota River. Between 300 and 800 white civilians and an unknown number of American Indians were killed in the conflict, which continued through September.
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Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness (also known as Combats at Parker’s Store, Craig’s Meeting House, Todd’s Tavern, Brock Road, and the Furnaces), Virginia, ended inconclusively with 29,800 casualties.
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Secession rejected in Maryland
The Maryland legislature voted 53 to 13 against secession.
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National Bank Act
The National Bank Act established a federal banking system and a national currency based on the holdings of the federal Treasury.
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Revenue Act of 1861
Revenue Act of 1861 created the first federal income tax in US history.
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Sherman’s occupation of Atlanta
General William Tecumseh Sherman pushed back Confederate forces to capture and occupy Atlanta, Georgia. Sherman sent a telegraph to Washington: “Atlanta is ours, and fairly won.”
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Union and Confederate forces mobilized
Both Union and the Confederate forces mobilized for war; Lincoln ordered a blockade of Confederate ports.
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West Virginia entered the Union
West Virginia was admitted into the Union with gradual emancipation provided for in its constitution.
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Battle of Milliken’s Bend
Black Union soldiers repelled a Confederate attack at Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana.