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On April 16, 1865, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 66, announcing the death of President Abraham Lincoln.

The Battle of Lake George was fought on September 8, 1755, during the French and Indian War. The battle was won by the British forces, which were made up of American provincials and Mohawk Indians. With the victory, Britain gained control of the Hudson River Valley.

Enacted by the Confederation Congress on May 20, 1785, the Land Ordinance of 1785 established policies and procedures for the orderly survey and settlement of lands purchased from Indian inhabitants in areas of North America ceded by Great Britain to the United States after the Revolutionary War.

Key Facts about the Land Ordinance of 1785, enacted by the Confederation Congress on May 20, 1785

A nephew of Robert E. Lee and a Confederate major general, Fitzhugh Lee served one term as governor of Virginia before commanding U.S. troops as a brigadier general during the Spanish-American War.

Key facts about Fitzhugh Lee, a nephew of Robert E. Lee and a Confederate major general who served one term as governor of Virginia before commanding U.S. troops as a brigadier general during the Spanish-American War.

Robert E. Lee was a prominent Confederate army officer who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia throughout most of the Civil War and who also served as General-in-Chief of Confederate forces near the end of the conflict.

Key facts about Confederate General Robert Edward Lee.

The second son of Robert E. Lee, W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee was a cavalry commander in the Army of Northern Virginia who later served in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 50th to the 52nd Congresses from March 4, 1887, until his death on October 15, 1891.

Key facts about W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee, the second son of Robert E. Lee, W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee who was a cavalry commander in the Army of Northern Virginia and later a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

On June 17, 1864, Major General Benjamin F. Butler wrote to Lieutenant General U.S. Grant agreeing to rescind his order to relieve Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of his command of the Tenth Army Corps.

On April 4, 1864, Major General Henry W. Halleck, wrote to Major General Quincy A. Gillmore, directing him to move the Tenth Army Corps from the Department of the South and join Major General Benjamin F. Butler at Fort Monroe, Virginia.

On January 30, 1865 Major General Henry W. Halleck ordered Major General Quincy A. Gillmore to relieve Major General John G. Foster as commander of the Department of the South.

On June 17, 1864, Lieutenant General U.S. Grant wrote to Major General Benjamin Butler asking him to withdraw his special order relieving Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of his command of the Tenth Army Corps under conditions that Grant would relieve Gillmore "at his own request."

The Union victory at the Battle of Lewis's Farm, on March 29, 1865, closed a vital supply route for Confederate forces under siege at Petersburg, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign.

Key facts about the Battle of Lewis's Farm, also known as the Battle of Quaker Road, the Battle of Military Road, and the Battle of Gravelly Road.

The Battle of Lewisburg took place in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) on May 23, 1862.

Key facts about the Battle of Lewisburg.

The Battle of Lexington was the first battle of the American Revolution. It took place on the morning of April 19, 1775.

Abraham Lincoln was an American political leader during the 19th century. Rising from humble beginnings, Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States in 1860. Lincoln's election prompted the secession of several Southern states and eventually the beginning of the American Civil War. Lincoln served as president and commander-in-chief throughout most of the conflict before an assassin's bullet tragically cut his life short on April 15, 1865.