Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law giving away 160-acre plots to settlers who agree to tend to the land for five years.

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law giving away 160-acre plots to settlers who agree to tend to the land for five years.
Congress approves a resolution to define the purpose of the Federal war effort.
The U.S. Congress defiantly resolves that the defeat at Bull Run will not stop the Federals from achieving ultimate victory.
Tennessee voters approve secession from the Union, but eastern Tennessee remains defiantly Unionist.
President Andrew Johnson issued two proclamations designed to continue Abraham Lincoln’s plan to restore the Confederates states to the U.S. This began what would ultimately become a bitter feud between the president and the Radical Republicans in Congress.
The “Grand Armies of the Republic” staged a triumphant review through Washington to celebrate the Federal victory and end of the war.