In December Mary gave birth to William and in 1853 she have birth to her last son Thomas. ... In December Abraham Lincoln urged the Congress to pass the 13th amendment. ... The 13th amendment went into effect in December 1865. ... After a funeral service, his body was put on a funeral railroad car from Washington to Springfield. ...
Spies Belle Boyd General Stonewall Jackson wrote to 18-year-old Belle Boyd "I thank you for myself and the army, for the immense service that you rendered your country today."" ... In December 1863 Rody enlisted in the 14th NY Heavy Artillery at Potsdam and served for several months before he was wounded in the Battle of Petersburg in July 1864. ... During the Battle of Shiloh, Palmer was sent to Corinth MS, where she worked day and night in a church and under the trees, administering chloroform and binding arteries, among other services, the most desperately wounded. ...
In July 17,1862 with the passing of the militia act blacks were entitled to enroll in "any military or naval service for which they may be found competent" (McPherson 564). ... Thousands of contraband slaves rendered their service to the Union forces during the war. ... Slavery was finally abolished when the Thirteenth Amendment was passed by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1965, it was ratified by the required number of states and proclaimed in effect on December 18, 1965. ...
