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On this day in the Civil War, President-elect Lincoln continues his journey to Washington with a stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After receiving an assassination threat the previous day, it is arranged that Lincoln will travel with a bodyguard. Detective Allan Pinkerton travels with Lincoln by a different route.
Allan Pinkerton (left) with Abraham Lincoln and Major General John A. McClernand
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On this day in the Civil War, the Confederate Senate votes to postpone the consideration of a House bill authorizing the arming of slaves.
On this day in the Civil War, President Lincoln and his wife suffer tragedy as their 12 year old son Willie dies of typhoid fever.
Lincoln Presidential Museum
Springfield, Illinois
On this day in the Civil War, President-elect Lincoln arrives in the city of New York, a crowd of around 500,000 is there to greet him.
President Abraham Lincoln
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On this day in the Civil War, the Army of Northern Virginia sends several divisions of Confederate troops from Fredricksburg, Virginia to an area near Richmond, their job is to protect the Southern capital from attack.
Confederate Cannons
Richmond, Virginia
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