1861 1865 facts
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Former President Abraham Lincoln was born in Larue County (formerly Hardin County) in 1809. He was the 16th President of the United States. He served from 1861 until 1865.
Chestnut's diary was comprised of her observation of the war from February 18, 1861 to June 26, 1865.
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Twenty-Slave Law, passed by the Confederate Congress on October 11, 1862, during the American Civil War (1861–1865), created an exemption to military conscription for the owners of twenty or more slaves.
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The current Constitution of the State of South Carolina took effect on December 4, 1895. South Carolina has had six other constitutions, which were adopted in 1776, 1778, 1790, 1861, 1865 and 1868
