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On this day in the Civil War, General Grant and President Lincoln confer at the White House.

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President Lincoln

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On this day in the Civil War, General Grant prepares for the simultaneous advance of all his armies.

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General Ulysses S. Grant with his horse

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On this day in the Civil War, General John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry attacks Federal positions in Kentucky.

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General John Hunt Morgan

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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate troops attack a Federal railroad train in Tennessee.

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Derailed train

Circa 1861

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On this day in the Civil War, there is a pullback of Federal forces at Strasburg, Virginia as General Jackson’s forces advance.

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