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| December 18, 1816 | [circa] Abraham Lincoln's family completes their move to Indiana (near Vincennes, where the Wabash River forms the border of Indiana and Illinois) | Indiana Kentucky |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| December 18, 1818 | Missouri petitions the U. S. House to be admitted to the Union for the second time. | Missouri |
| Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) | ||
| December 18, 1832 | James Buchanan negotiates a commerce treaty with Russia | |
| James Buchanan | ||
| December 18, 1860 | Pro-Union Senator John Crittenden of Kentucky proposes the Crittenden Compromise, which allowed states south of the old Missouri Compromise line to determine for themselves whether they entered the Union slave or free. | |
| John Crittenden | ||
| December 18, 1862 | Forrest's [CS] cavalry turns back a detachment of Union cavalry near Lexington. | |
| Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||
| December 18, 1862 | In preparation for his assault on the Confederate fortress at Vicksburg, Ulysess S. Grant reorganizes his forces into 4 Corps (13th, 15th, 16th, 17th) under John A. McLernand, William T. Sherman, Stephen A. Hurlbut and James B. McPherson respectively | |
| First Vicksburg Campaign | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| December 18, 1865 | The 13th Amendment, which abolishes slavery except as a form of punishment, is proclaimed | |
| The Emancipation of Slaves |
Ongoing on this day:
| June 15, 1864 April 2, 1865 |
Siege of Petersburg | Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 |
The American Civil War | |
| The Civil War | ||
| December 11, 1862 December 20, 1862 |
Commonly known as the Goldsboro Expedition, the Union Army in North Carolina under John G. Foster pushes into the state in an attempt to sever railroad supply lines to Virginia. | North Carolina |
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