April 4, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln headed a group leaving Washington to review Major General Joseph Hooker’s revamped Army of the Potomac. Lincoln boarded
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Lincoln Ponders Colonization and Emancipation
September 11, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln approved a contract to deport slaves to Central America. He later hosted a delegation urging him to abolish
Ex Parte Merryman
May 25, 1861 – Pennsylvania militia seized John Merryman at his Maryland home for suspected secessionist activity. This provoked a controversial legal dispute between the
Fort Sumter: The Reinforcement Decision
March 29, 1861 – President Abraham Lincoln held a cabinet meeting after deciding what he would do about Fort Sumter. Lincoln assembled his cabinet officers