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On this day in the Civil War, a convention of pro-Union delegates from 42 counties in North Carolina meet and repudiate the order of secession from the Union, passed in May 1861.
The convention appoints Marble Nash Taylor as provisional governor of North Carolina.
On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln begins to write his speech for the dedication of the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa.
Gettysburg Address in Lincoln Memorial
On this day in the Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman and his army leave Atlanta to begin the famous march to the sea. The 62,000 man army will live off the land throughout the march. Prior to the march Sherman says, “I can make this march, and make Georgia howl.”
General William T. Sherman
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On this day in the Civil War, the U.S. Christian Commission is established to assist the northern war effort, by providing supplies, nurses and services to Union troops.
Soldiers and others before office of U.S. Christian Commission in Washington, D.C.
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On this day in the Civil War, General Ambrose Burnside, newly appointed head of the Federal Army of the Potomac, reorganizes the troops into three divisions. The head of the divisions are Generals Hooker, Franklin, and Sumner.
General Ambrose Burnside
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