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The National Currency Act was signed into law by President Lincoln, creating a national banking system, a Currency Bureau and the office of Comptroller of the Currency. The act's goal was to establish a single currency.
Abraham Lincoln
February 26
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1863
The Cherokee Nation rescinds its declaration of secession and abolished slavery, reversing its earlier course
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Siege of Petersburg
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The American Civil War
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Washington Peace Convention
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Battle of Dalton (First Dalton)
General George Thomas [US] demonstrates against Joe Johnston's [CS] entrenched line
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Joseph E. Johnston
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