Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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A Diary of American Events – January 16, 1861

January 16, 2011

The American Civil War,The Rebellion Record—A Diary of American Events; by Frank Moore

—The names of William L. Yancey of Alabama, and James H. Hammond of South Carolina, appear in the Apalachicola Times of this day, as candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency of the Southern Confederacy.

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