On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln sits for several photographs, one of which will be used later for the five dollar bill.
President Abraham Lincoln
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
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February 9, 1864
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February 8, 1861
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On this day in the Civil War, a Constitution is provisionally adopted by the Montgomery convention. The document resembles the United States Constitution, however; it contains several changes pertaining to the right to own slaves and the power of sovereign states.
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
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February 7, 1865
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On this day in the Civil War, both Maine and Kansas ratify the 13th Amendment.
February 6, 1862
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On this day in the Civil War, the Union army commanded by General U.S. Grant captures Fort Henry.
Capture of Fort Henry
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February 5, 1865
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On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln presents a plan to his cabinet pledging the Federal government to pay $400 million to the slave states if they lay down their arms before April 1st. Lincoln’s cabinet units to oppose the idea and the matter drops.
The Civil War Book 