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December 6
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1836
[circa] Casting operations begin at Tredegar Iron Works
Virginia
December 6
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1837
Robert E. Lee submits a plan to save the port of St. Louis
Missouri
Robert E. Lee
December 6
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1863
William Tecumseh Sherman enters Knoxville, formally ending the siege
Tennessee
Siege of Knoxville
William Tecumseh Sherman
December 6
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1864
Salmon P. Chase named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Salmon P. Chase
December 6
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1864
Battle of Stoney Creek
Virginia
Siege of Petersburg
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Siege of Petersburg
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Robert E. Lee
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Siege of Petersburg
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1861
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1865
The American Civil War
The Civil War
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December 6
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1839
Whigs hold their national convention in Harrisburg and nominate William Henry Harrison of Ohio for President with 148 votes. Henry Clay received 90 and Winfield Scott had 16. John Tyler was unanimously selected as Harrison's Vice-President
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