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Civil War Timeline Chronology for February 12
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February 12 , 1793
Congress enacts the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793
February 12 , 1809
Abraham Lincoln born, Hardin County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
February 12 , 1837
Tredegar Iron Company secures a charter from the state to become a corporation
Virginia
February 12 , 1863
West Virginia's constitutional convention reconvenes following Congress's request that certain wording (about slaves) be modified.
West Virginia
February 12 , 1863
Federal ships including the Queen of the West take more than $2 million in cargo in a single day on the Mississippi, Red, and White Rivers and the clipper ship Jacob Bell in the Caribbean
Queen of the West
February 12 , 1866
The first formal observation of President Lincoln's birthday is held in Washington, D. C. President Andrew Johnson attends
Washington D. C.
February 12 , 1901
Delaware ratifies the 14th Amendment
Delaware
14th Amendment
February 12 , 1932
Ford's Theater reopens as the Lincoln Museum
Ford's Theater
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